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| | |  Cheka: Encyclopedia - ClownA clown today is one of various types of comedic performers, on stage, television, in the circus and rodeo. Though not every clown is readily identifiable by appearance alone, clowns frequently appear in makeup and costume, as well as typically unusually large footwear, oversized or otherwise outlandish clothing, bright colors and patterns or patchwork, a funny or unusual hat or wig or wildly unusual hairstyle and/or color, often with a bulbous or otherwise unusual nose, and enacting humorous sketches, usually in the interludes betwee ...
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - List of Russians - Art
List of Russians - Architects.
Vasily Bazhenov (1738-1799)
Savva Chevakinsky (1709-between 1774 and 1780)
Matvei Kazakov (1738-1812)
Andrey Kvasov (1720 - after 1770)
Alexander Kokorinov (1725-1772)
Konstantin Melnikov (1890-1974)
Ivan Fyodorovich Michurin (1700–1763)
Alfred Alexandrovich Parland (1842-1920)
Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700-1771)
Carlo Rossi (architect) (1775-1849)
Andrey Schtakenshneider (1802-1865)
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See also:List of Russians, List of Russians - Art, List of Russians - Architects, List of Russians - Artists, List of Russians - Authors, List of Russians - Film directors, List of Russians - Musicians and Composers, List of Russians - Performing Arts, List of Russians - Poets, List of Russians - Cosmonauts, List of Russians - A-N, List of Russians - P-Z, List of Russians - Explorers, List of Russians - Inventors, List of Russians - Humanities and Social sciences, List of Russians - Philology and Linguistics, List of Russians - Scientists, List of Russians - A-K, List of Russians - K-M, List of Russians - N-Z, List of Russians - Statesmen and military, List of Russians - Before 1917, List of Russians - After 1917, List of Russians - Military, List of Russians - Sports, List of Russians - Chess, List of Russians - Gymnastics, List of Russians - Tennis, List of Russians - Ice hockey, List of Russians - Weightlifting, List of Russians - Other, List of Russians - Other, List of Russians - Former Soviet Union, List of Russians - By subdivision/nationalities Read more here: » List of Russians: Encyclopedia II - List of Russians - Art |
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Augustus Agar - End of the Dorsetshire Dorsetshire was in some ways a victim of the lack of British intelligence about the capabilities of the Japanese fleet. Neither Agar nor Admiral Somerville had any idea that the range of Japanese naval dive bombers was almost twice that of comparative British aircraft. To survive after getting a second warning of the presence of a large westbound Japanese Fleet in the Indian Ocean he would have had to leave ...
See also:Augustus Agar, Augustus Agar - Victoria Cross, Augustus Agar - Early Life, Augustus Agar - Character, Augustus Agar - World War One: The Grand Fleet, Augustus Agar - The Dardanelles and Guard Duty, Augustus Agar - North Russia, Augustus Agar - Coastal Motor Boats, Augustus Agar - The Baltic and the Bolsheviks, Augustus Agar - Between the Wars, Augustus Agar - World War Two: HMS Emerald and the North Atlantic Convoys, Augustus Agar - Operation Lucid, Augustus Agar - Coastal Forces, Augustus Agar - HMS Dorsetshire, Augustus Agar - Japanese in the Indian Ocean, Augustus Agar - End of the Dorsetshire, Augustus Agar - Discussion of the Loss, Augustus Agar - Later Life, Augustus Agar - Assessment, Augustus Agar - Reference Read more here: » Augustus Agar: Encyclopedia II - Augustus Agar - End of the Dorsetshire |
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Clown - Types There are several different types of clowns, including:
The whiteface clown, the best-known of modern clown types - Joey Grimaldi (whose name, Joey, is the insider term for clown) was a whiteface clown. The whiteface clown uses makeup to exaggerate their facial features and expressions rather than modify or conceal them. When a whiteface is performing with other clowns it is usually the leader and the smartest one. skullcaps/baldcaps or headgear appliances simulating a tall, pointy, or otherwise unusually shaped head. The ...
