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- Zoe (empress) (1927 bytes)
3: ...) was Empress of the [[Byzantine Empire]] with co-rulers [[November 15]], [[1028]] - [[1050]], and rei...
7: ...arried Zoe to his chosen heir [[Romanus III]] Argyrus, the eparch of [[Constantinople]], on [[November...
9: ...[[Constantine IX]] Monomachus (reigned [[1042]]-[[1055]]) who outlived her by four years. Zoe died in [[... - Theodora (11th century) (2075 bytes)
2: ...mperor|Byzantine Empress]] from [[January 11]], [[1055]] to [[August 31]], [[1056]]. She was the daught...
8: ...l VI]], not being related to the dynasty that had ruled the [[Byzantine Empire]] for a period of 189 y... - Elizabeth of Russia (14144 bytes)
1: ...izaveta Petrovna, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias (1709-62)]]
3: ...sburg]]. Generally, she was one of the best loved Russian monarchs, because she didn't allow Germans i...
7: ...ghter of [[Peter the Great]] and [[Catherine I of Russia|Martha Skavronskaya]], was born at [[Kolomens...
13: ...I]], who was rumoured to be her lover. The [[Dolgorukov]]s, who supplanted Menshikov and hated the mem...
15: ...nus his tongue, by order of the empress [[Anna of Russia|Anne]], consoled herself with a handsome youn... - 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) - Kazakhstan (26806 bytes)
1: ...in eastern-most [[Europe]]. It has borders with [[Russia]], the [[People's Republic of China]], and th...
3: ...n from 16,464,464 in [[1989]] [http://www.stat.kz/ru/dynamic/svedenia_rk/population/nas.htm].<!--
26: | [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Russian language|Russian]]
70: ...[[13th century]], the territory of Kazakhstan was ruled by a series of [[nomad]]ic nations. Following ...
72: ...ntrolled territories by [[Imperial Russia|tsarist Russia]]. - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...s around the seeds of the [[cotton plant]], a [[shrub]] native to the tropical and subtropical regions...
11: ...ton: "There are trees which grow wild there, the fruit of which is a [[wool]] exceeding in beauty and ...
28: .... Historically, one of the most economically destructive pests in cotton production has been the [[bo...
80: [[bg:Памук]] - California (63989 bytes)
76: MusicalInstrument = none |
89: ... to California's 1849 [[California Gold Rush|Gold Rush]]. {{ref|origin_of_nickname}}
103: In this period, some nobles of [[Imperial Russia]] made brief attempts to explore and claim pa...
109: ...d other immigrants in the great [[California gold rush]]. In 1850, the state was admitted to the Union...
113: ... fruit cultivation and agriculture in general. Citrus, oranges in particular, were widely grown, and t... - Politics (7193 bytes)
18: ...dest form of government was tribal organization. Rule by elders was supplanted by monarchy, and a sys...
31: ...e body that has the authority to make and enforce rules or laws.
40: ...[Napoleon]], and [[Mao Zedong|Mao]] (however, Mao ruled long enough that his successors could invoke t...
51: *[[Political corruption]]
52: *[[Political spectrum]] - List of popes (77758 bytes)
6: ...tan]] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
22: | '''Petrus''', <small>Head of the Church</small>
28: | '''Petrus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small>
29: ...Paul]]) [[29 June]], ([[Chair of Peter]]) [[22 February]]</small>
74: ...''[[Pope Telesphorus]]'''<br><small>Saint Telesphorus</small> - Pirate (23151 bytes)
10: ...etat|coups]] and then finally came to mean the disruptive parliamentary maneuver of talking without st...
46: ...fierce fighter in whom the men could place their trust, rather than a more traditional authority figur...
52: ...e clan were tenuous, and did little to limit the brutality of the pirate's way of life. Then again, to...
62: ...age increases, many of these ships have to lower cruising speeds to allow for navigation and traffic c...
