Streltsy — ( ru. Стрельцы) were the units of Russian guardsmen (sl. strelets , стрелец. literally shooter ; often translated as musketeer, but more properly harquebusier ) in the 16th early 18th centuries, armed with firearms (riflemen). They are also… … Wikipedia
Artamon Matveev — Artamon Sergeyevich Matveyev (Артамон Сергеевич Матвеев in Russian) (1625 1682) was a Russian statesman, diplomat and reformer. Due to the fact that his father Sergey Matveyev was a notable diplomat, Artamon Matveyev was brought up at the royal… … Wikipedia
Fyodor Shaklovity — Fyodor Leontiyevich Shaklovity (Russian: Фëдор Леонтьевич Шакловитый) (? OldStyleDate|October 21|1689|October 11, Moscow) was a Russian diplomat best known as a staunch adherent of the regent Sophia Alekseyevna, who had promoted him from a… … Wikipedia
Nikita Zotov — Nikita Zotov, rotogravure by Alexandr Osipov, 1882–1883 Count Nikita Moiseevich Zotov[1] (Russian: Никита Моисеевич Зотов) (1644 … Wikipedia
Matveyev, Artamon Sergeyevich — ▪ Russian diplomat Matveyev also spelled Matveev born 1625 died May 15 [May 25, New Style], 1682, Moscow, Russia Russian diplomat and statesman who was a friend and influential adviser of Tsar Alexis of Russia (ruled 1645–76) and did… … Universalium
Salt Riot — The Salt Riot, also known as the Moscow Uprising of 1648 ( ru. Соляной бунт, Московское восстание 1648), was a riot in Moscow in 1648, triggered by the government s substitution of different taxes with a universal direct salt tax for the purpose… … Wikipedia
List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history … Wikipedia
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
List of English words of Russian origin — Including English, contain words most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are truly fluent Russian or Slavic origin. Some of them co exist in other Slavic languages and it is difficult to decide whether they made… … Wikipedia
Moscow — /mos koh/ or, for 1, 2, / kow/, n. 1. Russian, Moskva. a city in and the capital of the Russian Federation, in the W part: capital of the former Soviet Union. 8,967,000. 2. Also called Grand Duchy of Moscow. Muscovy (def. 1). 3. a city in W Idaho … Universalium
