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Russian pop Russian pop music is a genre of popular music distinguished from other pop music by virtue of being in Russian. Though a distinguished genre in itself, elements of funk, trance, eurodance, and American pop, make up the musical backbone of this genre.
Russian postmodernism Russian postmodernism refers to the cultural, artistic, and philosophical condition in Russia since the downfall of the Soviet Union and dialectical materialism. With respect to statements about post-Soviet philosophy or sociology, the term is primarily used by non-Russians to describe the state of economic and political uncertainty they observe since the fall of communism and the way this uncertainty affects Russian identity.
Russian presidential administration The Russian presidential administration (also known as Staff of Russia’s president, Presidential Executive Office, in Russian: Администрация Президента Российской Федерации)) is the executive office of Russia's president created by a decree of Boris Yeltsin on July 191991 as an institution supporting the activity of the president (then Yeltsin) and vice-president (then Aleksandr Rutskoy, since 1993 the position hasn’t existed anymore) of Russian SFSR (now Russian Federation), as well as deliberative bodies attached to the president, including Security Council.
Russian presidential election, 2000 Presidential elections were held in Russia on March 26, 2000. Incumbent Prime Minister and acting President Vladimir Putin, who had succeeded Boris Yeltsin on the latter's resignation December 31, 1999, was seeking a four-year term in his own right and won the elections in the first round.
Russian presidential election, 2008 The Russian Presidential election of 2008, scheduled to be held on 9 March 2008,is widely expected to be a three-horse race between the official Kremlin-backed candidate, the candidate of the left-wing forces and the nominee of the liberal opposition.
Russian proverbs Russian proverbs give an insight into many aspects of Russian history, culture, national character. Russian language is replete with many hundreds of proverbs (пословица ) and sayings (поговоркa ).
Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party (Greek: Ρωσικό Κóμμα) was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic (1828-1831) and lasted through the reign of King Otto. The parties of that era were named after one of the three Great Powers who had together settled the Greek War of Independence in the Treaty of Constantinople (1832).
Russian Party of Life The Russian Party of Life (Российская партия жизни, Rossiyskaya Partiya Zhizni) is a political party in Russia, led by Sergey Mironov (Speaker of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament). According to its website, the party is liberal on economic issues and nationalistic on everything else.
Russian Penguins The Russian Penguins were a touring Russian ice hockey club that competed in the 1993-94 International Hockey League season, playing one game against each of the 13 teams involved in the regular IHL season. The results of the games played by the Russian Penguins counted in the standings for that season.
Russian response to Hurricane Katrina On August 30 Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President George W Bush, "Accept my sincere words of regret in connection with the natural calamity in the USA", Putin said in a message to Bush. He also stated that Russia was prepared to provide help if requested.
Russian reversal Russian reversal is a type of joke (popularized by Yakov Smirnoff) which frequently appears in many online communities, particularly on Slashdot and Uncyclopedia. The general form of the Soviet Russia joke is that the subject and objects of a statement are reversed, and “In Soviet Russia,” or something equivalent, is added.
Russian roots of Catherine the Great Catherine the Great was widely known as "that German petty princess," motivating her own propaganda to highlight her Russian and Eastern Orthodox credentials. This was already in progress when she was the Russian heir-apparent's wife -- aiming at gathering potential support for the future -- and continued unabated during her reign as Catherine II, Empress of All Russias.
Russian Revival The Russian Revival style () is the generic term for a number of different movements within Russian architecture, that arose in second quarter of the 19th century and was an eclectic melding of pre-Peterine Russian architecture and elements of Byzantine and Eastern, above all Tatar, architecture.
Russian Revolution of 1917 The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a series of political and social upheavals in Russia, involving first the overthrow of the tsarist autocracy, and then the overthrow of the liberal and moderate-socialist Provisional Government, resulting in the establishment of Soviet power under the control of the Bolshevik party. This eventually led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, which lasted until its dissolution in 1991.
Russian River (California) The Russian River rises in the coastal mountain ranges of Mendocino County, north of Ukiah in Northern California. Starting at Lake Mendocino, it flows south through valleys in Mendocino County and Sonoma County along Highway 101.
