Résultats pour "petersburg"

Sankt Petersburg - geographie.

Vladimir Lenin I INTRODUCTION Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader and theorist, who presided over the first government of Soviet Russia and then that of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

with Japan ( see Russo-Japanese War). A string of military defeats and the strains placed on society by the war made for a tense atmosphere in Saint Petersburg, and by the beginning of 1905 various segments of Russian society, including students and liberal members of the nobility, were calling for political reform. When an unarmedcrowd of workers marched to the city’s Winter Palace on January 9 (or January 22, in the Western, or New Style, calendar) to submit a petition to Emperor Nicholas II,s...

Vladimir Lenin.

with Japan ( see Russo-Japanese War). A string of military defeats and the strains placed on society by the war made for a tense atmosphere in Saint Petersburg, and by the beginning of 1905 various segments of Russian society, including students and liberal members of the nobility, were calling for political reform. When an unarmedcrowd of workers marched to the city’s Winter Palace on January 9 (or January 22, in the Western, or New Style, calendar) to submit a petition to Emperor Nicholas II,s...

Vladimir Lenin .

with Japan ( see Russo-Japanese War). A string of military defeats and the strains placed on society by the war made for a tense atmosphere in Saint Petersburg, and by the beginning of 1905 various segments of Russian society, including students and liberal members of the nobility, were calling for political reform. When an unarmedcrowd of workers marched to the city’s Winter Palace on January 9 (or January 22, in the Western, or New Style, calendar) to submit a petition to Emperor Nicholas II,s...

Russian Revolutions of 1917 (Histoire) .

as Marxists. They believed that the working class—with its struggles to organize trade unions and to bring about political reforms of benefit to the majority ofpeople—would become the primary force for revolutionary change. The Russian Marxists formed the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) in 1898. By 1903,however, the RSDLP had split into two factions. The faction called the Bolsheviks (from the Russian word for “majority”), led by Vladimir Ilich Lenin, favored a more centralized a...

Peter the Great I INTRODUCTION Peter the Great or Peter I (1672-1725), tsar and, later, emperor of Russia (1682-1725), who is linked with the Westernization of Russia and its rise as a great power.

V LATER REIGN Before long, however, these and other reform measures had to cede center stage to the prosecution of the Great Northern War (1700-1721) against Sweden. Peter’sjourney west did not result in a great alliance against the Ottomans, but it led to one against Sweden. Russia fought together with Denmark and the union of Polandand Saxony against Sweden to win the Baltic coastline, the 'window into Europe,' and to break Swedish dominance over the northern part of the continent. At the tim...

Peter the Great.

V LATER REIGN Before long, however, these and other reform measures had to cede center stage to the prosecution of the Great Northern War (1700-1721) against Sweden. Peter’sjourney west did not result in a great alliance against the Ottomans, but it led to one against Sweden. Russia fought together with Denmark and the union of Polandand Saxony against Sweden to win the Baltic coastline, the 'window into Europe,' and to break Swedish dominance over the northern part of the continent. At the tim...

Ulysses S.

In the autumn of 1862, Grant began planning the drive on Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, which was to yield one of hisgreatest military successes. After several unsuccessful attempts on Vicksburg during the winter, Grant devised a new strategy of attack. In April 1863 he marched hisarmy south along the west side of the river to a point well below the heavily defended city. There, with the aid of the Union river fleet, he crossed the river and began as...

Ulysses S.

In the autumn of 1862, Grant began planning the drive on Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, which was to yield one of hisgreatest military successes. After several unsuccessful attempts on Vicksburg during the winter, Grant devised a new strategy of attack. In April 1863 he marched hisarmy south along the west side of the river to a point well below the heavily defended city. There, with the aid of the Union river fleet, he crossed the river and began as...

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky I INTRODUCTION Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's work combined Russian and European influences.

The period of his connection with von Meck was one of rich productivity for Tchaikovsky. To this time belong the operas Eugene Onegin (1879), The Maid of Orleans (1881), Mazeppa (1884), and The Sorceress (1887); the ballets Swan Lake (1877) and The Sleeping Beauty (1890); the Violin Concerto in D Major (1878) and the Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major (1881); the orchestral works Marche Slave (1876), Symphony No. 4 in F Minor (1878), Capriccio Italien (1880), Serenade (1881), the 1...

Chronik der Oper.

Hector Berlioz(1803-1869) Les Troyens(Die Trojaner) Komponist, nach Vergil (1. Teil:)La Prise de Troie(Die Eroberung von Troja) Karlsruhe,6. Dezember 1890(in deutscher Sprache) (2. Teil:)Les Troyens à Carthage(Die Trojaner in Karthago) Paris, Théâtre-Lyrique,4. November 1863 Michail IwanowitschGlinka(1804-1857) Ruslan i Ljudmila(Ruslan und Ludmilla) V. F. Schirkow, N. V.Kukolnik, M. A.Gedeonow, N. A.Markewitsch undKomponist(nach Puschkin) Sankt Petersburg,Kaiserliches Theater,9. Dezember 1...

Tampa - geography.

The Port of Tampa is the country’s deepwater port closest to the Panama Canal and is among the nation’s busiest; products passing through the port include cement,citrus fruits, coal, petroleum, ammonia, phosphate, and sulfur. The port also is home to a shrimp fleet and is increasingly a port of departure for cruise ships. A number of highways and expressways link Tampa to the rest of the metropolitan region and the state. Interstate 4 leads inland toward Orlando and forms the axis ofthe eastern...

Moscow (city, Russia) - geography.

