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On 28 December 1922 , a conference of plenipotentiary delegations from the Russian SFSR , the Transcaucasian SFSR , the Ukrainian SSR and the Byelorussian SSR approved the Treaty of Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR , forming the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . | On 28 December 1922 , people from the Russian SFSR , the Transcaucasian SFSR , the Ukrainian SSR and the Byelorussian SSR approved the Treaty of Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR , creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . |
From its creation , the government in the Soviet Union was based on the one-party rule of the Communist Party ( Bolsheviks ) . | From its beginning years , government in the Soviet Union was based on the rule of one party by the Communist Party ( Bolsheviks ) . |
A large part of this was done according to the Bolshevik Initial Decrees , government documents signed by Vladimir Lenin . | A large part of this was performed according to Bolshevik Initial Decrees , documents of the Soviet government , signed by Vladimir Lenin . |
The tsarist autocracy was replaced by the Russian Provisional Government , which intended to conduct elections to the Russian Constituent Assembly and to continue fighting on the side of the Entente in World War I . At the same time , workers ' councils , known in Russian as `` Soviets '' , sprang up across the country . | The tsarist autocracy was replaced by the `` Provisional Government '' , whose leaders intended to have elections to Russian Constituent Assembly and to continue war on the side of the Entente in World War I . At the same time , workers ' councils , known as Soviets , sprang up across the country . |
The plan was developed in 1920 and covered a 10 to 15-year period . | The Plan was developed in 1920 and covered a 10 - to 15-year period . |
In March 1921 , during a related conflict with Poland , the Peace of Riga was signed , splitting disputed territories in Belarus and Ukraine between the Republic of Poland and Soviet Russia . | In March 1921 , during a related conflict with Poland , the Peace of Riga was signed and split territories disagreed about in Belarus and Ukraine between the Republic of Poland and Soviet Russia . |
The plan became the prototype for subsequent Five-Year Plans and was fulfilled by 1931 . | The Plan became the prototype for subsequent Five-Year Plans and was basically fulfilled by 1931 . |
It included construction of a network of 30 regional power plants , including ten large hydroelectric power plants , and numerous electric-powered large industrial enterprises . | It included the making of a network of 30 regional power stations , including ten large hydroelectric power plants , and numerous electric-powered large industrial organizations . |
Debate over the future of the economy provided the background for a power struggle in the years after Lenin 's death in 1924 . | Debate over the future of the economy provided the background for Soviet leaders to contend for power in the years after Lenin 's death in 1924 . |
The stated purpose of the one-party state was to ensure that capitalist exploitation would not return to the Soviet Union and that the principles of Democratic Centralism would be most effective in representing the people 's will in a practical manner . | Soviet leaders argued that one-party rule was necessary because it ensured that ` capitalist exploitation ' would not return to the Soviet Union and that the principles of Democratic Centralism would represent the people 's will . |
After the economic policy of `` War Communism '' during the Russian Civil War , as a prelude to fully developing socialism in the country , the Soviet government permitted some private enterprise to coexist alongside nationalized industry in the 1920s and total food requisition in the countryside was replaced by a food tax ( see New Economic Policy ) . | After the economic policy of War Communism during the Civil War , the Soviet government permitted some private enterprise to coexist with nationalized industry in the 1920s and total food requisition in the countryside was replaced by a food tax ( see New Economic Policy ) . |
A long and bloody Civil War ensued between the Reds and the Whites , starting in 1917 and ending in 1923 with the Reds ' victory . | The civil war between the Reds and the Whites started in 1917 and ended in 1923 . |
An intensive restructuring of the economy , industry and politics of the country began in the early days of Soviet power in 1917 . | The big changes of the economy , industry and politics of the country began in the early days of Soviet power in 1917 . |
In March , the Soviets ended involvement in the war for good and signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk . | In March , the Soviets quit the war for good and signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk . |
In December , the Bolsheviks signed an armistice with the Central Powers , though by February 1918 , fighting had resumed . | In December , the Bolsheviks signed an armistice ( peace ) with the Central Powers . |
One of the most prominent breakthroughs was the GOELRO plan , which envisioned a major restructuring of the Soviet economy based on total electrification of the country . | One of the most important and notable breakthroughs was the GOELRO plan , that planned a major change of the Soviet economy based on total electrification of the country . |
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( Russian : Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик , tr . | These were either Soviet Socialist Republics , or Soviet Socialist Federal Republics . |
