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Guide to New Nations: Caucasus
by David Johnson Armenia On August 23, 1991, Armenia proclaimed its independence. The former Soviet republic invaded neighboring Azerbaijan to aid ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-…Women's Olympic Gymnastics
At least 4 gold medals (including team events): Larissa Latynina (9); Vera Cáslavská (7); Polina Astakhova, Nadia Comaneci, Agnes Keleti and Nelli Kim (5); Olga Korbut, Ecaterina Szabó and…Vietnam Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Vietnam Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Vietnam Relations PEOPLEOriginating in what is now…Vladimir I. Lenin
Name at birth: Vladimir Ilyich UlyanovVladimir I. Lenin was a driving force behind the Russian Revolution of 1917 and became the first great dictator of the Soviet Union. After his brother was…Laika
Laika the dog was the first living being to orbit the Earth in space. She was aboard Sputnik II when it was launched by the Soviet Union on 3 November 1957. (Laika was a mutt, probably part husky,…Valentina Tereshkova
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in outer space, launched into space aboard the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. Tereshkova was only 24 when she volunteered for the space program.…John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald KennedyBorn: 5/29/1917Birthplace: Brookline, Mass. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass., on May 29, 1917. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, was ambassador to…Russian Revolution: The Revolution of 1905
The Revolution of 1905 Rasputin and his coterie of admirers Related Links Russian Revolution: OriginsSt. PetersburgRussian HistoryRasputinWorld War IThe Russian Revolution of 1905…Oil in the Caspian Region
Source: Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration. The Caspian Sea region has become a central focal point for untapped oil and natural gas…Bautzen
(Encyclopedia) Bautzen Bautzen bouˈtsən [key], city, Saxony, E Germany, on the Spree River. It is an industrial…Trending
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