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Rutskoi, Aleksandr Vladimirovich
(Encyclopedia) Rutskoi or Rutskoy, Aleksandr VladimirovichRutskoi or Rutskoy, Aleksandr Vladimirovichŭlˌyĭksänˈdər vlŭdˌyĭmĭrˈəvyĭchˌ r&oomacr;tskoiˈ [key], 1947–, Russian politician, b. Ukraine…Genscher, Hans Dietrich
(Encyclopedia) Genscher, Hans DietrichGenscher, Hans Dietrichhänsˈ dēˈtrĭk gĕnˈshər [key], 1927–2016, German political leader. A lawyer and Liberal party member in East Germany, he left the East in…theremin
(Encyclopedia) thereminthereminthĕrˈəmən [key], one of the earliest electronic musical instruments, invented (1920) in the Soviet Union and named for its creator, Leon Theremin. A forerunner of the…Strauss, Robert Schwarz
(Encyclopedia) Strauss, Robert Schwarz, 1918–2014, American lawyer and government official, b. Lockhart, Tex., grad. Univ. of Texas Law School (1941). The quintessential Washington insider and a…Mongolia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Mongolia Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Mongolian Relations PEOPLELife in sparsely populated…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…Why is Kaliningrad part of Russia?
Russia's exclave on the Baltic Sea The city that is now known as Kaliningrad has a contentious past. For most of its history it was inhabited by Prussian Germans, and was known by its German name…Turkmenistan Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note TurkmenistanYoung people in native costume dance during ceremony in Gyami, Turkmenistan, February 11, 2007. [© AP Images]PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:…4x400-meter Relay
4x400-meter RelayYear Time 1972 East Germany 3:23.0WR1976 East Germany 3:19.23 WR1980 Soviet Union 3:20.2 1984 United States 3:18.29 OR1988 Soviet Union 3:15.18 WR1992 Unified Team 3:20.20…Countries of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population, 1850–2011
Society and Culture > Race & Ethnicity > Immigration (resident population) Ten leading countries by rank1 1850 1880 1900 1930 1960 1. Ireland 962,000 Germany…Trending
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