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Dumas, Alexandre
Dumas, Alexandre (1802–70) (
père) French novelist and dramatist. He achieved success with romantic historical plays, such as
La Tour de Nesle (1832). He is better known today for his swashbuckling novels, such as
The Count of Monte Cristo,
The Three Musketeers (1844–45) and
The Black Tulip (1850).
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Duma starts debate on impeaching Boris Yeltsin
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 5/14/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Filimonov, the communist head of the State Duma's impeachment commission, opened the...Communist, Viktor Ilyukhin, head of the Duma's defence committee, then argued the...communist-dominated house. Mr Yeltsin's Duma representative, Alexander Kotenkov, outlined...
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 "The Moscow Times (Russia)")
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Duma Has a Big Business Lobby, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 1/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...managed to get nine deputies into the State Duma, six of whom are in the pro-Kremlin...representatives in the recently elected Duma -- most key businesses have deputies...almost doubled compared to the previous Duma, but they will probably take care to watch...
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Duma criticizes Helsinki outcome; Postpones START II discussions
Magazine article from: Arms Control Today; 4/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Boris Yeltsin, influential members of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament...address to the nation. Meanwhile, the Duma announced on April 9 that it would postpone discussion of START II. Duma Reacts to Helsinki The Helsinki agreements...
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Analyzing the Duma elections in Russia.
Magazine article from: Insight Turkey; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...article examines the December 2, 2007 State Duma elections in Russia in terms of their significance...of the United Russia party in the State Duma elections created the most conducive conditions...problem in 2008. By keeping the State Duma under the control of his 'Party of Power...
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Monolithic New Duma Is Just an Illusion, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 1/14/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...first plenary session of the fourth State Duma, giving voters a look at the representatives...staying on message. Putin, addressing the Duma for the first time as president, called...function. And by all accounts, the new Duma will have strictly limited functions...
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Yeltsin wins as Duma backs down
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 5/16/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...victory. The lower house of parliament, or Duma, voted on five separate counts that essentially...expected to pass. But many observers and Duma deputies believed there was a strong chance...Primakov enjoyed strong support in the Duma, and Yeltsin's decision was seen as...
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RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS STRIPPED OF DUMA POSTS
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/3/2002; 700+ words
; ...00-0000 Russian Communists stripped of Duma posts MOSCOW, Apr 03, 2002 (United Press...the lower house of parliament. The State Duma voted 251-136 in favor of removing the...disgraceful behavior. Zyuganov blasted the Duma for taking part in moral and political...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Winning drives Warriors' Duma; Freshman forward becomes leader on court for Averill Park.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...gateway to the soul" is applied to Katie Duma, what would be revealed is a giant image of a basketball. Duma, a 5-foot-10 freshman small forward...basketball player she can be. And don't let Duma's class status fool you - she is already...
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 "Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Winning drives Warriors' Duma: Freshman forward becomes leader on court for Averill Park.
Newspaper article from: Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...gateway to the soul" is applied to Katie Duma, what would be revealed is a giant image of a basketball. Duma, a 5-foot-10 freshman small forward...basketball player she can be. And don't let Duma's class status fool you -- she is already...
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Russian Communists stripped of Duma posts.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 4/3/2002; 700+ words
; ...the lower house of parliament. The State Duma voted 251-136 in favor of removing the...disgraceful" behavior. Zyuganov blasted the Duma for taking part in "moral and political...political party and the biggest gainer in the Duma's redistribution of chairmanships...
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Duma
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
DUMA Known officially as the State Duma, this institution was the lower house of the Russian parliamentary...In Kievan and Muscovite times, rulers convened a "boyars' duma" of the highest nobles to provide counsel on major policy issues...
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Boyar Duma
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
BOYAR DUMA Boyar Duma is a scholarly term used to describe the royal council or the upper strata...ruling elite in the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. The term duma often appears in the sources with the meaning "advice," "counsel...
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duma
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
duma , Russian name for a representative body, particularly applied to the Imperial Duma established as a result of the Russian Revolution...and the university faculties) and for the Duma (a lower house elected by a system of suffrage...
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Duma Sláinge
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Duma Sláinge, Duma Sláine . Another name for Dind Ríg .
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Federal Assembly
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...bicameral Federal Assembly is called the State Duma, and the upper chamber is the Federation...president appoints the prime minister, and the Duma votes whether to confirm the appointment...two-thirds vote of each chamber. The Duma may deny the government its confidence...
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