82: ...e villages. They used the sea for their [[hit and run]] tactics - a safe place to retreat to if battle... - 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... - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ... of [[Jesus]] from the dead after his death by [[crucifixion]] (see [[Good Friday]]), which Christians...
4: ...shared by Jesus and his [[disciples]] before his crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover [[s...
57: ...ith a generally Christian tradition, but not as a rule in the [[United States]], except formerly in a ...
81: ...ntry in Jerusalem, the [[Last Supper]] and the [[Crucifixion]]. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy S...
86: ...an Resurrection icon.jpg|thumb|right|16th century Russian Orthodox icon of the Resurrection of Jesus C... - Hipparchus (astronomer) (50785 bytes)
20: ...the one by Ptolemy, but cannot be reliably reconstructed. We know he made a celestial globe; a copy o...
34: ...of the first year of Nabonassar, ''i.e.'' [[26 February]] [[747 BC]].
47: ...ry of Babylonia, the ''Babyloniaca'', for the new ruler [[Antiochus]] I; it is said that later he foun...
71: Hipparchus could construct his chord table using the [[Pythagorean theorem...
83: ...''Almagest'' IV.2; [Jones 2001]). Already [[al-Biruni]] (''Qanun'' VII.2.II) and [[Copernicus]] (''de... - Hipparchus (50784 bytes)
19: ...the one by Ptolemy, but cannot be reliably reconstructed. We know he made a celestial globe; a copy o...
33: ...of the first year of Nabonassar, ''i.e.'' [[26 February]] [[747 BC]].
46: ...ry of Babylonia, the ''Babyloniaca'', for the new ruler [[Antiochus]] I; it is said that later he foun...
70: Hipparchus could construct his chord table using the [[Pythagorean theorem...
82: ...''Almagest'' IV.2; [Jones 2001]). Already [[al-Biruni]] (''Qanun'' VII.2.II) and [[Copernicus]] (''de... - List of autonomous entities (9309 bytes)
67: ...]] (Sta Nistrului – Pridnestrovje/Приднест...
75: | rowspan=32 | [[Russia]]
135: ... (Komi-Permjackija/Коми-Пермяцки... - Energy (16265 bytes)
21: ...]] (Btu) which has various values in the range of 1055 J, and the [[horsepower]]-hour (2.6845 MJ).
136: ...same energy as it was previously. For this to be true all the forces (or fields) should be conservativ... - Pterosaurs (10375 bytes)
24: ...he sediments encapsulated the bones, rather then crushing them. This created three dimensional fossils...
42: ...too much to conclude that all pterosaurs were quadrupedal, all the time.
44: ..., in addition to flying, not unlike modern [[road runner]]s. Other small pterosaurs such as [[Rhampho...
72: ...span of 3 metres (10 feet), an unusual bony crest running along its snout, and long, narrow, curved [[...
82: ... a diamond-shaped tail, which may have acted as a rudder in flight. - 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... - Igor Stravinsky (26622 bytes)
1: ...the genre. Stravinsky also wrote in a broad spectrum of ensemble combinations and classical forms. H...
3: ...he [[Columbia Symphony Orchestra]] through ''[[Petrushka]]''.]]
7: A quintessentially [[cosmopolitan]] [[Russia]]n, Stravinsky was one of the most authoritat...
10: ...[[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]], probably the leading Russian composer of the time.
12: ...e style draws largely on Rimsky-Korsakov, to ''Petrushka's'' emphasis on [[polyphony|bitonality]], and... - Saint Petersburg (36589 bytes)
13: ...]]: || [[Northwestern Federal District|North West Russia]]
15: ...s of Russia|Subdivision]]: || [[Federal cities of Russia|federal city]]
17: ...m|Location]]: || {{coor dm|59|56|N|30|20|E|region:RU_type:city(4,661,219)}}
36: ...sh;[[1924]]), is a city located in [[Northwestern Russia]] on the delta of the river Neva at the east ...
38: ...r European cultural center and the most important Russian Baltic Sea port.
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