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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...r the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|Ipanema b...
5: ...thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...Portuguese]]) is the name of both a [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|state]] and a city in southeastern [[Braz...
9: ...area of 1256 km? (485 sq. miles). The larger [[metropolitan area]] population is estimated at 10-13 mi... - Theodora (11th century) (2075 bytes)
1: [[Image:Tetarteron-Theodora-sb1838.jpg|thumb|300px|Theodora coin.]]
2: ...ruled as [[Byzantine emperor|Byzantine Empress]] from [[January 11]], [[1055]] to [[August 31]], [[105...
4: ...d the hand of the heir-presumptive, [[Romanus III|Romanus]], who was married instead to her sister [[Z...
6: ...[1042]] the popular movement which caused the dethronement of [[Michael V]] also led to Theodora's ins...
8: ...s noble families that lasted from [[1056]] till [[1081]]. - Eudocia Macrembolitissa (2682 bytes)
1: ...ter his death ([[1067]]) she became the wife of [[Romanus IV]]. She was also the niece of [[Michael Ce...
3: ...eless was considered co-emperor with his younger brother, while Eudocia ran the administration of the ...
5: ...an Guard]] then compelled Eudocia to vacate the throne in favour of Michael and retire to a [[convent]...
7: ...fter the accession of [[Alexius I Comnenus]] in [[1081]].
12: *[[Michael Psellus the Younger]]. ''Chronographia''. - Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
1: ... effectively exiled by [[Stalin]], who sent her abroad as a diplomat, and she was thus one of the very...
7: ...ment" in [[1919]]. This organization worked to improve the conditions of women's lives in the [[Soviet...
13: ...Joseph Stalin]] gained power, he sent Kollontai abroad as a [[diplomat]]. In [[1923]], she was appoint...
15: ...the Stalin regime, though as a diplomat serving abroad, she had little or no influence in government p... - Anna Comnena (3243 bytes)
1: ...aughter of the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor [[Alexius I|Alexius I Comnenus]], and is the fir...
3: ...ered into a conspiracy in [[1118]] to depose her brother [[John II Comnenus|John]] after his accession...
5: ...ective afterwards, as she was obviously isolated from her Palace sources.
14: ...MImg&_imagekey=B6VC1-47X6TVK-4-1&_cdi=5941&_orig=browse&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2003&_sk=999709998&view=c... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
3: ...937]]), is a retired [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[astronaut|cosmonaut]] and was the first woman to fly in...
5: ... also trained in [[parachuting]] at the local [[Aeroclub]]. In [[1962]] she was selected to join the f...
7: ...None of the other four in Tereshkova's cosmonaut group ever flew.
9: ...e Communist Party]]. In [[1997]] she was retired from the [[VVS|air force]] and the cosmonaut corps by... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
7: ...founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyaches...
9: ...osed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quarte...
11: ...rt project to write a piece for the Passion 2000 project in commemoration of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]...
15: ...n than the recomposition of spiritual integrity through the composition of music."
21: *''Vivente - Non Vivente'' for electronics (1970) - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...балала́йка</font>) is a stringed instrument o...
18: ...ith a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] to do so.
24: ...Russia by the [[Mongol]]s from [[Central Asia]], from whence several kinds of fretted long-necked [[ch...
26: ...se with the modern saz, which allows for the [[microtonal]] playing distinctive to Turkish and Central...
28: ...ent for centuries, particularly with the ''[[skomorokh]]s'', sort of free-lance musical [[jester]]s wh... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
3: ==From fiction to fact==
4: ...als and other technological and scientific breakthroughs, the idea of outer-earth missions was no long...
6: ...et, the original [[Apollo program|Apollo]] and [[Project Mercury|Mercury]] space capsule trainers, and...
8: ...le]], a [[1972]] image taken during the [[Apollo program]]
11: From a spaceflight perspective, the definition of spa... - Albania (24647 bytes)
1: ...t ? both still formally part of [[Serbia-Montenegro]], the [[Republic of Macedonia]] in the east, and...
2: ... cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
5: | style="background: #efefef;" align="center" colspan="2" |
39: | '''[[Gross domestic product|GDP]]'''<br> - Total ([[List of countrie...
43: | From the [[Ottoman Empire]]<br>[[November 28]], [[191... - World War II (58065 bytes)
1: ...:nagasakibomb.jpg|thumb|295px|[[Mushroom cloud]] from the [[nuclear explosion]] over [[Nagasaki]] risi...
2: ...937]], in Asia and [[1 September]] [[1939]], in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority o...
6: ... of Germany on [[8 May]] [[1945]] ([[Victory in Europe Day|V-E]] and [[Victory Day|Victory]] Days), bu...
