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Franco-Russian Alliance
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Franco-Russian Alliance — Pont Alexandre III in Paris and the Trinity Bridge in St Petersburg remain two symbols of the Franco Russian Alliance. The Franco Russian Alliance was a military alliance betwee … Wikipedia
Franco-Russian Alliance — or Dual Alliance (1894) Political and military pact between France and Russia that was one of the basic European alignments of the pre–World War I era. In the event of war, France wanted support against Germany, and Russia against Austria Hungary … Universalium
Franco-Mongol alliance — 1305 letter (a roll measuring 302 by 50 centimetres (9.91 by 1.6 ft)) from the Ilkhan Mongol Öljaitü to King Philip IV of France, suggesting military collaboration … Wikipedia
Russian Empire — During the nineteenth century, tsarist Russia was the largest contiguous empire in the world. Stretching from Polish lands in the west to the Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Empire was a Eurasian power and consequently played a… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
alliance — /euh luy euhns/, n. 1. the act of allying or state of being allied. 2. a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. 3. a merging of efforts or interests by persons, families, states, or… … Universalium
Alliance — /euh luy euhns/, n. a city in NE Ohio. 24,315. * * * I In international politics, a union for joint action of various powers or states. Examples include the alliance of the European powers and the U.S. against Germany and its allies during World… … Universalium
Franco — Francoism, n. Francoist, n. /frang koh/; Sp. /frddahng kaw/, n. Francisco, (Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde) ( El Caudillo ), 1892 1975, Spanish military leader and dictator: chief of state 1939 47; regent of the kingdom… … Universalium
Russian — /rush euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Russia, its people, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Russia. 3. a member of a Slavic people, the dominant ethnic group in the Russian Federation, whose historical homeland lies along the… … Universalium
Russian history, 1855–1892 — Economic developmentThe late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were times of crisis for Russian nuts. Not only did technology and industry continue to develop more rapidly in the West, but also new, dynamic, competitive great powers… … Wikipedia
Anglo-Russian Entente — Signed on August 31, 1907, in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Anglo Russian Convention of 1907 brought shaky British Russian relations to the forefront by solidifying boundaries that identified respective control in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet.… … Wikipedia