On 1 February 1924 , the USSR was recognized by the British Empire . | On 1 February 1924 , the USSR was accepted as a country by the British Empire . |
Modern revolutionary activity in the Russian Empire began with the Decembrist Revolt of 1825 . | Tatars make up 3.8 % of the population of Russia ) Extreme government-changing activity in the Russian Empire began with the Decembrist Revolt of 1825 , and although serfdom was removed in 1861 , its removal was achieved on terms unfavorable to the peasants ( poor agricultural workers ) and served to encourage changers ( revolutionaries ) . |
A parliament-the State Duma-was established in 1906 after the Russian Revolution of 1905 , but Tsar Nicholas II resisted attempts to move from absolute to constitutional monarchy . | A parliament ( legislative assembly ) - the State Duma-was created in 1906 after the Russian Revolution of 1905 , but the Tsar protested people trying to move from absolute to constitutional monarchy . |
Social unrest continued and was aggravated during World War I by military defeat and food shortages in major Soviet cities . | Rebellion continued and was aggravated during World War I by failure and food shortages in popular cities . |
Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik ) abbreviated to USSR ( Russian : СССР , tr . | The Soviet Union ( short for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) ; Russian : Союз Советских Социалистических Республик \ / Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik ) was a group of countries under Russian influence that came together to be one larger country . |
A spontaneous popular uprising in Petrograd , in response to the wartime decay of Russia 's economy and morale , culminated in the February Revolution and the toppling of the imperial government in March 1917 . | A self-generated popular rebellion in Saint Petersburg , in response to the wartime decay of Russia 's economy and morale , caused the `` February Revolution '' and the removal of the government in March 1917 . |
However , it is also considered an invasive weed , sending down its strong suckering roots amongst garden hedges and shrubs . | The plant down its strong suckering roots amongst garden hedges and shrubs . |
The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the Rubus genus in the Rosaceae family , hybrids among these species within the Rubus subgenus , and hybrids between the Rubus and Idaeobatus subgenera . | The blackberry is an edible fruit made by any of several species in the Rubus genus of the Rosaceae family . |
In the western US , the term caneberry is used to refer to blackberries and raspberries as a group rather than the term bramble . | The blackberry shrub is called `` bramble '' in Britain , but in the western U.S. `` caneberry '' is the term is used for both blackberries and raspberries . |
Blackberries grow wild throughout all parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland . | The blackberry grows to about 3 m in height . |
It flows into the Mugu Karnali river via the Nijar river ( Nijar Khola ) . | It flows into the Karnali river via the Nijar river ( Nijar Khola ) . |
It lies in Rara Village Development Committee , Mugu District , Karnali Zone in Western Nepal and falls under the Rara National Park . | It is in Rara Village Development Committee , Mugu District , Karnali Zone in the Mid-Western region . |
The lake holds three endemic fish species ( Schizothorax macrophthalmus , S. nepalensis and S. raraensis ) and one endemic frog , Rara Lake frog ( Nanorana rarica ) . | In the Lake Rara there are three endemic fish species ( Schizothorax macrophthalmus , S. nepalensis and S. raraensis ) , and one endemic frog ( Paa rarica ) . |
The lake was reported to be very slightly polluted and was classified as oligotrophic in limnological terms . | The lake was classified as oligotrophic ( an environment that offers little to sustain life ) in limnological terms , meaning that is very slightly polluted . |
The lake having a length of 5 kilometres ( 3.1 mi ) and a width of 3 kilometres ( 1.9 mi ) has a maximum depth of 167 metres ( 548 ft ) . | The lake has a length of 5.1 kilometres ( 3.2 mi ) and a width of 2.7 kilometres ( 1.7 mi ) with a maximum depth of 167 metres ( 548 ft ) . |
Rara Lake lies at an altitude about 2,990 metres ( 9,810 ft ) above the sea level covering an area of 10.8 km2 ( 4.2 sq mi ) . | Lake Rara is at an altitude of 2,990 metres ( 9,810 ft ) above sea level covering an area of 9.8 km2 ( 3.8 sq mi ) . |
Rara Lake ( Rara taal ) is the biggest lake of Nepal . | Rara Lake ( Nepali राराताल raratal ) is the biggest natural lake of Nepal . |
In 1982 , Cech became the first to show that RNA molecules are not restricted to being passive carriers of genetic information - they can have catalytic functions and can participate in cellular reactions . | In 1982 , Cech became the first to show that RNA molecules are not restricted to being passive carriers of genetic information - they can have catalytic functions and can take part in cellular reactions . |
He also studied telomeres , and his lab discovered an enzyme , TERT ( telomerase reverse transcriptase ) , which is part of the process of restoring telomeres after they are shortened during cell division . | Cech also studied telomeres , and his lab discovered an enzyme , TERT ( telomerase reverse transcriptase ) , which helps to restore telomeres after they are shortened during cell division . |
