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The result was: promoted by TarnishedPath (talk) 21:32, 22 December 2025 (UTC)
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Malakhov Kurgan
Malakhov Kurgan
- ... that two Russian admirals were mortally wounded on the Malakhov Kurgan (pictured) during the Crimean War?
- Source: "In the battles for the mound Vice-Admiral V.A. Kornilov and P.S.Nakhimov who commande dthe Sevastopol defense were wounded deadly" from: Grinevetsky, Sergei R.; Zonn, Igor S.; Zhiltsov, Sergei S.; Kosarev, Aleksey N.; Kostianoy, Andrey G. (30 September 2014). The Black Sea Encyclopedia. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-55227-4.
- ALT1: ... that the Malakhov Kurgan (pictured) has played roles in the Crimean War, Russian Revolution of 1905, Second World War and the Russian annexation of Crimea? Source: As above plus "during the Revolution of 1905-1907 MK was the meeting place of workers, soldiers and sailors" from the same source plus "Shortly after the Soviet leadership fled, German infantry from Oberst Ernst Maisel's IR 42 began advancing into the shattered and burning ruins of Sevastopol, followed by IR 72. Captain-Lieutenant Aleksei P. Matyukhin's battery of two 130mm guns located on the edge of the city on the Malakhov Hill fired as long as they could against advancing German troops, but was overrun when it ran out of ammunition. Matyukhin was captured." from: Forczyk, Robert (20 September 2014). Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941–44. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 329. ISBN 978-1-78200-976-4. and "Crimea is Balaklava and Kerch, Malakhov Kurgan and Sapun-Gora. Each one of these places is sacred to us, as symbols of Russian military glory and unheard-of valor." from: Greene, Samuel A.; Robertson, Graeme B. (11 June 2019). Putin v. the People: The Perilous Politics of a Divided Russia. Yale University Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-0-300-24505-9.
- ALT2: ... that Malakhov Kurgan (pictured) in Crimea is named after the operator of an illicit vodka shop? Source: "Today, Malakhov Hill is a popular city attraction: a serene, wooded park and open-air memorial complex replete with an eternal flame. Given the hill's strategic and historic importance, surely this Malakhov fellow after whom it is named was some legendary military hero, no? Actually... no.Mikhail Malakhov was a lowly ship's purser in the tsarist navy in charge of bookkeeping and buying provisions. His position allowed him to acquire great quantities of charka liquor on the navy's tab, which he then sold for immense per-sonal profit. Even after being court-martialed for such corrupt abuses, Malakhov used his connections with shifty procurement officers and bootleggers to open an illegal, ramshackle (but extremely popular and lucrative) vodka shop, built into the side of the hill that now bears his name." from: >Schrad, Mark (March 2014). Vodka Politics: Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-975559-2.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mohamad Asruchin & Template:Did you know nominations/Glory Hole Park
5x expanded by Dumelow (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 953 past nominations.
Dumelow (talk) 15:02, 4 November 2025 (UTC).
Fantastic article. New enough, long enough, well cited, and good images. Citing is good and no evidence of close phrasing, etc. Personally like the first hook, but the rest all check with direct cites as well. Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:39, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
