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- Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
1: ...vna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias, Duchess of Courland]]
3: ...hess of [[Courland]] from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of [[Russia]] from 1730 to 1740.
7: ...death of her husband, but was reputed by her enemies to indulge in a love affair with [[Count Biron]] ...
10: ...sing her popularity with the imperial guards and lesser nobility.
13: ==Policies of her reign== - Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
1: ...459.jpg|thumb|right|230px|H.I.M. Ekaterina I, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias]]
3: ... of [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]] and Empress of [[Russia]] from [[1725]] until her death. Wit...
5: ...to minister Gluck of [[Marienburg]]. Russian forces captured the city, she was captured and forced to...
7: ... Marfa, and shortly after he took her as his mistress. In [[1705]], she converted to [[Orthodoxy]] an...
9: *Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna ([[1708]]-[[1728]]) - Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
2: ...A cousin to [[Gustav III of Sweden]] and [[Charles XIII of Sweden]], Catherine exemplified an "[[enl...
4: == Life before becoming empress ==
5: ...er, on [[July 17]], [[1762]], Peter died from illness, but is rumored to have been killed by Catherine...
7: == Internal policies ==
9: ...s. A legislative commission representing all classes except the [[serf]]s was created to make this doc... - Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
1: ... thus one of the very few "[[Old Bolshevik]]s" to escape death during the [[Great Purge]]s of the [[19...
7: ...on worked to improve the conditions of women's lives in the [[Soviet Union]], fighting illiteracy and ...
11: ...s' Opposition, after which Kollontai was more or less totally politically sidelined. - Anna Akhmatova (2156 bytes)
1: ...86;ва, Анна Андреевн...
3: ...ry, the fate of creative women, and the difficulties of living and writing in the shadow of [[Stalinis...
5: ...Bolshoy Fontan]] near [[Odessa]]. Her childhood does not appear to have been happy; her parents separa...
9: ...]], with several poems written in the form of correspondence between the two.
11: ...y Gumilyov]] was executed in [[1921]] for activities considered anti-Soviet; Akhmatova was effectively... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...ussian]] '''София Асгатовн...
3: ...in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959...
5: ...s in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[music...
7: ...roup with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Artyomov.
11: ... on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work to date. - Printing (4400 bytes)
1: :''For other articles which otherwise might have the same name, see [[P...
3: ...chine|folder]] of newspaper web offset printing press]]
4: ...on [[paper]] using a [[printing press]]. It is an essential part of [[publishing]].
6: ... for [[newspaper]]s and [[catalogue]]s). The largest commercial and industrial printer in the world i...
11: ...h and 13th century many Arabic and Chinese libraries contained tens of thousands of printed books. - Timeline of United States history (1990-present) (6005 bytes)
1: ...s history]] concerns events from '''[[1990]] to present.'''
4: *[[1990]] - [[Hubble Space Telescope]] placed in [[orbit]]
5: *[[1990]] - [[Iraq]] invades [[Kuwait]] leading to [[1991]] [[Gulf War]]
7: ...d Hills firestorm]] kills 25 and destroys 3469 homes and apartments
8: *[[1992]] - [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] kill 50-60 people and cause nearly $1 bil... - Hybrid vehicle (47544 bytes)
3: ...Wheel]] Bus, a hybrid bus with an in wheel motor design. |300px]]
4: ...hoto of a Blue Hybrid here! though I dreed to suggest, Perhaps an Explorer? -->
6: ...gasoline as their sole [[fuel]] source though [[diesel]] and other fuels such as [[ethanol]] or plant ...
8: ...n the [[import scene]], hybrid was often used to describe an [[engine swap]], such as the common Honda...
12: ...rgy02/jun26/charter.htm | accessdate=June 26 | accessyear=2002}} of George W. Bush's administration in... - March 17 (9666 bytes)
6: ...lius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus Labienus]] and [[Gnaeus Pompeius|Pompe...
8: ...Jolliet]] begin their exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
10: ..., Massachusetts]] after [[George Washington]] places [[artillery]] overlooking the city.
11: ...apoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of It...
