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Nicholas, Russian grand duke
(Encyclopedia)Nicholas (Nikolai Nikolayevich) nyĭkəlīˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch [key], 1856–1929, Russian grand duke and army officer; first cousin of Czar Alexander III and grandson of Czar Nicholas I. He served ...Russian Federation
(Encyclopedia)Russian Federation: see Russia.Russian Turkistan
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(Encyclopedia)Russian Platform: see Baltic Shield. ...Russian Church
(Encyclopedia)Russian Church: see Orthodox Eastern Church. ...Puritan Revolution
(Encyclopedia)Puritan Revolution: see English civil war. ...Russian Far East
(Encyclopedia)Russian Far East, formerly Soviet Far East, federal district (1989 est. pop. 7,941,000), c.2,400,000 sq mi (6,216,000 sq km), encompassing the entire northeast coast of Asia and including the Sakha Re...Russian thistle
(Encyclopedia)Russian thistle: see goosefoot; tumbleweed. ...American Revolution
(Encyclopedia)American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called th...Browse by Subject
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