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1 day ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.
3 days ago · ISBN 978-3-030-36617-9. It [Albanian] is the official language of Albania, the co-official language of Kosovo, and the co-official language of many western municipalities of the Republic of Macedonia. Albanian is also spoken widely in some areas in Greece, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia, and in some towns in southern Italy and Sicily.
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1 day ago · Albania, country in southern Europe, located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula on the Strait of Otranto, the southern entrance to the Adriatic Sea. The capital city is Tirana ( Tiranë ). Albanians refer to themselves as shqiptarë —often taken to mean “sons of eagles,” though it may well refer to “those associated with the ...
1 day ago · Kievan Rus' c. 880–1240 Rurikid princely emblems depicted on coins: Left: Vladimir the Great (10–11th century) Right: Yaroslav the Wise (11th century) A map of Kievan Rus' after the death of Yaroslav I in 1054 Capital Kiev (882–1240) Common languages Old East Slavic Old Church Slavonic (literary) Old Norse Finnic languages Religion Slavic paganism (native faith of Slavs) Reformed state ...
1 day ago · Slovakia (/ s l oʊ ˈ v æ k i ə,-ˈ v ɑː k-/ ⓘ; Slovak: Slovensko [ˈslɔʋenskɔ] ⓘ), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenská republika [ˈslɔʋenskaː ˈrepublika] ⓘ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
1 day ago · 912–945), his widow Olga of Kiev – regent for her infant son Sviatoslav I (r. 945–972 ) – visited the emperor Constantine VII and was received as queen of the Rus' in Constantinople. [74] [75] [76] She was probably baptized in Hagia Sophia's baptistery, taking the name of the reigning augusta , Helena Lecapena , and receiving the titles ...
21 hours ago · Václav Havel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslav ˈɦavɛl] ⓘ; 5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright and dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December, before he became the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003.
