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  • 1Russian history, 1721–1796 — The era of Russian palace revolutionsPeter changed the rules of succession to the throne after he executed his own son, Aleksey, who had opposed his father s reforms and served as a rallying figure for antireform groups. A new law provided that… …

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  • 2Russian jokes — ( ru. анекдоты (transcribed anekdoty), literally anecdotes) the most popular form of Russian humour, are short fictional stories or dialogues with a punch line. Russian joke culture features a series of categories with fixed and highly familiar… …

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  • 3Russian Language and Literature — • Russian is a Slav language belonging to the Indo European family Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russian Language and Literature     Russian Language and Literature …

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  • 4Russian roulette — ( ru. Русская рулетка) is a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants place a single round in a revolver, spin the cylinder, place the muzzle against their head and pull the trigger. Russian refers to the country of origin of the… …

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  • 5Russian political jokes — (or, rather, Russophone political jokes) are a part of Russian humour and can be naturally grouped into the major time periods: Imperial Russia, Soviet Union and finally post Soviet Russia. Quite a few political themes can be found among other… …

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  • 6History of film — This article is about the history of cinema. For other uses, see History of photography. Years in film 1870s 1880s 1890s …

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  • 7History of Russia — The history of Russia begins with that of the East Slavs. The first East Slavic state, Kievan Rus , adopted Christianity from the Byzantine Empire in 988, [cite web|title=Kievan Rus and Mongol Periods|url=http://www.shsu.edu/ his… …

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  • 8History of the Eastern Orthodox Church — The Eastern Orthodox Churches trace their roots back to the Apostles and Jesus Christ. Eastern Orthodoxy reached its golden age during the high point of the Byzantine Empire, and then continued to flourish in Russia after the Fall of… …

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  • 9Russian culture — Saint Basil s Cathedral on the Red Square, Moscow …

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  • 10History of slavery — The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history. Slavery, generally defined, refers to the systematic exploitation of labor traced back to the earliest records, such as the Code… …

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