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Cristina Nemerovschi (born May 10, 1980, in Bucharest) is a Romanian writer. [1] She has received a lot of praise for her works and has been referred to as a "phenomenal writer", "the rebel of today's literature", and "a revelation" by Romanian literary magazines.
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) After receiving a golden bullet with James Bond's code "007" etched into its surface M relieves Bond of a mission locating a British scientist, Gibson, who has invented the "Solex agitator", a device to harness solar power, thereby solving the energy crisis.
Gregorian Bivolaru also known as Magnus Aurolsson[1][2] and nicknamed Grieg, Grig or, by the press, Guru (born 12 March 1952) is the founder of the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute (MISA). MISA has faced allegations of procuring and forced prostitution. [3][4][5][6] He is imprisoned in France for an "alleged rape, human ...
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov[b] (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, [c] was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 until his death in 1924, and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924.
This writing system, unrelated to the Greek alphabet, last appeared in the thirteenth century BC. In the late ninth century BC or early eighth century BC, the Greek alphabet emerged. [2] The period between the use of the two writing systems, during which no Greek texts are attested, is known as the Greek Dark Ages.
Map of a hypothetical union between Moldova and Romania showing the largest cities of the resulting country. The unification of Moldova and Romania is a popular concept and hypothetical unification in the two countries that began during the Revolutions of 1989.
The First Bulgarian Empire (Church Slavonic: блъгарьско цѣсарьствиѥ, romanized: blŭgarĭsko tsěsarǐstvije; Bulgarian: Първо българско царство) was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by ...
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. [3][4][5] They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier ...