query: what country is russia close to?

title: Close to Eden

text: of Michelangelo Antonioni's film "Beyond the Clouds", the two protagonists reunite at a screening of "Close to Eden". Close to Eden Urga is a 1991 film by Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov. It was released in North America as Close to Eden. It depicts the friendship between a Russian truck driver and a Mongolian shepherd in Inner Mongolia. The film was an international co-production between companies based in Russia and France. A Mongolian shepherd Gombo lives in a yurt in Inner Mongolia with his wife, three children, and mother. They are portrayed as unsophisticated and traditional people. Gombo desires relations with

title: Close to Eden

text: Close to Eden Urga is a 1991 film by Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov. It was released in North America as Close to Eden. It depicts the friendship between a Russian truck driver and a Mongolian shepherd in Inner Mongolia. The film was an international co-production between companies based in Russia and France. A Mongolian shepherd Gombo lives in a yurt in Inner Mongolia with his wife, three children, and mother. They are portrayed as unsophisticated and traditional people. Gombo desires relations with his wife, to try for a fourth child, which puts his wife at unease due to Chinese law.

title: Embassy of Russia, Tbilisi

text: Georgia. Embassy of Russia, Tbilisi The Embassy of Russia in Tbilisi was the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Georgia. The chancery is located at 51 Chavchavadze Avenue in Tbilisi. On August 29, 2008, Georgia ordered the Russian ambassador Vyacheslav Kovalenko and all other Russian diplomats to leave the country and close the embassy and severed diplomatic relations with Russia. Russia and Georgia had previously fought a five-day war over two Georgian breakaway regions (Abkhazia and South Ossetia) declaring independence. The Russian Federation is represented through the Russian Federation Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland

title: Embassy of Russia, Tbilisi

text: Embassy of Russia, Tbilisi The Embassy of Russia in Tbilisi was the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Georgia. The chancery is located at 51 Chavchavadze Avenue in Tbilisi. On August 29, 2008, Georgia ordered the Russian ambassador Vyacheslav Kovalenko and all other Russian diplomats to leave the country and close the embassy and severed diplomatic relations with Russia. Russia and Georgia had previously fought a five-day war over two Georgian breakaway regions (Abkhazia and South Ossetia) declaring independence. The Russian Federation is represented through the Russian Federation Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in

title: What Happened to Monday

text: "Variety" called it a "ludicrous, violent, amusingly dumb sci-fi actioner". Kiang said that, although it is full of plot holes and Rapace's characters are thinly characterized, it is likely to become a cult film. What Happened to Monday What Happened to Monday (known as Seven Sisters in Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Japan) is a 2017 dystopian science fiction thriller film, written by Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson, directed by Tommy Wirkola and starring Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close and Willem Dafoe. The film was released theatrically in Europe and Asia and Netflix bought the streaming rights

title: What Happened to Monday

text: What Happened to Monday What Happened to Monday (known as Seven Sisters in Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Japan) is a 2017 dystopian science fiction thriller film, written by Max Botkin and Kerry Williamson, directed by Tommy Wirkola and starring Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close and Willem Dafoe. The film was released theatrically in Europe and Asia and Netflix bought the streaming rights to the film for the United States as well as the U.K. and Latin America. Netflix released the film on August 18, 2017. Around the year 2043, overpopulation has caused a worldwide crisis, resulting

title: Illegal immigration to Russia

text: Illegal immigration to Russia Illegal immigration to Russia (and the former Soviet Union) has been ongoing since the Great Depression. Source countries during that time included Finland, Poland, Sweden, and Germany. There are currently an estimated 4 million illegal immigrants from the former Soviet states in the Russian Federation. In 2012, the Russian Federal Security Service's Border Service stated there had been an increase in illegal migration from former Soviet states, such as Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. Under legal changes made in 2012, illegal immigrants who are caught will be banned from reentering the country for ten years. The problem

title: What Is to Be Done? (Tolstoy)

text: What Is to Be Done? (Tolstoy) What Is To Be Done? (sometimes translated as What Then Must We Do?) is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy, in which Tolstoy describes the social conditions of Russia in his day. Tolstoy completed the book in 1886, and the first English language publication came in 1887 as What To Do?. A revised translation with the current title was published in 1899. The English title was also used for two better-known works by Nikolai Chernyshevsky and Vladimir Lenin; Tolstoy's Russian title is similar but not identical to Chernyshevsky's (and Lenin's), both of them sharing

title: What Is to Be Done? (Tolstoy)

text: the same Biblical reference (Luke 3:10–14). What Is to Be Done? (Tolstoy) What Is To Be Done? (sometimes translated as What Then Must We Do?) is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy, in which Tolstoy describes the social conditions of Russia in his day. Tolstoy completed the book in 1886, and the first English language publication came in 1887 as What To Do?. A revised translation with the current title was published in 1899. The English title was also used for two better-known works by Nikolai Chernyshevsky and Vladimir Lenin; Tolstoy's Russian title is similar but not identical to Chernyshevsky's

title: What a Country!

text: What a Country! What a Country! is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from September 27, 1986 to May 23, 1987. It was based on the 1977-1979 British sitcom "Mind Your Language". The series was intended as somewhat of a showcase for comedian Yakov Smirnoff, whose catchphrase provided the show's title. "What a Country!" is set in a class of recent immigrants to the United States who are trying to pass the citizenship test. Their teacher, Taylor Brown (played by Garrett M. Brown) is an American English language teacher, while the students include Nikolai (a Russian taxi driver), Laszlo

title: What Is Truth

text: Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at Number 4. It also reached number 1 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in Canada. What Is Truth "What Is Truth" is a single by American country music artist Johnny Cash released in February 1970. Generally viewed as a protest song, a rarity in country music at the time, the simple criticism of the Vietnam War, and war in general, as well as the stereotypical view of many politically liberal hippies made the song a major crossover hit. The song peaked at number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles. It also became Cash's 12th

title: What Makes You Country (song)

text: What Makes You Country (song) "What Makes You Country" is a song by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It is the fourth single from, and title track to, his sixth studio album "What Makes You Country". Bryan wrote the song with Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley. "Taste of Country" writer Courtney Carr described the song as "an anthem of appreciation that celebrates the many, many different types of people who identify as country. In the song, Bryan makes it clear that we shouldn’t be worrying about what makes someone 'country'; rather, we should be celebrating our own unique lives."

