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Where and when did Baron Munchausen live?

Baron Munchausen was a very real historical person. In his youth, he left the German town of Bodenwerder for Russia to serve as a page. Then he began his career in the army and rose to the rank of captain, after which he went back to Germany. There he became famous for telling extraordinary stories about service in Russia: for example, entering St. Petersburg on a wolf harnessed to a sleigh, a horse cut in half in Ochakovo, fur coats that went berserk, or a cherry tree that grew on a deer's head.

These stories, as well as completely new ones attributed to the baron by other authors, led to the emergence of Munchausen as a literary character.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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