16: ...ings in [[Paris]], 11 years after his death, creates a sensation. - Des Moines, Iowa (13222 bytes)
4: ...ted on [[September 22]], [[1851]] as Fort Des Moines.
5: ... "Des Moines" in [[1857]]. [http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/departments/AC/Information/AChistoricalinfo...
8: ...from [[French language|French]] ''Rivi貥 des Moines'', i.e. "River of the Monks") and [[Raccoon River...
10: ... insurance companies are headquartered in Des Moines, including the [[Principal Financial Group]], Equ...
14: Downtown Des Moines features a 3.5 mile-long (5.6 km) [[skyway|skywalk]] syste... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
16: *[[Alessandro Achillini]], (1463-1512)
26: *[[Aedesius]], (d. 355)
27: *[[Aenesidemus]], (1st century BC){{fn|R}}
44: *[[Alcibiades]], (c. 450-404 BC)
51: *[[Alexander of Hales]], (d. 1245){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
3: ...b|140px|[[Aum|OM]], a sacred syllablle and a quintessential symbol of Hinduism. Its meanings are many....
6: ...lmanac "the oldest religion." It is the third largest religion with approximately 940 [[million]] foll...
8: ...erhaps the Hindu spirit of unity in diversity is best captured in a line from the ancient [[Rig Veda]]...
12: :English: "Truth is One, though the Sages know it as Many."
15: ... self-realization. Thus, Hindu thought distinguishes itself by strongly encouraging tolerance for diff... - Cadmium (10755 bytes)
19: | [[Chemical series]]
25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
31: ...gn="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0" | '''Atomic properties'''
57: ...="center" bgcolor="#ffc0c0" | '''Physical properties'''
66: | 1040 K (767.22 ?C) - Neodymium (12345 bytes)
16: <td>[[Chemical series]] </td><td>[[Lanthan...
20: <td>[[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]] </td><td>6800 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg...
24: ...lign="center" bgcolor="#ffbfff">'''Atomic properties'''</th></tr>
42: ...gn="center" bgcolor="#ffbfff">'''Physical properties'''</th></tr>
49: ... </td><td>20.59 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre per mole|m<sup>3<... - Johann Sebastian Bach (31106 bytes)
5: ...d, and is universally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. His works, noted for thei...
7: ...ns, as well as numerous other more distant relatives, while his sons [[Wilhelm Friedemann Bach]], [[Ca...
11: ... In an era when sons were expected to be apprentices to their fathers, we can assume J. S. Bach began ...
13: ...oung Sebastian playing some of the distinctive tunes from his private library, at which point the elde...
19: - Pre-experimental science (6447 bytes)
1: ...al) philosophy from ancient times until recent times can be found in [[Bertrand Russell]]'s ''History ...
4: ...of a comprehensive theory of physics in his missives of the same name. (See [[Physics (Aristotle)]].)
6: ...ther was what [[Astronomical object|celestial bodies]] - e.g. [[planet]]s and [[star]]s - were suppose...
8: ...n [[motion]] would, unless acted upon, ''come to rest''. He also proposed that heavier objects fall fa...
10: ...n an experiment could never produce results that described nature as it was in the world around them. - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
1: ...ritory, usually giving autonomy to ethnic minorities or isolated areas.
5: ! Sovereign states
11: | [[Buenos Aires]]
43: ...ny – Apkazeti – Abchazija/Абхазия)
67: ...ransnistria]] (Sta Nistrului – Pridnestrovje/Придне&... - Iceberg (3511 bytes)
5: ...ty, meaning that the problem is only a small manifestation of a more significant trouble.
9: ...famous sinking from an iceberg collision was the destruction of the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] on...
11: ...an]] and reports their movements for safety purposes.
18: ...° E to 180° (Western Ross Sea, [[Wilkesland]])
21: ..., is still the largest iceberg (moreover, the largest floating object) on Earth. - Tool (5792 bytes)
1: :''This page discusses common devices known as "tools", for other meanings see [[Tool (...
5: ...ol''' is, among other things, a device that provides a mechanical or mental advantage in accomplishing...
6: ...rce is transmitted along the lever. A sword combines a lever and a [[wedge]].
14: "Tool" as a noun (slang), a meaningless individual.
18: ==Varieties of tools==
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