title: What Makes You Country (song)

text: The song is an anthem with a central theme of identifying with country lifestyles. Bryan performed the song at the 2018 telecast of the Country Music Association awards, with accompaniment from Lindsay Ell, Ashley McBryde, Chris Janson, Luke Combs, Jon Pardi, and Cole Swindell. What Makes You Country (song) "What Makes You Country" is a song by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It is the fourth single from, and title track to, his sixth studio album "What Makes You Country". Bryan wrote the song with Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley. "Taste of Country" writer Courtney Carr described the song

title: What Is Truth

text: What Is Truth "What Is Truth" is a single by American country music artist Johnny Cash released in February 1970. Generally viewed as a protest song, a rarity in country music at the time, the simple criticism of the Vietnam War, and war in general, as well as the stereotypical view of many politically liberal hippies made the song a major crossover hit. The song peaked at number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles. It also became Cash's 12th Top 40 single on the Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 19, and his 2nd Top 10 single on the

title: What You Get Is What You See

text: where in 1989 it was used in a campaign for the New South Wales Rugby League. They later used the Tina Turner song "The Best" in another campaign. The song has been covered many times including by Canadian country music group Straight Clean & Simple and a single for the band taken from their 1992 album "Iron Lady". It was also covered by Scottish / Irish country artist Lisa McHugh. Her cover appears in her 2014 album "A Life That's Good". What You Get Is What You See "What You Get Is What You See" is a song by recording

title: What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)

text: Hot Country Singles for the week of March 12, 1988. What She Is (Is a Woman in Love) "What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)" is a song written by Bob McDill and Paul Harrison and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in February 1988 as the lead single from the album, "The Heart of It All". The song was Earl Thomas Conley's fifteenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart. "What She Is

title: What Makes You Country

text: What Makes You Country What Makes You Country is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on December 8, 2017 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Light It Up", "Most People Are Good", "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset". and the title track. "The Guardian" reviewer Alexis Petridis rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, stating that "you'd have a hard time arguing that "What Makes You Country" doesn't feature some pretty bulletproof songwriting. If it sounds like mainstream pop in a pickup truck, that's partly because the melodies and structure are

title: What Is to Be Done?

text: and strata) to the state and the government, the sphere of the interrelations between "all" classes. Writing about the wave of strikes in late 19th century Russia, Lenin states that "the history of all countries shows that the working class, exclusively by its own efforts, is able to develop only trade-union consciousness"; that is, combining into unions and so on. However, socialist theory in Russia, as elsewhere in Europe, was the product of the "educated representatives of the propertied classes", the intellectuals or "revolutionary socialist intellectuals". Lenin states that Marx and Engels themselves, the very founders of modern scientific socialism,

title: What This Country Needs

text: liner notes Strings arranged by Dennis Burnside and performed by the Nashville String Machine. Contracted by Carl Gorodetzky. What This Country Needs What This Country Needs is a 1998 album released by country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was his first full studio album since switching from RCA Nashville to Lyric Street Records. The album includes three singles: "For You I Will", "I'm Leaving", and "Her", which respectively reached #6, #17, and #33 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1999. The track "Sweetwater" was originally recorded by McBride & the Ride on

title: What This Country Needs

text: What This Country Needs What This Country Needs is a 1998 album released by country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was his first full studio album since switching from RCA Nashville to Lyric Street Records. The album includes three singles: "For You I Will", "I'm Leaving", and "Her", which respectively reached #6, #17, and #33 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1999. The track "Sweetwater" was originally recorded by McBride & the Ride on their 1993 album "Hurry Sundown", and by Greg Holland on his 1994 album "Let Me Drive". Amalgamated from

title: I Want to Know What Love Is

text: a previously unrecorded bridge between the second and third choruses, specifically written for Tina Arena by Mick Jones. The song peaked at number 13 in France and finished 60th on the end-of-year chart of 1999. "I Want to Know What Love Is" was covered by American country singer Wynonna Judd and her recording was released on August 24, 2004 from her album "What the World Needs Now Is Love" as fourth single. Wynonna's version of the song was produced by Narada Michael Walden, known for his work with Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and George Michael, and

title: Pain Is So Close to Pleasure

text: like most Deacon songs, it has a prominent bass line. It is also one of the few songs in which Mercury sings all the vocals in falsetto. The version which appears on the single is a remix, rearranging much of the backing track from the original elements. The 12" single features an extended version of this remix, rather than an extended version of the track as it appears on the album. "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" has more than 58,000 hits on Lastfm. Pain Is So Close to Pleasure "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" is a song by

title: What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)

text: What She Is (Is a Woman in Love) "What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)" is a song written by Bob McDill and Paul Harrison and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in February 1988 as the lead single from the album, "The Heart of It All". The song was Earl Thomas Conley's fifteenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart. "What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)" debuted on the U.S. "Billboard"

title: What a Country!

text: (a retired Hungarian doctor), Ali (a Pakistani), Robert (the son of a deposed African king), Maria (a housekeeper working for a rich Beverly Hills family), Victor (a Hispanic in love with Maria), Yung Hi (a shy Japanese woman) and Sheikh El Hamid (an Arabian sheikh). Gail Strickland initially played the character of Principal Joan Courtney, though she was replaced by Don Knotts during the series' run. The series aired a total of 26 episodes before being canceled. What a Country! What a Country! is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from September 27, 1986 to May 23, 1987. It

title: U.S.–Russia peace proposals on Syria

text: military personnel in Syria, and Russia sent more troops to Syria. US announced that it would keep a very close eye on Russia's moves in Syria. A joint United States–Russia proposal was issued in May 2013 to organize a peace conference on Syria The effectiveness of the negotiations and possible conference were questioned by Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, who stated: "Washington is using the conference to buy time, but buy time for what? The country is melting down." The Geneva II is a United Nations (UN) backed peace conference that took place in Geneva

