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  • | draft_team = [[New York Islanders]] ...t Moscow Oblast]] in the 2010 offseason. Injuries limited his productivity in his first season with the team.
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  • ...ith help from the [[World Bank]].<ref>[http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2005/09/01/saving-a-corner-of-the-aral-sea Saving a Corner of the Aral Sea]</ref ...e Aral have been progressively redirected for irrigation, the water levels in the Aral have fallen, the shore receded, and the water quality has dropped
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  • ...translated as the ''Pyramid of Peace and Accord'', is a 77 m high building in [[Astana]], the capital of [[Kazakhstan]]. The structure was built ...tion at a cost of 8.74 billion Kazakh tenge (about $58 million) and opened in late 2006.
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  • ...deration]] was an [[engineer]], Soviet, Russian [[scientist]], participant in the launch of the first artificial [[Earth]] [[Sputnik 1|satellite]] and th Born on September 30, 1925 in the village of Maly Vasilyev. Mother – [http://www.nasledie-rus.ru/podshi
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  • | cause = [[Short circuit]] in the rocket ...ng-ru| Митрофан Иванович Неделин}}), who was killed in the explosion. As commanding officer of the Soviet Union's [[Strategic Miss
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  • ...=Sagdeyev, R. Z. |author2=Shtern, M. I. |title=The Conquest of Outer Space in the USSR 1974 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19770010175 |work=NASA |publi ...rin|Yuri Alexeevich Gagarin]] on 12 April 1961. Korolev's unexpected death in 1966 interrupted implementation of his plans for a Soviet manned Moon landi
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  • {{MedalGold|[[2004 World Fencing Championships|2004 New York]]|Team}} {{MedalSilver|[[2005 World Fencing Championships|2005 Leipzig]]|[[2005 World Fencing Championships#Women's events|Individual]]}}
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  • ...eera English]]: {{YouTube|id=3Fyv5oI1LYk|title=Kazakh media fights against new restrictions}}</ref> ...d that this had been an emergency fund used to rescue the national economy in 1998.<ref name=NYT/>
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  • ...g government corruption, her life was threatened and her paper firebombed. In 2002, she was awarded a [[CPJ International Press Freedom Award]]. ...[Pravda]]''. Petrushov was known for his exposés of government corruption in [[Kazakhstan]], including a story which ended the career of Kazakh [[Politb
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  • | caption = Sergei Lukyanenko in 2011 ...rn 11 April 1968) is a [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] author, writing in [[Russian language|Russian]], and is one of the most popular contemporary [
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  • ...publisher= komunitetibektashi.org | url=http://www.komunitetibektashi.org/in.php?fq=brenda&gj=gj1&kid=1 ...arsi]]s)<ref name="www.iranicaonline.org">{{cite web|title=Nowruz observed in Indian subcontinent|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/nowruz-ii/|pu
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  • ...rgalieva|first=Meruert|title=Группа "Уркер" в США ('Urker' in the USA)|date=2007-04-27|accessdate=2007-07-06|journal=Muz'ikoved|volume=16 ...er, he studied in a [[College or university school of music|conservatory]] in his youth, but initially dreamed of becoming a [[conductor (music)|conducto
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  • | 20.61% [[Russians in Kazakhstan|Russian]] |time_zone = [[Time in Kazakhstan|West{{\}}East]]
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  • ...' refers to the [[film industry]] based in [[Kazakhstan]]. [[Film|Cinema]] in Kazakhstan can be traced back to the early 20th century. Today, Kazakhstan ...a-mater for the most notable Kazakh filmmakers of the 1960s, known as "the new wave".<ref>{{cite web|author=Peter Lennon|url=https://www.theguardian.com/f
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  • ...was in Volker Schlöndorff’s Ulzhan (2007) and in the Kazakh epic Nomad (2005). |accessdate=2009-03-10}}</ref>) and [[David Bennent]]. ...ading for the mountain [[Khan Tengri]]. Along the way they are joined by [[New Age]] [[shaman]] Shakuni. They all approach the storied mountain which Shak
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  • ...lnik and stars [[Tadanobu Asano]], [[Sun Honglei]] and [[Chuluuny Khulan]] in the main roles. ''Mongol'' explores abduction, kinship and the repercussion ...illion in sales through international release for a combined $26.5 million in gross revenue. The film was a minor financial success after its theatrical
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  • ...inter]], [[art critic]] and author of the сulture support Year [[emblem]] in [[Kazakhstan]] (2000), [[laureate]] of The presidential grant of The Republ ...t at childhood. At school ages Zhenis's favourite subject was a painting . In 1982 he graduated Zhalanash high school with distinction.