8: ...a case of [[total war]], it involved the "[[home front]]" and [[Strategic bombing|bombing of civilians...
10: ...Europe largely aligned as [[NATO]], and Eastern Europe largely as the [[Warsaw pact]], alliances which... - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern [[Europe]] and northern [[Asia]]. With an area of 17,075...
6: ...age. This influence is notable, but is still far from that of the former Soviet Union.
13: ...no-Ugric]] tribes, such as the [[Merya]], the [[Muromian]]s and the [[Meshchera]].
15: ... prosperous, due to diversified trade with both Europe and Asia.
17: ...ed the [[Russians |Russian people]] in the north from the [[Belarusians]] and [[Ukrainians]] in the we... - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
2: ...stitution]], creating a strong presidency, was approved by referendum in December [[1993]].
4: ...egions gained political and economic concessions from [[Moscow]]. Although the struggle between execut...
6: ==Historical background==
8: ...ted Soviet politics and government; they also controlled local administration.
10: ... republic legislatures with substantial blocs of pro-reform representatives. - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...ams (termed "[[Railroad_tie|sleeper]]s" or "[[railroad tie|tie]]s") of [[timber]], [[concrete]] or oth...
8: ...surfaces on which the [[wheel]]s of the train may roll with a minimum of [[friction]]. As an example, ...
9: ...cantly greater loads per [[axle]]/wheel than in [[road transport]].
11: ...eight in a given amount of time than a four-laned road.
15: ... and creative marketing stance and have achieved profitability as a result. - William I of England (8753 bytes)
7: ...]], now in [[France]], William succeeded to the throne of England by right of conquest by winning the ...
14: ...ntrol of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at [[Caen]] in the [[Battle of Val-賭Dunes]] i...
16: ...ritime]]). He was 26, she was 22. Their marriage produced four sons and six daughters (see list below)...
18: ...d [[Robert, Count of Mortain]] played significant roles in his life.
23: ... if this story is true, however, Harold made the promise under duress and so may have felt free to bre... - Byzantine coinage (4605 bytes)
1: [[Image:ByzantineBronzes.jpeg|thumb|Anastasius 40 ''nummi'' (''M'') an...
2: ...oin)|solidus]] and a variety of clearly valued [[bronze]] coins.
4: ...] (M=40,K=20,I=10,E=5). Silver coins were rarely produced.
6: ...transactions were conducted with bronze coinage throughout this period.
8: ...30s]] under the emperor [[Romanus III|Romanos Argyros]] ([[1028]]–[[1034]]). Until that time, th... - Taiga (2576 bytes)
1: ...from [[Russian language|Russian]] тайга́) is a [[biome]] characterize...
3: ...otably [[birch]]es, [[aspen]]s, [[willow]]s and [[rowan]]s. [[Bog]]s and their associated plants are a...
5: ...iberian Thrush]], [[White's Thrush]] and [[Dark-throated Thrush]] [[bird migration|migrate]] to this h...
7: ... [[Crossbill]], [[Golden Eagle]], [[Raven]] and [[Rough-legged Buzzard]].
11: ...are planted in other biomes, such as [[temperate broadleaf and mixed forests]], slowing the rate at wh... - Nikola Tesla (29894 bytes)
7: ...m to operate a motive device.''" - Nikola Tesla; Brooklyn Eagle, July 10th, 1931.]]
10: ...ilitary Frontier]], [[Habsburg Monarchy]] (now [[Croatia]])
16: ...d [[20th century]] and he was a pioneer of [[electromechanics]]. Tesla was of [[Serbs|Serb]] descent a...
18: ...l feats]]. Tesla's vision was to find a means to provide [[humanity]] the means for [[Free energy (dis...
20: ...ly coming to fruition. His legacy can been seen across [[Modern world|modern civilization]]. - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
13: | rowspan=2 | [[Azerbaijan]]
20: | rowspan=7 | [[China]]
21: | rowspan=5 | 5 autonomous regions
32: | rowspan=2 | 2 special administrative regions *
38: | 1 autonomous province under international law - List of Byzantine Emperors (11779 bytes)
1: ...s a '''list of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Emperors'''.
3: ...themselves continued to think of their empire as "Roman" for over a millennium.
6: *[[Constantine I (emperor)|Constantine I]] the Great (AD 272 - 337, ruled ...
8: ... - [[363]]) – son in-law of Constantine I, brother-in-law and first cousin of Constantius II, gr...
14: ...364]] - [[378]]) - brother of [[Western Roman Emperor]] [[Valentinian I]]
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