title: What You Get Is What You See

text: What You Get Is What You See "What You Get Is What You See" is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her album "Break Every Rule" (1986). The song was written by the Terry Britten and Graham Lyle team and was notably different from the three previous singles that they had written for Turner, "What's Love Got to Do with It", "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "Two People", as it was an up-tempo country-tinged rock track featuring Eric Clapton on guitars. Tina Turner said in an interview that "What You Get Is What You See" is her

title: Moscow Country Club

text: Moscow Country Club The Moscow Country Club is a golf club in Russia. The idea of building a championship golf course in Russia, dates back to the early 1970s when leaders of the Russian Government invited American executive Armand Hammer to Russia to find out what Russia needed to entice Western business. Hammer answered "limousines and a golf course". In 1988 construction began on what, six years later, was Russia’s first 18-hole golf course. in the birch forest in Nakhabino 15 km from Outer Ring Road (MKAD). The club has an 18-hole, 7,015 yard championship golf course designed by Robert

title: What Makes You Country

text: Bryan his fourth US number-one album. The album has sold 336,900 copies in the US as of November 2018. In Australia, the album entered at number six on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming his second to reach the top 10 there after "Kill the Lights" (2015). What Makes You Country What Makes You Country is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on December 8, 2017 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Light It Up", "Most People Are Good", "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset". and the title track. "The Guardian" reviewer Alexis

title: Now That's What I Call Country

text: Now That's What I Call Country Now That's What I Call Country is a country music compilation album released on August 26, 2008. The album is the first in the (U.S.) Now! series to be composed exclusively of country music tracks. All of the tracks peaked inside the top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart, 16 of which were top 5 hits with 5 of those reaching number one. The album debuted at number 1 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart and peaked at number 7 on the "Billboard" 200 in September 2008. The "Now That's What

title: What Is Life

text: "Close to the Edge", "Mojo", December 2003, p. 82.</ref> It was while driving up to a Preston session in London from his home in Esher, Surrey, that Harrison came up with the song "What Is Life". In his autobiography, "I, Me, Mine", Harrison describes it as having been written "very quickly" and recalls that he thought it would be a perfect, "catchy pop song" for Preston to record. His lyrics, while simple, were similarly uplifting and universal: These lyrics have caused some debate among biographers and music critics, as to whether "What Is Life" should be viewed as a straightforward

title: Pain Is So Close to Pleasure

text: Pain Is So Close to Pleasure "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" is a song by Queen, included on their 1986 album "A Kind of Magic". In Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA, it was released as the sixth single from that album. The song began as a riff idea by Brian May. Then Freddie Mercury and John Deacon turned that into a song, with Deacon playing rhythm guitar. The single reached #43 on the Dutch charts. The title also appears as a line in "One Year of Love". As with most Mercury songs, it has prominent keyboards and,

title: I Love What Love Is Doing to Me/He Ain't You

text: I Love What Love Is Doing to Me/He Ain't You I Love What Love Is Doin' to Me is the name of a 1977 country music studio album by Lynn Anderson. The album featured three single releases for Anderson, the first being the title track which peaked at #22 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles. "He Ain't You" reached No. 19 and the last single, "We Got Love" was a #26 entry in early 1978. The album peaked at #38 on Billboard's Country LP chart. The album also features covers of the recent pop hits, "Desperado, "Angel in Your Arms", and

title: Now That's What I Call Country

text: I Call Country" CD can also unlock free downloads for the following tracks: Now That's What I Call Country Now That's What I Call Country is a country music compilation album released on August 26, 2008. The album is the first in the (U.S.) Now! series to be composed exclusively of country music tracks. All of the tracks peaked inside the top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart, 16 of which were top 5 hits with 5 of those reaching number one. The album debuted at number 1 on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart and peaked at

title: What Color Is Your Sky

text: be titled "What Color Is Your Sky" and would be released May 4, 2015. The album debuted on Top Country Albums chart at No. 37, selling 1,100 copies in the US for the week. What Color Is Your Sky What Color Is Your Sky is a studio album recorded by American country singer Jason Michael Carroll. Released on May 4, 2015 via Malaco Records/For the Lonely Records, it is Carroll's fourth studio album. Carroll started a Kickstarter campaign to help pay the cost of the album's recording in early 2014, the goal was to raise $40,000 but with help of

title: What Is to Be Done?

text: What Is to Be Done? What Is To Be Done? Burning Questions of Our Movement () is a political pamphlet written by the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (credited as N. Lenin) in 1901 and published in 1902. Lenin said that the article represented "a skeleton plan to be developed in greater detail in a pamphlet now in preparation for print". Its title is inspired by the novel of the same name by the 19th century Russian revolutionary Nikolai Chernyshevsky. In "What Is to Be Done?", Lenin argues that the working class will not spontaneously become political simply by fighting economic

title: What Is Life

text: a combination that became the top-selling single of 1971 in that country. "What Is Life" is one of Harrison's most commercial and popular songs – a "spiritual guitar quest" that "became [a] classic", according to "Rolling Stone" magazine. On release, "Billboard" magazine's reviewer wrote of "What Is Life" and "Apple Scruffs" as "intriguing rhythm follows-ups" to Harrison's previous single, which were "sure to repeat that success" and "should prove big juke box items". In their "Solo Beatles Compendium", authors Chip Madinger and Mark Easter refer to it as an "intensely catchy track" and view its pairing with "My Sweet Lord"

title: What It Is to Burn

text: "All Our Kings Are Dead" (2010), A Day to Remember's "What Separates Me from You" (2010), D.R.U.G.S.'s "D.R.U.G.S." (2011), and The Amity Affliction's "Chasing Ghosts" (2012). All songs written by Finch. Personnel per booklet. Finch Additional musicians Production Citations Sources What It Is to Burn What It Is to Burn is the debut album by American post-hardcore band Finch. Finch originally formed under the name Numb with Nate Barcalow on vocals, Alex Linares on guitar, Derek Doherty on bass and Alex Pappas on drums. Guitarist Randy Strohmeyer was invited to join Finch after they witnessed him play with his band

title: What Is to Be Done?