RNA-processing reactions and protein synthesis on ribosomes in particular are catalysed by RNA . | RNA-processing reactions and protein synthesis on ribosomes are catalysed by RNA . |
Thomas Robert Cech ( born December 8 , 1947 in Chicago ) is a chemist who shared the 1989 Nobel prize in chemistry with Sidney Altman , for their discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA . | Thomas Robert Cech ( born December 8 , 1947 in Chicago ) is an American chemist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Sidney Altman . |
RNA enzymes are known as ribozymes and have provided a new tool for gene technology . | RNA enzymes are known as ribozymes and are now used for gene technology . |
Cech 's main research area is that of the process of transcription in the nucleus of cells . | Cech 's main research area is transcription in the nucleus of cells . |
In the 1970s , Cech had been studying the splicing of RNA in the unicellular organism Tetrahymena thermophila when he discovered that an unprocessed RNA molecule could splice itself . | In the 1970s , Cech discovered that an unprocessed RNA molecule could splice itself . |
When the book was originally released , The New York Times hailed it as `` the most beautifully executed , the clearest and the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as ` beat , ' and whose principal avatar he is . '' | When the book was originally released , the New York Times hailed it as `` the most beautifully executed , the clearest and most important utterance '' of Kerouac 's generation . |
On the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac . | On the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac , written in April 1951 , and published in 1957 . |
On the Road is based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across America . | Most of it is autobiographical and was written based on the road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America and is often considered a defining work of the postwar Beat Generation . |
Shenandoah Valley Academy ( SVA ) is a private , co-educational , boarding , high school in New Market , Virginia , United States . | Shenandoah Valley Academy ( SVA ) is a school in the town of New Market , Virginia . |
In humans , yawning is often triggered by others yawning ( e.g. , seeing a person yawning , talking to someone on the phone who is yawning ) and is a typical example of positive feedback . | In humans , yawning is often triggered by others yawning ( e.g. seeing a person yawning , talking to someone on the phone who is yawning ) and is a typical example of positive feedback . |
This `` infectious '' yawning has also been observed in chimpanzees , dogs , and can occur across species . | This `` infectious '' yawning has also been observed in chimpanzees and dogs . |
The proximate cause for contagious yawning may lie with mirror neurons in the frontal cortex of certain vertebrates , which , upon being exposed to a stimulus from conspecific ( same species ) and occasionally interspecific organisms , activates the same regions in the brain . | The immediate cause for contagious yawning may be the mirror neurons in the frontal cortex of certain vertebrates , which , upon being exposed to a stimulus , activates the same regions in the brain . |
It is commonly associated with tiredness , stress , overwork , lack of stimulation and boredom , though studies show it may be linked to the cooling of the brain . | Yawning is commonly associated with tiredness , stress , overwork , lack of stimulation and boredom . |
It is about the same size as the modern viola . | The viola d'amore is about the same size as a modern viola . |
The viola d'amore usually has six or seven playing strings , which are sounded by drawing a bow across them , just as with a violin . | The viola d'amore usually has six or seven playing strings which are played with the bow , just as with a violin . |
The viola d'amore can regularly be heard today in musical ensembles that specialise in historically accurate performances of Baroque music on authentic instruments . | The viola d'amore can regularly be heard today in groups who play Baroque music on period instruments . |
Like all viols , it has a flat back . | Like viols , it has a flat back , a wide rib ( the sides ) , sloping shoulders and a carved head at the top of the peg box . |
Its sound-holes are commonly in the shape of a flaming sword ( suggesting a Middle Eastern influence in its development ) but more likely representing the flame of love . | The sound-holes are often in the shape of a flaming sword . |
In addition , it has an equal number of sympathetic strings located below the main strings and the fingerboard which are not played directly but vibrate in sympathy with the notes played . | In addition , it has the same number of sympathetic strings . |
Towards the end of the 18th century the standard tuning became : A , d , a , d' , f ♯ ' , a ' , d '' . | Towards the end of the 18th century the usual tuning became : A , d , a , d' , f # ' , a ' , d' ' ( see music example . |
The viola d'amore ( Italian : love viol ) is a 7 - or 6-stringed musical instrument with sympathetic strings used chiefly in the baroque period . | The viola d'amore is a string instrument which was popular in the 17th and 18th century . |
This was a more liberal system than had existed in Prussia before 1848 , but was still a conservative system of government in which the monarch , the aristocracy , and the military retained most of the power . | This was a more liberal system than had existed in Prussia before 1848 , but was still a conservative system of government in which the monarch , the aristocracy , and the military kept most of the power . |
