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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Cheka | | | | |  Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Clown - Cooperative bitsA clown duo might employ a number of cooperative "bits" to help them create an improvisational performance. Using this technique allows both clowns to participate in what looks like a well-rehearsed sketch, but might well be a mere placeholder/spacefiller for a missing act, or used to cover "prop failure" etc. Particularly in a Circus or Variety show, clowns are often relied on to perform "at the drop of a hat" and a well-prepared clown will not only have a large repertoire of bits, but will remain alert when off-stage. In accordance with th ...
See also:Clown, Clown - History, 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 - Causes of the phobia, Clown - Reality vs. Media, Clown - Clowning as a protest tactic Read more here: » Clown: Encyclopedia II - Clown - Cooperative bits |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Russian jokes - Political jokes Every nation is fond of this category, but in the Soviet Union telling political jokes was in a sense an extreme sport (like mountaineering): according to Article 58 (RSFSR Penal Code) "anti-Soviet propaganda" was a potentially capital offense.
A judge walks out of his chambers, laughing his head off. A colleague approaches him, and asks him why he is laughing. "Oh, you should hear the joke for which I just gave that guy ten years."
An advisor asks Party Chairman Leonid Brezhnev: "Leonid Ilyich, I've heard you are a great fan and collector of political anecdotes? How many do ...
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 - Political jokes |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Clown - Clown skills It has been said "clowns can do anything", mostly because clowns have such wildly varying performances. "Everyone knows" a clown can do magic, juggle, balance things on his nose, do backflips, etc, but clowns might be called on to do just about anything. While there are ample media and amatuer resources for developing a clown's skill set there is currently, the clown conservatory at the San Fransisco center for circus arts is the only professional year l ...
See also:Clown, Clown - History, 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 - Causes of the phobia, Clown - Reality vs. Media, Clown - Clowning as a protest tactic Read more here: » Clown: Encyclopedia II - Clown - Clown skills |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Polish-Soviet War - Aftermath According to the British historian A. J. P. Taylor, the Polish-Bolshevik War "largely determined the course of European history for the next twenty years or more. […] Unavowedly and almost unconsciously, Soviet leaders abandoned the cause of international revolution." The Bolsheviks' defeat in the war prevented Poland from becoming another Soviet republic and possibly spared Germany, Czechoslovakia and other nearby states from a similar fate.
Much of what Poland had won during the 1920 war was lost in peace negotiations that were ch ...
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 - Aftermath |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Clown - Customs and traditions As with any ancient artform, fools, clowns and other related artists have developed customs, traditions and even superstitions regarding their chosen avocation. Many of these customs are widely held, and considered fundamental to the Art of Clowning.
Clown - A knock is a plug.
Professional clowns typically do not make disparaging remarks about other clowns, not only because this is considered petty, but because of the tradition that "a knock is a plug", in other words, to mention a poor performer by name is to provide that performer with undue advertisement ...
See also:Clown, Clown - History, 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 - Causes of the phobia, Clown - Reality vs. Media, Clown - Clowning as a protest tactic Read more here: » Clown: Encyclopedia II - Clown - Customs and traditions |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Military history of the Soviet Union - Collapse of the Soviet Union and the military The political and economic chaos of the late 1980s and early 1990s soon erupted into the disintegration of the Warsaw Pact and the collapse of the Soviet Union. The political chaos and rapid economic liberalization in Russia had an enormously negative impact on the strength and funding of the military. In 1985, the Soviet military had about 5.3 million men; by 1990 the number declined to about four million. At the time the Soviet Union dissolved, the residual forces belonging to the Russian Federation w ...
See also:Military history of the Soviet Union, Military history of the Soviet Union - Tsarist and revolutionary background, Military history of the Soviet Union - Development of the structure ideology and doctrine of the Soviet military, Military history of the Soviet Union - Party control, Military history of the Soviet Union - Military counterintelligence, Military history of the Soviet Union - Political doctrine, Military history of the Soviet Union - Military-party relations, Military history of the Soviet Union - Military doctrine, Military history of the Soviet Union - Practical deployment of the Soviet military, Military history of the Soviet Union - Interwar period, Military history of the Soviet Union - World War II, Military history of the Soviet Union - The Cold War and conventional forces, Military history of the Soviet Union - The Cold War and nuclear weapons, Military history of the Soviet Union - Military-industrial complex and the economy, Military history of the Soviet Union - Collapse of the Soviet Union and the military, Military history of the Soviet Union - Timeline, Military history of the Soviet Union - Foreign military aid, Military history of the Soviet Union - Crimes against civilians, Military history of the Soviet Union - Notes Read more here: » Military history of the Soviet Union: Encyclopedia II - Military history of the Soviet Union - Collapse of the Soviet Union and the military |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 14th century 1305 Philip IV of France seizes all Jewish property (except the clothes they wear) and expels them from France (approx. 100,000). His successor Louis X of France allows French Jews to return in 1315.
