First five-year plan
The Soviet Union entered a series of Five - Year Plans which began in 1928 under the rule of Joseph Stalin. Stalin launched what would be referred as a ``revolution from above ''to improve the Soviet Union's domestic policy, more importantly centered around rapid industrialization and secondly, the collectivization of agriculture. His desire was to rid the country of all record that capitalism once existed there under the New Economic Policy.
South Carolina in the American Civil War
State of South Carolina Nickname (s): ``Palmetto Republic ''Flag Coat of arms Map of the United States with South Carolina highlighted. Capital Columbia Largest City Charleston Admission to confederacy April 3, 1861 (6th) Population 703,708 total 301,302 free 402,406 slave Forces supplied 23% of white population total 12,992 killed Major garrisons / armories Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor Governor Francis Pickens (1860 -- 1862) Milledge Bonham Andrew Magrath Senators Robert Woodward Barnwell James Lawrence Orr Representatives List Restored to the Union July 9, 1868
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
On March 17, 1991, an all-Russian referendum created the post of President of the RSFSR. On June 12, Boris Yeltsin was elected President of Russia by popular vote. During an unsuccessful coup attempt on August 19–21, 1991 in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union and Russia, President of Russia Yeltsin strongly supported the President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev.
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
In February 20, 1988, after a week of growing demonstrations in Stepanakert, capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (the Armenian majority area within Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic), the Regional Soviet voted to secede and join with the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia. This local vote in a small, remote part of the Soviet Union made headlines around the world; it was an unprecedented defiance of republic and national authorities. On February 22, 1988, in what became known as the "Askeran clash", two Azerbaijanis were killed by Karabakh police. These deaths, announced on state radio, led to the Sumgait Pogrom. Between February 26 and March 1, the city of Sumgait (Azerbaijan) saw violent anti-Armenian rioting during which 32 people were killed. The authorities totally lost control and occupied the city with paratroopers and tanks; nearly all of the 14,000 Armenian residents of Sumgait fled.
General Satellite
June 17–19, 2010During Petersburg Economic Forum, President of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev visited the exhibit of the Commission on modernization and technological development of the economy of Russia, where he watched the demonstration of Corporation’s developments in the field of 3D TV, namely, the first Russian 3D channel – 3DV.
Modern history
The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Dnipro Metro
The Dnipro Metro (; ) is a single-line rapid transit system that serves the city of Dnipro, the fourth largest city in Ukraine by population. The metro was the third system constructed in Ukraine, after the Kiev and Kharkiv metro systems, respectively, when it opened on December 29, 1995. The metro was the fourteenth built in the former Soviet Union region, and the first to open after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Guadalupe Victoria
Victoria is considered a national hero and as such, there are many monuments, statues, schools, hospitals, libraries, cities, towns, streets, and places named after him in Mexico. The most prominent are Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the state of Tamaulipas; the capital city of Victoria de Durango, Tamazula de Victoria, and Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria in the state of Durango; Guadalupe Victoria in the state of Puebla; Victoria City and Victoria County, in the United States; the frigate ARM Victoria (F-213); and General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport.
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
The Shanghai Exhibition Center () or the Shanghai Exhibition Hall () is an exhibition and convention center in central Shanghai. The building was built in 1955 as the Sino-Soviet Friendship Building () to commemorate the alliance between China and the Soviet Union, a name by which many locals still refer to the building. Reflecting its original name, the design draws heavily on Russian and Empire style neoclassical architecture with Stalinist neoclassical innovations.
Stanislav Menshikov
Stanislav Mikhaĭlovich Menʹshikov (; 12 May 1927; Moscow – 13 November 2014; Amsterdam), was a Russian economist and former Soviet diplomat. He is the author of numerous publications in Russian and English including "The Anatomy of Russian Capitalism", and a chapter in "Capitalism, Communism and Coexistence". Menshikov is married to fellow economist Larissa Klimenko-Menshikova and is currently Professor at the Central Economic Mathematical Institute at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
Coat of arms of Moscow
The coat of arms of Moscow depicts a horseman with a spear in his hand slaying a basilisk and is identified with Saint George and the Dragon. The heraldic emblem of Moscow has been an integral part of the coat of arms of Russia since the 16th century.
