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- Moscow | History, Geography, Population, Map | Britannica
Moscow, city, capital of Russia since the late 13th century It is not only the political center of Russia but also the country’s most populous city and its industrial, cultural, scientific, and educational capital Moscow has also been the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church for over 600 years
- St. Petersburg | Map, Points of Interest, History | Britannica
St Petersburg, city and port, extreme northwestern Russia It is a major historical and cultural center, as well as Russia’s second largest city For two centuries (1712–1918) it was the capital of the Russian Empire Its historic district was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990
- Hippocrates | Biography, Works, Facts | Britannica
Hippocrates, ancient Greek physician who lived during Greece’s Classical period and is traditionally regarded as the father of medicine He has been revered for his ethical standards in medical practice, mainly for the Hippocratic Oath, which, it is suspected, he did not write
- Valentina Tereshkova | Biography, Vostok 6, Facts | Britannica
Valentina Tereshkova, Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman to travel into space On June 16, 1963, she was launched in the spacecraft Vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours She later became a politician Learn more about Tereshkova’s life and career
- Lacrosse | History, Rules Equipment | Britannica
Lacrosse, competitive sport, modern version of the North American Indian game of baggataway, in which two teams of players use long-handled, racketlike implements (crosses) to catch, carry, or throw a ball down the field or into the opponents’ goal The goal is defined by uprights and a crossbar
- Leningrad | Russia, Map, Facts | Britannica
Leningrad, oblast (province), northwestern Russia It comprises all the Karelian Isthmus and the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland as far west as Narva It extends eastward along the southern shore of Lake Ladoga and the Svir River as far as Lake Onega In the north the Karelian Isthmus
- Russian language | Origin, History, Dialects, Facts | Britannica
Russian language, principal state and cultural language of Russia Russian is the primary language of the overwhelming majority of people in Russia and is also used as a second language in other former republics of the Soviet Union
- Biodiversity loss | Causes, Effects, Facts | Britannica
Biodiversity loss, the reduction in an area’s biodiversity (the number of genes, species, individual organisms, or ecosystems) expressed by species loss, population declines and reductions in the genetic diversity within a species, and the collapse of biological communities
- Ancient Empire, Persian Culture, Islamic Revolution - Britannica
Iran - Ancient Empire, Persian Culture, Islamic Revolution: This article discusses the history of Iran from 640 ce to the present For the history of the region before the 7th century, see ancient Iran The Arab invasion of Iran made a break with the past that affected not only Iran but all of western Asia and resulted in the assimilation of peoples who shaped and vitalized Muslim culture (See also Islamic world ) The Prophet Muhammad had made Medina, his adopted city, and Mecca, his
- Heracles | Myth, Significance, Labors, Meaning, Facts | Britannica
Heracles, one of the most famous Greco-Roman legendary heroes Traditionally, Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene Suffering the vengeful persecution of Hera, Heracles faced continual challenges, the first of which was two serpents that she sends to kill him in his cradle He strangles them with his bare hands
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