Russian Imperial law did not discriminate between men and women in the sphere of business ownership. It also didn’t allow husbands to control their wives’ wealth, in stark contrast to European laws of the time. This allowed a lot of Russian women to become successful entrepreneurs.
Did you know lions were once held in captivity in the same spot where the body of Lenin is now interred? The Mausoleum appeared on the Red Square in Moscow in 1924, but the lot wasn’t vacant before.