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(Encyclopedia) Khoy,&sp;KhoiKhoiboth: khōˈē [key] or KhvoyKhvoykhvōˈē [key], city (1991 pop. 137,885), West Azerbaijan prov., NW Iran. It is the trade center for a fertile, irrigated farm region…Mazovia
(Encyclopedia) MazoviaMazoviaməzōˈvēə [key] or MasoviaMasoviaməsōˈ– [key] Pol. Mazowsze, historic region, central Poland. At the death (1138) of Boleslaus III, Mazovia became an independent duchy…Petlyura, Simon
(Encyclopedia) Petlyura, SimonPetlyura, Simonsĭmyōnˈ pyətly&oomacr;ˈrə [key], 1879–1926, Ukrainian nationalist politician. In Jan., 1919, he became leader of the independent Ukrainian republic…Imeritia
(Encyclopedia) ImeritiaImeritiaĭmərĭshˈə [key], geographic and historic region, Georgia, in the upper Rion River basin. Kutaisi (the historic capital) and Chiatura are the main cities. Imeritia is an…Khotin
(Encyclopedia) KhotinKhotinkhətyēnˈ [key], city, SW Ukraine, on the Dniester River. It lies in Bessarabia in an agricultural district and has agricultural and food-processing industries. Located on…Shevchenko, Taras Hryhorovych
(Encyclopedia) Shevchenko, Taras, 1814–1861, Ukrainian poet, writer, and artist, b. Ukraine, studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Art. The premier…kray
(Encyclopedia) kraykraykrī [key] [Rus.,=edge], administrative and territorial unit of Russia. There are nine krays, or territories, within Russia. They are: Altai Territory, Kamchatka Territory,…Donets Basin
(Encyclopedia) Donets BasinDonets Basindənyĕtsˈ [key], abbreviated as DonbasDonbasdənbäsˈ [key], industrial region (c.10,000 sq mi/25,900 sq km), E Ukraine and SW European Russia, N of the Sea of…Trans-Siberian Railroad
(Encyclopedia) Trans-Siberian Railroad, rail line, linking European Russia with the Pacific coast. Its construction began in 1891, on the initiative of Count S. Y. Witte, and was completed in 1905.…war debts
(Encyclopedia) war debts. This article discusses the obligations incurred by foreign governments for loans made to them by the United States during and shortly after World War I. For international…Trending
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