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From the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 to to Gorbachev's glasnost and perestroika 1900s 1920s 1940s 1960s 1980s 1990s Next Timeline 1917 Bolshevik Revolution:…Movies and Film: Volga Displays: A Brief History of Russian Filmmaking
Volga Displays: A Brief History of Russian FilmmakingMovies and FilmEastern European Film HistoryVolga Displays: A Brief History of Russian FilmmakingOther Eastern European Cinemas: Czechoslovakia,…Mosley, Sir Oswald Ernald
(Encyclopedia) Mosley, Sir Oswald ErnaldMosley, Sir Oswald Ernaldmōzˈlē [key], 1896–1980, British fascist leader. He entered (1918) Parliament as a Conservative, became (1922) an independent, and…Nancarrow, Conlon
(Encyclopedia) Nancarrow, Conlon, 1912–1997, American-Mexican composer, best known for his works for the player piano, b. Texarkana, Ark., studied Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and with…August Coup
(Encyclopedia) August Coup, attempted coup (Aug. 18–22, 1991) against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. On the eve of the signing ceremony for a new union treaty for the Union of Soviet Socialist…Laski, Harold Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Laski, Harold JosephLaski, Harold Josephlăsˈkē [key], 1893–1950, British political scientist, economist, author, and lecturer. A graduate of New College, Oxford, he taught at McGill…Lvov, Prince Georgi Yevgenyevich
(Encyclopedia) Lvov, Prince Georgi YevgenyevichLvov, Prince Georgi Yevgenyevichgēôrˈgē yĭvgāˈnyəvĭch lyəvôfˈ [key], 1861–1925, Russian public official, head of the provisional government (Mar.–July,…Christian socialism
(Encyclopedia) Christian socialism, term used in Great Britain and the United States for a kind of socialism growing out of the clash between Christian ideals and the effects of competitive business…Higginson, Thomas Wentworth
(Encyclopedia) Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823–1911, American author, b. Cambridge, Mass. A Unitarian minister, he was a leader in the abolitionist movement and was a member of a group that backed…Péguy, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Péguy, CharlesPéguy, Charlesshärl pāgēˈ [key], 1873–1914, French poet and writer. Of a poor, working family, he won scholarships and made a brilliant record as a student. He left the…Trending
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