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Russian literature

(Encyclopedia) Russian literature, literary works mainly produced in the historic area of Russia, written in its earliest days in Church Slavonic and after the 17th cent. in the Russian language.…

March 2006

WorldIndia and the U.S. Agree on Nuclear Pact (March 2): Controversial deal allows India to buy nuclear fuel and components. In exchange, India will separate its nuclear energy program from…

2002 Deaths: M - Q

John MabeeHarold (Mush) MarchPrincess MargaretStanley MarcusNed MartinHarvey MatusowLee MayeNobu McCarthyKathleen McGrathBill McCutcheonArthur MelinCésar MilsteinJoshua MinerPatsy MinkReggie…

1996 Men's Olympic Swimming Medalists

50-meter Freestyle     Time 1 Aleksandr Popov, RUS 22.13 2 Gary Hall Jr., USA 22.26 3 Fernando Scherer, BRA 22.29 100-meter Freestyle     Time 1…

1996 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Results

Class   Light-Flyweight (–1051/2 lbs) Sim Kwon-Ho, S. Kor   Aleksandr Pavlov, BLR   Zafar Gulyov, RUS Flyweight (1141/2) Arman Nazaryan, ARM   Brandon Paulson, USA…

Bolshoi Ballet

(Encyclopedia) Bolshoi BalletBolshoi Balletbōlˈshoi, bôlˈ– [key], one of the principal ballet companies of Russia; part of the Bolshoi Theatre, which also includes Russia's premier opera company. The…

Michael Phelps, 2004 News

swimmer, entered the 2004 Summer Olympics poised to tie or break Mark Spitz's record seven gold medals. While he didn't accomplish the Olympian feat, he did bring home eight medals, tying…

1996 Men's Olympic Modern Pentathlon Medalists

Five events in one day—shooting (4.5mm air pistol), fencing (one-touch epée), swimming (300m freestyle), riding (450m stadium course with 12 jumps), and running (4,000m cross-country). Individual:…