When he finally called a national assembly in 1847 , it was not a representative body , but rather a United Diet comprising all the provincial estates , which had the right to grant taxes and loans but no right to meet at regular intervals . | When he finally called a national assembly in 1847 , it was not a representative body , but rather a United Diet which cold speak for all the provincial estates and had the right to grant taxes and loans but no right to meet at regular intervals . |
He married Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria in 1823 . | He married Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria in 1823 , but the couple had no children . |
When revolution broke out in Prussia in March 1848 , part of the larger Revolutions of 1848 , the king initially moved to repress it with the army , but later decided to recall the troops and place himself at the head of the movement on 19 March . | When revolution broke out in Prussia in March 1848 , as part of the European Revolutions of 1848 , the king initially decided to fight it with the army , but later decided to recall the troops and place himself at the head of the movement on 19 March . |
In 1844 , he attended the celebrations marking the completion of the cathedral , becoming the first king of Prussia to enter a Roman Catholic building . | In 1844 , he attended the celebrations of the completion of the cathedral , so he was the first king of Prussia who entered a Roman Catholic building . |
He committed himself to German unification , formed a liberal government , convened a national assembly , and ordered that a constitution be drawn up . | He committed himself to German unification , formed a liberal government , accepted a national assembly , and ordered that a Constitution of the Kingdom of Prussia should be drawn up . |
He was a draftsman interested in both architecture and landscape gardening and was a patron of several great German artists , including architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the composer Felix Mendelssohn . | He loved both architecture and landscape gardening and was a patron of several great German artists , such as architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the composer Felix Mendelssohn . |
Once his position was more secure again , however , he quickly had the army reoccupy Berlin and dissolved the assembly in December . | When his position was more secure again , however , he quickly led the army to reoccupy Berlin and dissolved the assembly in December . |
The constitution also reserved for the king the power of appointing all ministers , reestablished the conservative district assemblies and provincial diets , and guaranteed that the bureaucracy and the military remained firmly in the hands of the king . | The constitution also reserved for the king the power to appoint all ministers and reestablished the conservative district assemblies and provincial diets . |
This constitution remained in effect until the dissolution of the Prussian kingdom in 1918 . | This constitution lasted until the end of the Prussian kingdom in 1918 . |
Rather than returning to bureaucratic rule after dismissing the national assembly , Frederick William promulgated a new constitution that created a parliament with two chambers , an aristocratic upper house and an elected lower house . | When he had dismissed the national assembly , Frederick William decided to have a constitution with a parliament with two chambers , an aristocratic upper house and an elected lower house . |
He also gained military experience by serving in the army during the War of Liberation against Napoleon I of France in 1814 , though he was an indifferent soldier . | He served in the army during the War of Liberation against Napoleon I of France in 1814 , but he was not interested in the army . |
The lower house was elected by all taxpayers , but in a three-tiered system based on the amount of taxes paid so that true universal suffrage was denied . | The lower house was elected by all taxpayers , but in a system that was based on the amount of taxes paid so that the rich had more influence than the poor . |
He did , however , remain dedicated to unification for a time , leading the Frankfurt Parliament to offer him the crown of Germany on 3 April 1849 , which he refused , purportedly saying that he would not accept `` a crown from the gutter '' . | So the Frankfurt Parliament offered him the crown of Germany on 3 April 1849 . |
Frederick William was educated by private tutors , many of whom were experienced civil servants , such as Friedrich Ancillon . | Frederick William was educated by private tutors . |
Frederick William was a staunch Romanticist , and his devotion to this movement , which in the German States featured a nostalgia for the Middle Ages , was largely responsible for him developing into a conservative at an early age . | Frederick William was Romanticist , and had a nostalgia for the Middle Ages , therefore he was conservative already at an early age . |
Despite being a devout Lutheran , his Romantic leanings led him to settle the Cologne church conflict by releasing the imprisoned Archbishop of Cologne . | He was Lutheran , but he released the imprisoned Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne , and he decided to help the construction of Cologne Cathedral . |
