Russian humour — gains much of its wit from the great flexibility and richness of the Russian language, allowing for plays on words and unexpected associations. As with any other culture s humour, its vast scope ranges from lewd jokes and silly wordplay to… … Wikipedia
Russian Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = Российская Империя (ru Cyrl) Rossiyskaya Imperiya (translit) conventional long name = Russian Empire common name = Russia| continent = Eurasia status = Empire government type = Monarchy| year start = 1721 year … Wikipedia
Russian Orthodox Church — the autocephalous Eastern Church in Russia: the branch of the Orthodox Church that constituted the established church in Russia until 1917. Also called Russian Church. * * * Eastern Orthodox church of Russia, its de facto national church. In 988… … Universalium
Northern river reversal — The layout of one of the main proposed water transfer routes (via a Yenisei Ob canal, down the Ob, up the Irtysh and Ishim, and then via a canal to the Aral Sea basin). The plan would involve other canals (not shown) to take the water further… … Wikipedia
List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history … Wikipedia
Economic history of the Russian Federation — Contents 1 Historical background 2 Transition to Market Economy 2.1 Monetary and fiscal policies 2.2 Inflation … Wikipedia
Thrust reversal — Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine s exhaust or changing of propeller pitch so that the thrust produced is directed forward, rather than aft. This acts against the forward travel of the… … Wikipedia
Judicial system of the Russian Empire — The judicial system of the Russian Empire was established as part of the system of government reforms of Peter the Great.Judicial system after 1864The judicial system of the Russian Empire, existed from the mid 19th century, was established by… … Wikipedia
Yakov Smirnoff — Infobox actor name = Yakov Smirnoff imagesize = caption = birthname = Yakov Naumovich Pokhis birthdate = birth date and age|1951|1|24 birthplace = Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union deathdate = deathplace = othername = yearsactive = spouse =… … Wikipedia
Chiasmus — In rhetoric, chiasmus (from the Greek: χιάζω, chiázō, to shape like the letter Χ ) is the figure of speech in which two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point; that is, the… … Wikipedia
Yakov Smirnoff — Nombre real Yakov Naumovich Pojis Nacimiento 24 de enero de 1951 (60 años) … Wikipedia Español