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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
9: ...'s capital until 1960, when [[Bras�a]] took its place.
13: ...Rio de Janeiro is now was reached by Portuguese explorers in an expedition led by Italian [[Amerigo Ve...
17: ...an strategy of defense of fortified castles - the place was since then called ''Morro do Castelo'' (Ca...
21: ...en who arrived suddenly, many inhabitants were simply evicted from their homes.
25: ...hy]] and imposed a republic in [[1889]]. However, plans for moving the nation's seat city to the terri... - Theodora (11th century) (2075 bytes)
8: ...s noble families that lasted from [[1056]] till [[1081]]. - Eudocia Macrembolitissa (2682 bytes)
1: ...[[Michael Cerularius]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]], whose sister married John Macrembolites.
5: ...us had survived and was returning to [[Constantinople]]. John Ducas and the [[Varangian|Varangian Guar...
7: ...fter the accession of [[Alexius I Comnenus]] in [[1081]]. - Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
1: ... exiled by [[Stalin]], who sent her abroad as a diplomat, and she was thus one of the very few "[[Old ...
5: At the time of the split in the [[Russian Social Democratic Labour Party...
7: ... new marriage, education, and working laws put in place by the Revolution. She was well recognized lat...
13: ...] gained power, he sent Kollontai abroad as a [[diplomat]]. In [[1923]], she was appointed Soviet Amba...
15: ... nor executed by the Stalin regime, though as a diplomat serving abroad, she had little or no influenc... - Anna Comnena (3243 bytes)
3: ...ify her longing for power. Having married an accomplished young nobleman, [[Nicephorus Bryennius]], sh...
5: ...]] of her father's life and reign (1081-1118), supplementing the historical work of her husband. It is... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
5: ... cosmonaut corps. Out of more than four hundred applicants, five were selected: [[Tatiana Kuznetsova]]...
7: ...йка}} ). Even though there were plans for further female flights it took 19 years un... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
5: ..., her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. S...
45: ...094;, который танцует...
60: ...res of Time (Фигурй времени... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...балала́йка</font>) is a stringed instrument o...
18: ...n the larger sizes. One can play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] ...
20: ...e contrabass' strings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather [[shoe]] or [[boot]...
26: ...e modern saz, which allows for the [[microtonal]] playing distinctive to Turkish and Central Asian mus...
30: ...act that at various times in Russian history, the playing of the balalaika was banned because of its u... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
1: ... the most famous and important aspects of space exploration was the landing of the first man on the mo...
6: ...ticles of space hardware, including a full-size replica of the [[Apollo 11]] [[Saturn V]] rocket, the ...
13: ...anywhere else, such as to the [[Moon]] or [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The first successful orbital launch ...
15: ...d on [[May 17]], [[2004]] when [[Civilian Space eXploration Team]] launched the [[GoFast Rocket]] on a...
19: ...er 23]], [[2004]] with a VSV-30, or [[Brazilian Exploration Vehicle]], launched on a [[sub-orbital]] m... - Albania (24647 bytes)
68: ...r period has been detected in the distribution of place-names ending in ''-esh'' that appears to deriv...
70: ... the term "Albania" did not displace "Illyria" completely until the end of the fourteenth century. The...
72: ...aving taken part in a revolt against [[Constantinople]] in [[1043]] and to the Arbanitai as subjects o...
78: ...ule, historical documents may mention Albanian place-names in their Greek, Latin, Italian (Venet...
80: ...nto "-r-", called "[[rhotacism]]", which took place in the Southern ([[Tosk]]) dialects and prev... - World War II (58065 bytes)
1: ...umb|295px|[[Mushroom cloud]] from the [[nuclear explosion]] over [[Nagasaki]] rising 18 km (over 11 mi...
8: Approximately 57 million people [[List of World War II casualties by country|die...
10: ..., and China came to split into the Communist [[People's Republic of China]] and the Nationalist [[Repu...
18: ...s powers with any great abundance of troops or supplies.
24: ...ests in seeing a particular side prevail. For example, neutral [[Switzerland]] was generally considere... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...ang-ru|Росси́йская Фед...