text: what Lenin’s real views were". Therefore, Lih argues, the word спонтанность, when translated as "spontaneity", distorts his views and has different contextual connotations; how конспирация does not mean "conspiracy", but "the rules and procedures needed for an underground organisation to survive"; тред-юнионизм does not mean "trade unionism", but non-revolutionary "only trade unionism"; and революционер по профессии should not be translated as "professional revolutionary". What Is to Be Done? What Is To Be Done? Burning Questions of Our Movement () is a political pamphlet written by the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (credited as N. Lenin) in 1901 and published in 1902.

title: Libya–Russia relations

text: want to increase bilateral relations. Several days earlier, Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with Bashir Saleh Bashir, a former aide of Gaddafi, and reiterated that Russia will contribute to a peace settlement in the country. Libya–Russia relations Libya–Russia relations (; ) is the bilateral relationship between the two countries, Libya and Russia. Russia has an embassy in Tripoli, and Libya has an embassy in Moscow. Diplomatic contact between Russia and Libya has generally been close and productive; seeing as both countries have had and continue to see volatile relations with the United States. Leader Muammar al-Gaddafi was a

title: I Want to Know What Love Is

text: America, "Dreamgirls" star Jennifer Holliday, and featured keyboard work by Thompson Twins frontman Tom Bailey. The choir also appears in the song's music video. "I Want to Know What Love Is" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on January 15, 1985, displacing Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?", staying there for three weeks, and knocked Madonna's long-running "Like a Virgin" out of number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on February 2, 1985. It was Foreigner's first and only pop chart topper in either country, although the band had four number one Mainstream Rock hits and a

title: What Is to Be Done? (novel)

text: Is to Be Done?" is one of the sources of inspiration for Rand's thought. For example, the book's main character Lopuhov says "I am not a man to make sacrifices. And indeed there are no such things. One acts in the way that one finds most pleasant." Vladimir Nabokov's final novel in Russian, "The Gift", ridicules "What is to Be Done?" in its fourth chapter. What Is to Be Done? (novel) What Is To Be Done? (; also translated as What Shall We Do? and literally translated as "What To Do?") is an 1863 novel written by the Russian philosopher,

text: Begins and Ends with You" were also recorded by Kenny Rogers and released on his hit Daytime Friends album, also released in 1977. I Love What Love Is Doing to Me/He Ain't You I Love What Love Is Doin' to Me is the name of a 1977 country music studio album by Lynn Anderson. The album featured three single releases for Anderson, the first being the title track which peaked at #22 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles. "He Ain't You" reached No. 19 and the last single, "We Got Love" was a #26 entry in early 1978. The album peaked

title: What It Is to Burn

text: What It Is to Burn What It Is to Burn is the debut album by American post-hardcore band Finch. Finch originally formed under the name Numb with Nate Barcalow on vocals, Alex Linares on guitar, Derek Doherty on bass and Alex Pappas on drums. Guitarist Randy Strohmeyer was invited to join Finch after they witnessed him play with his band Evita Fresh. Strohmeyer became friends with Drive-Thru Records owner Richard Reines following a fan letter he had sent in a few years prior. When he mentioned this to the other members of Finch, they were enthusiastic about potentially signing with

title: What It Is to Burn (song)

text: What It Is to Burn (song) "What It Is to Burn" is the title track off the album "What It Is to Burn" by the U.S. post-hardcore band Finch. It was released as a single in 2003 and was featured in the pilot episode of "One Tree Hill". A demo version of the song was released on the Drive-Thru Records compilation CD "Welcome to the Family" in 2001. In an interview with AOL, lead singer Nate Barcalow said he wrote this song from the viewpoint of a man in hell sending a letter to his loved one. "What It Is

title: Close (to the Edit)

text: title, including "Edited", "Closely Closely (Enough's Enough)" and "Close-Up". The cassette single version, "That Was Close", was a medley of a number of the mixes from the various formats, featuring "Diversion Eight", "Diversion Two", "Closest", "Close-Up", the album version of "Close (to the Edit)" and "Closed". This medley lasted in excess of 20 minutes in length, repeated on both sides of the cassette, and remained otherwise unavailable until it was included in its entirety on the 2006 CD box-set compilation "And What Have You Done with My Body, God?". The single was Art of Noise's first major UK hit, reaching

title: What Is to Be Done? (novel)

text: What Is to Be Done? (novel) What Is To Be Done? (; also translated as What Shall We Do? and literally translated as "What To Do?") is an 1863 novel written by the Russian philosopher, journalist and literary critic Nikolai Chernyshevsky. It was written in response to "Fathers and Sons" (1862) by Ivan Turgenev. The chief character is a woman, Vera Pavlovna, who escapes the control of her family and an arranged marriage to seek economic independence. The novel advocates the creation of small socialist cooperatives based on the Russian peasant commune, but oriented toward industrial production. The author promoted

title: What It Is to Burn

text: album turned out to be a bit of a disappoinment due to the large amount of hype surrounding the release, giving it an overall 3 stars. "What It Is to Burn" charted at number 99 on the "Billboard" 200 and number 1 on the Heatseekers Albums charts. It also charted at number 177 in the UK. "Letters to You" charted in the UK at number 39. "What It Is to Burn" charted at number 15 on the Alternative Songs chart and number 35 on the Mainstream Rock chart. By April 2003, the album had sold over 200,000 copies in the

title: What It Is to Burn

text: with boiling liquid. Doherty said they "just wanted some cool imagery". The art direction and design were done by P.R. Brown, who also did the photography with Kris McCaddon. Initial pressings of the album contained a demo version of "What It Is to Burn", produced by Chris Fuderich. It was replaced on later pressings with a re-recorded version, produced by Trombino. These later pressings were available from June onwards. The UK edition, released on June 2, included an acoustic version of "Letters to You" and the demo of "What It Is to Burn" as bonus tracks. Following the album's release,

title: Close to You (Whigfield song)

