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Encyclopedia - Ukrainians: Encyclopedia - Ukrainians
Russia:   2,860,0001[1] Canada:   1,071,0601[2] USA:   890,0001[3] Brazil:   550,0001[4] Kazakhst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainians: Encyclopedia Ii - Ukrainians - History
Ukraine had a very turbulent history, a fact explained by its geographical position. Up to the fifteenth century, Ukrainians were part of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lemko: Encyclopedia Ii - Lemko - History
Lemkos are remainder of Valachian and Ruthenian settlers who arrived to the area later inhabited by the Lemkos in 14th century. Following...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chukotka: Encyclopedia - Chukotka
Chukotka Autonomous District (Russian: Чуко́тский автоно́мный о́круг, tr.: Chukotsky avtonomny okrug), or Chuk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chişinău: Encyclopedia - Chişinău
Chişinău (IPA /ki.ʃi.'nəǔ/) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Moldova. It is also largest city of Moldova....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War Ii: Encyclopedia - World War Ii
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukovina: Encyclopedia - Bukovina
Bukovina (see the the list of alternative names for the name in different languages) is the territory on the northern slopes of the north...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bessarabia: Encyclopedia - Bessarabia
Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bologna: Encyclopedia - Bologna
Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po Rive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vojvodina: Encyclopedia - Vojvodina
 – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)  &...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church (encompassing national Orthodox jurisdictions such as Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, etc.—see Eastern Or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waffen-ss: Encyclopedia - Waffen-ss
The Waffen-SS ("Armed Protective Squadron") was the combat arm of the Schutzstaffel. Headed by Heinrich Himmler who was ranked Reichsfüh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dagestan: Encyclopedia - Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan (Russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н), older spelling Daghestan, is a federal subject of the Russ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Czech Republic: Encyclopedia - Czech Republic
The Czech Republic (Czech: Česká republika) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country has borders with Poland to the north...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Byelorussian Ssr: Encyclopedia - Byelorussian Ssr
Belarusian: Workers of the world, unite! The Byelorussian SSR (Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic; Russian Белору́сская �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Language: Encyclopedia - Ukrainian Language
Ukrainian (украї́нська мо́ва, ukrayins'ka mova, [ukraˈjinsʲka ˈmɔva]) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racial Segregation: Encyclopedia - Racial Segregation
Racial segregation is a kind of formalized or institutionalized discrimination on the basis of race. It is characterized by the races' se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crimean Khanate: Encyclopedia - Crimean Khanate
The Crimean Khanate (Khanate of Crimea; Crimean Tatar: Qırım Hanlığı; Russian: Крымское ханство [Krymskoe khanstvo]; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vodka: Encyclopedia - Vodka
Vodka is a typically colorless liquor, usually distilled from fermented grain. It is commonly thought that the term is a diminutive of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schutzstaffel: Encyclopedia - Schutzstaffel
The Schutzstaffel ▶ (help·info) ("defense squadron"), or SS, was a large paramilitary organization that was a principal component of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia - The Holocaust
The Holocaust is the name applied to the systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of various ethnic, religious and political ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia - Hungary
The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság listen ▶ (help·info)), or Hungary (Magyarország listen ▶ (help·info)), is a landloc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalmykia: Encyclopedia - Kalmykia
The Republic of Kalmykia (Kalmyk: Хальмг Таңһч; Russian: Респу́блика Калмы́кия) is a federal subject of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greece: Encyclopedia - Greece
Greece, (Greek: Ελλάδα, older form: Ελλάς, Hellas), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buryatia: Encyclopedia - Buryatia
The Buryat Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Буря́тия; Buryat: Буряад Республика) is a federal subject of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - College Of Cardinals: Encyclopedia - College Of Cardinals
The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The body plays two roles for the church: part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia - Russia
The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Fed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ukraine: Encyclopedia - Ukraine
Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, Ukrayina, /ukraˈjina/) is a country in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the northeast, Belarus t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenia: Encyclopedia - Armenia
The Republic of Armenia, or Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստան, Hayastan, Հայք, Hayq), is a landlocked country in the southern Cauca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azerbaijan: Encyclopedia - Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan) is a country in the Caucasus, at the crossroads of Europe and Southwest Asia, with a coast on the C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Altai Republic: Encyclopedia - Altai Republic
