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Decembrists Decembrists
Decembrists , in Russian history, members of secret revolutionary societies whose activities led to the uprising of Dec., 1825, against Czar Nicholas I . Formed after the Napoleonic Wars, the groups comprised officers who had served in Europe and had been influenced by Western liberal ideals. They... Read more
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Ambon , island, c.300 sq mi (775 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Moluccas , in the Banda Sea. It is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Corn and sago are produced, and hunting and fishing supplement the diet. Nutmeg and cloves, once grown in abundance, are produced in limited quantities, and... Read more
Nalchik Nalchik
Nalchik , city (1989 pop. 235,000), capital of Kabardino-Balkar Republic , S European Russia, on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus. A health and tourist resort, it is the gateway to the Mt. Elbrus region. It also also has considerable industry, notably a molybdenum-tungsten mill;... Read more
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Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz , city (1989 pop. 300,000), capital of North Ossetia-Alania, SE European Russia, on the Terek River and at the northern foot of the Caucasus. It is the starting point of the Georgian Military Road as well as an industrial center with an electric zinc smelter, lead and silver refineries,... Read more
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hydrogen bomb or H-bomb, weapon deriving a large portion of its energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes. In an atomic bomb , uranium or plutonium is split into lighter elements that together weigh less than the original atoms, the remainder of the mass appearing as energy. Unlike... Read more
Mordovia Mordovia
Mordovia , Mordovian Republic , or Mordva Republic , constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 965,000), c.10,000 sq mi (25,900 sq km), E European Russia. Once a densely forested steppe, it consists of the Volga upland in the east and the Oka-Don lowland in the west. Agricultural processing and the... Read more
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William Augustus Cumberland, duke of 1721-65, British general; third son of George II. Entering the army shortly before the outbreak (1740) of the War of the Austrian Succession , he was defeated by the French at Fontenoy (1745). Returning to England to put down the 1745 rising of the Jacobites ,... Read more
Chita Chita
Chita , city (1989 pop. 366,000), capital of Chita region, SE Siberian Russia, at the confluence of the Chita and Ingoda rivers and on the Trans-Siberian RR. Railroad and food-processing equipment are manufactured. Founded in 1653, Chita was a place of exile of the 19th-century Decembrist rebels. ... Read more
Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Plehve Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Plehve
PLEHVE, VYACHESLAV KONSTANTINOVICH (1846–1904), leader of imperial police then minister in governments of Tsar Alexander III and Tsar Nicholas II. As a conservative statesman in late imperial Russia, Vyacheslav Plehve (von Plehwe) was a key figure in the tsarist regime's struggle against... Read more

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