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List of Russians - Before 1917. See also Tsar for the list of old Russian rulers Alexis (1629-1676), "Aleksey Mikhaylovich the Quietest" Alexander I (1777-1825), "Alexander the Blessed" Alexander II (1818-1881), "Alexander the Liberator" Alexander III (1845-1894), "Alexander the Peacemaker" Alexandra (1872-1918), Tsarina of Russia Alexius Petrovich (1690-1718) Anastasia (1901-1918), youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II ...

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Main article: Trotskyism. Trotsky considered himself a "Bolshevik-Leninist", arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party. He considered himself an advocate of orthodox Marxism. His politics differed in many respects from those of Stalin or Mao, most importantly in his rejection of the theory of Socialism in One Country and his declaring the need for an international "permanent revolution". Numerous Fourth Internationalist groups around the world continue to describe themselves as Trotskyist and see themselves as standing ...

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During the times of the Soviet Union nationals of other constituent republics were traditionally known as "Russians" in the West. Some of them were even known under Russian or Russified names. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union they have now become known under their various nationalities. List of Armenians List of Belarusians List of Estonians List of Georgians List of Kazakh historical figures List of Latvians See also:

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The war is referred to by several names. "Polish-Soviet War" may be the most common, but is potentially confusing since "Soviet" is usually thought of as relating to the Soviet Union, which (by contrast with "Soviet Russia") did not officially come into being until December 1922. Alternative names include "Russo-Polish War [or Polish-Russian War] of 1919-21" (to distinguish it from earlier Polish-Russian wars) and "Polish-Bolshevik War." This second term (or just "Bolshevik War" (Polish: Wojna bolszewicka) is most common in Polish sou ...

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Leon Trotsky - Childhood and family 1879-1896. Trotsky's date of birth is October 26 (Julian calendar) or November 7 (Gregorian calendar), 1879, the day of the October revolution of 1917. Trotsky was born in Yanovka, Kherson Province, Ukraine, a small village 15 miles from the nearest post office. He was the fifth child of a wealthy but illiterate Jewish farmer, David Leontyevish Bronstein (or Bronshtein, 1847 - 1922) and Anna Bronstein (d. 1910). Although the family had Jewish ancestry, it was not religious and ...

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After the October Revolution of 1917, the Bolsheviks dissolved the old police and sought the creation of Workers and Peasants' Militsiya under the supervision of the NKVD of the RSFSR. However, the NKVD apparatus was overwhelmed by functions inherited directly from the Imperial MVD, such as the supervision of the local governments and firefighting, and the new proletarian workforce was largely inexperienced. Realizing that it was left with no capable security force, the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR created ...

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Trotsky was deported from the Soviet Union in February 1929. His first station in exile was the Turkish island of Prinkipo (now Büyükada) off the Istanbul coast, where he stayed four years. There were many former White Army officers in Istanbul, which put Trotsky's life in danger, but a number of Trotsky's European supporters volunteered to serve as bodyguards and assured his safety. In 1933 Trotsky was offered asylum in France by Daladier. He stayed first at Royan, then at Barbizon. He was not allowed to visit Paris. In 1935 it was ...

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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. 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 you have already?" / "Twelve labor camps!" See also:

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Some jokes ridiculed the level of political indoctrination in the educational system of the Soviet Union: "My wife has been going to cooking school for three years." / "She must really cook well by now!" / "No, they've only reached the part about the Great October Socialist Revolution so far." Others poked fun at the time it could take for consumer goods in the Soviet Union to be delivered: "Dad, can I have the car keys?" / "Ok, but don't lose them. We will get the car in just seven years!" ...

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Agar was in charge of planning and carrying out Operation Lucid in September 1940, an attempt to hit the German wooden invasion barges at Boulogne and Calais, France, with incendiary material and set them alight. It was a desperate time and any measure, however risky, that could frustrate the German invasion plans was welcome. The plan had the personal backing of Winston Churchill. Accompanied by various auxiliary vessels, Agar set off for Boulogne several times in September and October of 1940 with four small ancient oil tanke ...

