Retvizan (Russian: Ретвизан) was a pre-dreadnought battleship built before the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 for the Imperial Russian Navy.She was built by the American William Cramp & Sons because Russian shipyards were already at full capacity. Named after a Swedish ship of the line that was captured during the battle of Vyborg Bay in 1790 (Swedish: Rättvisan, meaning …

The greenway runs from Mack Avenue south to Woodbridge Street, between Jefferson Avenue and the Detroit River. The Dequindre Trail connects the Cut between Woodbridge Street and the William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor along the International Riverfront. The greenway currently houses a paved path with separate lanes for both pedestrians and bicycles. Access ...

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Austria.The avifauna of Austria included a total of 454 species as of October 2022 according to the Avifaunistic Commission of BirdLife Austria (Avifaunistische Kommission, AFK) with supplemental additions from Avibase. Of them, 9 have been introduced by humans. Eighteen species have not been recorded in the wild since 1950. …

Shoalwater Bay is a large bay on the Capricorn Coast of Central Queensland, Australia 100 km north of the coastal town of Yeppoon and 628 km north-north-west of the state capital, Brisbane.Since 1966, the land surrounding Shoalwater Bay has been under the ownership of the Australian Defence Force, for the purpose of military training exercises.Shoalwater Bay is …

Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician who currently serves as the Head of the Chechen Republic.He was formerly a member of the Chechen independence movement, and is a colonel general in the Russian military.. Kadyrov is the son of former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov, who switched sides in the Second Chechen War by …

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Rurik \ «Рюрик» (1906, Barrow-in-Furness) - Voyaged Mediterranean Sea 1910, flagship of Admiral Nikolai Essen during World War I, laid up 1921, BU 1924; Protected cruiser. Russia had nearly not developed this British-designed type of ship, and had instead concentrated on armoured cruisers. Most of these ships were classified officially as 1st rank cruisers, they were …

The Taurida Governorate (Russian: Тавріическая губернія, modern spelling Таврическая губерния, Tavricheskaya guberniya; Crimean Tatar: Tavrida guberniyası, Таврида губерниясы) or the Government of Taurida, was a historical governorate of the Russian Empire.It included the Crimean Peninsula and the mainland between the lower Dnieper River and the coasts of the …