| Alphabet An alphabet is a standardized set of letters — basic written symbols — each of which roughly represents a phoneme of a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in the past. There are other systems of writing such as logographies, in which each character represents a word, and syllabaries, in which each character represents a syllable, but alphabets are the most widespread writing system. Alphabet
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| Altaic languages Altaic is a proposed language family that includes 66 languages Altaic languages spoken by about 348 million people, mostly in and around Central Asia and northeast Asia.Altaic Language Family Tree Ethnologue report for Altaic. Altaic_languages
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| Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678 – July 28, 1741),Antonio Vivaldi from britannica.com Quote: born March 4, 1678, Venice, Republic of Venice [Italy] died July 28, 1741, Vienna, Austria nicknamed Il Prete Rosso ("The Red Priest"), was a Venetian priest and Baroque music composer, as well as a famous virtuoso violinist; he was born and raised in the Republic of Venice. Antonio_Vivaldi
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| Abkhazia აფხაზეთი АбхазияApsny / Apkhazeti / Abhazia Abkhazia
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| Balalaika The balalaika (, ) (also Balabaika, балаба́йка) - is a stringed instrument of Russian origin, with a characteristic triangular body and 3 strings (or sometimes 6, in 3 pairs). Balalaika
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| Charlie Chaplin | birthdate = Charlie_Chaplin
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| Cactus A cactus (plural: cacti, cactuses, or cactus) is any member of the succulent plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas. They are often used as ornamental plants, but some are also crop plants. Cactus
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| Determinant In algebra, a determinant is a function depending on n that associates a scalar, det(A), to every n×n square matrix A. The fundamental geometric meaning of a determinant is as the scale factor for volume when A is regarded as a linear transformation. Determinant
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| Helsingør Helsingør , in English also known by the name Elsinore, is a city in Helsingør municipality on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It is known internationally as the setting of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, whence the spelling 'Elsinore' originated. Helsingør
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| Eric Hoffer Eric Hoffer (July 25 1902 (or 1898) – May 21 1983) was an American social writer. He produced ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983 by President of the United States Ronald Reagan. Eric_Hoffer
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| Erwin Schrödinger | birth_place = Erdberg, Vienna, Austria-Hungary Erwin_Schrödinger
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| Grigori Rasputin | birth_place = Pokrovskoye, Siberia Grigori_Rasputin
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| Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (, usually translated as "Land of My Fathers", but literally old country of my fathers) is, by tradition, the national anthem of Wales. The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James, both residents of Pontypridd, Glamorgan, in January 1856. Hen_Wlad_Fy_Nhadau
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| Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is one of the larger orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. The name refers to the membranous wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek [(humẽn): membrane and πτερόν] (pteron): wing. Hymenoptera
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| Tertiary sector of economic activity The tertiary sector of industry (also known as the service sector or the service industry) is one of the four main industrial categories of a developed economy, the others being the secondary industry (manufacturing), primary industry (extraction such as mining, agriculture and fishing), and (quaternary) the sharing of information. Services are defined in conventional economic literature as "intangible goods". Tertiary_sector_of_economic_activity
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| Ido Ido () is a constructed language created with the goal of becoming a universal second language for speakers of different linguistic backgrounds as a language easier to learn than ethnic languages. This intended usage parallels the current use of English as a lingua franca, and of French, Latin, and Greek in earlier eras. Ido
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| Josip Broz Tito | birth_place=Kumrovec, Croatia, Austria-Hungary Josip_Broz_Tito
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| Kemerovo Kemerovo () is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. It is the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin. Kemerovo
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| Leo Tolstoy | birth_place = Yasnaya Polyana, Russian Empire Leo_Tolstoy
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| Motörhead Motörhead are a British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. Usually a power trio, Motörhead had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. Motörhead
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| Nicene Creed The Nicene Creed () is an ecumenical Christian statement of faith accepted in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Assyrian, the Anglican Communion, Lutheranism, the Reformed churches, Methodism, and many other forms of Protestantism. Nicene_Creed
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| P-51 Mustang The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II. The P-51 became one of the conflict's most successful and recognizable aircraft. P-51_Mustang
