• Mikhail Gorbachev

    Posted by motoman 05/01/2009 @ 08:14 3.37373737369 (495)

    Tags : mikhail gorbachev, russia, europe, world

    Mikhail Gorbachev
    Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв (help·info), Russian pronunciation: ; born 2 March...
    Russia
    Russia /ˈrʌʃə/ (help·info) (Russian: Россия, Rossiya), or the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация (help...
    Cold War
    The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed primarily between the United States and the Soviet Union and...
    Soviet Union
    2On December 21, 1991, eleven of the former socialist republics declared in Alma-Ata (with the twelfth republic - Georgia - attending as an...

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  • Marseille

    Posted by motoman 04/13/2009 @ 11:15 3.40101522848 (197)

    Tags : marseille, france, europe, world

    Marseille
    Marseille (English alt. Marseilles IPA: /mɑrˈseɪ/; French: ''; locally ; Classical Provençal: Marselha, ; Mistralian Provençal: Marsiho...
    Gare de Marseille Saint-Charles
    Saint Charles is the main railway station of Marseille. It is a terminus and opened on 8 January 1848, having been built for the PLM on the land of...
    Olympique de Marseille
    Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM, (French pronunciation: ) is a professional French football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, they...

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  • Rotterdam

    Posted by motoman 04/05/2009 @ 12:22 3.27500000001 (120)

    Tags : rotterdam, netherlands, europe, world

    Rotterdam
    Rotterdam (pronounced (help·info)); city and municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The...
    Rotterdam Airport
    Rotterdam Airport (formerly (Dutch): Vliegveld Zestienhoven), (IATA: RTM, ICAO: EHRD) located 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north...
    Rotterdam Blitz
    The Rotterdam Blitz refers to the aerial bombardment of Rotterdam by the German Airforce on 14 May 1940, during the German invasion of the...

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  • Boris Johnson

    Posted by motoman 03/29/2009 @ 12:12 3.33701657458 (181)

    Tags : boris johnson, united kingdom, europe, world

    Boris Johnson
    Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is an American-born English politician and journalist. The current Mayor of London, he...
    Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson
    Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson (2006) is a biography of Boris Johnson by Andrew Gimson, which discusses why Boris Johnson joined politics and...
    BBC
    The British Broadcasting Corporation, almost always referred to by its abbreviation "the BBC", is the world's largest broadcaster. Incorporated in...
    Conservative Party (UK)
    The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom. Founded...

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  • Valladolid

    Posted by motoman 03/22/2009 @ 10:07 3.55882352943 (136)

    Tags : valladolid, spain, europe, world

    Valladolid
    Valladolid (help·info) is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, upon the Pisuerga River and within the Ribera del Duero...
    Cathedral of Valladolid
    Valladolid's Cathedral, also called Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, was designed by Juan de Herrera, architect of El Escorial. Purist...
    Valladolid debate
    The Valladolid debate (1550 – 1551) concerned the treatment of natives of the New World. Held in the Spanish city of Valladolid, it opposed two...
    National Sculpture Museum (Valladolid)
    The National Museum of Sculpture, is a museum belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The museum has an extensive collection sculptural ranging...

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  • Dublin

    Posted by motoman 03/09/2009 @ 13:07 3.40000000002 (190)

    Tags : dublin, ireland, europe, world

    Dublin
    Dublin (pronounced /ˈdʌblɨn/, /ˈdʊblɨn/, or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, Irish: Baile Átha Cliath, meaning ‘Town of the Hurdled Ford’, pronounced or...
    University College Dublin
    University College Dublin (UCD) (Irish: An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) - formally known as University College Dublin - National...
    University of Dublin
    The University of Dublin, corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin (since the 19th century), located in...

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  • Czech Republic

    Posted by motoman 03/07/2009 @ 11:07 3.28108108106 (185)

    Tags : czech republic, europe, world

    Czech Republic
    The Czech Republic (help·info) (Czech: Česká republika (help·info), IPA: , short form in Czech: Česko, IPA: ), is a landlocked country...
    Politics of the Czech Republic
    Politically, the Czech Republic is a multi-party parliamentary representative democratic republic. According to the Constitution of the Czech...
    Polish minority in the Czech Republic
    The Polish minority in the Czech Republic (Polish: Polska mniejszość narodowa/narodowościowa w Republice Czeskiej, Czech...

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  • Nicolas Sarkozy

    Posted by motoman 03/02/2009 @ 09:39 3.39506172839 (243)

    Tags : nicolas sarkozy, france, europe, world

    Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy
    Nicolas Sarkozy, candidate of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), was elected President in May 2007, and became the sixth President...
    Nicolas Sarkozy
    Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced (help·info), born Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa on 28 January 1955 in the 17th arrondissement of...
    Nicolas Sarkozy Voodoo Manual (book)
    The Nicolas Sarkozy Voodoo Manual is a satirical book by Yaël Rolognese, about the French President Nicolas Sarkozy, published in France by K&B...
    Socialist Party (France)
    The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste, PS) is the largest left-wing political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the...

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  • Madrid

    Posted by motoman 03/01/2009 @ 12:04 3.40151515152 (264)

    Tags : madrid, spain, europe, world

    Complutense University of Madrid
    The Complutense University of Madrid (Spanish: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, UCM) is among the most important and oldest universities in the...
    Madrid
    Madrid (pronounced in English, in Spanish, and colloquially in Spain ) is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous...
    Real Madrid C.F.
    Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spanish IPA: , also known as Real Madrid, Los Blancos, Los Merengues) is a professional association football club...

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  • Italy

    Posted by motoman 02/27/2009 @ 11:42 3.39501039504 (481)

    Tags : italy, europe, world

    Italy
    Italy /ˈɪtəli/ (help·info) (Italian: Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana), is located on the Italian Peninsula...
    Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
    The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia...
    Italy national rugby union team
    The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team are also known as the Azzurri (the...

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