(Encyclopedia) CrimeaCrimeakrīmēˈə [key], Rus. and Ukr. Krym, peninsula and republic (1991 est. pop. 2,363,000), c.10,000 sq mi (25,900 sq km), SE Europe, linked with the mainland by the Perekop…
(Encyclopedia) Charles II, 1630–85, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1660–85), eldest surviving son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria.
Charles was a ruler of considerable political skill. His…
(Encyclopedia) Enlightenment, term applied to the mainstream of thought of 18th-century Europe and America.
Centered in Paris, the movement gained international character at cosmopolitan salons.…
(Encyclopedia) Russian literature, literary works mainly produced in the historic area of Russia, written in its earliest days in Church Slavonic and after the 17th cent. in the Russian language.…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Political Conditions Foreign Relations U.S.-French Relations PEOPLESince prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade…
(Encyclopedia) Peter I or Peter the Great, 1672–1725, czar of Russia (1682–1725), major figure in the development of imperial Russia.
Peter's personal traits ranged from bestial cruelty and vice…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Latvian Relations PEOPLEThe behavior of most Latvians…
(Encyclopedia) mysticismmysticismmĭsˈtĭsĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=the practice of those who are initiated into the mysteries], the practice of putting oneself into, and remaining in, direct relation with God…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe majority of Philippine people are descendants of…
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The five classical positions in ballet
balletballetbălˈā, bălāˈ [key] [Ital. ballare=to dance], classic, formalized solo or ensemble dancing of a highly controlled, dramatic…