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On November 25, 1941, Agar was appointed Chief Staff Officer to the Rear Admiral commanding Coastal Forces. This was a critical position as the Germans were vigorously attacking the coastal convoys running down the English Channel and up and down the east coast from Scotland to the northeast of England down to London. The threats were from aircraft, mines and fast German motor torpedo boats, called E boats. Britain had let her coastal forces deterio ...

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When war began on September 3, 1939 Agar was in command of the Emerald and, as in 1914, was directed to Scapa Flow. His ship was soon ordered onto the "Northern Patrol", between the Faroe Islands and Iceland to intercept any German merchant ships trying to make it back to their homeland. A second duty was to stop neutral ships and check for contraband headed for Germany. In October 1939 Emerald sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia with five tons of g ...

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Immediately following his Baltic experiences, Agar returned to Osea Island. On July 20, 1920 he married the 19th Baroness Furnivall. Agar held a number of sea going commands between the wars. His first, in June 1920 was as executive officer aboard HMS Chatham, a 5,400 ton light cruiser assigned to the newly formed New Zealand Navy. In 1922 he was given command of HMS Philomel, an obsolete cruiser of 2,575 tons used as a training ship for the New Zealand Navy. These were very happy years for Agar, in a friendly country with interestin ...

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The end of the war found him at the CMB base at Osea Island in Essex, England. He was asked in late 1918 by Sir George Mansfield Smith-Cumming, head of the foreign section of the British Secret Intelligence Service, to volunteer for a dangerous mission in the Baltic Sea where Coastal Motor Boats (CMBs) were to be used to ferry British agents back and forth from Bolshevik Russia. The shallow draught and high speed of the CMB made it ideal for landing on enemy occupied shores and making a quick getaway. The chief British agents in Russia were Sir Paul Dukes and Sidney Reilly. During this time Agar and his two ...

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Augustus Agar was appointed captain of the 9,925 ton heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire in August 1941. The ship carried a catapult operated reconnaissance aircraft (a Supermarine Walrus), had a great range and was designed for finding and destroying enemy commerce raiders. She was assigned to convoy protection duty in the South Atlantic and left Scotland on her first mission escorting a slow convoy to South Afric ...

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Dorsetshire was berthed at the naval base at Simonstown, South Africa on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and, soon after, British positions at Hong Kong, Shanghai and Malaya. She was immediately assigned to escort a convoy of British troops just arriving from Halifax in American transports, originally destined for the Middle East, but now diverted to Singapore. She guided them to Bombay and then returned to Durban to escort another convoy to Aden and Bombay. This was essential duty as these convoys were now vu ...

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See list of Polish sports players Bronko Nagurski, american football player (Born in Canada of Polish parents) Michael Klim, australian swimmer Halina Konopacka, athlete Władysław Kozakiewicz, athlete Janusz Kusociński, athlete Bronisław Malinowski, athlete Józef Schmidt, athlete Tadeusz Ślusarski, athlete Irena Szewińska, athlete Stanisława Walasiewicz, athlete Jacek Wszoła, athlete Robert Korzeniowski, athlete S ...

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After leave for a month, the less than fit Agar was sent to Belfast to supervise the building and completion of the new aircraft carrier, HMS Unicorn. He worked on this assignment for a period and was placed on the retired list in 1943. He achieved the rank of Commodore in 1943 when he was once again appointed President and Captain of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. He served in this capacity until 1946. Agar wrote two noteworthy books about his naval career. In his retirement he farmed at Alton, Hampshire, England. His clubs were ...

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The British paid dearly for underestimating Japanese capabilities. After Pearl Harbor, the loss of HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales and the fall of Singapore one might have expected greater caution. It was the sad end to a fine career. Augustus Agar's seafaring days ended close to where he was born 52 years before. It is easy to assess blame afterwards, but it did seem unwise to sent the Dorsetshire back to Colombo for a second time to finish her refit with a huge Japanese Fleet threatening. This was Somerville ...

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