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Kaufmann Peak

(Encyclopedia) Kaufmann Peak: see Lenin Peak, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Stalin, Joseph Vissarionovich

(Encyclopedia) Stalin, Joseph VissarionovichStalin, Joseph Vissarionovichstäˈlĭn, Rus. vĭsəryôˈnəvĭch stäˈlyĭn [key], 1879–1953, Soviet Communist leader and head of the USSR from the death of V. I.…

Wladimir

(Encyclopedia) Wladimir. For rulers thus named, use Vladimir.

W. E. B. Du Bois

(William Edward Burghardt Du Bois)writer, teacherBorn: 2/23/1868 African-American author and teacher who helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). A…

Waldemar

(Encyclopedia) Waldemar. For Russian rulers thus named, use Vladimir.

Bezruč, Petr

(Encyclopedia) Bezruč, PetrBezruč, Petrpĕtˈər bĕzˈr&oomacr;ch [key], pseud. of Vladimir VašekVladimir Vašekväshˈĕk [key], 1867–1958, Czech poet, called the bard of Silesia. Bezruč's fame rests…

Natalia Bessmertnova Biography

Russian ballerinaDied: February 19, 2008 (Moscow, Russia) Best Known as: Russian ballerina who performed with the Bolshoi Ballet Natalia Bessmertnova was a…

Plagiarism

What is and what is not plagiarism by Holly Hartman Homework Center Links Writing Skills Tips for Writing Essays Reading Your Sources and Taking Notes Using Footnotes or Endnotes…

Kievan Rus

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Kievan Rus (c.1000) Kievan RusKievan Ruskēˈĕfən [key], medieval state of the Eastern Slavs. It was the earliest predecessor of modern Ukraine and Russia. Flourishing from the…