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Tsvetayeva, Marina Ivanovna

(Encyclopedia) Tsvetayeva or Tsvetaeva, Marina IvanovnaTsvetayeva or Tsvetaeva, Marina Ivanovnatsvyĭtäˈyəvə [key], 1892–1941, Russian poet. She was a major Russian poet, who survived the civil war,…

Tukhachevsky, Mikhail Nikolayevich

(Encyclopedia) Tukhachevsky or Toukhachevski, Mikhail NikolayevichTukhachevsky or Toukhachevski, Mikhail Nikolayevichboth: mēkhəyēlˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch t&oomacr;khəchĕfˈskē [key], 1893–1937, Soviet…

Svinhufvud, Pehr Evind

(Encyclopedia) Svinhufvud, Pehr EvindSvinhufvud, Pehr Evindpār āˈvĭnd svēnˈh&oobreve;ˌvəd, svĭnˈh&oobreve;v&oobreve;d [key], 1861–1944, president of Finland (1931–37). A judge under the…

Svoboda, Ludvík

(Encyclopedia) Svoboda, LudvíkSvoboda, Ludvíkl&oobreve;dˈvĕk svôˈbôdä [key], 1895–1979, Czechoslovak general and political leader. Svoboda served in the Czech Legion in World War I and became an…

Armenia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Armenia Index: People and Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S.-Armenian…

Women's Olympic Basketball

Multiple gold medals: USA (7), USSR/UT (3).Year 1976Soviet Union, United States, Bulgaria1980Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia1984United States, South Korea, China1988United States,…

Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462 (table)

(Encyclopedia) Russian and Soviet Rulers since 1462(including dates of rule) House of Rurik Ivan III (the Great), 1462–1505 Vasily III, 1505–33 Ivan IV (the Terrible), 1533–84 Feodor I, 1584…

Poland Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Poland Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations and National Security U.S.-Polish Relations PEOPLE Poland…