1310 Synod of Mainz defines adoption by a Christian of Judaism or return by a baptized Jew to the faith of his fathers as a heresy.
1320 Shepherds' Crusade attacks the Jews of 120 localities in southwest France.
1321 King Henry II of Castile forces Jews to wear Yellow badge.
1321 Jews in central France falsely charged of their supposed collusion with lepers to poison wells. After massacre of est. 5 ...
See also:History of anti-Semitism, History of anti-Semitism - Ancient animosity towards Jews, History of anti-Semitism - The 4th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 5th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 6th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 7th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 8th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 9th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 10th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 11th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 12th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 13th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 14th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 15th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 16th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 17th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 18th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 19th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 20th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 21st century, History of anti-Semitism - Books Read more here: » History of anti-Semitism: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 14th century |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 20th century In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Roman Catholic Church adhered to a distinction between "good anti-Semitism" and "bad anti-Semitism". The "bad" kind promoted hatred of Jews because of their descent. This was considered un-Christian because the Christian message was intended for all of humanity regardless of ethnicity; anyone could become a Christian. The "good" kind criticized alleged Jewish conspiracies to control newspapers, banks, and other institutions, to care only about accumulation of wealth, etc. Many Catholic bishops w ...
See also:History of anti-Semitism, History of anti-Semitism - Ancient animosity towards Jews, History of anti-Semitism - The 4th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 5th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 6th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 7th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 8th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 9th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 10th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 11th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 12th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 13th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 14th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 15th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 16th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 17th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 18th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 19th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 20th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 21st century, History of anti-Semitism - Books Read more here: » History of anti-Semitism: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 20th century |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 16th century 1505 Ten České Budějovice Jews are tortured and executed for killing a Christian girl; later, on deathbed, shepherd confesses to fabricating the accusation.
1506 April 19. A marrano expresses his doubts about miracle visions at St. Dominics Church in Lisbon, Portugal. The crowd, led by Dominican monks, kills him, then ransacks Jewish houses and slaughters any Jew they could find. The countrymen hear about the massacre and join in. Over 2,000 marranos killed in three days.
1509 August 19. Converted Jew Johann Pfefferkorn in Frankfurt receives authority of Maximilian I, Holy Roma ...
See also:History of anti-Semitism, History of anti-Semitism - Ancient animosity towards Jews, History of anti-Semitism - The 4th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 5th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 6th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 7th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 8th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 9th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 10th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 11th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 12th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 13th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 14th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 15th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 16th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 17th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 18th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 19th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 20th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 21st century, History of anti-Semitism - Books Read more here: » History of anti-Semitism: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 16th century |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 21st century 2003 October 16. The Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohammed draws standing ovation at the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference for his speech. An excerpt: "...But today the Jews rule this world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them... They invented socialism, communism, human rights and democracy so that persecuting them would appear to be wrong..."
2003 The Istanbul Bombings.
2004 June. A seri ...
See also:History of anti-Semitism, History of anti-Semitism - Ancient animosity towards Jews, History of anti-Semitism - The 4th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 5th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 6th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 7th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 8th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 9th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 10th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 11th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 12th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 13th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 14th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 15th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 16th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 17th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 18th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 19th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 20th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 21st century, History of anti-Semitism - Books Read more here: » History of anti-Semitism: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 21st century |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Vladimir Lenin - Revolutionary Upon graduation, Lenin took on a job as an assistant to a lawyer. He worked for a couple of years in Samara, Russia, then in 1893 moved to St. Petersburg. Rather than settling into a legal career, he became more involved in revolutionary propaganda efforts and the study of Marxism. On December 7, 1895, he was arrested and held by authorities for fourteen months, then exiled to the village of Shushenskoye in Siberia.
In July 1898, he married Nadezhda Krupskaya, who was a socialist activist. In April 1899, he published the book The D ...
