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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...eiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|I...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The... - Theodora (11th century) (2075 bytes)
6: ...rnment she allowed herself to be virtually superseded by Zoë's new husband, [[Constantine IX]], o...
8: ...s noble families that lasted from [[1056]] till [[1081]]. - Eudocia Macrembolitissa (2682 bytes)
1: ...[Byzantine]] emperor [[Constantine X]]. After his death ([[1067]]) she became the wife of [[Romanus IV...
3: ...ugh to rule on his own, but nevertheless was considered co-emperor with his younger brother, while Eud...
5: ... Manzikert]] ([[1071]]), Eudocia and Michael were declared co-emperors, until it was known that Romanu...
7: ...fter the accession of [[Alexius I Comnenus]] in [[1081]].
9: ...]] was very close to the family, and Eudocia considered him an "uncle." According to Psellus she was v... - Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
1: ...ne of the very few "[[Old Bolshevik]]s" to escape death during the [[Great Purge]]s of the [[1930s]].
5: ...Vladimir Lenin]] in [[1903]], Kollontai did not side with either faction. However, she came to dislik...
7: ... known for founding the [[Zhenodtel]] or "Women's Department" in [[1919]]. This organization worked to...
11: ... Kollontai was more or less totally politically sidelined.
13: ... [[Sweden]]. She was also a member of the Soviet delegation to the [[League of Nations]]. She died i... - Anna Comnena (3243 bytes)
1: '''Anna Comnena''' ([[December 1]] [[1083]] - [[1153]]) was a daughter of ...
3: ...red, she entered into a conspiracy in [[1118]] to depose her brother [[John II Comnenus|John]] after h...
5: ... enforced status as a nun, but becomes especially defective afterwards, as she was obviously isolated ...
13: ....PDF Anna Comnena, the Alexiad and the First Crusade]", ''Reading Medieval Studies'' v.9 (1983)
14: ...Comnena's Alexiad as a source for the Second Crusade?]", ''Journal of Medieval History'' v. 29 (2003) - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
7: ...h]]: [[Seagull]]; {{lang-ru|Ча́йка}} ). Even though there were plans ...
9: ...force]] and the cosmonaut corps by presidential order. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...ervatory, graduating in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nik...
7: In the mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group w...
11: ...). The two works together form a "diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work t...
15: ...f a bond...restoring the legato of life. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occ... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...балала́йка</font>) is a stringed instrument o...
5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
16: The piccolo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [[nylon]]...
18: ...an play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] to do so.
20: ...ings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather [[shoe]] or [[boot]] [[heel]]. - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ...e, and politics regarding [[outer space|space]] endeavors. One of the most famous and important aspec...
4: ... technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no longer a dream, b...
6: ... one place: [[Space Shuttle Enterprise]], a Concorde and scores of aircraft. The [[U.S. Space & Rocket...
11: ...rface. The United States sometimes uses a 50 mile definition. (See [[boundary to space]].)
13: ...ovember 3]], [[1957]]. The first orbital flight made by a human being was [[Vostok 1]], carrying [[Yur... - Albania (24647 bytes)
1: ...]] in the southwest. The country is an emerging [[democracy]] and is formally named the '''Republic of...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; width: 300px...
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11: ...lign="center" width="140" | ([[Flag of Albania|In detail]])
12: ...gn="center" width="140" | ([[Emblem of Albania|In detail]]) - World War II (58065 bytes)
4: ...er of debate. On which date the war began is also debated, cited as either the German [[Polish Septemb...
6: ...il [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender|Japan surrendered]] on [[15 August]] [[1945]] ([[V-J Day]]).
8: ...Strategic bombing|bombing of civilians]] to a new degree. [[Atomic weapon]]s, [[jet aircraft]], and [[...
10: ...d States' military occupation of Japan led to its democratization, and China came to split into the Co...
16: ...ed in the war, more or less voluntarily, on the side of the power that in their neighbourhood was the ... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...ndonesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
4: ... Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR).
