... and the air lift of the west allies. Some months later in 1949 the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was founded. At the latest point of time, the Soviet Union recognized that there wouldn't be a neutral Germany, so the DDR was founded. The armament race (Rustungswettlauf) had began and didn't stop, even after the death of Stalin in 1953. The release (Ausl ... .10.1962 - 28.10.1962) 14.10. US - american reconnaissance planes took aerial photos of soviet medium range missiles 16.10. When JFK was informed about these aerial photos he founded a mace of advisors (Beraterstab) which w...

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... of education making everyone happy. With Peter's new educational system, the Russian alphabet was simplified, Arabic numbers were introduced, the very first Russian newspaper was published and obviously, schools were founded. Thus improving many aspects of Russian education in this time. (Peter the Great) Aside from education being a problem in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the church, which Peter ... decided to move the capitol to a new location. Naturally, if Peter wanted to do something, he did. And so he moved the capitol of Russia from Moscow to a place he founded and des...

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... sent to live and go to school with his uncle. This is where he learned his nice manners and intellectual personality. He became sort of a "rebel" in 1898 when he founded the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. When he participated in the Russian Revolution, it was a definite turning point for him in his life. Now the people of the Soviet Union ... in command after Lenin in 1917, and then in 1918 he was appointed People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs. It was during this point of his power that he founded the Red Army. He was able to address large groups of people, includin...

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... in 1763. In 1764 she begins to develop a plan for the education of both boys and girls. This starts her drive for European- style education. Many schools and universities were founded under her reign including Smolny Institute for Girls (geocities.com). In 1766 Catherine starts her reform of St. Petersburg local administrations by creating the position of gorodskoi golova or mayor ... ...

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The most popular argument in recent years are the equality between people and human rights so several human rights organizations are founded for solving these problems. Despite these good endeavors, nobody care about the discrimination towards gypsies because of their ethnicity. I think, the only reason for this problem is; there is such a ... ...

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... -anything that wasn't Russia. The second group was the Congress of Russian Communities. Al! eksandr Lebed led them. Lebed was a very imposing figure from a military background. This party was originally founded for Russian's living abroad, so that they could have a voice even if they were living in foreign countries. The nationalists were opposed to the way Yeltsin handled privatization. Their main ... ...

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... of his cold side, and it occurs after every kind thing that Raskolnikov does. These shifts between two distinct personalities give Raskolnikov two separate points of view. The novel is founded on the distinctions between the two points of view, and you get both angles. Both Raskolnikov's generous, and evil actions are essential to his character because they allow you to ... ...

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... off of the Marxist Party in the Soviet Union. He continued to led the revolutions in Russia to bring the country to a communist government. The communist party in America was founded in 1919 (Communism) . The communist party in America experienced a large growth followed by a large decay, but the effects the party had still remain. America experienced turmoil in the 1930's with ... ...

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... is petroleum, it is also its biggest export, this city ranks as one of the biggest places in the production of oil industry equipment. The vast economy of Azerbaijan is founded on the use of many mineral resources. Along with oil and gas, a great amount of iron ore, zinc ore, rock salt, gypsum, lime stone, clay and marble are used in ... ...

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... natives and now, after Alaska was sold to the USA, the Orthodoxy is still the predominant religion there. The friendship between Russia and America began before the first settlement was founded in America. Russia was on the side of the then future US during the independence war between America and Great Britain and they supported the Americans with military supplies. On ... ...

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... , over ninety percent of the nation's population was involved in production agriculture. Today less that one percent of our nation's population produce agricultural products. It's ironic how a nation that was founded on revenue from agriculture products, now pays so little attention to the minority that is the American farmer. It is hard to believe in that amount of time, that the ... ...

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... use of artillery needed a knowledge of angles; the building of fortifications needed a knowledge of engineering. Naval officers needed to know how to navigate. The School of Navigation and Maths was founded in Moscow. This was run by British teachers. In the same year, similar schools were created for artillery and languages. School of Medicine, School of Engineering, and a School of Science ... ...

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... sign the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This treaty was of military alliance against the Soviet Union. Its duty was "to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilization of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law." By 1981, twenty cases were put on trial and nine were acquitted. Due to these secrets revealed, many ... ...

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... enjoyed literature and poetry and even published his own works. In December 10, 1896 he died in San Remo, Italy. Over the years since Nobel's death, the industry that he founded has undergone dramatic change. People have begun to realize the enormous significance of explosives for industrial development, long overshadowed by their role as weapons. Dynamite was and still is used ... ...

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... the Kremlin. The towers of the Kremlin are the simbol of Russia, especially the Spasskaya Tower. The building of the Assembly of Federation is also situated in Moscow. Moscow was founded centuries ago. In 1156 the fortress was reinforced by prince Yuri Dolgoruky. By and by the settlement became bigger and more powerful. In the 13-th century Moscow became the ... ...

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... ended up working together, forming successful ballet companies. The impresario, and art connoisseur, Sergie Diaghilev, revolutionized dance completely in the 20th century (Encyclopedia.com, 1). A graduate of the Imperial Ballet, he founded the Ballets Russes in Paris in 1909 (Parsons, 7). Almost any major dancer who had any influence outside of Russia danced with Sergie Diaghilev's ballet company. He took everything to another ... ...

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... .gcfweb.org/institude/nt/romans.html) There is not doubt that different religions have rules and regulations to justify one's behaviors. Perhaps on account of human beings' inherent evil, they founded religions in order to keep people as best as they can. What is more, "Gods of the different religions conflicted with each other." (http://geocities.com/mikkon463/goodnevil.html) The ... ...

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