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13 hours ago · The tradition of the classic Russian realistic novel continues with such authors as Vasily Aksyonov (1932–2009) and Mikhail Shishkin (b. 1961). A relatively new trend in Russian literature is that female short story writers Tatyana Tolstaya or Lyudmila Petrushevskaya , and novelists Lyudmila Ulitskaya or Dina Rubina have come into prominence.
13 hours ago · Until 1982 each team drew its players from the clubs based in that state. No consideration was given to the origins of the players themselves. The first of these interstate games was played at Sydney's Agricultural Ground on 11 July 1908, before Queensland had even commenced its club competition. New South Wales easily accounted for Queensland ...
13 hours ago · Signature. George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man ...
13 hours ago · According to a 2022 Gallup poll, 36% of American voters identify as "conservative" or "very conservative", 37% as "moderate", and 25% as "liberal" or "very liberal". These percentages were fairly constant from 1990 to 2009, [161] when conservatism spiked in popularity briefly, [162] before reverting to the original trend, while liberal views on ...
13 hours ago · OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 May 1997. With their producer, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997. They distanced themselves from the guitar-centred ...
13 hours ago · Condoleezza Rice. Condoleezza Rice ( / ˌkɒndəˈliːzə / KON-də-LEE-zə; born November 14, 1954) is an American diplomat and political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 ...