See also:Clown, Clown - History, Clown - Coulrophobia, Clown - Word origin, Clown - Clown skills, Clown - Types, Clown - Customs and traditions, Clown - A knock is a plug, Clown - The Code, Clown - Clown superstition, Clown - Entrées, Clown - Side dishes, Clown - Clown Stops, Clown - Track Gags, Clown - Gags, Clown - Bits, Clown - Blow-off, Clown - Clowning Frameworks, Clown - Prop Stunts, Clown - Cooperative bits, Clown - Pete and re-Pete, Clown - That's good/that's bad, Clown - Some other clowns, Clown - Fictional clowns, Clown - Quotes Read more here: » Clown: Encyclopedia II - Clown - Types |
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Russian jokes - Stereotypes
Russian jokes - Fixed characters.
Standartenführer Stirlitz, alias Colonel Isayev is a character from a Soviet TV series (based on a novel by Yulian Semyonov) played by the popular actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov about a Soviet intelligence officer who infiltrates Nazi Germany. Stirlitz interacts with Nazi officials Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Martin Bormann and Heinrich Müller. Usually two-liners told in parody of the stern and solemn announcement style of the background voice in the original series, ...
See also:Russian jokes, Russian jokes - Stereotypes, Russian jokes - Fixed characters, Russian jokes - New Russians, Russian jokes - Animals, Russian jokes - Drunkards, Russian jokes - Policemen, Russian jokes - Army NCOs, Russian jokes - Ethnic stereotypes, Russian jokes - Political jokes, Russian jokes - Early Soviet times, Russian jokes - Communism, Russian jokes - Gulag, Russian jokes - Armenian Radio, Russian jokes - Political figures, Russian jokes - KGB, Russian jokes - Everyday Soviet life, Russian jokes - Puns, Russian jokes - Eggs, Russian jokes - Religion, Russian jokes - Absurdity, Russian jokes - Black humour, Russian jokes - University students, Russian jokes - Abstract jokes, Russian jokes - Cowboy jokes, Russian jokes - Inner voice, Russian jokes - Jokes about the mentally ill, Russian jokes - Taboo vocabulary Read more here: » Russian jokes: Encyclopedia II - Russian jokes - Stereotypes |
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Russian Civil War - Course of events The very first attempt to seize the power from Bolsheviks was made by the Kerensky-Krasnov uprising as early as in October, 1917. It was supported by the Junker mutiny in Petrograd, but quickly put down by the Red Guards.
The initial groups that fought against the Communists were local Cossack armies that had declared their loyalty to the Provisional Government. Prominent among them were Kaledin of the (Don Cossacks) and Semenov of the Siberian Cossacks. In November, General Aleskseev, the old Tsarist Commander-in-Chief, began to orga ...
See also:Russian Civil War, Russian Civil War - Overview, Russian Civil War - Course of events, Russian Civil War - Explanations for the Red victory, Russian Civil War - Weaknesses of the whites, Russian Civil War - Aftermath Read more here: » Russian Civil War: Encyclopedia II - Russian Civil War - Course of events |
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Criticisms of communism - 20th century Communist states Communism is a social system that abolishes private property, social classes, and the state itself. As such, a "communist state" would be an oxymoron. No country or government ever called itself a "Communist state"; however, various states gave the Communist Party a special status in their constitution and laws[1], while claiming to be heading in the direction of communism. The term "Communist state" has been coined and used in the West to refer to s ...
See also:Criticisms of communism, Criticisms of communism - 20th century Communist states, Criticisms of communism - General critique of Communist states, Criticisms of communism - Communist and Left critique of Communist states, Criticisms of communism - Marxist theory, Criticisms of communism - Historical materialism, Criticisms of communism - Labor theory of value, Criticisms of communism - Relevance of the Communist states for Marxist theory, Criticisms of communism - Other views of Marx and Marxists, Criticisms of communism - References and bibliography, Criticisms of communism - References, Criticisms of communism - Bibliography Read more here: » Criticisms of communism: Encyclopedia II - Criticisms of communism - 20th century Communist states |
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Polish-Soviet War - The Campaign
Polish-Soviet War - 1919.
