ruling circle
1circle — n. circular geometric figure 1) to describe, draw a circle 2) to square a circle (to square a circle is impossible) 3) the Antarctic; Arctic; polar circle (at the Arctic circle) 4) the great circle (on the earth s surface) 5) a traffic circle… …
2Ruling clique — A ruling clique is a group of people who jointly rule an oligarchic form of government.Ruling cliques generally differ from another type of oligarchy: a military junta. Military juntas are always ruled by military personnel (often high ranking… …
3Minor characters in Circle of Magic — This is a list of minor characters who appear in the Circle of Magic quartet by Tamora Pierce: Sandry s Book, Tris s Book, Daja s Book and Briar s Book . Other characters in the Emelan universe do not appear in these books, but appear in The… …
4List of minor Circle of Magic characters — This is a list of minor characters who appear in the Circle of Magic quartet by Tamora Pierce: Sandry s Book, Tris s Book, Daja s Book and Briar s Book. Other characters in the Emelan universe do not appear in these books, but appear in The… …
5inner circle — Synonyms and related words: bunch, bureaucracy, cabal, cadre, camarilla, cell, charmed circle, circle, clan, clique, closed circle, coterie, crew, crowd, directorate, elite, elite group, group, hierarchy, higher echelons, higher ups, ingroup,… …
6Open Circle Theater — was a multi disciplinary performance company in Seattle, Washington. It was committed to the development of new works and adaptations that spoke to the human condition through fantasy and mythic storytelling. Founded in the early 90’s, the… …
7Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
8Joseph Stalin — Stalin redirects here. For other uses, see Stalin (disambiguation). Joseph Stalin Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин Georgian: იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე სტალინი …
9Great Purge — ( ru. Большая чистка, transliterated Bolshaya chistka ) was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin in 1937 1938. Orlando Figes The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin s… …
10Oleg Khlevniuk — Oleg V. Khlevniuk (Born July 7, 1959 Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR) is a senior researcher at the State Archive of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Much of his writing on Stalinist Soviet Union is based on newly released archival documents, including …
