Articles related to "Crimea"

The Golden Horde brought domination of Central Asia and Russia and the Islamicisation of its people. What was this state and how did the Black Death cause its demise?

Most students cannot identify significant geographic locations relevant to their own history yet they are expected to know global sites.

Enjoyable music, a beautiful story, and great gameplay all make Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance a wonderful tactical RPG experience.

In 1787, Russian Minister Grigori Potemkin set about to prove the value of the Crimean lands to Catherine the Great through an elaborately deceitful plan.

The life and work of pioneering English nurse Florence Nightingale, also an administrator and writer

Norooz is an ancient holiday that has been embraced by different religions and nationalities. This article will briefly describe its history and tradition.

The Royal Logistics Corps Museum was established at Deepcut, Surrey in 1993 and tells the story of British Army logistical support over the last 500 years.

The Crimean War shattered the European order crafted by Prince Metternich in 1815 and resulted in new alliances that altered the European balance of power.

Reached via two walkways across Lake Galve the island castle of Trakai, is the greatest symbol of Lithuanian nationalism. It is only 15 miles west of Vilnius.

Mary Seacole was a skilled doctress who nursed the sick and wounded of the Crimean War. For a short time she was a national heroine, why then, has she been forgotten?

A brief biography of the life and works of one of Russia's great authors, Anton Chekhov, a short story writer and playwright for ordinary people.

You can cruise the Danube along the border of Romania and Bulgaria, reaching the Danube Delta just south of Ukraine; and then the entire Black Sea is at your fingertips.

From Rome to London, people believed that the Apocalypse had come. It was 1348 and Europe was being devastated by the worst plague in known history: the Black Death.

There were attempts, both sincere and fanciful, to solve the 'Jewish Question' by setting up a Jewish homeland in unlikely places far away from the Middle East.

Catherine the Great defied the odds, over-powered her husband and assumed the throne of Russia to expand its territory and elevate its position in the world.

The status of health care in Afghanistan has been decimated by decades of war. Disease epidemics are common, including outbreaks of polio. Infant mortality is also high.

There have been documented cases of apparitions that are the identical twin of a living person. Catherine the Great had one. They also are a part of folklore.

Apart from dancing around the May pole on the 1st of this month why not pay tribute to Furry Day, Florence Nightingale or Sherlock Holmes with a themed party or meal?

Florence Nightingale rejected the role expected of a woman of her time and contributed to the improvement and development of sanitary reform, nursing and public health.

One of the best known figures in the Victorian military during life, he would become even more famous after his death at the fall of Khartoum during the first Sudan War.

Among the travelers are also many names to contributed greatly to the development of geography and travel.

In the Dublin district of Kilmainham are two buildings that should be on the itinerary of every visitor to the capital.

Brunel not only developed a railway but also steamships, bridges and tunnels. His celebrated works and his contribution to engineering are still highly regarded today.

Lyudmila Pavlichenko became a legend during the Sieges of Odessa & Sevastopol in 1941-42. Her story made her an international celebrity and furthered the war effort.

Well known in the UK for his antagonistic interviews with recalcitrant politicians, journalist Jeremy Paxman reveals his in-depth knowledge of Victorian art.

The Scythians roamed and ruled much of what is now Ukraine and southern Russia, trading with Greeks, burying their dead in kurgans, and plundering villages.

Tthe Russian Imperial Guards founded in 1683 by Peter the Great as the first truely modern elite Russian army and fought throughout the world from Narva to Mukden.

During WWII there were three major meetings between US, Britain and the Soviet Union which are regarded as important factors of the Cold War.

Fierce, single-breasted warriors and expert horse riders, known to kill their male offspring, Amazons are central to Greek mythology but their origin is still debated.

Alexis Soyer was chef to the aristocracy of Victorian London. But he also set up soup kitchens during the Irish Famine and organised the hospital kitchens of the Crimea.

The ancient weaponry and varied warrior clothing of the fierce Amazons reflect these women warriors' diverse origins.

The battleship, built by the last Tsar of russia and named for his father, served in two wars under at least five flags.

Tolstoy's fiction and non-fiction, such as "Childhood, Boyhood, Youth", "Sevastopol Sketches", "Family Happiness", "Anna Karenina", and "A Confession", as autobiography.

As Queen Victoria aged she quarrelled increasingly with her family and ministers. It fell to Henry Ponsonby, her long suffering secretary to keep the peace.

In the mid 14th century, an epidemic plague ravaged Europe, killing as many as 25 million people while affecting short term social and religious practices.

The Crimean War is synonymous with one person, Florence Nightingale. At least that was until Mary Seacole was voted the winner of the 100 Great Black Britons poll in 2004

After the fall of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan began to compete in international soccer. While most of the former Soviet states played in Europe, the Kyrgyz side played in Asia.

Under the protection of the Cossacks and aided by a corps of Interventionists, the AFSR White Army of the South fought for three bloody years until defeated.

The Armies of Britain, France, the US, Greece, Japan, Serbia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Italy, and Canada intervened in the Russian Civil War each for their own motive.

Captain Blood, Charge of the Light Brigade, Robin Hood, and Four's a Crowd pair Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland together for the first four of their eight films.

Victorian sensibilities were offended by the crime. That didn't stop their fascination with the perpetrators.

As increasing numbers of travellers look to avoid the hassle and difficulties of modern flying, rail travel is enjoying a resurgence as one man plays his part.