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  1. Hanging Gardens of Babylon (4963 bytes)
    17: ...om an inexact translation of the Greek word [[kremastos]] or the Latin word [[pensilis]], which means n...
    43: ...1042;исящи градини н&#1072...
    57: ...1072;ди Семираміди в &#104...
  2. Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
    7: ...io de Janeiro (state)|state]] and a city in southeastern [[Brazil]]. The city is famous for the hotel-l...
    15: ...as commonly called S㯠Sebasti㯠- or even St. Sebastian - instead of the currently popular, second hal...
    17: ...ards and then westwards, an urban movement which lasts until nowadays.
    40: ...lamengo]] which composes Rio's famous [[beach]] coastline.
    42: The neighbourhood of Copacabana beach boasts one of the world's most spectacular New Year's E...
  3. November 4 (10686 bytes)
    30: ...ng [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Clark Gable]] -- the last film for both.
    51: *[[1883]] - [[Nikolaos Plastiras]], Greek general and politician (d. [[1953]])
    56: *[[1916]] - [[Walter Cronkite]], news broadcaster
    100: * [[Bah�'� Faith]] - Feast of Qudrat (Power) - First day of the 13th month o...
    112: [[ast:4 de payares]]
  4. Catherine I of Russia (2658 bytes)
    3: ...e|Russian]]: Екатерина I Але&#10...
  5. Catherine II of Russia (9308 bytes)
    2: ...ine II''' (''Екатерина II Але&#1...
    5: ...r was residing. He immediately fled to a distant castle, and Catherine took the throne, triumphant abou...
    13: ... result, Catherine the Great instituted several drastic reforms within the Russian society. First, she ...
    21: ...e made Russia the dominant power in the [[Middle East]] after her [[Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774|first ...
    27: ...onarchies and a balance of power in 18th-century Eastern Europe for another century.
  6. Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
    3: ...rojects of her favourite architect, [[Bartolomeo Rastrelli]], particularly in [[Peterhof]] and [[Tsarsk...
    23: ..., and summoned all the notables, civil and ecclesiastical, to her presence. So swiftly and noiselessly ...
    25: ...hat in her sometimes seemed irresolution and procrastination, was, most often, a wise suspense of judgm...
    29: ...d to Russia all the southern part of [[Finland]] east of the river Kymmene, which thus became the bound...
    39: ... of Kunersdorf|Kunersdorf]] (August 12, 1759) at last brought Frederick to the verge of ruin. From that...
  7. Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
    1: ...екса́ндра Миха́й...
  8. Anna Akhmatova (2156 bytes)
    1: ...1077;евна Горенко'', [[June 23]], [[18...
    3: ...ort lyric poems through poem cycles, such as her masterpiece on the Stalinist terror "Requiem", to subs...
  9. Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
    3: ...'' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Марина Ива&#1085...
    10: ...e contact with Varvara's family. Maria favoured Anastasia over Marina. Tsvetaeva's father was kind, but...
    26: ...p began: Tsvetaeva's correspondence with [[Boris Pasternak]], who had stayed in the Soviet Union. The t...
    30: ...'Mur'. Tsvetaeva wanted to name him Boris (after Pasternak); Efron would have none of it and insisted o...
    32: ...espondence with other writers, including [[Boris Pasternak]], [[Rainer Maria Rilke]], the Czech poet [[...
  10. Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
    3: ...[[1937]]), is a retired [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[astronaut|cosmonaut]] and was the first woman to fly ...
    5: ...ennikovo]], a small village in the [[Yaroslavl Oblast]]. After school she worked in a tire factory, and...
  11. Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
    7: In the mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with f...
    9: ...liot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quartets]]''.
    11: ...ohannes-Ostern (Gubaidulina)|Johannes-Ostern]] ("Easter according to John"). The two works together for...
    45: ...1074;янная трещотка)'' for...
    53: ...Jetzt immer Schnee (Теперь всегд&#1072...
  12. Larisa Latynina (2531 bytes)
    3: ...]) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[gymnastics|gymnast]]. She holds the record for most [[Olympic Games|...
    5: ...she first practiced [[ballet]], but turned to gymnastics after her choreographer moved out of town. At ...
