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| | |  Arkhangelsk Oblast: Encyclopedia II - Komi Republic - GeographyThe republic is located to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-west of the East European Plain.
Forests cover over 70% of the territory of the republic, and swamps cover approx. 15%. 32,800 km² of tundra in the Northern Ural mountains are covered by the Virgin Komi Forests, the first natural UNESCO World Heritage site in Russia and the largest expanse of virgin forests in Europe.
Area: 415,900 km².
Borders:
internal: Nenetsia (NW/N), Yamalia (NE/E), Khantia-Mansia (E), Sve ...
See also:Komi Republic, Komi Republic - Geography, Komi Republic - Time zone, Komi Republic - Rivers, Komi Republic - Lakes, Komi Republic - Natural Resources, Komi Republic - Climate, Komi Republic - Administrative divisions, Komi Republic - Demographics, Komi Republic - History, Komi Republic - Politics, Komi Republic - Economy, Komi Republic - Transportation, Komi Republic - Education Read more here: » Komi Republic: Encyclopedia II - Komi Republic - Geography |
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| | | | Arkhangelsk Oblast: Encyclopedia II - Plesetsk Cosmodrome - Disasters On June 26, 1973 9 people were killed by an explosion of Cosmos 3-M rocket, ready for launch.
On March 18, 1980 50 people were killed by an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket with a Tselina satellite, during a fueling operation.
On October 15, 2002, a Soyuz carrying a science payload began disintegrating twenty seconds after launch from Plesetsk, exploded nine seconds later and showered debris around the launch site. The explosion killed 20-year-old soldier Ivan Marchenko, who had been watching the launch from behind a large glass ...
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| | | | Arkhangelsk Oblast: Encyclopedia II - Northern indigenous peoples of Russia - Small indigenous peoples of Russian North Siberia and Far East The following 40 peoples (as of 2000) are officially recognized as Indigenous Small Peoples of Russia. They are included into the Единый перечень коренных малочисленных народов России (Common List of Indigenous Small Peoples of Russia) approved by the government of Russian Federation on March 24, 2000.
These peoples satisfy the following criteria:
To live in their historical territory;
To preserve traditional way of life, occupations, and trades;
To self- ...
See also:Northern indigenous peoples of Russia, Northern indigenous peoples of Russia - Small indigenous peoples of Russian North Siberia and Far East, Northern indigenous peoples of Russia - Far North, Northern indigenous peoples of Russia - Central Siberia, Northern indigenous peoples of Russia - Far East, Northern indigenous peoples of Russia - Southern Siberia, Northern indigenous peoples of Russia - Other, Northern indigenous peoples of Russia - Peoples not falling into the category of numerically small peoples Read more here: » Northern indigenous peoples of Russia: Encyclopedia II - Northern indigenous peoples of Russia - Small indigenous peoples of Russian North Siberia and Far East |
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| | | | Arkhangelsk Oblast: Encyclopedia II - Republic of Karelia - Geography The Republic is located in the north-western part of the Russian Federation, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas. The White Sea shore line is 630 km.
The most part of the republic's territory (148,000 km², or 85%) is comprised of state forest stock. The total growing stock of timber resources in the forests of all categories and ages is 807 million m³. The mature and overmature tree stock amounts to 411.8 million m³, of which 375.2 million m³ is coniferous.
Area: 172,400 km² ...
See also:Republic of Karelia, Republic of Karelia - Geography, Republic of Karelia - Time zone, Republic of Karelia - Rivers, Republic of Karelia - Lakes, Republic of Karelia - Natural Resources, Republic of Karelia - Administrative divisions, Republic of Karelia - Demographics, Republic of Karelia - History, Republic of Karelia - Politics, Republic of Karelia - Culture, Republic of Karelia - Religion Read more here: » Republic of Karelia: Encyclopedia II - Republic of Karelia - Geography |
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| | | | Arkhangelsk Oblast: Encyclopedia II - Parasitism social offense - Parasitic social classes In various countries at various times, especially during the periods of social unrest, such as French Revolution or Russian Revolution, the whole social classes, such as aristocracy, rentiers, or bourgeoisie were accused of living off unearned income, and hence declared parasitic, as opposed to the working class.
The text of The Internationale, the famous socialist song, later adopted as the hymn of the Soviet Union (from 1917 to 1941), in a number of languages contai ...
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| | | | Arkhangelsk Oblast: Encyclopedia II - Republic of Karelia - Demographics Karelia is populated chiefly by Russians (73.6% of the population) and (ethnically Finnic) Karelians (10.0%). Other ethnic groups include Belarusians (7.0%), Ukrainians (3.6%), and Finns (2.3%).
Population: 716,281 (2002)
Urban: 537.395 (75.0%)
Rural: 178,886 (25.0%)
Male: 331,505 (46.3%)
Female: 384,776 (53.7%)
Females per 1000 males: 1,161
Average age: 37.1 years
Urban: 35.9 years
Rural ...
See also:Republic of Karelia, Republic of Karelia - Geography, Republic of Karelia - Time zone, Republic of Karelia - Rivers, Republic of Karelia - Lakes, Republic of Karelia - Natural Resources, Republic of Karelia - Administrative divisions, Republic of Karelia - Demographics, Republic of Karelia - History, Republic of Karelia - Politics, Republic of Karelia - Culture, Republic of Karelia - Religion Read more here: » Republic of Karelia: Encyclopedia II - Republic of Karelia - Demographics |
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| | | | Arkhangelsk Oblast: Encyclopedia II - Republic of Karelia - History Historically Karelia was a region to the northwest of Russia, east of present-day Finland, controlled by the Novgorod Republic. From the 13th century and onwards various parts were conquered by Sweden, and incorporated into Swedish Karelia until they were lost to Russia by the Treaty of Nystad in 1721.
In 1923 the province became the Karelian ASSR (Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic). From 1940 it was made into the Karelo-Finnish SSR, incorporating the Finnish Democratic Republic created during the Winter War. Occupied terr ...
See also:Republic of Karelia, Republic of Karelia - Geography, Republic of Karelia - Time zone, Republic of Karelia - Rivers, Republic of Karelia - Lakes, Republic of Karelia - Natural Resources, Republic of Karelia - Administrative divisions, Republic of Karelia - Demographics, Republic of Karelia - History, Republic of Karelia - Politics, Republic of Karelia - Culture, Republic of Karelia - Religion Read more here: » Republic of Karelia: Encyclopedia II - Republic of Karelia - History |
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| | | | Arkhangelsk Oblast: Encyclopedia II - Parasitism social offense - Soviet Union In the USSR, which was supposed to be a workers' state, every adult able-bodied person was obliged to work until the official retirement. Exceptions were study and military service. Those who did not work, study or serve were criminally charged with social parasitism (Russian: тунея́дство) and pronounced enemies of workers.
Charges of parasitism frequently applied to dissidents and refuseniks. Many of them were people of mental labor (writers, journalists, lectors). Since their writings were against the regime, the s ...
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| | | | Arkhangelsk Oblast: Encyclopedia II - Parasitism social offense - Nazi Germany In Nazi Germany, a propaganda campaign was launched to portray the mentally ill as parasites of the society, as a part of the racial hygiene doctrine. See T-4 Euthanasia Program for more.
Parasitism social offense - Anti-Semitism.
Those who view Jews and other groups as subhuman or untermensch often describe them as, or compare them to, parasites, rats, or other vermin.
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