The Altai Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Алта́й; Altay: Алтай Республика) is a federal subject of the Rus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberta: Encyclopedia - Alberta
Alberta is one of Canada's provinces. It celebrated 100 years as a province in 2005 on September 1st. As part of the Centennial celebrati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siberia: Encyclopedia - Siberia
Siberia (Russian: Сиби́рь, common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vancouver: Encyclopedia - Vancouver
Density 4758 Vancouver (pronounced [væːnˈkʰuv̥ɚ]) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. It is the largest metrop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belarus: Encyclopedia - Belarus
The Republic of Belarus is a landlocked nation-state in Eastern Europe, which borders Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chernivtsi: Encyclopedia - Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi (Ukrainian: Чернівці; Romanian: Cernăuţi; German: Czernowitz or Tschernowitz; Polish: Czerniowce; Hungarian: Csernov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austria-hungary: Encyclopedia - Austria-hungary
Austria-Hungary Die im Reichsrat vertretenen Königreiche und Länder und die Länder der heiligen ungarischen Stephanskrone (German) A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1651: Encyclopedia - 1651
1651 - Ongoing events. Fronde civil war in France (1648-1653) 1651 - Literature. Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan 1651 - Births. Janu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lemko: Encyclopedia Ii - Lemko - The Situation Of Lemkos In Poland After 1956 Till Today
Some 5 thousand Lemko families returned to their home regions in Eastern Poland in 1957-1958.[1] While the 2002/2003 Polish census shows ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lemko: Encyclopedia Ii - Lemko - Dialect
The Lemko dialect is considered by many linguists to be the western-most dialect of the Ukrainian language. Lemko speech, however, includ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kula Vojvodina: Encyclopedia Ii - Kula Vojvodina - Inhabited Places
Kula municipality encompasses of town of Kula, town of Crvenka, and following villages: Kruščić Lipar Nova Crvenka Ruski Krstur Sivac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krasnoyarsk Krai: Encyclopedia Ii - Krasnoyarsk Krai - Geography
The krai stretches 3,000 km from north to south. The krai lies in the middle of Siberia and shares borders with Tyumen, Tomsk, Irkutsk, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaliningrad Oblast: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaliningrad Oblast - History
Kaliningrad Oblast - Prussian people. A thousand years ago this area was inhabited by Prussian tribes of Baltic origin (not to be confu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Izmail: Encyclopedia Ii - Izmail - History
The fortress of Izmail was built by Genoese merchants in the 12th century and later belonged to Moldavia, until around 1478 when it becam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janusz Korczak: Encyclopedia Ii - Janusz Korczak - Biography
Korczak was born in Warsaw in an assimilated Jewish family. His father Józef Goldszmit died in 1896, possibly by his own hand, leaving t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Koryakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Koryakia - Administrative Divisions
Koryakia - Districts. Koryakia consists of the following districts (raions): Karaginsky (Карагинский) Olyutorsky (Олют�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lightbulb Joke: Encyclopedia Ii - Lightbulb Joke - Basic Variations
Even the original is subject to variation, the most common involving more people turning the entire house around. Once the subject is cho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazan - History
It is disputed when Kazan was founded by the Volga Bulgars, as written records for that period are sparse. Estimates range from the early...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kemerovo Oblast: Encyclopedia Ii - Kemerovo Oblast - Administrative Divisions
Kemerovo Oblast - Districts. Kemerovo Oblast consists of the following districts (raions): Belovsky (Беловский) Chebulinsky (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khakassia: Encyclopedia Ii - Khakassia - Demographics
Population (2002): 546,072. Ethnic groups: As per the 2002 census, ethnic Russians at 438,395 (80.27%) constitute by far the largest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazakhstan - History
Main article: History of Kazakhstan Humans have inhabited what is now known as Kazakhstan since the earliest Stone Age, generally pursuin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kharkiv Oblast: Encyclopedia Ii - Kharkiv Oblast - History
The territory of the Kharkiv oblast has been permanently inhabited since at least the late Paleolithic period (10,000–12,000 years ago)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazakhstan - History
Main article: History of Kazakhstan Humans have inhabited what is now known as Kazakhstan since the earliest Stone Age, generally pursuin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irredentism: Encyclopedia Ii - Irredentism - Irredentist Disputes
Not all territorial disputes are irredentist, although they are often couched in irredentist rhetoric to justify and legitimize such clai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazakh Ssr: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazakh Ssr - Background
Established on August 26, 1920, initially it was called Kirghiz ASSR ("A"-for Autonomous) and was a part of the Russian SFSR. On April 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lutsk: Encyclopedia Ii - Lutsk - History