See also:Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Lenin - Early life, Vladimir Lenin - Revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin - Head of the Soviet state, Vladimir Lenin - Premature death, Vladimir Lenin - After death, Vladimir Lenin - Lenin's brain study, Vladimir Lenin - Trivia, Vladimir Lenin - Notes Read more here: » Vladimir Lenin: Encyclopedia II - Vladimir Lenin - Revolutionary |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Polish-Soviet War - Aftermath According to the British historian A. J. P. Taylor, the Polish-Bolshevik War "largely determined the course of European history for the next twenty years or more. […] Unavowedly and almost unconsciously, Soviet leaders abandoned the cause of international revolution." The Bolsheviks' defeat in the war prevented Poland from becoming another Soviet republic and possibly spared Germany, Czechoslovak ...
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 - Aftermath |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Russian Civil War - Overview The war was fought mainly between the "Reds" who were the communists and revolutionaries, and the "Whites" who were the monarchists, conservatives, liberals and socialists who opposed the Bolshevik Revolution. Also, a group of nationalist and anarchist movements known as the "Greens", or sometimes the Black Army for the latter, played a much smaller part in the war, harrying both the Reds and the Whites, and sometimes even each other. In addition, the Entente and some other countries intervened on the side ...
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 - Overview |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 19th century 1805 Massacre of Jews in Algeria.
1815 Pope Pius VII reestablishes the ghetto in Rome after the defeat of Napoleon.
1819 A series of anti-Jewish riots in Germany that spread to several neighboring countries: Denmark, Poland, Latvia and Bohemia known as Hep-Hep Riots, from the derogatory rallying cry against the Jews in Germany.
1827 August 26 Compulsory military service for the Jews of Russia: Jewish boys under 18 years of age, known as the Cantonists, were placed in preparatory military training establishments for 25 years ...
See also:History of anti-Semitism, History of anti-Semitism - Ancient animosity towards Jews, History of anti-Semitism - The 4th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 5th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 6th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 7th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 8th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 9th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 10th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 11th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 12th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 13th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 14th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 15th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 16th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 17th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 18th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 19th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 20th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 21st century, History of anti-Semitism - Books Read more here: » History of anti-Semitism: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 19th century |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 18th century 1711 Johann Andreas Eisenmenger writes his Entdecktes Judenthum ("Judaism Unmasked"), a work denouncing Judaism and which had a formative influence on modern anti-Semitic polemics.
1712 Blood libel in Sandomierz and expulsion of the town's Jews.
1727 Edict of Catherine I of Russia: "The Jews... who are found in Ukraine and in other Russian provinces are to be expelled at once beyond the frontiers of Russia."
1734-1736 The ...
See also:History of anti-Semitism, History of anti-Semitism - Ancient animosity towards Jews, History of anti-Semitism - The 4th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 5th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 6th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 7th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 8th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 9th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 10th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 11th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 12th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 13th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 14th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 15th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 16th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 17th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 18th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 19th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 20th century, History of anti-Semitism - The 21st century, History of anti-Semitism - Books Read more here: » History of anti-Semitism: Encyclopedia II - History of anti-Semitism - The 18th century |
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| | | | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Russian Civil War - Explanations for the Red victory The Reds had many strengths. They held the central, industrial area, which gave them control over railways and the production of munitions. Trotsky was a superb leader, he was co-ordinated, an excellent organiser who was experienced (he fought in the October revolution). The Reds were united in the face of a common enemy, they feared the Tsar’s return and they made use of the fear of invasion and newfound patriotism in the people. They relied on no-one else, which made it easier to co-ordinate defence. The peasants feared the Tsar’s return and tha ...
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 - Explanations for the Red victory |
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| | | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - Polish-Soviet War - Prelude to the war In 1918, with the end of the First World War, the map of Central and Eastern Europe had drastically changed. As Germany's defeat rendered her plans for the creation of the Mitteleuropa puppet states obsolete, and as Russia sank into the depths of the Russian Civil War, the newly emergent countries of that region saw a chance for real independence and were not prepared to easily relinquish this rare gift of fate. At the same time, the Russians saw these territories as rebellious Russian provinces but were unable to react swiftly, as Russia wa ...
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 - Prelude to the war |
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| | | | | Cheka: Encyclopedia II - List of Russians - Scientists
List of Russians - A-K.
Alexei Abrikosov, physicist, Nobel Prize recipient
Tatyana Alexeyevna Afanasyeva, mathematician
Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian, astronomer and astrophysicist
Delibash Boris Apostolovich, worked on the Sputnik program.
Lev Artsimovich, physicist
Pavel Sergeevich Alexandrov, mathematician
Zhores Ivanovich Alferov Nobel Prize winner
Dmitri Victorovich Anosov, mathematician
Vladimir Mikhailovich Behterev, psycholog ...
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 - Scientists |
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