In 1918 the German Army in the east began to retreat westwards. The areas abandoned by the Central Powers became a field of conflict among local governments created by Germany, other local governments that independently sprang up after the German withdrawal, and the Bolsheviks, who hoped to incorporate those areas into Bolshevik Russia. Many of those groups were fragmented, merged, divided, formed short alliances with others, and almost constantly ...
See also:Polish-Soviet War, Polish-Soviet War - Names and dates of the war, Polish-Soviet War - Prelude to the war, Polish-Soviet War - The Campaign, Polish-Soviet War - 1919, Polish-Soviet War - 1920, Polish-Soviet War - Aftermath, Polish-Soviet War - List of battles, Polish-Soviet War - Notes Read more here: » Polish-Soviet War: Encyclopedia II - Polish-Soviet War - The Campaign |
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia - Marriage Michael began a relationship with Natalya Sergeyevna Wulffert née Sheremetevskaya, a twice-divorced commoner. Their only child, George, was born in 1910, and the couple married in secret on October 30, 1911 (N.S.) in Vienna. She was not entitled to be known as Grand Duchess.
Natalya and her son were created Countess Brasova and Count Brasov. Count Brasov died in a car crash at age 21 on July 22, 1931. On July 28, 1935, Countess Brasova was granted the title of HSH Princess Romanovskaya-Brasova ...
See also:Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia - Marriage, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia - Murder Read more here: » Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia: Encyclopedia II - Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia - Marriage |
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Perm - Modern city The city is a major administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center. The leading industries include machinery, defence, oil production (about 3% of Russian output), oil refining, chemical and petrochemical, timber and wood processing and the food industry. Perm is a home to several major universities including Perm State University, Perm State Technical University and Medical Academy.
Perm is the sister city of (twinned with):
Louisville, Kentucky, United States (1994)See also: Perm, Perm - History, Perm - Modern city Read more here: » Perm: Encyclopedia II - Perm - Modern city |
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| | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - History of Russia - Imperial Russia Main article: Imperial Russia
History of Russia - Peter the Great.
Peter I, the Great (1672–1725), consolidated autocracy in Russia and played a major role in bringing his country into the European state system. From its modest beginnings in the 14th century principality of Moscow, Russia had become the largest state in the world by Peter's time. Three times the size of Europe, it spanned the Eurasian landmass from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Much of its expansion had taken place in the 1 ...
See also:History of Russia, History of Russia - Early history, History of Russia - Early East Slavs, History of Russia - Khazaria, History of Russia - Kievan Rus', History of Russia - Volga Bulgaria, History of Russia - Mongol Invasion, History of Russia - Golden Horde, History of Russia - Muscovy, History of Russia - The rise of Moscow, History of Russia - Ivan III the Great, History of Russia - Ivan IV the Terrible, History of Russia - Time of Troubles, History of Russia - The Romanovs, History of Russia - Peasant uprisings, History of Russia - Imperial Russia, History of Russia - Peter the Great, History of Russia - Ruling the Empire 1725–1825, History of Russia - Imperial Russia since the Decembrist Revolt 1825–1917, History of Russia - Russian Revolution, History of Russia - Russian Civil War, History of Russia - Soviet Union, History of Russia - Creation of the Soviet Union, History of Russia - War communism and the New Economic Policy, History of Russia - Changes in Russian society, History of Russia - Industrialization and collectivization, History of Russia - The Soviet Union on the international stage, History of Russia - The Khrushchev and Brezhnev years, History of Russia - Impending breakup of the Union, History of Russia - The emergence of the Russian republic in the Soviet Union, History of Russia - Russian Federation, History of Russia - Notes, History of Russia - Related histories Read more here: » History of Russia: Encyclopedia II - History of Russia - Imperial Russia |
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