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Curie, Pierre

(1859-1906) French scientist. He is best known for his work with his wife Marie in the field of radioactivity.

Cyrillic

An alphabet created by Eastern Orthodox monks for the Slavic language. It is based on Greek, and still used through the various Slavic countries today, such as Russia.

Czar

Title of the ruler of Russia. Taken from the word Caesar, which means emperor.

Czar Nicholas II

(1868-1918) Czar of Russia (1894-1917). He was overthrown during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Later, he and his family were killed by the revolution’s leadership.


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