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Khasbulatov, Ruslan Imranovich
(Encyclopedia) Khasbulatov, Ruslan Imranovich, 1942–, Russian politician. A Chechen from the Caucasus region, he was an academic economist in Moscow before his election (1990) to the Russian Congress…Catherine I
(Encyclopedia) Catherine I, 1683?–1727, czarina of Russia (1725–27). Of Livonian peasant origin, Martha Skavronskaya was a domestic when she was captured (1702) by Russian soldiers. As mistress of…narodniki
(Encyclopedia) narodnikinarodnikinärôdˈnĭkē [key], Russian populists, adherents of an agrarian socialist movement active from the 1860s to the end of the 19th cent. Influenced by the writings of…Giers, Nikolai Karlovich
(Encyclopedia) Giers, Nikolai KarlovichGiers, Nikolai Karlovichnyĭkəlīˈ kärˈləvĭch gēyĕrsˈ [key], 1820–95, Russian statesman. Appointed deputy foreign minister in 1875, he increasingly took over the…Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich
(Encyclopedia) Pushkin, Aleksandr SergeyevichPushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevichp&oobreve;shˈkĭn, Rus. əlyĭksänˈdər syĭrgāˈyəvĭch p&oomacr;shˈkĭn [key], 1799–1837, Russian poet and prose writer,…Gallitzin
(Encyclopedia) GallitzinGallitzingəlĭtˈsĭn [key], Rus. GolytsinGallitzingəlyēˈtsĭn [key], Russian princely family. Among many alternate spellings are Galitzin, Galytzin, and Galitsin. Vasily…Greco-Roman
105.8 lbs (48 kg): 1. Kwon-Ho Sim, S.KOR def. 2. Aleksander Pavlov, BLR (4-0, OT, 6:16); 3. Zafar Gulyov, RUS def. Yong Kang (4-0). 114.5 lbs (52 kg): 1. Armen Nazaryan, ARM def. 2. Brandon…Sitka
(Encyclopedia) SitkaSitkasĭtˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 8,588), Sitka census div., SE Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago, on Baranof Island; inc. 1971. Fishing, its first industry, remains important…Kirov
(Encyclopedia) KirovKirovkēˈrəf [key], formerly VyatkaVyatkavyätˈkə [key], city (1989 pop. 440,000), capital of Kirov region, central European Russia, on the Vyatka River. It is a river port and an…Trending
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