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1. Learn To Speak Russian Learn To Speak Russian with the easy and reliable Pimsleur audios. The Russian language becomes more important as Russia opens itself towards the West and wealthy Russians start to travel the world. Nice Russian ladies are also looking for western men...
2. Faberge Eggs - The Style, the design, from Russia! Priceless masterpieces, opulent symbols of Easter, or fancy, useless trinkets, Faberge eggs have meant different things to different people. To collectors, they are precious, rare, and highly prized. To Stalin and his lackeys, they were reminders of...
3. 40-Minute Russian 40-Minute Russian - Learning Russian is a must for all people working in the hospitality industry. The Russian travellers who visit demand best service and speaking Russian is part of that. This downloadable Russian audio file provides the opportunit...
4. Valentina Tereshkova Sally Ride was the first American woman in space, but Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova claims the distinction of being the first woman in space nearly 20 years before her American counterpart left earth's atmosphere.
5. Peter the Great Peter the Great (or Peter I) (1672-1725) was the czar of Russia in the period 1682-1725. Peter the Great was "a relentless improver, innovator, experimenter, architect and strategist, [and] one of the most ingenious and hyperactive leaders in histor...
6. The Cold War The Cold War was a period of political and economic tensions between the Eastern Block (the Soviet Union; Eastern Europe; and their allies) on one hand and the Western Bloc (the United States, Europe, and their allies) on the other. The Cold War som...
7. Crimean War The Crimean War (1854-56) was a war between Russia the allied powers of Britain, France, Turkey and Sardinia). It was triggered off by arguments between Russia and France over the Russian possession of holy places in Palestine and Russia's attempts...
8. Catherine the Great Catherine the Great (1729-96), officially known as Empress Catherine II, was a clever and energetic empress of Russia. Early in her 34 year reign, Catherine intended to reform her country and bring in more enlightened laws; but as time went on she b...
9. Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire was a vast empire stretching over much of Asia and Europe, that was begun by Genghis Khan in the early 1200s. Genghis Khan became khan (king) of the Mongol tribes in 1206 and he came to rule not only Mongolia but also areas of Russ...
10. Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (22 April 1870 - 21 January 1924), born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov and commonly known by the names V.I. Lenin or simply Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, communist politician, principal leader of the October Rev...
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