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Explore the Life and Works of Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov (29Â January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who lived during the late…
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World History
Bella Akhmadulina: A Poetic Voice of Soviet Dissent
Bella Akhmadulina (10 April 1937 – 29 November 2010) was a Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator,…
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Gogolian Chronicles: Exploring the Legacy of Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol (1 April 1809 – 4 March 1852) was a Russian novelist, short story writer and playwright of Ukrainian…
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Sergey Prokofiev: Revolutionary Composer and Musical Innovator
Sergey Prokofiev (23 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. He is widely regarded…
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Peter Carl Fabergé: Master Goldsmith and Imperial Jeweler
Peter Carl Fabergé (30 May 1846 – 24 September 1920), was a Russian jeweler best known for the famous Fabergé…
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Arkhip Kuindzhi: Master of Light and Color
Arkhip Kuindzhi (27 January 1842 – 24 July 1910) was a Russian Imperial landscape painter of Pontic Greek descent from the area of Mariupol (modern-day South Ukraine) active in the…
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Sergei Diaghilev: The Visionary Behind the Ballets Russes
Sergei Diaghilev (31 March 1872 – 19 August 1929) a Russian impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, a dance…
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Dmitri Mendeleev: Russian Chemist and Creator of the Periodic Table of Elements
Dmitri Mendeleev (8 February 1834 - 2 February 1907) was a Russian chemist and inventor. He is best known for…
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International
Beatrice Tinsley: Trailblazing Astrophysicist and Pioneer in Cosmology
Beatrice Tinsley  (27 January 1941 – 23 March 1981) was a British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist and professor of…
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