The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... Russia ) , diplomat and statesman who controlled Russia's foreign affairs during the reign of the empress Elizabeth . Sent by Peter the Great to Copenhagen and Berlin for his education , Bestuzhev began his diplomatic career in the ...
... Russia ) , diplomat and statesman who controlled Russia's foreign affairs during the reign of the empress Elizabeth . Sent by Peter the Great to Copenhagen and Berlin for his education , Bestuzhev began his diplomatic career in the ...
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... Russia [ now Leningrad , Russian S.F.S.R . ] - d . Feb. 27 [ Feb. 15 ] , 1887 , St. Pe- tersburg ) , major Russian nationalist composer of the 19th century and also a scientist no- table for research on aldehydes . The illegitimate son ...
... Russia [ now Leningrad , Russian S.F.S.R . ] - d . Feb. 27 [ Feb. 15 ] , 1887 , St. Pe- tersburg ) , major Russian nationalist composer of the 19th century and also a scientist no- table for research on aldehydes . The illegitimate son ...
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... Russia ( March 3 , 1918 ) , which concluded hostilities between those countries during World War I. Peace negotiations , which the Soviet government had requested on Nov. 8 , 1917 , began on December 22. They were divided into several ...
... Russia ( March 3 , 1918 ) , which concluded hostilities between those countries during World War I. Peace negotiations , which the Soviet government had requested on Nov. 8 , 1917 , began on December 22. They were divided into several ...
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