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Przhevalsky, Nikolai Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia)Przhevalsky, Nikolai Mikhailovich nyĭkəlīˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch pərzhĭvälˈskē [key], 1839–88, Russian geographer and explorer in central and E Asia. He made five major expeditions—one to the...Vrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von
(Encyclopedia)Vrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von: see Wrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von. ...Wrangell, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von
(Encyclopedia)Wrangell, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von: see Wrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von. ...Ignatiev, Nikolai Pavlovich, Count
(Encyclopedia)Ignatiev, Nikolai Pavlovich, Count nyĭkəlīˈ pävˈləvĭch ĭgnäˈtyəf [key], 1832–1908, Russian diplomat. He was sent to China as an envoy in 1859. There he played the Chinese against the Bri...Grundtvig, Nikolai Frederik Severin
(Encyclopedia)Grundtvig, Nikolai Frederik Severin nĭkōlīˈ frĭᵺˈərĭk sĕvərēnˈ gro͝ontˈvĭg [key], 1783–1872, Danish educator, minister, and writer, founder of the Danish folk high school. He came i...Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Horn)
(Encyclopedia)Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Horn) ăthˈərtən [key], 1857–1948, American writer, b. San Francisco. She wrote a series of historical novels about California, which include The Californians (1898),...Wrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von
(Encyclopedia)Wrangel, Wrangell, or Vrangel, Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von all: răngˈgəl, Rus. fyĕrdyēnäntˈ pētrôˈvĭch vôn vränˈgĭl [key], 1796–1870, Russian naval officer, arctic explorer, and gov...Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Aleksey Petrovich, Count
(Encyclopedia)Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Aleksey Petrovich, Count əlyĭksyāˈ pētrôˈvĭch byĭsto͞oˈzhĕv-rēo͞oˈmyĭn [key], 1693–1766, Russian statesman. With the accession (1741) of Czarina Elizabeth, he was a...Baranov, Aleksandr Andreyevich
(Encyclopedia)Baranov, Aleksandr Andreyevich əlyĭksänˈdər əndrāˈəvyĭch bəräˈnôf [key], 1747–1819, Russian trader, chief figure in the period of Russian control in Alaska. When his Siberian business ...Pan-Slavism
(Encyclopedia)Pan-Slavism, theory and movement intended to promote the political or cultural unity of all Slavs. Advocated by various individuals from the 17th cent., it developed as an intellectual and cultural mo...Browse by Subject
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