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June 1 [May 21, Old Style], 1804, Novospasskoye, Russia [now in Russian
S.F.S.R.] — d. Feb. 15 [Feb. 3], 1857, Berlin, Ger.), the first Russian composer to
win international recognition and the acknowledged founder of the Russian
nationalist ...
June 1 [May 21, Old Style], 1804, Novospasskoye, Russia [now in Russian
S.F.S.R.] — d. Feb. 15 [Feb. 3], 1857, Berlin, Ger.), the first Russian composer to
win international recognition and the acknowledged founder of the Russian
nationalist ...
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June 4 [June 15, New Style], 1798, Khaapsalu, Estonia, Russian Empire— d. Feb
. 27 [March 11], 1883, Baden- Baden, Ger.), statesman who served as Russia's
foreign minister during the quarter century following the Crimean War (1853-56),
...
June 4 [June 15, New Style], 1798, Khaapsalu, Estonia, Russian Empire— d. Feb
. 27 [March 11], 1883, Baden- Baden, Ger.), statesman who served as Russia's
foreign minister during the quarter century following the Crimean War (1853-56),
...
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Gorky knew the Russian working-class background intimately, for his grandfather
afforded him only a few months of formal schooling, sending him out into the
world to earn his living at the age of eight. His jobs included, among many others,
...
Gorky knew the Russian working-class background intimately, for his grandfather
afforded him only a few months of formal schooling, sending him out into the
world to earn his living at the age of eight. His jobs included, among many others,
...
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