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(Encyclopedia) KolomyyaKolomyyakələmĭˈyə [key], Ger. Kolomea, Pol. Kołomyja, city (1989 pop. 63,000), W Ukraine, on the Prut River and in the Carpathian foothills. It is a rail junction and…Kelley, Florence
(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Florence, 1859–1932, American social worker and reformer, b. Philadelphia, grad. Cornell, 1882, and Northwestern Univ. law school, 1894. Married in 1884 to a Polish doctor,…Bacon, Peggy
(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Peggy, 1895–1987, American illustrator, caricaturist, and etcher, b. Ridgefield, Conn. She illustrated more than 60 books including works by George Ade, Carl Sandburg, and Louis…Franco, Itamar Augusto
(Encyclopedia) Franco, Itamar Augusto, 1930–2011, Brazilian political leader. He began his political career as mayor (1966–74) of his hometown, Juiz de Fora, and was subsequently (1974, 1982) elected…Gramsci, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Gramsci, AntonioGramsci, Antonioantônˈyô grämˈshē [key], 1891–1937, Italian political leader and theoretician. Originally a member of the Socialist party and a cofounder (1919) of the…Benn, Gottfried
(Encyclopedia) Benn, GottfriedBenn, Gottfriedgôtˈfrēt bĕn [key], 1886–1956, German poet and critic, a physician. His early verse and poetic dramas, such as Der Vermessungsdirigent [the surveyor] (…Russian Revolution: The Civil War of 1918-1920
The Civil War of 1918-20 Casualties of Bolshevik/Anti-Bolshevik violence Related Links Russian Revolution: OriginsRussian Revolution: 1905 RevolutionRussian Revolution: February…Russian Revolution: The October Revolution
The October Revolution Revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky Related Links Russian Revolution: OriginsRussian Revolution: 1905 RevolutionRussian Revolution: February RevolutionWhy is the…Matthiessen, F. O.
(Encyclopedia) Matthiessen, F. O. (Francis Otto Matthiessen)Matthiessen, F. O.măthˈĭsĕn [key], 1902–50, American critic, b. Pasadena, Calif., grad. Yale Univ., 1923, B.Litt., Oxford, 1925, Ph.D.,…Manley, Norman Washington
(Encyclopedia) Manley, Norman Washington, 1893–1969, prime minister of Jamaica (1959–62); father of Michael Manley. Of Irish and African descent, he was educated at Oxford and became an…Trending
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