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(Encyclopedia) Witowt or WitoldWitowtvĭtˈôft, –ôlt [key], Lithuanian Vytautas, 1350–1430, grand duke of Lithuania (1401–30). In 1382, Witowt, as well as his father, was imprisoned by Ladislaus…January 2011 Current Events: Disasters & Science News
World News | Business News | U.S. News Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of January…Russia vs. Chechnya: Round Two
The crisis moves west by Sarah K. Miller This article was posted on October 8, 1999. Russian soldiers, fighting for control of Chechnya, carry a gun near Grozny on Oct. 8, 1999. (…August 2004 Disasters
Aug. 1, Asunción, Paraguay: Fire, caused by a gas leak, swept through a supermarket in a three-story shopping center, killing at least 400 people, many of whom were trapped inside because…February 2015 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of February…When Music and Politics Collide
From Verdi to Pussy Riot, musicians use their lyrics and music as a vehicle to express their political views. by Jennie Wood Pussy Riot at Lobnoye Mesto on Red Square, Moscow Photo…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of October 25, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from a Facebook rebranding to a coup in Sudan. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories of the week. Covid Updates for…kray
(Encyclopedia) kraykraykrī [key] [Rus.,=edge], administrative and territorial unit of Russia. There are nine krays, or territories, within Russia. They are: Altai Territory, Kamchatka Territory,…Kutuzov, Mikhail Ilarionovich
(Encyclopedia) Kutuzov, Mikhail IlarionovichKutuzov, Mikhail Ilarionovichmēkhəyēlˈ ēləryônˈəvĭch k&oobreve;t&oomacr;ˈzəf [key], 1745–1813, Russian field marshal. He fought against the Polish…Arkhangelsk
(Encyclopedia) ArkhangelskArkhangelskərkhänˈgĭlsk [key] or ArchangelArchangelärkˈānˌjəl [key], city (1990 est. 418,000), NW European Russia, on the Northern Dvina near its mouth at the White Sea.…Trending
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