text: Close to You (Whigfield song) "Close to You" is a song by Whigfield that was first released on 4 September 1995. A 12" Vinyl release has a track titled "Close To You (DMC Remix)" however this track appears to be "Think of You". "Billboard" wrote about the song: "Wisely, Whigfield broadens its stylistic palette slightly by issuing a jam fueled by a chugging faux-funk beat. The wall of glistening keyboards raises the sugar quotient of the song's cutie-pie vocals and "ooh-baby-baby" lyrics to potentially diabetic heights. Is it good for ya? Nah! But what guilty pleasure ever is?" UK: CD-Maxi

title: Love Is Mighty Close

text: the recording, rather than from the record company. Now we're not A&Ring for radio, we've just made a record we like very naturally." All songs on "Love is Mighty Close" are written by Australian songwriters. Linda Bull explained all the song writers are their friends "I just get on the phone and ring them up, basically. All of those songwriters know what we do musically, so when we ask them for a song they already have an idea in mind of how we’re going to sing it. It’s a really easy relationship." At the ARIA Music Awards of 2002, the

title: This Country Is Bad Ass

text: This Country Is Bad Ass "This Country Is Bad Ass", is the debut single of South African-American actress-singer Sasha Pieterse. It was released on 11 April 2013, a day earlier than its official release date. The song was written by Pieterse, Mandie Pinto and Dan Franklin who also produced it. On what inspired the track's patriotic theme, Pieterse revealed, “We just got together and decided well what do we want to write about?” She added, “I just love this country so much and I would never have been able to be where I am if I wasn't in America so

title: What Child Is This?

text: What Child Is This? "What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol whose lyrics were written by William Chatterton Dix, in 1865. At the time of composing the carol, Dix worked as an insurance company manager and had been struck by a severe illness. While recovering, he underwent a spiritual renewal that led him to write several hymns, including lyrics to this carol that was subsequently set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song. Although it was written in Great Britain, the carol is more popular in the United States than in its country of origin today.

title: What Is History?

text: of things in the world, in a 1970 article entitled "Marxism and History", Carr argued that with the exception of the Mexican Revolution, every revolution in the last sixty-odd years had been led by Marxists. The other revolutions Carr counted were the revolutions in Cuba, China, Russia, and a half-revolution in Vietnam (presumably a reference to the then on-going Vietnam War). This together with what Carr saw as the miserable condition of the Third World, which comprised most of the world led Carr to argue that Marxism had the greatest appeal in the Third World, and was the most likely

title: What a Man My Man Is (album)

text: What a Man My Man Is (album) What a Man My Man Is is the name of a studio album by country singer Lynn Anderson, released in late 1974. The album was named after Anderson's big hit, "What a Man My Man Is," which hit No. 1 on the country charts in the last week of 1974. The song would be her last No. 1 hit and last entry on the pop music Hot 100 chart. This album reached No. 18 on the "Top Country Albums" chart, but failed to make an appearance on the "Billboard" 200 album chart, unlike

title: What It Is to Burn (song)

text: Century Hard Rock Songs. What It Is to Burn (song) "What It Is to Burn" is the title track off the album "What It Is to Burn" by the U.S. post-hardcore band Finch. It was released as a single in 2003 and was featured in the pilot episode of "One Tree Hill". A demo version of the song was released on the Drive-Thru Records compilation CD "Welcome to the Family" in 2001. In an interview with AOL, lead singer Nate Barcalow said he wrote this song from the viewpoint of a man in hell sending a letter to his loved

title: Natalya Alexeyevna of Russia

text: Natalya Alexeyevna of Russia Tsarevna Natalya Alexeyevna of Russia (22 August 167318 June 1716) was a Russian playwright. She was the elder daughter of Tsar Alexis and his second wife, Natalia Naryshkina, and the sister of Peter the Great. Natalia shared the difficulties of her mother and brother during the regency of her half-sister, Tsarevna Sophia. She was very close to her brother Peter, and the siblings shared a very close relationship. She shared Peter’s wish to reform Russia to a Western country, and it was said that ”she loved everything that her brother liked”, and she supported his ideas

title: What a Man My Man Is

text: been re-recorded numerous times by Anderson, including on her Grammy-nominated 2004 album, "The Bluegrass Sessions". What a Man My Man Is "What a Man My Man Is" is the name of a No. 1 U.S. country music hit by Lynn Anderson, from 1974. This was Anderson's last No. 1 country hit, staying at the top for one week and spending a total of nine weeks on the chart. It was also her last pop entry on the Hot 100, reaching number 93. For the next few years, Anderson would place hits in the Country top 15 and 20, but wouldn't

title: What a Man My Man Is

text: What a Man My Man Is "What a Man My Man Is" is the name of a No. 1 U.S. country music hit by Lynn Anderson, from 1974. This was Anderson's last No. 1 country hit, staying at the top for one week and spending a total of nine weeks on the chart. It was also her last pop entry on the Hot 100, reaching number 93. For the next few years, Anderson would place hits in the Country top 15 and 20, but wouldn't reach the top 10 again until 1979 with "Isn't it Always Love". The song has

title: Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4

text: unique and fleeting moment in time." Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4 Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4 is an album from the "Now!" series released in the United States on June 14, 2011. Steve Leggett of Allmusic believes the fourth installment of the "Now That's What I Call Country" series proves that contemporary country radio is "filling the void that used to be occupied by classic pop and rock songs." The value of this collection and others in the series is that they zero in on a very specific period of time, "making a little

title: Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4

text: Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4 Now That's What I Call Country Volume 4 is an album from the "Now!" series released in the United States on June 14, 2011. Steve Leggett of Allmusic believes the fourth installment of the "Now That's What I Call Country" series proves that contemporary country radio is "filling the void that used to be occupied by classic pop and rock songs." The value of this collection and others in the series is that they zero in on a very specific period of time, "making a little music box of memories for that

title: What Is the What

text: What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when the Arab militia, referred to as "murahaleen" (which is Arabic for the deported), wipes out his Dinka village, Marial Bai. During the assault, he loses sight

title: What Is the What

text: That Happens Will Happen Today". Tom Tykwer plans to adapt the novel into a film. In 2009, the novel received the Prix Médicis étranger in France. What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when

