MUN 2013 Country profile Russia Geographic Location: North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean‚ extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean. Geographic Co-ordinates: 60 00 N‚ 100 00 E Geographic note:largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; despite its size‚ much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture; Mount El’brus is Europe’s
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History Extended Essay 20th Century Stalinist Architecture How did the creation of Stalin’s ‘Seven Sisters’ transform Moscow into a contemporary city while simultaneously presenting Soviet Communism to the world 1947-1957? May 2013 Word Count: 3438 Table of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………… 4 Background Information ………………………………………………………………… 6 Influences of Stalinist Architecture …………………………………………………....... 9 Relevance
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The French Revolution 1769: Aug 15: Napoleon born 1785: Napoleon becomes Second Lieutenant 1789: May 5: The French Estates-General meets at Versailles Jun 17: The Third Estate meets separately and declares itself National Assembly Jul 14: Storming of Bastille Aug 14: Nobles and clergy in the National Assembly renounce their privileges thus ending feudalism Aug 26: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen Franco-British relationship (1789-1815)
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Napoleon’s Defeat in Russia In 1812‚ Napoleon marched into Russia with a grand army of 420‚000 French soldiers. This happened for two reasons; one being compelling Alexander I to remain in the blockade against the United Kingdom; and the official reason was to erase the threat of a Russian invasion of Poland. Napoleon’s troops‚ marching into Russia‚ were not prepared for a harsh winter in Russia. The Russians didn’t make their situation any easier by devastating everything in their path‚ and so
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victory over the army of the Czar. Napoleon had immense resources at his disposal. His influence collected men and materiel from across Europe‚ including France‚ Belgium‚ Holland‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Prus-sia‚ Austria‚ Denmark‚ Switzerland‚ and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. Although sources differ‚ Connelly declares that‚ "by June 1812‚ Napoleon had a field army of 611‚000 men with 2000 guns and 250‚000 horses." To defeat the Czar‚ Napoleon intended
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After Yelena Glinkaya died in 1538 the misrule continued after that. Ivan was crowned in 1547‚ but not as grand duke but as a tsar. In the same year he married Anastasia Romonov. Anastasia died on 1560‚ and Ivan remarried many times. Ivan died March 18‚1584. Ivan IV made many positive attributes. From the year 1547-1560 are considered to be the really productive
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telecommunications corporation. For other uses‚ see Nokia (disambiguation) Type Julkinen osakeyhtiö (Public company) Traded as OMX: NOK1V NYSE: NOK Industry Telecommunications equipment Internet Computer software Founded Tampere‚ Grand Duchy of Finland(1865) incorporated in Nokia (1871) Founder(s) Fredrik Idestam Leo Mechelin Fredrik Idestam‚ co-founder of Nokia. Leo Mechelin‚ co-founder of Nokia. The predecessors of the modern Nokia were the Nokia Company (Nokia Aktiebolag)
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was a part of the Kingdom of Sweden. Then‚ in 1809 it became a Grand Duchy under Russian rule‚ and finally‚ after periods of both greater and lesser degrees of independence‚ it becoming an independent country in 1917. Finland initially joined Sweden in the 13th century and then remained under Swedish control for about 600 years. Then‚ in the Finnish War of 1809‚ Russia captured Finland‚ which lead to Finland becoming a Grand Duchy in the Russian empire. During Russian control‚ there was an initial
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Throughout history Russia has went through many invasions‚ reforms‚ and led under the worst leaders imaginable‚ but has seen great rulers such as Peter I. Through many reforms‚ modernizations‚ and increased education‚ The Russian Empire developed into a stronger European State than it once had been. Russia was broken down to nothing and built back up stronger becoming a power in Eastern Europe. Russia’s development from the Mongol conquest to Peter I was much different from the 13th century to the
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shifted borders between Poland and Germany. During his 37-year reign a university was established‚ laws were made more organized‚ castles grew strong‚ and minority groups were given protection (Grolier). The Polish nobility selected Jagello as grand duke of Lithuania in 1836‚ to rule by arranging his marriage to the Polish Princess Jadwiga. The initial personal union with Lithuania was formalized only 200 years later by the Union of Lublin in 1569 and it produced a state that extended from the
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