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61Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
62Russian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Russian language, beginning with the Christianization of Kievan Rus in the late 10th century. The unusual shape of Russian literary history has been the source of numerous… …
63Italian Literature — • The modern language of Italy is naturally derived from Latin, a continuation and development of the Latin actually spoken among the inhabitants of the peninsula after the downfall of the Roman Empire Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …
64William Butler Yeats — (pronEng|ˈjeɪts; 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and English literary establishments, in his later years Yeats served as an… …
65H.D. — Infobox Writer name = H.D. imagesize = 200px caption = H.D. in the 1910s pseudonym = birthname = Hilda Doolittle birthdate = September 10, 1886 birthplace = Bethlehem, Pennsylvania deathdate = September 27, 1961 deathplace = Zürich, Switzerland… …
66Nicolae Iorga — Iorga redirects here. For the village in Botoşani County, see Manoleasa. Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga in 1914 (photograph published in Luceafărul) Prime Minister of Romania …
67Gary Soto — Born Gary Soto April 12, 1952 (1952 04 12) (age 59) Fresno, California Occupation Author, Poet Nationality American Ethnicity Mexican …
68List of alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge — This is a selective list of notable alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge sorted into chronological order. Please note that some of the alumni noted hereafter are connected to Trinity through honorary degrees. Not all studied at the College:*… …
69Belarus — /byel euh roohs , bel /, n. official name of Byelorussia. * * * Belarus Introduction Belarus Background: After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and… …
70Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet …
