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Baring, Maurice
(Encyclopedia) Baring, Maurice, 1874–1945, English author. After a career in the diplomatic service, he turned to journalism in 1904. A war correspondent during the Russo-Japanese War, he wrote…Nemtsov, Boris Yefimovich
(Encyclopedia) Nemtsov, Boris Yefimovich, 1959–2015, Russian physicist and politician. He worked at the Gorky Radiophysics Research Institute (1981–90) before he was elected to the Soviet Congress of…Hermitage, museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
(Encyclopedia) HermitageHermitageĕrˌmētäzhˈ [key], museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, one of the world's foremost houses of art, consisting of six buildings along the embankment of the Neva River. Its…Russian language
(Encyclopedia) Russian language, also called Great Russian, member of the East Slavic group of the Slavic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Slavic languages). The principal…Alexander Kerensky
Name at birth: Alexandr Feodorovich KerenskyA lawyer by trade, Alexander Kerensky was elected to the Duma in 1912 at a time when the rule of Czar Nicholas II was on shaky ground. Kerensky was a…Volga
(Encyclopedia) VolgaVolgavŏlˈgə, Rus. vôlˈgə [key], river, c.2,300 mi (3,700 km) long, central and E European Russia. It is the longest river of Europe and the principal waterway of Russia, being…State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 4, 1917)
Woodrow Wilson (December 4, 1917) GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS: Eight months have elapsed since I last had the honor of addressing you. They have been months crowded with events of immense and grave…What's So "Great" About Catherine II?
Who Was Catherine the Great? Catherine II of Russia is one of history's most famous figures. More than that, she has had an incredible celebrity following since her lifetime. She was the subject of…Rulers of Russia Since 1533
The Tsars and Emperors of All the Russias (and their successors) The oldest known royalty in Russia were the Rurik dynasty who ruled the Kievan Rus, a kingdom of Norse and Russian people centered on…The Struggle for Human Rights
by Eleanor Roosevelt I have come this evening to talk with you on one of the greatest issues of our time - that is the preservation of human freedom. I have chosen to discuss it here in…Trending
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