Although a staunch conservative , Frederick William did not seek to be a despot and so he toned down the reactionary policies enacted by his father , easing press censorship and promising to enact a constitution at some point , but refused to enact a popular legislative assembly , preferring to work with the aristocracy through `` united committees '' of the provincial estates . | In the beginning of his reign he did not continue the reactionary policies of his father , he reduced press censorship and promised a constitution , but he did not want a popular legislative assembly , but preferred to work with the aristocracy . |
Frederick William IV ( German : Friedrich Wilhelm IV . ; 15 October 1795 - 2 January 1861 ) , the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia , reigned as King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861 . | He reigned as King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861 . |
In the game you have option of playing as selected celebrities and professionals from the show . | In the game you have option of playing as selected celebrities and professional dancers from the show . |
Dancing with the Stars is a video game based on the show Dancing with the Stars . | Dancing with the Stars is a rhythm game based on the show Dancing with the Stars . |
The postcode of the Royal Mail offices at Tomb Street in Belfast is BT1 1AA . | The Royal Mail office in Belfast has a postcode of BT1 1AA . |
In 1996 , they released Thanks for the Ether . | The band released its first album , Thanks For the Ether , in 1996 . |
From 1808 to 1874 , the city served as the capital of British West Africa . | From 1808 to 1874 , the city was the capital of British West Africa . |
During World War II , Britain maintained a naval base at Freetown . | During World War II , Britain had a naval base at Freetown . |
Freetown survived being pillaged by the French in 1794 , and was rebuilt by the settlers . | The city survived being attacked by the French in 1794 . |
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone . | Freetown is the capital city of the African country of Sierra Leone . |
It was captured by ECOWAS troops seeking to restore President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah in 1998 . | In 1998 , it was captured by ECOWAS soldiers who were trying to make Ahmad Tejan Kabbah the President again . |
There is a frequent commercial hovercraft , buses and ferry-service to Freetown and other parts of the country . | There is a helicopter , hovercraft and ferry-service from the city to the airport . |
The freed slaves were joined by West Indian and African soldiers , who had fought for Britain in the Napoleonic Wars and settled here afterward . | African soldiers who had fought for Britain in the Napoleonic Wars also came to live in Freetown . |
Freetown is home to the Fourah Bay College , the oldest university in West Africa , founded in 1827 . | The city is the home of Fourah Bay College and the Njala University college . |
Close to the Cotton Tree are the Sierra Leone Supreme Court Building and the Sierra Leone Museum . | Also in Freetown are many beaches and markets , and the Sierra Leone Museum . |
Private Schools : Lungi International Airport is the international airport that serves Freetown and the rest of the country . | Lungi International Airport is the international airport of Sierra Leone . |
Park has stated , `` This film was originally called ` The Bat ' to convey a sense of horror . | Park said , `` this film was originally called The Bat to convey a sense of horror . '' |
The film tells the story of a Catholic priest-who is in love with his friend 's wife-turning into a vampire through a failed medical experiment . | It tells the story of a priest who is in love with his friend 's wife turning into a vampire through a failed medical experiment . |
The young are called chicks and the meat is called chicken . | A young chicken is called a chick . |
The chicken ( Gallus gallus domesticus ) is a domesticated fowl , a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl . | A chicken ( Gallus gallus domesticus ) is a kind of domesticated bird . |
The species as a whole was then called domestic fowl , or just fowl . | A female chicken is called a hen . |
List of international games of GAK in UEFA-Cup , Champions League Qualification , Cupwinners ' Cup and in Fairs ' Cup : 1962\/63 : 1964\/65 : 1968\/69 : 1972\/73 : 1981\/82 : 1982\/83 : 1996\/97 : 1998\/99 : 1999\/2000 : 2000\/01 : 2001\/02 : 2002\/03 : 2003\/04 : 2004\/05 : 2005\/06 : Total ( in 1st Austrian League ) : ( Goals : 174:168 ) | List of international games of GAK in UEFA-Cup , Champions League Qualification , Cupwinners ' Cup and in Fairs ' Cup : 1962\/63 : 1964\/65 : 1968\/69 : 1972\/73 : 1980\/81 : 1982\/83 : 1996\/97 : 1998\/99 : 1999\/2000 : 2000\/01 : 2001\/02 : 2002\/03 : 2003\/04 : 2004\/05 : 2005\/06 : Total ( in 1st Austrian League ) : ( Goals : 174:168 ) |
If a funnel cloud touches the ground it becomes a tornado . | If a funnel cloud touches the ground , it becomes a tornado . |
Most tornadoes begin as funnel clouds , but many funnel clouds do not make ground contact and so do not become tornadoes . | Most tornadoes begin as funnel clouds . |
A funnel cloud ( generally the cause of a twister or tornado ) is a funnel-shaped cloud of condensed water droplets , associated with a rotating column of wind and extending from the base of a cloud ( usually a cumulonimbus or towering cumulus cloud ) but not reaching the ground or a water surface . | A funnel cloud is a funnel-shaped cloud of condensed water droplets . |
They are a common sight along the Pacific Coast of the United States , particularly in the spring or autumn . | They are a common sight along the Pacific Coast and USA , usually seen in the spring or autumn . |
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