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  • | proyears2 = 2000–2005 ::4 individual stages ([[2003 Tour de France|2003]], [[2005 Tour de France|2005]], [[2010 Tour de France|2010]])
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  • ...[[1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships|1995 World Championships]], all in the [[light-heavyweight]] division. *'''1992''' Junior European Champion in Edinburgh, as a Middleweight.
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  • | caption = Golovkin in 2015 ...nnady-golovkin-new-no-1 "Pound-for-pound rankings: Gennady Golovkin is the new No. 1"]. [[ESPN]]. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.</ref> third by '
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  • | caption = Nabokov with the [[San Jose Sharks]] in 2008 | played_for = '''NHL:'''<br>[[San Jose Sharks]]<br>[[New York Islanders]]<br>[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]<br>'''RSL/KHL:'''<br>[[Torpedo Ust-K
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  • | draft_team = [[New York Rangers]] | former_teams = [[New York Rangers]]<br />[[Phoenix Coyotes]]<br />[[Calgary Flames]]<br />[[Atlanta T
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  • |caption = Kazakh woman, 2005 {{Women in society sidebar}}
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  • [[File:Almaty - Kazakhstan.jpg|thumb|Preparation of a meal in Kazakhstan]] ...ese animals for transportation, clothing, and food.<ref>"Kazakhstan," Food in Every Country, accessed April 18, 2011,
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  • ...caviar comes from the critically endangered [[beluga sturgeon]] that swims in the Caspian Sea]] ...it." ( in Judith C. Sutton, ''Champagne & Caviar & Other Delicacies'', New York, Black Dog & Leventhal, 1998, p. 53.)</ref>
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  • :''This article is about the food. For the place in ancient Syria sometimes called Samosa, see [[Samosata]]'' ...nd emigration from these areas, samosas in today's world are also prepared in other regions.
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  • ...d home games at the [[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] for 14 seasons, beginning in [[2000–01 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship|2001]]. The head coach is [[Edua ...the Vysshaya Liga, Barys joined the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League in [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]].
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  • ...s. He was a key figure in Russian politics in the 1990s, and a participant in the Russian transition from a [[Planned economy|planned]] to a [[Market eco ...main Chernomyrdin's proverb by Konstantin Dushenko, an aphorism collector (in Russian)]{{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref>
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  • | image = [[File:Borat in Cologne.jpg|250px]] ...on Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev at the [[Germany|German]] premiere of ''Borat'' in 2006
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  • ...ameo]] by Borat, and the third, ''[[Brüno (film)|Brüno]]'', was released in 2009. The film is produced by Baron Cohen's production company, Four By Two ...Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]] in the same category.<ref name="Globe">[http://www.hfpa.org/nominations/index.
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  • | image_caption = The Astana [[Volvo]] team car in 2009. ...ged to attend every [[UCI ProTour]] event, and were invited to every event in the inaugural [[UCI World Ranking|UCI World Calendar]] as well.
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  • ...nd [[Al Montoya]]. Gratton was then assigned to the Rangers' AHL affiliate in Hartford. ...[Milwaukee Admirals]], Gratton returned to Philadelphia when he was traded in exchange for [[Tim Ramholt]] on October 30, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http:
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  • ...as Hutchinson''' (born March 24, 1980 in [[Evanston, Illinois]] and raised in [[Rochester Hills, Michigan]]) is a retired [[United States|American]] prof ...the [[Stanley Cup]] in 2006 playing with the Carolina Hurricanes appearing in 36 regular season games.
