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- Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
21: ...pe. Since there was no physical space nor urban structure to accommodate hundreds of noblemen who arri...
54: ...arra da Tijuca, JacarepaguᬠCampo Grande, Santa Cruz and Bangu. Barra da Tijuca remains an area of ac...
58: ...hich is currently experiencing a wave of new construction. High rise apartments and sprawling shopping...
63: ...equent. The favelas are troubled by widespread [[drug]] related crime and [[gang]] warfare and other p...
111: ...086; де Жанейро]] - Theodora (11th century) (2075 bytes)
2: ...of God", lived [[981]] - [[August 31]], [[1056]]) ruled as [[Byzantine emperor|Byzantine Empress]] fro...
8: ...s noble families that lasted from [[1056]] till [[1081]]. - Eudocia Macrembolitissa (2682 bytes)
1: ...manus IV]]. She was also the niece of [[Michael Cerularius]], [[Patriarch of Constantinople]], whose s...
3: ...e's brother John Ducas. Michael was old enough to rule on his own, but nevertheless was considered co-...
5: ...ing danger. She had two sons with Romanus, Nicephorus and Leo. They too were crowned co-emperors, alon...
7: ...fter the accession of [[Alexius I Comnenus]] in [[1081]]. - Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
1: ...ллонта́й — born '''Domontovich''', До&#...
5: At the time of the split in the [[Russian Social Democratic Labour Party]] into the [[...
7: ...Kollontai joined the Bolsheviks and returned to [[Russia]], after a period of exile for her earlier po... - Anna Comnena (3243 bytes)
3: ... married an accomplished young nobleman, [[Nicephorus Bryennius]], she united with her mother, Irene, ...
5: ...the Byzantine Empire, Anna Comnena regards the [[Crusades]] as a danger both political and religious. ...
13: ...NCE2.PDF Anna Comnena, the Alexiad and the First Crusade]", ''Reading Medieval Studies'' v.9 (1983)
14: ...nna Comnena's Alexiad as a source for the Second Crusade?]", ''Journal of Medieval History'' v. 29 (20... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
3: '''Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova''' ({{lang-ru|Валенти...
7: ...h]]: [[Seagull]]; {{lang-ru|Ча́йка}} ). Even though there were plans ... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...ullina''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious...
5: During her studies in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for it...
7: ...mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Vic...
25: *''Rumore e silenzio'' for percussion and harpsichord (...
44: *''Alleluja'' for mixed chorus, boy soprano, organ and large orchestra (1990) - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...082;а</font>) is a stringed instrument of [[Russia]]n origin, with a characteristic [[triangle|t...
3: ==Structure and technique==
14: The most common [[solo (music)|solo]] instrument is the prima, tuned E-E-A (the two lower [[st...
16: ...colo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [[nylon]]) [[strin...
18: ... larger sizes. One can play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] to do... - Space exploration (14877 bytes)
15: ...The first [[organisms]] launched into space were fruit flies and corn seeds aboard a U.S.-launched V2 ...
49: ===Russian Aviation and Space Agency===
50: ...1086;'') is the government agency responsible for Russia's space science program and general aerospace...
53: ... programs. Launches are conducted in Kazakhstan, Russia, and on the [[Sea Launch]] platform.
56: ...t millions of dollars of taxpayers' money to construct. - Albania (24647 bytes)
68: ...rivers, with a concentration between Elbasan and Kruja.
72: ...ring the reign of her father Alexius I Comneus ([[1081]]-[[1118]]). In the ''History'' written in [[1079...
76: ...uline are mentioned in the indefinite: Tirana, Kruja, Elbasan, Durr볬 etc. But it is not always...
78: ...banian territories have long been under foreign rule, historical documents may mention Albanian p...
85: ...al region. Soon, these first inhabitants were overrun by the [[Proto-Hellenic]] tribes that gradually ... - World War II (58065 bytes)
6: ...Days), but continued in Asia until [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender|Japan surrendered]] on [[15 Augu...
10: ...nfluence]], the former undergoing economic reconstruction under the [[Marshall Plan]] and the latter b...
42: ...nvasion, Operation Yellow, the Wehrmacht's Panzergruppe von Kleist bypassed the [[Maginot Line]] and s...
46: ...lantic (1940)|Battle of the Atlantic]]. In a long-running campaign, German [[U-Boat]]s attempted to de...