title: What Time Is It? (song)

text: What Time Is It? (song) "What Time Is It?" is the opening musical number and first single from the Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical 2". It is featured on the "High School Musical 2" soundtrack, and is the first song off the "High School Musical 2" soundtrack. The song had its world premiere on Radio Disney on May 25, 2007 as part of its Planet Premiere featurette. On June 8, Disney premiered the video as a sneak peek in multiple nations at close to the same time. The single was released on July 16, 2007 worldwide, and on

title: What Is Life

text: clouds above the Krishna scene – so Wilkes abandoned the concept and instead used a darkened photo of Harrison inside the house as the album poster. The more common picture sleeve internationally was a close-up of Feinstein's "All Things Must Pass" front-cover image, taken on the main lawn of Friar Park. In Denmark, the sleeve featured four shots of Harrison, again with guitar, taken on stage during the Delaney & Bonnie tour. At the end of March, "What Is Life" peaked at number 10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 7 on "Cash Box"s Top 100 chart, making Harrison

title: This Country Is Bad Ass

text: we decided to come up with this track. I just want people to know that I love my country, this is home. Even though I wasn't born here, I'm so proud to be here” She also stated, “People have kind of forgotten that working hard is huge, and that's what you need to do to get where you want. You can't just sit back and let things happen, and the great thing about this country is you can work for what you want. You can sit there and not do anything, and that's where you'll be for the rest of

title: Secession in Russia

text: interview with the magazine "Expert" in April 2005, the head of the presidential administration, Dmitry Medvedev said: In 2011, during a meeting of the government Commission for the development of the North Caucasian Federal District in Gudermes, Vladimir Putin said what would happen if the Caucasus suddenly left Russia: Secession in Russia The possible Dissolution of Russia is a hypothetical disintegration of the Russian Federation as a single state, as well as opinions and analysis of the consequences of this event. The topic is the subject of hundreds of articles on the Internet. Russia, like any other country, is experiencing

title: What Makes You Country

text: up to the standard of the best stuff pumped out by Swedish hit manufacturers." A mixed-to-positive review came from "Variety" writer Chris Willman, who wrote that the album "suggests that Bryan has zero interest in fixing what ain't broke. It's a 15-song guidebook to What Makes Him Successful, filled with good-time drinking, better-time sex, a little bit of family, and no particular sadness that can't be cured as soon as a certain ex-girlfriend texts back." "What Makes You Country" debuted at number one on the US "Billboard" 200 with 108,000 album-equivalent units, of which 99,000 were pure album sales, giving

title: That's What Love Is For

text: of Amy. One where she is in a giant, tall green dress. Another shot shows a black & white close up of Amy in a very retro-mod hair style. Remixes (feat. Chris Cox) – EP U.S. Promotional A&M CD Single U.S. Myrrh promotional CD single U.K. retail single That's What Love Is For "That's What Love Is For" is a 1991 Billboard Adult Contemporary chart #1 hit single and a Billboard Hot 100 top 10 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was the third pop single off her 5x platinum selling album Heart in Motion and the only

title: What I Meant to Say

text: bar. As he gets up and goes outside everything and everybody starts going backwards as he walks back to his house. When he gets there, his lover is waiting there, crying after their fight. When he hugs her, time goes back to normal and they go inside. "What I Meant to Say" debuted at number sixty-nine on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 28, 1995. What I Meant to Say "What I Meant to Say" is a song written by Sam Hogin, Jim McBride and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music

title: Afghanistan–Russia relations

text: Hamid Karzai said: "Our two countries have very close ties now. Russia as a neighboring country, with which we have long historical ties and traditionally friendly relations, can contribute to the peace process, and we believe that friendship with Russia will become an important factor of stability and sustainable development of our country." Russia's more active involvement in Afghanistan includes business investment proposals, diplomatic propaganda, cultural programs, financial and military support for the central government, power influence in the north and with the Taliban. In 2014, it re-opened a cultural center in Kabul. Since 2016, it has provided the Afghan

title: What I Live to Do

text: What I Live to Do What I Live to Do is the first album by the American country music artist James Bonamy. Released in February 1996, it includes the single "I Don't Think I Will", a number 2 hit on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and "She's Got a Mind of Her Own" and "All I Do Is Love Her". The first single, "Dog on a Toolbox", was withdrawn by the label and replaced with "She's Got a Mind of Her Own". Dan Kuchar of "Country Standard Time" gave a mixed review. He thought that Bonamy's

title: That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You

text: one on the Hot Country Songs chart. "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 2, 1995. That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" is a song recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in August 1995 as the lead-off single to album "Tool Box". It peaked at number one in the United States, and No. 10 in Canada. Paul Jefferson, who co-wrote the song, later

title: Capital punishment in Russia

text: Capital punishment in Russia Currently, Capital punishment in Russia is not allowed. There exists both an implicit moratorium established by President Boris Yeltsin in 1996, and an explicit one, established by the Constitutional Court of Russia in 1999 and most recently reaffirmed in 2009. Russia has not executed anyone since 1996. In medieval Russia capital punishment was extremely rare, and was even banned in many, if not most, principalities. The Law of Yaroslavl (c. 1017) put restrictions on what crimes warranted execution. Later, the law was amended in much of the country to completely ban capital punishment. The Russian Empire

title: What I Really Meant to Say

text: gave the song a favorable review. He stated that "the single is clearly meant to put the album in hands and minds of country music radio station programmers. "What I Really Meant to Say" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 31, 2001. This song also was part of the Billboard's top 100 country songs of the 2000s, coming in at number 87. What I Really Meant to Say "What I Really Meant to Say" is a debut song written by Cyndi Thomson, Tommy Lee James and Chris Waters.

