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President of the United States — POTUS redirects here. For political talk radio, see P.O.T.U.S. (Sirius XM). For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). For a list, see List of Presidents of the United States. President of the United States of America … Wikipedia
Wise, Isaac Mayer — born March 29, 1819, Steingrub, Bohemia, Austrian Empire died March 26, 1900, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Rabbi and organizer of Reform Judaism in the U.S. After emigrating from Bohemia, in 1854 he accepted a pulpit in Cincinnati, a post he held the… … Universalium
propagandize — UK [ˌprɒpəˈɡændaɪz] / US [ˌprɑpəˈɡænˌdaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms propagandize : present tense I/you/we/they propagandize he/she/it propagandizes present participle propagandizing past tense propagandized past participle… … English dictionary
Propaganda — This article is about the form of communication. For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). French Military Propaganda postcard showing a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II biting the world (c. 1915) … Wikipedia
Russian Civil War — Clockwise from top: Soldiers of the Don Army in 1919; a White infantry division in March 1920; soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Army; Leon Trotsky in 1918; hanging of workers in Yekaterinoslav by the Czecho … Wikipedia
World War I reparations — refers to the payments and transfers of property and equipment that the German country was forced to make under the Treaty of Versailles (1919) following its defeat during World War I.Article 231 of the Treaty (the war guilt clause) declared… … Wikipedia
Stakhanovite — In Soviet history and iconography, a Stakhanovite (стахановец) follows the example of Aleksei Grigorievich Stakhanov, employing hard work or Taylorist efficiencies to over achieve on the job.The Stakhanovite movement began during the second 5… … Wikipedia
One Big Union (concept) — The One Big Union is a concept which emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries amongst working class trade unionists. Unions initially organised as craft or trade unions. Workers were organized by their skill: carpenters, plumbers,… … Wikipedia
Alexey Stakhanov — Alexey Grigoryevich Stakhanov ( ru. Алексей Григорьевич Стаханов; 3 January 1906 ndash;1977) was a miner in the Soviet Union, Hero of Socialist Labor (1970), and a member of the CPSU (1936). He became a celebrity in 1935 as part of a movement… … Wikipedia
Flag of Portugal — Infobox flag Name = Portugal Use = 110111 Proportion = 2:3 Adoption = June 30 , 1911 Design = A 2:3 vertically striped bicolor of green and red, with the lesser Use2 = 001000 Adoption2 = June 30, 1911 Proportion2 = 12:13 Design2 = As above, but… … Wikipedia