    7: ... of [[Hungary]] to become the most successful gymnast of the Olympics. Latynina beat Keleti in the all-...
    13: ...er estate near the town Semenovskoye, [[Moscow Oblast|Moscow region]].
  13. Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
    1: ... [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Turkmenistan]], and has a coastline on the [[Caspian Sea]]. Kazakhstan is also a ...
    32: | [[Astana]]
    72: ...s was characterized by a constant search for new pasture to support the livestock-based economy. The Ka...
    74: ...[[1730s]] and [[1740s]]. Major parts of the northeast and central Kazakh territories were incorporated ...
    76: ...1077;ское Управление...
  14. Serbia and Montenegro (13848 bytes)
    1: ...080; Црна Гора, ''Srbija i Crna Gora'', often abbreviate...
    5: ...080; &#1062;&#1088;&#1085;&#1072; &#1043;&#1086;&#1088;&#1072;<br/>Dr&#382;avna zajednica<br/>Srbija i C...
    85: ... the south enjoys an Adriatic climate along the coast, with inland regions experiencing hot, dry summer...
    93: ...nd [[Presevo]] in Serbia proper and in the south-east of Montenegro.
    114: ...mic sanctions, and the damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry caused by the [[Kosovo War]] ...
  15. Kyrgyzstan (23226 bytes)
    52: ...d to be of [[Turkic]] descent, lived in the northeastern part of what is currently [[Mongolia]]. Later,...
    56: ...and in [[1924]], the [[Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast]] was created within the [[Russian SFSR]]. (The t...
    62: ...]s and Kyrgyz surfaced in an area of the [[Osh Oblast]] where Uzbeks form a majority of the population....
    70: ...lic by direct ballot, receiving 95% of the votes cast. Together with the representatives of seven other...
    72: ...yev dismissed the government and called upon the last communist premier, [[Apas Djumagulov]], to form a...
  16. Ukraine (22193 bytes)
    1: ...stern [[Europe]] which borders [[Russia]] to the east, [[Belarus]] to the north, [[Poland]], [[Slovakia...
    3: ...itory of present-day Ukraine was a key centre of East Slavic culture in the [[Middle Ages]] before bein...
    6: |+<big><big>'''&#1059;&#1082;&#1088;&#1072;&#1111;&#1085;&#1072;<br>Ukrayina'''</big>...
    42: ...T]] ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+2)<br/>[[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] ([[Coordinated Uni...
    55: ...na]], [[Krajina]] - in Polish, or &#1054;&#1082;&#1088;&#1072;&#1080;&#1085;&#1072; (Okraina, "Outskirts...
  17. List of people by name: U (6532 bytes)
    17: ..., Albert]], (born 1927), French cartoonist of ''[[Asterix]]'' fame
    43: *[[Ulrich of Strassburg]], scholastic philosopher
    73: *[[Pope Urban II|Urban II, Pope]], (1088-1099)
    93: *[[Urso of Salerno]], scholastic philosopher
    97: *[[Yuri Usachev|Usachev, Yuri]], astronaut
  18. Influenza (10335 bytes)
    1: ...derstood as being instances of influenza), see [[gastroenteritis]].}}
    4: ...he old medical belief in unfavourable [[astrology|astrological]] ''influences'' as the cause of the dis...
    21: ...andemic]] (type A influenza, H1N1 strain), which lasted from [[1918]] to [[1919]] and is believed to ha...
    39: Influenza's effects are much more severe and last longer than those of the [[common cold|cold]]. Re...
    43: ... For example, people with asthma may experience [[asthma]] attacks while they have the flu, and people ...
  19. Meerkat (4260 bytes)
    1: ... | color = pink | name = Meerkat}}<br />{{StatusLeastConcern}}
    41: [[bg:&#1057;&#1091;&#1088;&#1080;&#1082;&#1072;&#1090;]]
  20. List of popes (77758 bytes)
    29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]], ([[Chair o...
    36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small>
    43: | <small>Martyred; feast day [[26 April]]</small>
    50: | <small>Martyred; feast day [[23 November]]</small>
    57: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); feast day [[26 October]]</small>

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