| Gur-e Amir The Gur-e Amir () is the mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Tamerlane (also known as Timur) in Samarkand (now in Uzbekistan). It occupies an important place in the history of Islamic Architecture as the precursor and model for the great Mughal tombs of Humayun in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra, built by Timur's descendants, the ruling Mughal dynasty of North India. Gur-e_Amir
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| Kuban Cossacks Kuban Cossacks () are Cossacks who live in the Kuban region of Russia. Although numerous Cossack groups came to inhabit the Western Northern Caucasus most of the Kuban Cossacks are descendants of the Black Sea Cossack Host, (originally the Zaporozhian Cossacks) and the Caucasus Line Cossack Host. Kuban_Cossacks
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| Eruption (band) Eruption was a popular disco / R&B / Soul band in the 1970s and 1980s. Eruption_(band)
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| Novorossiysk Novorossiysk (; Circassian: Цӏэмэз, Ts'emez) is a city in southern Russia, the main Russian port on the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai. It is one of the few cities honoured with the Soviet title of the Hero City. Novorossiysk
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| Halych Talk:Halych
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| Administrative divisions of the Sakha Republic *Cities and towns under republic's jurisdiction Administrative_divisions_of_the_Sakha_Republic
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| Orange Revolution The Orange Revolution () was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election which was compromised by massive corruption, voter intimidation and direct electoral fraud. Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, was the focal point of the movement with thousands of protesters demonstrating daily. Orange_Revolution
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| Vasili IV of Russia Vasili IV of Russia (Russian: Василий IV Иванович Шуйский, other transliterations: Vasily, Vasiliy, Vasilii) (September 22 1552 – September 12, 1612) was Tsar of Russia between 1606 and 1610 after the murder of False Dmitriy I. His reign fell during the Time of Troubles. Vasili_IV_of_Russia
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| Russian rock Russian rock (Pусский рок) refers to rock music made in Russia and/or in Russian. Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots. Russian_rock
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| Lisa Germano Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S. Lisa_Germano
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| Konstantin Sokolsky Konstantin Sokolsky (also spelled: Sokolski, Rus. Константин Сокольский, original name Konstantin Kudryavtsev, Константин Кудрявцев) Russian singer (7 December, 1904- May 1991). Konstantin_Sokolsky
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| WHO Directory of Medical Schools World Health Organization - WHO Directory of Medical Schools by region and country. WHO_Directory_of_Medical_Schools
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| Jebe Jebe or Jebei Noyan (, Zev; d. 1225) was one of the greatest generals of Genghis Khan. Jebe
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| Bukharan Jews |pop1 =100,000-120,000 Bukharan_Jews
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| Saqaliba Saqaliba (Arabic: صقالبة, sg. Siqlabi) refers to the Slavs, particularly Slavic mercenaries and slaves in the medieval Arab world in North Africa, Sicily and Al-Andalus. Saqaliba
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| Viktor Pravilov User:Viktor_Pravilov
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| Trakai Voivodeship Talk:Trakai_Voivodeship
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| Black Ruthenia Talk:Black_Ruthenia
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| Black Sea Fleet The Black Sea Fleet () is a large sub-unit of the Russian (and formerly Soviet) Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the late 18th century. It is based in various harbors of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Black_Sea_Fleet
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| Kamianets-Podilskyi |subdivision_type1 = Oblast Kamianets-Podilskyi
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| Slutsk Slutsk (; ; ) is a town in Belarus, located on the Sluch River 105 km south of Minsk. In 1995 it had a population of 62,800. Slutsk
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| Alexandr Griboyedov Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov () (January 15, 1795 – February 11, 1829) was a Russian diplomat, playwright, and composer. He is recognized as homo unius libri, a writer of one book, whose fame rests on the brilliant verse comedy Woe from Wit (or: The Woes of Wit), still one of the most often staged plays in Russia. Alexandr_Griboyedov
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| Sudak | subdivision_type1 = Territory Sudak
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| Armenian rock Rock'n'roll, as a musical genre, originated in the United States and was adopted and developed through the efforts of musicians from various ethnicities and countries, Armenia being one. Rock was greatly restricted for most of the period Armenia was under Soviet rule, being viewed as a Western anti-socialist influence. Armenian_rock
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| Laura Innes | birthplace = Pontiac, Michigan, USA Laura_Innes
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| Opel Commodore The Opel Commodore was an executive car produced by General Motors German subsidiary Opel. It is the six-cylinder variant of the Rekord with styling differences. Opel_Commodore
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| Order of Victory |type=Single-grade order Order_of_Victory
