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2 days ago · Kievan Rus', [a] [b] also known as Kyivan Rus ', [c] [7] [8] was a state and later an amalgam of principalities [9] in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. [10] The name was coined by Russian historians in the 19th century. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, [11] [12 ...
5 days ago · Here is the story of the first seven Romanov tsars who laid the foundation for Imperial Russia: 1. Michael I (1613-1645) Michael Romanov was elected tsar in 1613, bringing an end to the Time of Troubles – a period of political instability following the end of the Rurik dynasty. As the first Romanov tsar, Michael focused on restoring order and ...
5 days ago · When did Joseph Stalin die? Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953, in Moscow. His death triggered a leadership scramble within the Soviet Communist Party, and Nikita Khrushchev ultimately emerged as Stalin’s successor.
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2 days ago · Uncovering Kiev’s Historical Significance. Kiev’s historical journey is intertwined with the rise and fall of empires and the shifting borders of Eastern Europe. In 1793, during the second partition of Poland, Russia acquired the Right-Bank Ukrainian lands, making Kiev the capital of the newly created Kiev Province.
4 days ago · 1933-1939: The Prelude to the Holocaust. When Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, the Nazi Party began implementing a series of measures designed to isolate, persecute, and ultimately eliminate Jews from German society. The first concentration camp, Dachau, opened on March 22, 1933, initially housing political ...
3 days ago · The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [a] was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.
4 days ago · Then, I did not wear it for few days and the watch was fully stopped. I read the Rolex manual how to wind and set date and time before using it again. But I felt there was something wrong when I tried to wind up the crown for several times (clockwise), the second hand did not move at all. The manual says wind up to 20 times, so I followed ...