According to legend, Luchesk was founded in the 7th century. However, it wasn't until 1085 when it was first mentioned. Until the foundat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - Poland - History
Poland began to form into a recognizable unitary and territorial entity around the middle of the 10th century under the Piast dynasty. Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Podolia: Encyclopedia Ii - Podolia - History
The country has had human inhabitants since at least the beginning of the Neolithic period. Herodotus mentions it as the seat of the Grae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - History
Main article: History of Hungary In the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans called the region Pannonia (west from the Danube river). Aft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Russia: 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 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish-lithuanian Commonwealth: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish-lithuanian Commonwealth - History
The creation of the Commonwealth by the Union of Lublin in 1569 was one of the signal achievements of Sigismund II Augustus, last king of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Romania: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Romania - Kingdom Of Romania
Main article: Kingdom of Romania History of Romania - The Old Kingdom. In 1866, the German prince Carol I (Charles or Karl) of Hohenzol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portugal: Encyclopedia Ii - Portugal - History
Portugal - Lusitania. Main articles: Pre-Roman and Roman Lusitania In the early first millennium BC, several waves of Celts invaded Por...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pereiaslav-khmelnytskyi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pereiaslav-khmelnytskyi - History
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi played a significant role in the history of Ukraine. It was mentioned for the first time in the text of the Rus' ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odessa: Encyclopedia Ii - Odessa - History
Odessa - From Foundation to the End of 19th Century. In the 14th century, Crimean Tatars traded in the Odessa region. The town was rule...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republic Of Moldova: Encyclopedia Ii - Republic Of Moldova - History
Main article: History of Moldova Moldova's territory was inhabited in ancient times by Dacians. Strategical location due to the situation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kiev Offensive 1920: Encyclopedia Ii - Kiev Offensive 1920 - Bolshevik Counterattack
The Polish-Ukrainian military thrust soon met with Red Army counterattack. On May 24, 1920, the Polish-Ukrainian forces were engaged for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United Kingdom - Pre-historical And Historical Immigration Up To 1066
Immigration to the United Kingdom - Ice age. Modern humans arrived in what would become the United Kingdom 35,000 years ago during the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - World War Ii - Chronology
Main articles: European Theatre of World War II, Mediterranean Theatre of World War II, Pacific War, End of World War II in Europe World...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nazi Nuremberg Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Nazi Nuremberg Laws - History
A conference of ministers was held on August 20, 1935, to discuss the economic effects of Party actions against Jews. Adolf Wagner, the P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nkvd: Encyclopedia Ii - Nkvd - Nkvd Activities
Although the NKVD performed the important function of state security, the name of the organization today is associated primarily with act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Russians: 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) A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kazakhstan - History
Main article: History of Kazakhstan Humans have inhabited what is now known as Kazakhstan since the earliest Stone Age, generally pursuin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Novosibirsk Oblast: Encyclopedia Ii - Novosibirsk Oblast - Administrative Divisions
Novosibirsk Oblast - Districts. Novosibirsk Oblast consists of the following districts (raions): Bagansky (Баганский) Barabin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odessa: Encyclopedia Ii - Odessa - History
Odessa - From Foundation to the End of 19th Century. In the AD 15th century, nomadic Tatars under the suzerainty of the Khanate of Crim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organised Persecution Of Ethnic Germans: Encyclopedia Ii - Organised Persecution Of Ethnic Germans - Specific Locales
Organised persecution of ethnic Germans - Australia. Persecution of ethnic Germans was much the same in Australia as it was in the Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nord-vest Development Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Nord-vest Development Region - Economy
The economy of Nord-Vest is mainly agricultural (46% of its population having as the main occupation agriculture), even though there is s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Russia And The Soviet Union: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Russia And The Soviet Union - After The October Revolution 1917-1991
History of the Jews in Russia and the Soviet Union - Under Lenin 1917-1924. In March 1919, Lenin delivered a speech "On Anti-Jewish Pog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Russia - Classical Opera And Ballet
Russia has a long history of classical music innovation. The first important Russian composer was Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857), who added r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holodomor: Encyclopedia Ii - Holodomor - Causes And Outcomes