56: ...own on the outskirts of Moscow as a result of the Russian winter. - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ... or ''Rossijskaja Federacija''), or '''Russia''' (Russian: Росси́&#...
4: .... In the [[Soviet Union]] Russia was called the [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]] (RSFSR...
6: ...sia. Consequently, after the breakup of the USSR, Russia again vied for an influential role on the wor...
7: {{Russia infobox}}
10: {{main|History of Russia}} - Politics of Russia (78325 bytes)
1: {{Politics of Russia}}
2: ...e Russian Republic in [[1978]]. [[Constitution of Russian Federation|A new constitution]], creating a ...
4: ...ed to represent fundamentally opposing visions of Russia's future. The executive was the center of ref...
8: ...lics in terms of territory and population. Ethnic Russians dominated Soviet politics and government; t...
10: ...tionalities in the union republics, including the Russian Republic, to assert their rights. These poli... - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
3: ...ce ([[Rail gauge|gauge]]) apart. Usually vehicles running on the rails are arranged in a [[train]] (a ...
8: ... the weight of the car on two four wheel support trucks. Fully loaded, the contact between each wheel ...
17: ...ifficult, and because securing the tracks as they run through cities and the countryside is impractica...
22: ...em on which to run. This system includes [[infrastructure]] such as tracks, [[railroad switch]]es, [[R...
26: ...yred metros]] and [[maglev]], since the cars also run in a guided path. The term "guideway" better des... - William I of England (8753 bytes)
23: ...ive the throne to William. Even if this story is true, however, Harold made the promise under duress a...
27: ...am's 250 miles in 9 days to challenge him at the crucial battle of Senla, which later became known as ...
31: ... the south of England submitted quickly to Norman rule, resistance continued, especially in the North ...
34: ...rench Domination|English]] as the language of the ruling classes, for nearly 300 years.
42: ...y his younger son [[William II of England|William Rufus]] and as Duke of Normandy by his elder son [[R... - Byzantine coinage (4605 bytes)
10: ...he silver Dinar (weight roughly 1.5g) which was struck in imitation of the Roman Denarius which widely...
12: ...15% gold content. Under [[Alexius I Comnenus]] ([[1081]]–[[1118]]) the debased solidus was discont...
14: ... 10th century so-called "anonymous folles" were struck instead of the earlier coins depicting the empe...
17: ... coins known as trachy were issued in both [[electrum]] (debased gold) and [[billon]] (debased silver)...
24: * Byzantine coinage by rulers: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/byz/i.html - Taiga (2576 bytes)
1: ...from [[Russian language|Russian]] тайга́) is a [[biome]] characterize...
3: ...h covers most of inland [[Canada]] and northern [[Russia]]. The taigas are one of the world's major so...
5: ...hrush]], [[White's Thrush]] and [[Dark-throated Thrush]] [[bird migration|migrate]] to this habitat to... - Nikola Tesla (29894 bytes)
20: ...as and concepts are just only recently coming to fruition. His legacy can been seen across [[Modern wo...
49: ...e was Николай (''Nikola'').
60: ...]], he constructed the initial [[brush#Electrics|brush]]less alternate-current [[induction motor]], wh...
75: ...on end in his demonstration of the device he constructed known as the "''[[Egg of Columbus]]''". It wa...
77: ...nts]]", Edison and Westinghouse were almost [[bankrupt]], so in [[1897]], Tesla released Westinghouse ... - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
67: | [[Transnistria]] (Sta Nistrului – Pridnestrovje/Прl...
75: | rowspan=32 | [[Russia]]
79: ...p;– Altajdyng/Алтайдынг)
87: ...giaj Mochk/Гiалгiай Мохк)
89: ...#1098;эбэрдей-Балъкъэ... - List of Byzantine Emperors (11779 bytes)
6: ...emperor)|Constantine I]] the Great (AD 272 - 337, ruled [[306]] - [[337]])
7: *[[Constantius II]] (317 - 361, ruled [[337]] - [[361]]) – son of Constantine ...
8: *[[Julian]] the Apostate (331 - 363, ruled [[361]] - [[363]]) – son in-law of Const...
11: *[[Jovian]] (332 - 364, ruled [[363]] - [[364]]) – soldier under Julia...
14: *[[Valens]] (328-378, ruled [[364]] - [[378]]) - brother of [[Western Roma...
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