13: ...through the eighth century. They in turn were displaced by a group of Scandinavians, the [[Varangian...
15: ...be applied to the Varangians and the Slavs who peopled the region. In the [[10th century|10th]] to [[1...
17: ... of Kievan Rus divided the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north from the [[Belarusians]] and [[Uk...
23: ... their territories. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453 Russia remained the only more or less fu... - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
10: ...es, and Russian branches of trade unions, for example. As the titular nationalities of the other fourt...
12: ...ecutive office, the presidency, following the example of Gorbachev, who had created such an office for...
16: ...by Yeltsin, combined with the irresolution of the plotters, caused the coup to collapse after three da...
18: ...ed full independence, and they quickly received diplomatic recognition from many nations. Gorbachev's ...
22: ... executive powers for one year so that he might implement his economic reforms. In November 1991, he a... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
8: ...ay roll with a minimum of [[friction]]. As an example, a typical rail car can hold up to 125 tons of f...
13: ...transport in many countries. In [[Asia]], for example, many millions use trains as regular transport i...
15: ...t levels of rail transport have in some times and places been reduced in order to save money (see [[Be...
22: ...uld be viewed from a system-wide perspective when planning, constructing and maintaining it. Some loco...
28: ...] of the system. To be electrified, a means of supplying electricity to the train is needed. This can ... - William I of England (8753 bytes)
9: ...een found. In the patriotic print he is wearing [[plate armour]] that was invented generations after h...
14: ...dy. He lost three guardians to plots to usurp his place. King [[Henri I of France|Henry I of France]] ...
18: ...[Odo of Bayeux]] and [[Robert, Count of Mortain]] played significant roles in his life.
23: ...ecked in Normandy (c. [[1064]]). Harold made this pledge while in captivity and was reportedly tricked...
25: ...ed Harold Godwinson’s coronation which took place on [[January 5]], [[1066]] making him King [[H... - Byzantine coinage (4605 bytes)
4: ...ctions. The new bronze coins were made up of multiples of this coin such as the 40 nummi, 20 nummi, 10...
10: ...model for the Islamic Dinar (whose name also is applied to the silver Dinar (weight roughly 1.5g) whic...
12: ...15% gold content. Under [[Alexius I Comnenus]] ([[1081]]–[[1118]]) the debased solidus was discont... - Taiga (2576 bytes)
1: ...from [[Russian language|Russian]] тайга́) is a [[biome]] characterize...
3: ...]]s and [[rowan]]s. [[Bog]]s and their associated plants are also common in this zone (see [[muskeg]])...
11: ...s acidic soil also comes when evergreen trees are planted in other biomes, such as [[temperate broadle... - Nikola Tesla (29894 bytes)
18: ...ted energy]]. He gave his life to make real these plans, while others made fortunes with his [[inventi...
24: |'''Electromechanical devices and principles developed by Nikola Tesla''':
26: * the [[rotating magnetic field]] principle ([[1882]]) and various devices that use rotating...
33: * fundamental principles, devices, and machinery of [[wireless]] technol...
42: * [[voltage]] multiplication [[circuit]]ry - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
79: ...p;– Altajdyng/Алтайдынг)
87: ...giaj Mochk/Гiалгiай Мохк)
89: ...#1098;эбэрдей-Балъкъэ...
99: ...Mari El]] (Marij El/Марий Эл)
120: ...avtonomnaja Oblast'/Еврейская авт... - List of Byzantine Emperors (11779 bytes)
3: ...f the Empire even as late as [[Heraclius]] (who replaced the traditional Roman imperial title of "Augu...
77: *[[Constantine VII]] Porphyrogenitus (the Purple-born) (905-959, ruled [[913]] - [[959]]) –...
87: *[[Zoe (empress)|Zo�]] Porphyrogenita (the Purple-born) (978-1050, regent [[1028]] - [[1050]]) &nd...
99: ...s III]] Botaniates (1001-1081, ruled [[1078]] - [[1081]]) – married Michael VII's wife Maria of Al...
100: *[[Alexius I Comnenus]] (1057-1118, ruled [[1081]] - [[1118]]) – nephew of Isaac I; married ...
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