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81Bibliography — INTRODUCTION The number of books dedicated to the late Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its successor state, the Russian Federation, is virtually incalculable. This surfeit is due to a number of factors: Russia’s geographic size and …
82pen|e|tra|tion — «PEHN uh TRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or power of penetrating: »Only a drill will make penetration of that wall possible. 2. the act of entering a country and gaining influence there: »economic penetration. 3. Figurative. sharpness of intellect; …
83LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …
84Penetration — Pen e*tra tion, n. [L. penetratio: cf. F. p[ e]n[ e]tration.] 1. The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult. [1913 Webster] And to each in ward part,… …
85Battle of Jutland — fixHTML|begInfobox Military Conflict conflict = Battle of Jutland partof = World War I caption = The Battle of Jutland, 1916 date = 31 May 1916 ndash; 1 June 1916 place = North Sea, near Denmark result = Indecisive combatant1 = combatant2 =… …
86Miguel de Cervantes — Cervantes redirects here. For other uses, see Cervantes (disambiguation). Miguel Cervantes Born Miguel de Cervantes Baptised 9 October 1547 (birth date unknown) Alcalá de Henares, Castile (Galician family) …
87Radiation poisoning — Radiation poisoning, also called radiation sickness or a creeping dose , is a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation. The term is generally used to refer to acute problems caused by a large dosage of… …
88Archaeological geophysics — most often refers to geophysical survey techniques used for archaeological imaging or mapping. More broadly defined, the term could refer to any geophysical techniques applied to archaeology. Remote sensing and marine surveys are also used in… …
89Evolutionary history of plants — Plants have evolved through increasing levels of complexity, from the earliest algal mats, through bryophytes, lycopods, ferns and gymnosperms to the complex angiosperms of today. While the simple plants continue to thrive, especially in the… …
90international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
