The name of White Russia derives from the fact that the traditional color of the inhabitants is white. Its territory, divided between two basins: that of the Western Dvina, or Daugava, and that of the Dnepr, is busy for ¾ from waters, lakes and marshes, the most extensive of which is the Polessia completely flooded…
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Vatican Recent History
The origins of the Papal States date back to the 9th century when it was founded with the help of Charlemagne, emperor of France. It stopped being such when in 1870 Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy author of the unification of the Kingdom of Italy occupied the papal territory and declared Rome as the capital of…
Finland Recent History
The economic situation was always improving also thanks to important commercial treaties established with the Soviet Union itself which, in 1955, as already mentioned, returned the base of Porkkala to Finland, definitively removing military servitude from the territory. On September 27 of the same year, Finland joined the Nordic Council and in December of the…
United Kingdom Recent History
On April 5, 1955 Churchill resigned and premier became A. Eden who called the elections for the following May. The conservatives, having regained the majority, immediately had to block the industrial recession and the sharp drop in the pound, resorting to a very strong loan from the International Monetary Fund. According to Abbreviationfinder, an acronym…
Italy Recent History
Political elections were called for April 28, 1963 and the Communist Party registered a million more votes than previous ones. The only valid formula was that of the center-left, made up of the three coalition parties plus the socialists. The secretary of Christian Democracy, Aldo Moro, was in charge. But he did not reach the…
Lithuania Recent History
After the defeat of the German in World War II, however, Lithuania proclaimed the Republic: April 4 1919 Smetona took over the government provisionally. The struggles of possession between Poland and Russia began immediately, which ended with the stipulation of agreements under which the lines of demarcation with the western states and Estonia were defined….
Moldova Recent History
The Soviet Union in 1940 made the annexation of Bessarabia and in August of the same year it was Moldova that was raised to the rank of republic and as such became the 13th Republic of the Soviet Union, with capital Kisinev. The Moldovan dialect was confirmed however as the official language. According to Abbreviationfinder,…
Poland Recent History
In January 1968, during the theatrical performance of “Dziady” by Michievicz, student protests arose as the government decreed the withdrawal of the drama from the scenes. In fact, a certain analogy between the Tsarist regime and the present Soviet one had been found by the audience present at the show. The government prohibition was seen…
San Marino Recent History
In the Second World War it suffered British bombing. Later, between 1949 and 1952, there were political-financial controversies with the Italian government and some tension was created. But an agreement between August 1951 and April 1952 restored traditional friendship relations. The controversy with the British government, which arose for compensation for the damages resulting from…
Sweden Recent History
In 1952, with the establishment of a Nordic Council, the country always worked for a policy of relaxation between the two blocs. The previous year the ruling Social Democratic Party proposed the coalition with the agrarian party, and this state of affairs was confirmed with the elections of October 21, 1952 and then again with…