Aun Gallery
Aun Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Iran's capital city Tehran. It is owned and created by Afarin Neyssari. The gallery comprises two exhibitions halls for dual exhibitions based in the: Sheikh Bahaei area in northern Tehran. Aun calls itself the Iran's first commercial art space designed and built to showcase contemporary art. The building offers 120 square meters of open exhibition space, a five-meter high ceiling and a paneled roof to provide maximum natural light. The gallery's unique architectural features allow for exhibitions of various arts including painting, photography, sculpture, video, installation and performance.
Moscow
Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia, making it Europe's most populated inland city. The city is well known for its architecture, particularly its historic buildings such as Saint Basil's Cathedral with its brightly coloured domes. With over 40 percent of its territory covered by greenery, it is one of the greenest capitals and major cities in Europe and the world, having the largest forest in an urban area within its borders -- more than any other major city -- even before its expansion in 2012. The city has served as the capital of a progression of states, from the medieval Grand Duchy of Moscow and the subsequent Tsardom of Russia to the Russian Empire to the Soviet Union and the contemporary Russian Federation.
Trans-Nzoia County
Trans - Nzoia County County Coat of arms Location in Kenya Country Kenya Formed March 4th 2013 Capital Kitale Government Governor Patrick S. Khaemba Area Total 2,469.9 km (953.6 sq mi) Population (2009) Total 818,757 Time zone EAT (UTC + 3) Website transnzoia.go.ke
Space Race
Gagarin became a national hero of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, and a worldwide celebrity. Moscow and other cities in the USSR held mass demonstrations, the scale of which was second only to the World War II Victory Parade of 1945. April 12 was declared Cosmonautics Day in the USSR, and is celebrated today in Russia as one of the official "Commemorative Dates of Russia." In 2011, it was declared the International Day of Human Space Flight by the United Nations.
Warsaw Pact
One of the founding members, East Germany was allowed to re-arm by the Soviet Union and the National People's Army was established as the armed forces of the country to counter the rearmament of West Germany.
Capitals of Brazil
São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos (1534 -- 1763) Salvador (1572 -- 1578 / 1581) -- capital city of the State of Maranhão Salvador (1621 -- 1640) -- capital city of the State of Maranhão under the Iberian Union São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (1572 -- 1578 / 1581) -- capital city of the State of Brazil Rio de Janeiro (1763 -- 1815) -- capital city of the Viceroyalty of Brazil Rio de Janeiro (1815 -- 1822) -- capital city of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Rio de Janeiro (1822 -- 1889) -- capital city of the Empire of Brazil Rio de Janeiro (1889 -- 1960) -- capital city of the Republic of the United States of Brazil Brasília (1960 -- present) -- capital city of the Republic of the United States of Brazil, and since 1967 the Federative Republic of Brazil
2014 Winter Olympics
Both the Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics were organized by the Sochi Organizing Committee (SOOC). Sochi was selected as the host city in July 2007, during the 119th IOC Session held in Guatemala City. It was the first Olympics to be held in a CIS state since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Soviet Union was previously the host nation for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. These were the first Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency of Thomas Bach.
Heian-kyō
Heian - kyō (平安京, literally ``tranquility and peace capital '') was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the official capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180.
Stefan Mokrzecki
Stefan Mokrzecki of Ostoja coat of arms (1862–1932) was a general in the Russian Army and the Polish Army. During Polish-Soviet War commanded 8 DP and other units. Later member of armed forces of Republic of Central Lithuania. Retired in 1925. He was brother of Adam Mokrzecki that also was a general in Russian army to end as general of Polish army.
What is the coat of arms of the capitol of the country where the exhibit was held based on?
where was the exhibit held?
Russia
which city was the capital of the former soviet union and is today the capital of #1
Moscow
coat of arms of #2 >> based on
Saint George and the Dragon