Julian Richings played the role of Yuri in the film, but what many viewers don't realize is that he also played Yuri's elderly father. Richings is a character actor known for playing weird roles, and often doubles as more than one character in his work.
February 17th is World Cabbage Day...everybody needs a reason to celebrate.
Victory Cabbage was the alternative name created during World War I, used to refer to Sauerkraut, to avoid using words from the enemies language.
Wisconsin produces more cabbage for processing than any other state in the U.S.
Cabbage is considered Russia's national food. Russians eat about seven times as much cabbage as the average North American.