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| Quartet In music, a quartet (, , , ) is a method of instrumentation (or a medium), used to perform a musical composition, and consisting of four parts. Quartet
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| Russian language | pronunciation=[ˈruskʲɪj] Russian_language
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| Rhythm "Rhythms" redirects here. Rhythm
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| Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Talk:Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
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| Translation Translation is the action of interpretation of the meaning of a text, and subsequent production of an equivalent text, also called a translation, that communicates the same message in another language. The text to be translated is called the "source text," and the language it is to be translated into is called the "target language"; the final product is sometimes called the "target text. Translation
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| Tunguska event The Tunguska Event, sometimes called the Tunguska explosion, was a massive explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:14 a.m. Tunguska_event
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| Uncertainty principle In quantum physics, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is the statement that locating a particle in a small region of space makes the momentum of the particle uncertain; and conversely, that measuring the momentum of a particle precisely makes the position uncertain. Uncertainty_principle
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| Uncertainty principle Talk:Uncertainty_principle
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| Vampire Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants, who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living. In folkloric tales, the undead vampires often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited when they were alive. Vampire
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| Week Talk:Week
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| Yuri Gagarin | date_death = Yuri_Gagarin
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| Così fan tutte Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (Thus Do They All, or The School For Lovers) K. 588, is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Così_fan_tutte
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| Toktar Aubakirov Toktar Ongarbayuly Aubakirov (Kazakh: Тоқтар Оңғарбайұлы Әубәкіров, born on July 27, 1946, in Karaganda, Kazakhstan) is a retired Kazakhstani Air Force officer and a former cosmonaut (Kazakh: gharyshker). Toktar_Aubakirov
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| ReiserFS ReiserFS is a general-purpose, journaled computer file system designed and implemented by a team at Namesys led by Hans Reiser. ReiserFS is currently supported on Linux and may be included in other operating systems in the future. ReiserFS
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| Vladimir I of Kiev Talk:Vladimir_I_of_Kiev
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| Chastity Bono Chastity Bono (born March 4, 1969) is an American LGBT rights advocate, writer, actress, and former musician. She is the only child from entertainer Cher's marriage to Sonny Bono. Chastity_Bono
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| Orc Orc (OR'k) is a word used to refer to various tough and warlike humanoid creatures in various fantasy settings, appearing originaly in the stories of Middle-earth written by J. R. Orc
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| Bohdan Khmelnytsky Talk:Bohdan_Khmelnytsky
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| Sigismund von Herberstein Siegmund (Sigismund) Freiherr von Herberstein, (or Baron Sigismund von Herberstein), (August 23, 1486 – March 28, 1566) was an Carniolan diplomat, writer, historian and member of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Council. He was most noted for his extensive writing on the geography, history and customs of Russia and contributed greatly to early Western European knowledge of that area. Sigismund_von_Herberstein
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| Catherine II of Russia | place of birth =Stettin Catherine_II_of_Russia
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| Ulugh Beg Ulugh Beg (Chaghatay/ - also Uluğ Bey, Ulugh Bek and Ulug Bek) (c. 1393 or 1394 in Sultaniyeh (Persia) – October 27, 1449) was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan. Ulugh_Beg
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| Notes on Muscovite Affairs Notes on Muscovite Affairs (Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii) (1549) was a Latin book by Baron Sigismund von Herberstein on the geography, history and customs of Muscovy (the 16th century Russian state). The book was the main early source of knowledge about Russia in Western Europe. Notes_on_Muscovite_Affairs
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| Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus′ (), also written as Kyivan Rus′, was a medieval state dominated by the city of Kiev from about 880 to around the middle of the 12th century. From the historiographical point of view, Rus' polity is considered an early predecessor of three modern East Slavic nations: Belarusians, Russians and Ukrainians. Kievan_Rus'
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| Kyzyl Kum The Kyzyl Kum (, ), also called Qyzylqum, is the 11th largest desert in the world. Its name means red sand in both Uzbek and Kazakh. Kyzyl_Kum
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| Russian Empire Talk:Russian_Empire
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| Swastika Talk:Swastika
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| Peter III of Russia – Peter_III_of_Russia
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| Ukrainian language |speakers=39.4 million|rank=26 Ukrainian_language
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