War in any country will definitely bring changes to the country therefore military impact has also played a key role in Russian history in the making of modern Russia. The full modernization of Russia has happened step by step, however if it wasn't for Russia defeat in the Crimea war then cause to change to modernize Russia would be later on in the future then in 1861 during Alexander II's emancipation of the serf. ... Even though the revolution weakened Russia's industrial powers, the civil war was the final knock to the already weak Tsarist Russia and a clear path for some se...

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Despite this, Islam defied history and was the basis and inspiration for a dynasty of rich tradition and culture that contributed some of the most outstanding architectural, scientific, philosophical, and artistic works in history. ... If it followed the pattern of Middle Eastern history up to that point, Islam would have been virtually discarded after its leader's death. ... The difficulty lay, as history maintained, in deciding leadership. ... One of the most enterprising and influential leaders in Muslim history was Mohammed Ali. ...

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Iranians, Russians, Arabs, Ottomans took turn in attacking and conquering Armenia. ... This move of course was against Armenians both in the Ottoman Empire and in the Russian Empire. ... As the WWI started, the Young Turkish government started a war with Russia. ... France, Russia, Greece, Argentina, EU parliament are on the list. ... A nation can not live with such stains on its history. ...

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Though there are many factors that contributed to their outbreak of World War I, tensions within the Balkans can be said to be the biggest reason the second largest war in history was erupted. ... Watching other countries around them unite fired greater desire to become independent, leading the Balkans to revolt in 1875 with the aid of Russia. ... From this point, alliances form on both sides, Germany on Austria's and Russia on Serbia's. ...

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The 1840s, however, were particularly important, literally formative, for the entire history of Bulgarian literature and culture. ... It does look like a paradox, but in the early history of contemporary Bulgarian literature fiction seems to have been the functional link between the religious tract and the secular nonfiction. ... One of the important changes in this respect, especially since the late 1860s, was the accelerating appearance of larger articles on British political, social or cultural matters, usually taken from the Russian or French press, or re-translated from Russian or French ...

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There had always been events that played major roles for changing the balances in the world throughout history. ... Germany, Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France, New Zealand and Australia and Russia are the most important countries that existed in the name of Gallipoli War. ... In case Russia should intervene with active military measures, and should thus bring about a casus foederis for Germany with relation to Austria-Hungary, this casus foederis would also come into existence for Turkey. 3. ... In Nov. 1914 declerations of war arrive to Constantinople from Russia, England, France, J...

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The countries that recognize the Armenian Genocide are France, Russia, Sweden, Greece , Argentina the EU parliament and others. ... Eastern Armenia was part of Russia and Western Armenia was under the rule of Ottoman Empire. ...

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The history of the Monastery of the Holy Cross up until the tenth century is unfortunately not known to us. ... Shortly after this, in 1106 AD, the Monastery was visited by a Russian Orthodox Archimandrite, Abbot Daniel, in the course of his pilgrimage to the Christian East. ... The Monastery functioned more as a place of hesychastic life, a mode of life decisive for its history throughout the ages. ...

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The Life of Vlad Tepes, otherwise known as Vlad Dracula, is a life shrouded in mystery and terror. Dracula was born in 1431 in Transylvania; a western Romanian principality bordered by the Carpathian Mountains. His mother, the Princess Cneajna, schooled young Vlad. His father, Vlad II was given the title of Dracul by King Sigismond of Hungary. The name Dracul means "dragon" and was awarded to his father for his valor in defending the Catholic Church against the onslaught of the Ottoman Turks during the fall of Constantinople. ...

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