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Khodynka Cup of Sorrows, AKA Coronation Cup of Tsar Nicolas II, 1896 | eBay
It sat on my desk as a pencil and pen cup for the next 50 years! That was far more than the field could safely accommodate, especially considering the many trenches and pits that dotted the plain in front of the Tsar's podium, because the entire area was normally used as a military training ground.