List of Russian explorers — The Russian Empire at its peak in 1866, including the spheres of influence; this territorial expansion largely corresponds to the extent of contiguous exploration by Russians. This is a list of explorers from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union … Wikipedia
Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records — The Hall of Space Technology in the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, Kaluga, Russia. The exhibition includes the models and replicas of the following Russian inventions: the first satellite, Sputnik 1 (a ball under the… … Wikipedia
arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… … Universalium
History of Siberia — The history of Siberia may be traced to the sophisticated nomadic civilizations of the Scythians (Pazyryk) and the Xiongnu (Noin Ula), both flourishing before the Christian erahuh. The steppes of South Siberia saw a succession of nomadic empires … 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
Moscow — • The ancient capital of Russia and the chief city of the government (province) of Moscow, situated in almost the centre of European Russia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moscow Moscow … Catholic encyclopedia
Tobolsk — ( ru. Тобольск; Tatar: Tubıl ) is a historic capital of Siberia, now an ordinary town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of rivers Tobol and Irtysh. The population of the city was 92,880 in the 2002 Russian… … Wikipedia
August 2005 in rail transport — August events August 1 ndash; August 6 ; August 1:* flagicon|Greece Kilkis, northern Greece: A truck driver is killed after he ignored grade crossing warning signs and his truck is hit by an oncoming passenger train of the Hellenic Railways… … Wikipedia
Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… … Universalium
History of Europe — Europe depicted by Antwerp cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1595 History of Europe describes the history of humans inhabiting the European continent since it was first populated in prehistoric times to present, with the first human settlement… … Wikipedia