title: What a Man My Man Is (album)

text: Anderson's husband at the time, Glenn Sutton, produced this album and wrote a couple of its tracks, including the No. 1 hit. What a Man My Man Is (album) What a Man My Man Is is the name of a studio album by country singer Lynn Anderson, released in late 1974. The album was named after Anderson's big hit, "What a Man My Man Is," which hit No. 1 on the country charts in the last week of 1974. The song would be her last No. 1 hit and last entry on the pop music Hot 100 chart. This album

title: What I Mean to Say Is Goodbye

text: on my feet. I'd say, 'Jackie, go on.' Jackie would look up at me and his purr would get a little louder, but he would not leave." The title of the album was taken from a song of the same name, "What I Mean To Say Is Goodbye", which was later cut during the sequencing process and remains unreleased. Design and layout for "What I Mean To Say Is Goodbye" was created by Grammy-award winning designer, Peter Buchanan-Smith, and features original artwork, liner notes, and a short story by Tom Brosseau. What I Mean to Say Is Goodbye What I

title: What Color Is Your Sky

text: What Color Is Your Sky What Color Is Your Sky is a studio album recorded by American country singer Jason Michael Carroll. Released on May 4, 2015 via Malaco Records/For the Lonely Records, it is Carroll's fourth studio album. Carroll started a Kickstarter campaign to help pay the cost of the album's recording in early 2014, the goal was to raise $40,000 but with help of fans Carroll raised over $70,000 by fans to album pay the album's production costs. He released the lead single on March 17, 2015 titled "God Only Knows", he also announced his new album would

title: Here Is What Is

text: Here Is What Is Here Is What Is is the fifth studio album by Canadian songwriter and record producer Daniel Lanois. It was first released in December 2007 as a high-quality download, and later released on CD on March 18, 2008. The album is the result of the same project that led to the 2007 documentary "Here Is What Is" that premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival in September. The movie documents the aesthetics and creative process behind Lanois' approach to music making and recording. The album has been presented as a direct soundtrack to this film, and

title: This Is Country Music

text: from a man who need not apologize for the things he does awfully well." Giving it four stars out of five, Jessica Phillips of "Country Weekly" magazine praised the album's "traditional" sound and variety of songs. She also thought that the album's more comedic songs provided a "humorous equilibrium[…]without being relentlessly clever." "Rolling Stone" critic Will Hermes gave the album a 3½ star rating. Hermes thought the album "embraces all of what country music is today — its soul, its vivid storytelling, and, yes, its genre clichés. The lead singles, uncharacteristically, are ads more than songs; Elsewhere, the greatest country

title: This Country Is Bad Ass

text: your life, or you can work hard and set a goal and achieve that. That's what this country is all about. That's the American Dream, and I think it's fantastic.” She also addressed how some people may misperceive the song based on the title. “I think people can form, maybe, a wrong opinion by the name of it. It's just about how amazing this country is. It's OK to be patriotic about your country. People in my age group, we've kind of, I think, forgotten where we came from. The history of this country — it's your morals, it’s, you

title: Close to the Edge (Diamond Rio album)

text: Close to the Edge (Diamond Rio album) Close to the Edge is the second studio album from the country music group Diamond Rio. Released in 1992 on Arista Records, it produced the singles "In a Week or Two", "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby", "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet", and "Sawmill Road". These singles respectively reached #2, #5, #13 and #21 on the "Billboard" country charts between 1992 and 1993; the album was certified gold in the United States. "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" was previously recorded by George Strait on his 1989 album "Beyond the Blue Neon".

title: Close to the Edge (Diamond Rio album)

title: What I Meant to Say

text: What I Meant to Say "What I Meant to Say" is a song written by Sam Hogin, Jim McBride and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music artist Wade Hayes. It was released in October 1995 as the fourth and final single from Hayes' debut album "Old Enough to Know Better". The song reached #5 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart and #15 on the Canadian "RPM" country singles chart. It even charted on the Billboard Hot 200, peaking at #116. The narrator realizes that he hurt his lover when he said he could walk out on her

title: I Want to Know What Love Is

text: I Want to Know What Love Is "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner. It was released in November 1984 as the lead single from their fifth album, "Agent Provocateur". The song hit number one in both the United Kingdom and the United States and is the group's biggest hit to date. It remains one of the band's best-known songs and most enduring radio hits, charting in the top 25 in 2000, 2001, and 2002 on the "Billboard" Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart. "I Want to Know What Love Is"

title: Don't Tell Me What to Do

text: for his "Let There Be Country" album, although the album was not released until 1992. Don't Tell Me What to Do "for Baby Animals' song of the same name, see "Don't Tell Me What to Do (Baby Animals song)" "Don't Tell Me What to Do" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Max D. Barnes, and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was released in December 1990 as the first single from the album "Put Yourself in My Place". The song reached number 5 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart Marty Stuart recorded

title: Iran–Russia relations

text: generally enjoyed very close cordial relations. Iran and Russia are strategic allies and form an axis in the Caucasus alongside Armenia. Moscow and Tehran are also military allies in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq and partners in Afghanistan and post-Soviet Central Asia. Due to Western economic sanctions on Iran, Russia has become a key trading partner, especially in regard to the former's excess oil reserves. Militarily, Iran is the only country in Western Asia that has been invited to join the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Russia's own international treaty organization in response to NATO. While much of the Iranian

title: What It Is to Burn

text: the main stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. Following this, "New Beginnings" and "What It Is to Burn" were released as a double A-sided single on August 25. The album received a generally positive reception. AllMusic rated the album with 4 out of 5 stars, commenting "Finch's full-length debut is a phenomenal account of a band riding the thin line between hardcore and pop-punk while retaining a trademark sound that stands out from the crowd", as well as being an album pick. Ryan Flatley of Sputnikmusic praised "Grey Matter" and "Project Mayhem" for their energy, but states that the

title: I Want to Know What Love Is

text: In 1985, the New Jersey Mass Choir released the Prelude Records album entitled "I Want to Know What Love Is". The album's fifth track, "I Want to Know What Love Is", was released as a single in the gospel music market which garnered several awards within the industry. "I Want to Know What Love Is" was covered by Australian singer Tina Arena and her recording was released as a single in 1998 from her album "In Deep". Arena's version of the song was produced by Foreigner band member Mick Jones, who wrote the song. This version of the song includes

title: What is Philosophy? (Deleuze and Guattari)

text: The physicists Alan Sokal and Jean Bricmont, writing in "Fashionable Nonsense" (1997), state that "What is Philosophy" became a best-seller in France in 1991. They argue that in attempting to show how philosophy and science are distinct, Deleuze and Guattari use scientific terms such as "chaos" in incorrect or misleading ways, and that while in some passages they seem to discuss serious problems in the philosophy of science and mathematics, these passages prove to be largely meaningless on close inspection. The philosopher Roger Scruton, writing in "Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left" (2016), criticized "What is Philosophy?",

title: What Is to Be Done?