15: ...e and was quite prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia.
17: ...nd]]. The political dissolution of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north fr...
19: ...y. Nevertheless it had to fight the Germanic crusaders who attempted to colonize the region. - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
2: ... strong presidency, was approved by referendum in December [[1993]].
4: ...dered alternatives. As the transition period extended into the mid-[[1990s]], the power of the nationa...
8: ...blics' constitutionally guaranteed "right" to secede from the union. Russia was the largest of the uni...
10: ... voicing), which made possible open discussion of democratic reforms and long-ignored public problems ...
12: ...ularly elected as president in June 1991, handily defeating five other candidates with more than 57 pe... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...[[timber]], [[concrete]] or other material. The underlying support maintains the rails at a fixed dist...
8: ...he car on two four wheel support trucks. Fully loaded, the contact between each wheel and the rail is ...
9: ...air resistance]] and thus energy usage. In all, under the right circumstances, a [[train]] needs 50-70...
11: Rail transport is also one of the safest modes of transport, and also makes a highly efficient ...
15: ...t have in some times and places been reduced in order to save money (see [[Beeching Axe]]). Conversely... - William I of England (8753 bytes)
7: ...], [[Normandy]], now in [[France]], William succeeded to the throne of England by right of conquest by...
9: ... armour]] that was invented generations after his death.
14: ...y, William finally secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at [[Caen]] in the...
16: He married [[Matilda of Flanders]], against the wishes of the [[Pope Leo IX|pope...
23: ...story is true, however, Harold made the promise under duress and so may have felt free to break it. - Byzantine coinage (4605 bytes)
4: ...hile the reverse (back) featured the value of the denomination represented according to the [[Greek nu...
8: ... successive emperors beginning in the [[1030s]] under the emperor [[Romanus III|Romanos Argyros]] ([[1...
10: ...struck in imitation of the Roman Denarius which widely circulated in the Near East) and later Venetian...
12: ... of the fourteenth century it was also frequently debased. After 1400, Byzantine coinage became insign...
14: ... folles" were struck instead of the earlier coins depicting the emperor. The anonymous folles featured... - Taiga (2576 bytes)
1: ...rt of this biome; the term '''taiga''' is used to described the more barren northern areas south of th...
5: A considerable number of [[bird]]s such as [[Siberian Thrus...
7: ... zone in winter. They include [[Crossbill]], [[Golden Eagle]], [[Raven]] and [[Rough-legged Buzzard]].
9: ... cope with the harsh winters. Those that can include [[Moose]], [[Lynx (cat)|Lynx]], [[Beaver]], [[Sno...
11: ...tion. When needles that have fallen from conifers decompose, they secrete an acid that helps prevent p... - Nikola Tesla (29894 bytes)
7: ...e cosmic rays and caused them to operate a motive device.''" - Nikola Tesla; Brooklyn Eagle, July 10th...
16: ...e [[Second Industrial Revolution]]. After Tesla's demonstration of [[Transmission (telecommunications)...
18: ...his life to make real these plans, while others made fortunes with his [[invention]]s.
20: ... His legacy can been seen across [[Modern world|modern civilization]].
24: |'''Electromechanical devices and principles developed by Nikola Tesla''': - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
1: Several countries have autonomous entities inside their territory, usually giving autonomy to ethni...
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38: | 1 autonomous province under international law
55: | [[Sardinia]] (Sardegna)
73: | [[Madeira]] - List of Byzantine Emperors (11779 bytes)
3: ...the last western emperor [[Romulus Augustus]] was deposed during his reign). Others date the beginning...
11: ...- 364, ruled [[363]] - [[364]]) – soldier under Julian
31: ...and-nephew of Justin I; Count of the Excubitors under Justin II; adopted by Justin II in 574
41: *[[Constans II]] Heraclius Pogonatus (the Bearded) (630-668, ruled [[641]] - [[668]]) – son ...
46: ...ius]] (ruled [[695]] - [[698]]) – general under Justinian II
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