V RECREATION About 30 percent of Moscow’s territory is occupied by parks and public gardens, which were important elements of Soviet city planning. Gorky Park, which providesactivities such as amusement rides and boating, sits on the right bank of the Moscow River; the park’s display of a retired Soviet space shuttle dominates the riverside.The Moscow Zoo is located just west of the city center. The Botanical Gardens, administered by the Russian Academy of Sciences, offers a diverse display of...

La Première Guerre Mondiale et les bouleversements en Europe

fuit après la guerre, il a des ennuis.Sur le front on assiste même à des fraternisations (surtout russes et allemandes) Il y a des grèves dans les usines.Et c'est à ce moment là qu'il y a la Révolution Russe (1917) 2. La Révolution Russe.En février 1917 le tsar Nicolas II va se faire renverser par les russes et est remplacé par un groupe de bourgeois àSt Petersburg (qui pour l'occasion va devenir Petrograd) Beaucoup d'assemblées se constituent dans la rue ->Soviets (ouvriers, soldats) C'e...

Moskau - geographie.

Jefimowitsch Repin. Das Puschkin-Museum der bildenden Künste zeigt neben Exponaten aus Altertum und Antike (u. a. aus Ägypten und Griechenland) auch Werke alterMeister wie Rembrandt sowie eine Sammlung französischer Expressionisten und Postexpressionisten. In der Rüstkammer ist eine Sammlung von Waffen, Rüstungen,Schmuck und Kirchenornaten der vergangenen sieben Jahrhunderte zu sehen. Herausragende historische Museen sind das Museum der Geschichte der Stadt Moskau, derPalast der Bojaren Romanow,...

Tampa - geography.

tennis. V ECONOMY Since 1980 metropolitan Tampa has become the foremost banking, commercial, and services center in the western part of the Florida Peninsula. The city is home to manyhigh-technology companies including biomedical and information technology firms and manufacturers of medical products. Large new office complexes have been built nearBrandon along interstates 75 and 4 in the eastern suburbs and most importantly at Westshore adjacent to Tampa International Airport in the west; downt...

Russischer Film.

war, und der Forderung nach systemkonformer Durchschnittsware. Die Zahl international renommierter sowjetischer Regisseure blieb insgesamt spärlich, und ihr WortführerTarkowskij, der sich mit der Stanislaw-Lem-Verfilmung Solaris (1972; Solaris ) und Stalker (1979; Der Stalker ) unter die weltweit besten seines Faches eingereiht hatte, kehrte nach den Dreharbeiten zu Nostalghia in Italien (1983; Nostalghia ) nicht mehr in die UdSSR zurück. Zwar entstanden auch kritische Bestandsaufnahmen...

Russland - geographie.

Stanowoigebirge und Dshugdshurgebirge. Im Fernen Osten erheben sich das Burejagebirge und der Sichote-Alin. 2.2 Küsten, Flüsse, Seen und Meere Russland hat von allen Ländern der Erde die längste, ununterbrochene Küstenlinie. Sie erstreckt sich entlang dem Nordpolarmeer und dem Pazifischen Ozean über mehr als32 000 Kilometer. Weitere Küstenabschnitte bestehen am Schwarzen Meer und Kaspischen Meer im Süden. Russland besitzt nur sehr wenige ganzjährig zugängigeMeereshäfen; der größte Teil der Küst...

Russland - geographie.

Stanowoigebirge und Dshugdshurgebirge. Im Fernen Osten erheben sich das Burejagebirge und der Sichote-Alin. 2.2 Küsten, Flüsse, Seen und Meere Russland hat von allen Ländern der Erde die längste, ununterbrochene Küstenlinie. Sie erstreckt sich entlang dem Nordpolarmeer und dem Pazifischen Ozean über mehr als32 000 Kilometer. Weitere Küstenabschnitte bestehen am Schwarzen Meer und Kaspischen Meer im Süden. Russland besitzt nur sehr wenige ganzjährig zugängigeMeereshäfen; der größte Teil der Küst...

American Civil War.

free state to keep the balance in the Senate. It also provided that slavery would be excluded from the still unorganized part of the Louisiana Territory. A line was drawnfrom Missouri’s southern boundary, at the latitude of 36°30’, and slavery would not be allowed in the territory north of that line,with the exception of Missouri. B Compromise of 1850 Agitation against slavery continued in the North. The South reacted by defending it ever more strongly. The Mexican War, by which the United Stat...

American Civil War - U.

free state to keep the balance in the Senate. It also provided that slavery would be excluded from the still unorganized part of the Louisiana Territory. A line was drawnfrom Missouri’s southern boundary, at the latitude of 36°30’, and slavery would not be allowed in the territory north of that line,with the exception of Missouri. B Compromise of 1850 Agitation against slavery continued in the North. The South reacted by defending it ever more strongly. The Mexican War, by which the United Stat...

John Quincy Adams.

man of my whole country.” When President Thomas Jefferson requested Senate approval of his treaty for the purchase of the French colony of Louisiana, Adams was the only New EnglandFederalist to vote in favor of it. He realized that the power and influence of his own New England would be reduced if the vast territory were added to the nation, but hewas convinced that the national interest would best be served by the purchase of Louisiana ( see Louisiana Purchase). Adams again broke with his New...

John Quincy Adams

man of my whole country.” When President Thomas Jefferson requested Senate approval of his treaty for the purchase of the French colony of Louisiana, Adams was the only New EnglandFederalist to vote in favor of it. He realized that the power and influence of his own New England would be reduced if the vast territory were added to the nation, but hewas convinced that the national interest would best be served by the purchase of Louisiana ( see Louisiana Purchase). Adams again broke with his New...

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