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  • | draft_team = [[New York Islanders]] ..., and represented [[SaiPa]] in the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[SM-liiga]] in the 2005–06 season, where ''SaiPafanit'' (the SaiPa fan club) elected Kudroč Play
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  • | turnedpro = September 2005 ...s ranking of world number 25. On 23 February, she peaked at world number 3 in the doubles rankings.
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  • ...obert_wistrich/ Robert Wistrich], Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences website, accessed August 21, 2006.</ref> ...ion agreement between [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] and the [[Polish government-in-exile]].
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  • ...ident of the United States|President]]'s airplane en route from [[Moscow]] in the 1997 action movie [[Air Force One (film)|''Air Force One'']]. ...w". The Kazakh government responded by placing a 4-page ad in ''[[The New York Times]]'', containing information about Kazakh life, education, government,
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  • | revenue = US$6.78&nbsp;billion (2005) | net_income = US$1.15 billion (2005)
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  • ...a, Kazakhstan's largest insurance company maintained its position as first in terms of assets, insurance reserves, equity and authorized capital, as well ...mbrace all type of covers under compulsory and voluntary insurance classes in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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  • ...akhstan was acquired by [[China National Petroleum Corporation]] and then in 2006 transferred to [[PetroChina]]. ...major oil and gas finds in Southern Kazakhstan, in 1991 becoming a partner in a JV to develop the [[Kyzylkiya]], [[Aryskum]], [[Maibulak]] and [[South Ku
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  • ...an Sea close to [[Atyrau]] and is considered the world's largest discovery in the last 30&nbsp;years, combined with the [[Tengiz Field]].<ref name=johnst | title = Conoco sells stake in Kashagan field
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  • '''Tengiz field''' (Tengiz is Turkic for "sea") is an [[oil field]] located in northwestern [[Kazakhstan]]'s low-lying wetlands along the northeast shores ...Discovered in 1979, Tengiz [[oil field]] is one of the largest discoveries in recent history.<ref name="SP Times">
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  • ...e</ref> Kazakhstan has taken [[Uzbekistan]]'s place as the favored partner in [[Central Asia]] for both Russia and the United States.<ref name=FAVORITE>[ ...is the impact of terrorism in the country. Kazakhstan's 94th place puts it in a group of countries with the lowest impact of terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|ti
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  • ...nalty = 10 years in American prison and 10 in [[Russia]]n [[Prisons in Russia|prison camp]] ...ligence and Counter-Intelligence, 19:2, 237 – 288.</ref> He has operated in both the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[United States]]. His nickname, "Yaponch
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  • ...ონიანი}}; b. 1952) is a [[Georgian mafia]] boss and '[[thief in law]]'. He is reportedly a member of the "Kutaisi" criminal gang.<ref name= == Background and activity in Spain ==
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  • | death_place =[[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] ...4 May 1985) was a [[thief in law]] (''Vor v zakone'') and boss of [[New York City]]'s [[Russian Mafia]] during the 1970s and 1980s. Known for his cruelt
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  • ...ov]], remained in detention after unfair trials ... Torture remains common in places of detention."<ref>[[Human Rights Watch]], [https://www.hrw.org/worl ...Guardian]]|date=11 March 2015|quote=Nazarbaev has clamped down on dissent in Kazakhstan, and the country has never held an election judged to be free or
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  • ...s a student of world history and [[German language]]; after his graduation in 1977, he found work as a teacher of German, which he continued until the mi ...in 1946-1966"; after graduation up until today, he has continued his work in the field of Koryo-saram studies.
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  • ...nie/demografiya_2/current-data/demographic-situation/demographic-situation-in-2015/|archivedate=3 February 2016}}</ref> ...(3), Generation Status (4), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan A
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  • ...ine]]. These communities can be traced back to the Koreans who were living in the [[Russian Far East]] during the late 19th century. ...oki.com/lpage/nation/200409/kt2004092218583111950.htm|archivedate=18 March 2005}}</ref>
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