On August 7, 1932, the Moscow government imposed the death penalty in Ukraine for any theft of public property [8], [9], [10]. Until Octo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nenets Autonomous District: Encyclopedia Ii - Nenets Autonomous District - Administrative Divisions
Nenets autonomous district - Selsovets. Nenetsia Autonomous District consists of the following selsovets: Andegsky (Андегский...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heinrich Himmler: Encyclopedia Ii - Heinrich Himmler - Early Life
Born near Munich, Bavaria, Germany, into a middle-class family, he was the son of a Bavarian schoolmaster and attended Landshut High Scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peace Of Riga: Encyclopedia Ii - Peace Of Riga - The Treaty
First peace talks were started on August 17 1920 in Minsk but after an incident against Polish negotiators there, were moved to Riga and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish September Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish September Campaign - Details Of The Campaign
Polish September Campaign - Plans. The German plan Fall Weiss, for what became known as the September campaign, was created by General...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish September Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish September Campaign - Details Of The Campaign
Polish September Campaign - Plans. The German plan Fall Weiss, for what became known as the September campaign, was created by General...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Population Transfer In The Soviet Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Population Transfer In The Soviet Union - Transfers Of Ethnicities
The wholesale removal of potentially trouble-making ethnic groups was a technique used consistently by Joseph Stalin during his career: P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grand Duchy Of Lithuania: Encyclopedia Ii - Grand Duchy Of Lithuania - History
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania began its rise to great power status under the reign of the king Mindaugas (or Mindoŭh in Belarusian) begin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Petersburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Petersburg - Landmarks And Tourist Attractions
The majestic appearance of St. Petersburg is achieved through a variety of architectural details including long, straight boulevards, vas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petrovaradin: Encyclopedia Ii - Petrovaradin - History
Human settlement in the territory of present-day Petrovaradin has been traced as far back as the Stone Age (about 4500 BC). This region w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulag: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulag - History
From 1918 camp-type detention facilities were set up, as a reformed extension of earlier labour camps (katorgas), operated in Siberia as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Frontier: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Frontier - History
Military Frontier - Ottoman wars. The Ottoman wars in Europe caused the border of the Kingdom of Hungary and subsequently the Habsburg ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Internment: Encyclopedia Ii - Internment - United States
In reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan in 1941, United States Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942 allowed military com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Israel - Judaism In Israel
Most citizens in the State of Israel are Jewish, and most Israeli Jews practice Judaism in some form. While Judaism has always affirmed a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nikolay Kostomarov: Encyclopedia Ii - Nikolay Kostomarov - Historian
As a historian, Kostomarov's writings reflected the romantic trends of his time. He was an advocate of the use of ethnography and folkson...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krasnodar Krai: Encyclopedia Ii - Krasnodar Krai - Geography
Krasnodar Krai encompasses the western part of the Forecaucasus and a part of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major. Krasnodar Krai borde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaliningrad Oblast: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaliningrad Oblast - History
Kaliningrad Oblast - Prussian people. A thousand years ago this area was inhabited by Prussian tribes of Baltic origin (not to be confu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kildonan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kildonan - Current Riding
The modern Kildonan riding was established in 1957, and formally came into being in the provincial election of 1958. It is located in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prešov: Encyclopedia Ii - Prešov - Characteristics
As of 2001, 93.7% of the inhabitants are Slovaks; significant minorities include Roma, Rusyns, Ukrainians, and Czechs. The average wage a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaunas: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaunas - History
At the location of the current Kaunas old town, at the confluence of two large rivers, there was a settlement as far back as the tenth ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krasnoyarsk: Encyclopedia Ii - Krasnoyarsk - Geography
Geographical location of the city is 56°01′N 93°04′E. The total area of the city including suburbs and the river is 172 square kilo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph Stalin: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph Stalin - Stalin And Changes In Soviet Society
Joseph Stalin - Industrialization. Main article: Industrialization of the USSR. The Russian Civil War and War communism had a devastati...   » Read the article