The Royal Cats of Russia
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rolanniThe Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, is famous as the palace of Empress Catherine the Great.
The greatness of its cats is the less well-known side of its astonishing story.
They have been here since the 18th Century. Fed up with rodents running through the palace, Empress Elizabeth sent out a decree that the best ratters in Russia should be sent to St Petersburg. The first to respond are thought to have come from the city of Kazan - then apparently famous for the rat-catching skills of its cats.
The rest of the story is here
The greatness of its cats is the less well-known side of its astonishing story.
They have been here since the 18th Century. Fed up with rodents running through the palace, Empress Elizabeth sent out a decree that the best ratters in Russia should be sent to St Petersburg. The first to respond are thought to have come from the city of Kazan - then apparently famous for the rat-catching skills of its cats.
The rest of the story is here
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Re: I didn't know that!
Date: 2007-10-07 12:12 am (UTC)I'm doing ...all right. I haven't been posting a lot because -- essentially working three jobs, between The day-job, the stuff I do for the SRM Publishing Empire, and the various things that need to get written. I'm thinking my head's going to explode right soon after we turn in Longeye in...March?
I am still having a bit of ADD that may make a job scary -- when I can't remember how to operate software, we got a problem.
That might be a problem. I am noticing that a touch of ADD is an asset, though -- at least where I work.
Sending healing vibes...