text: belonged to this bourgeois intelligentsia. Lars T. Lih, a McGill University course lecturer, has suggested that Lenin's pamphlet has been widely misinterpreted partly by mistranslations of key terms used by Lenin. Lih says that those historians and textbooks that misinterpret the pamphlet follow "three mutually reinforcing strands": Lih argues that "even if we examine the controversial passages in "What is to be Done?" we misunderstand them if we are not alive to the meanings of the words used. Some of these have been translated in such a way as to confuse or even to draw readers to the opposite of

title: What It Is to Burn

text: at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK. In September, the group performed a few shows in Japan. In October and November, the band went tour across the US alongside New Found Glory, Something Corporate and Further Seems Forever. In November and December, the group went on a UK tour with From Autumn to Ashes and Coheed and Cambria. Around this time, the group signed to MCA Records. MCA had a distribution deal that allowed them to acquire Drive-Thru Records' bands over a period of time. In January 2003, "What It Is to Burn" was released as a radio

title: What It Is to Burn

text: single and a music video was filmed for the track. It was directed by Alexander Kosta. The band toured with From Autumn to Ashes across the US in January and February. Allister were initially planned to support before being replaced by Steel Train. In February, the band went on a co-heading US tour with The Used. While on the tour, the "What It Is to Burn" music video was posted online on February 21. Following this, the group continued touring with The Movielife, Senses Fail and A Static Lullaby until early March. In March, the group went on a tour

title: What It Is to Burn

text: other times take a whole day. Collectively, Strohmeyer said it took a year to write all of the material on the album. "Awake" was one of the group's oldest songs. Barcalow said it was about a couple resolving an argument. A music video was released for "Letters to You" in January 2002. Doherty said the video was "[a]trocious", while Linares called it "[b]asically a piece of shit." "What It Is to Burn" was released on March 12 as a joint release between MCA and Drive-Thru Records. The artwork features an ice bucket and measurements. The back cover features a beaker

title: What It Is to Burn

text: the label. Reines offered the group a chance to perform and subsequently invited his sister, and co-label owner, Stefanie to the performance. The pair were impressed and signed the group. Pre-production and demos were done at DML Studios in Escondido, California in February and April 2001. They began recording "What It Is to Burn" in June at Big Fish Studios in Encinitas, California with producer Mark Trombino. They started tracking guitars in July. Strohmeyer used Fender guitars and Marshall amplifiers. Linares used ESP guitars and Mesa amplifiers. Trombino did guitar effects for the album, earning him a programming credit in

title: What I Live to Do

text: singing voice had "power and flair", but criticized the songwriting of most songs other than "I Don't Think I Will" and "The Devil Goes Fishin'". What I Live to Do What I Live to Do is the first album by the American country music artist James Bonamy. Released in February 1996, it includes the single "I Don't Think I Will", a number 2 hit on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and "She's Got a Mind of Her Own" and "All I Do Is Love Her". The first single, "Dog on a Toolbox", was withdrawn by the

title: What Is History?

text: the West, in forcing on primitive Russia the material foundations of modern civilisation, and in giving Russia a place among the European powers, obliged them to concede, however reluctantly his title to greatness. Stalin was the most ruthless despot Russia had known since Peter, and also a great westerniser". Though Carr made it clear that he preferred that historians refrain from expressing moral opinions, he did argue that if the historian should find it necessary then such views should best be restricted to institutions rather than individuals. Carr argued that such an approach was better because the focus on individuals

title: What I Really Meant to Say

text: What I Really Meant to Say "What I Really Meant to Say" is a debut song written by Cyndi Thomson, Tommy Lee James and Chris Waters. It was released in March 2001 as Thomson's debut single, as well as the lead-off single from her debut album "My World". The song reached the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, giving Thomson her only Number One single on that chart. It also made her the third country music artist that year to reach Number One with a debut single. The song is a mid-tempo mostly

title: Close to Home (1975 TV series)

text: Thursday and Friday complete performances were needed in front of the camera, with no prompter to read from." Lavington was from Cardiff, and an episode was shot in Cardiff with Ken returning home to see his parents as his mother was in poor health. Scriptwriters included Marilyn Duckworth (5 in 1975-76). Its replacement series, "Country GP", starring Lani Tupu, did not enjoy as successful a run in the same timeslot. Close to Home (1975 TV series) Close to Home is a New Zealand television soap opera which ran on Television One (later becoming Television New Zealand) from 1975 to 1983.

title: This Is What It Feels Like

text: on 17 March 2013. The video also has a guest appearance from Ron Jeremy. As of September 2017, it has received over 84 million views. "This Is What It Feels Like" was covered by Canadian country music artist Jason Benoit and released through Sky Hit Records, under license to Sony Music Canada, as Benoit's debut single on 10 September 2013. His rendition reached number 46 on the "Billboard" Canada Country chart. It received positive reviews for Benoit's "strong vocal performance" was also included on the compilation album, "Country Heat 2014". An official lyric video was uploaded to Benoit's Vevo channel

title: (What Is) Love?

text: (What Is) Love? "(What Is) Love?" is a song recorded by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. Originally entitled "What Is Love?", the song appeared on the soundtrack to "The Back-up Plan" (2010), a film in which Lopez stars. The song was later included on Lopez's seventh studio album "Love?" (2011), as the album's title track. "(What Is) Love?" is a midtempo electropop song written by Diana "Wynter" Gordon, with the song's producer Emile "D'Mile" Dernst II. The song is about "not knowing what love is," according to Gordon. A remix of "(What Is) Love?", entitled "What Is Love? Part II", was