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| Lexicon (program) Lexicon was a text editor / word processor MS-DOS program that was extremely popular in the Soviet Union and Russia at the end of 1980s and in 1990s. Some estimate that Lexicon was illegally installed on 95% of all Russian PCs. Lexicon_(program)
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| Danishmends The Danishmend dynasty was a Turcoman dynasty that ruled in north-central and eastern Anatolia in the 11th and 12th centuries. The centered originally around Sivas, Tokat, and Niksar in central-northeastern Anatolia, they extended as far west as Ankara and Kastamonu for a time, and as far south as Malatya, which they captured in 1103. Danishmends
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| Marks, Russia Marks () is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located 60 km north-east of Saratov. Population: 32,849 (2002 Census). Marks,_Russia
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| Battle of Praga Бантыш-Каменский Д. Биографии российских генералиссимусов и генерал-фельдмаршалов. Battle_of_Praga
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| Domra The domra (Russian language: домра) is a long-necked Russian string instrument of the lute family with a round body and three or four metal strings. Domra
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| Reference desk archive/December 2004 Wikipedia:Reference_desk_archive/December_2004
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| Generalissimus of the Soviet Union Generalissimus of the Soviet Union was a military rank created on June 27, 1945 and granted to Joseph Stalin following World War II. It was the highest military rank in the Soviet Union, and Stalin was the only person ever to hold it. Generalissimus_of_the_Soviet_Union
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| Deaths in 2005 The following is a list of notable deaths in 2005. Names are listed under the date of death, not the date it was announced. Deaths_in_2005
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| Polikarpov Po-2 The Polikarpov U-2 or Po-2 served as a general-purpose Soviet biplane, nicknamed Kukuruznik (, from Russian "kukuruza" (кукуруза) for corn), NATO reporting name of "Mule".Soviet people later used kukuruznik as a nickname for Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev], notorious for his indiscriminating introduction of [[maize all over the Soviet Union, as well as for a plane with similar characteristics, the Antonov An-2. Polikarpov_Po-2
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| Nemmersdorf massacre Talk:Nemmersdorf_massacre
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| Porfiry Ivanov Porphyry (Porfiry) Korneyevich Ivanov () (February 20, 1898—April 10, 1983) was a religious leader, who conquered Nature, wrought wonders, and healed people. He developed a teaching how to become healthy spiritually and physically, and left about a hundred notebooks with his articles, poems, parables, and tales. Porfiry_Ivanov
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| List of Soviet Armies The term Army, besides its generalized meaning (see "army") specifically denotes a major military formation in militaries of various countries, including the Soviet Union. This article serves a central point of reference for Soviet armies without individual articles, and explains some of the differences between Soviet armies and their U. List_of_Soviet_Armies
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| Quantization (physics) Talk:Quantization_(physics)
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| Konstantin Rokossovsky Talk:Konstantin_Rokossovsky
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| Elokhovo Cathedral The Epiphany Cathedral at Elokhovo, Moscow is the vicarial church of the Moscow Patriarchs. The surviving building was designed and built by Yevgraph Tyurin in 1837–1845. Elokhovo_Cathedral
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| Karachay-Balkar language The Karachay-Balkar language (Къарачай-Малкъар /Qarachay-Malqar/) is a Turkic language spoken by the Karachays and Balkars. It is divided into two dialects: Karachay which pronounces two phonemes as and , and Balkar, which pronounces the corresponding phonemes as and . Karachay-Balkar_language
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| Billion Dollar Brain Billion Dollar Brain is a 1967 Ken Russell film based on the novel Billion-Dollar Brain by Len Deighton. The film features Michael Caine as secret agent 'Harry Palmer', the anti-heroic protagonist of the cinematic versions of The IPCRESS File (1964) and Funeral in Berlin (1965). Billion_Dollar_Brain
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| Charles in Charge | network = CBS (1984-1985)first-run syndication (1987-1990) Charles_in_Charge
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| Kazan Chronicle Kazan Chronicle (Russian: Казанская летопись) or Story of the Tsardom of Kazan (Russian: История Казанского Царства) is a document written between 1560 and 1565 by a Muscovite chronicler. The chronicler introduces himself as a Russian who was held in captivity in Kazan for about 20 years until Ivan the Terrible sacked Kazan in 1552. Kazan_Chronicle
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| Battles of Rzhev Rzhev Battles () is a general term for a series of World War II offensives launched during January 8, 1942—March 22, 1943 by Soviet forces in the general directions of Rzhev, Sychevka and Vyazma against a German salient in the vicinity of Moscow, known as the "Rzhev meat grinder" ("Ржевская мясорубка") for these battles' huge losses. Battles_of_Rzhev
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| Sukhoi Su-47 Talk:Sukhoi_Su-47
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| Mikhail Vrubel Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (Russian: Михаил Александрович Врубель;March 17, 1856 - April 14, 1910, all n.s. Mikhail_Vrubel
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| Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas, Lithuania. It is named after a larger nearby town Ignalina. Ignalina_Nuclear_Power_Plant
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