Talk:Hermitage cats

A fact from Hermitage cats appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 July 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that cats have lived at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg almost continuously since the 18th century?

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Transcription for the surname

Colleague WhisperToMe, thank you for the article :) On official site of The Hermitage Museum transcription for the surname of the secretary to the director is M. Khaltunen. Regards, --Olgvasil — Preceding undated comment added 14:18, 2 July 2015 (UTC) --Olgvasil (talk) 14:21, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The cats remained in St. Petersburg except during World War II, when the existing cat population was killed

How did they die? Cats do not make for good food sources unless they are very fat, in which case they are said to resemble rabbit meat. Were they used as food? Viriditas (talk) 08:45, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Transcription for the surname

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