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Madeira Landscape by Karl Briullov
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Madeira Landscape by Karl Briullov

An 1850 painting of the Madeira landscape by Karl Briullov. The scene shows the transport of barrels of Madeira wine on the Portuguese island. (State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg)
Karl Mack von Leiberich
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Karl Mack von Leiberich

Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752-1828), Austrian general most famous for being defeated by Napoleon during the Ulm Campaign of September-October 1805, during the War of the Third Coalition. Illustration by an unknown artist, from the book Historisches...
German Karl Mortar Gun
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German Karl Mortar Gun

A 1944 photograph of a German Karl self-propelled mortar gun, a type used in several major battles during the Second World War (1939-45). The gun had a massive calibre of 600 mm (23 inches) and could fire 2.4-ton concrete-piercing shells.
Karl Richter - Bach : Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
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Karl Richter - Bach : Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243

Karl Richter - Bach : Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of Classical and Romantic music; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived. Most famous for his nine symphonies, piano concertos, piano sonatas, and string...
Heimdall
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Heimdall

Heimdall is a mysterious deity of Norse mythology whose main attribute refers to guarding the realm of the gods, Asgard, from his high fortress called Himinbjörg found at the top of Bifröst, the rainbow bridge. He has the might of sea and...
Rudolf Hess
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Rudolf Hess

Rudolf Hess (1894-1987) was deputy leader of the German Nazi Party and a key figure in the fascist regime of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) until his bizarre decision in 1941 to fly to Scotland. Hess believed he could persuade Britain to withdraw...
Lebensraum
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Lebensraum

Lebensraum ('living space'), is a geopolitical concept which was adopted by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of Nazi Germany, to justify the military domination of Central and Eastern Europe, and then the USSR. Hitler promised that Lebensraum...
Michel Foucault
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Michel Foucault

Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a post-modernist French philosopher and is considered one of the most influential philosophers of modern times. Aside from his critiques of social institutions, his influence can be seen in both the humanities...
Jean-Paul Sartre
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Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French existentialist philosopher who defined the existentialist movement in the 20th century. Considered the consummate intellectual, he was not only the author of philosophical works but also a biographer...
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