Russian sayings Russian sayings give an insight into many aspects of Russian history, culture, and national character. The Russian language is replete with many hundreds of proverbs (пословица /pɑˈslovitsa/) and sayings (поговоркa /pɑgɑˈvorka/).
Russian space dogs During the 1950s and 1960s the USSR used a number of dogs for sub-orbital and orbital space flights to determine whether human spaceflight was feasible. In the 1950s and 60s, the Soviet Union launched missions with passenger slots for at least 57 dogs.
Russian state university on land use planning State University on Land Use Planning (GUZ, ГУЗ, Государственный университет по землеустройству) is a state university in Moscow, which specializes in land use planning.
Russian submarine K-141 Kursk K-141 Kursk was a Russian nuclear cruise missile submarine which was lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000. Kursk, full name Атомная подводная лодка "Курск" [АПЛ "Курск"] in Russian, was a Project 949A Антей (Antey, Antaeus but was also known by its NATO reporting name of Oscar II).
Russian submarine Kursk explosion In August 2000, the Russian Oscar II class submarine (which is the world's largest class of cruise-missile submarine), Kursk sank in the Barents Sea when a leak of hydrogen peroxide in the forward torpedo room apparently led to the detonation of a torpedo warhead, which in turn triggered the explosion of around half a dozen other warheads about two minutes later. This second explosion was equivalent about 3-7 tons of TNT and was large enough to register on seismograph]s across Northern [[Europe a rescue attempt by British and Norwegian] teams, all sailors and officers aboard the Kursk were lost.
Russian Sign Language Russian Sign Language is the sign language of the deaf community in Russia. It has a grammar unlike the (spoken or written) Russian language, although there is a "signed Russian" which has been used on television in interpreted news programs.
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party The Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, or RSDLP (Росси́йская Социа́л-Демократи́ческая Рабо́чая Па́ртия = РСДРП), also known as the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party and the Russian Social-Democratic Party, was a revolutionary socialist Russian political party formed in 1898 in Minsk to unite the various revolutionary organizations into one party. The RSDLP later split into Bolshevik and Menshevik factions, with the Bolsheviks eventually becoming the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Russian Space Troops The Military Space Forces of Russian Federation are the branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responsible for military space operations. They share control of the Baikonur Cosmodrome with the Russian Federal Space Agency.
Russian Standard Russian Standard, Russkiy Standart or Russky Standart is a premium brand of vodka owned by entrepreneur Rustam Tariko's Roust Group. Introduced to the market in 1998, Russian Standard vodka contains 40% alcohol by volume (ABV) and is available in sequentially pricier Original, Platinum, and Imperia varieties.
Russian State Fire Service Russian State Fire Service (, Gosudarstvennaya protivopozharnaya sluzhba) is the highest fire service body of Russian Federation. A part of the Ministry of Extraordinary Situations since 2001, the State Fire Service is divided into the Federal Fire Service and the Fire Service of the Federal subjects of Russia.
Russian State Library The Russian State Library (Российская государственная библиотека in Russian) is the national library of Russia, located in Moscow. It is the largest in the country and one of the largest in the world.
Russian State University for the Humanities The Russian State University for the Humanities, also known as RSUH or RGGU (РГГУ, Российский государственный гуманитарный университет), is a university in Moscow, Russia with over 5500 students. It was created in 1991 as the result of the merger of the Moscow Public University and the Moscow State Institute for History and Archives.
Russian Super Cup The Russian Super Cup (Суперкубок России) is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is Parlament Russian Super Cup (Парламент - Суперкубок России).
Russian Symbolism Russian Symbolism was an intellectual and artistic movement predominant at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. It represented the Russian branch of the Symbolist movement in European art, and was mostly known for its contributions to Russian poetry.
Russian techno Russian techno has emerged late after the fall of the Iron Curtain, with the inflow of modern synthesizers and sophisticated sound mixing equipment - an area where USSR was trailing significantly behind the West. The import of new hardware defined the transition from VIAs - the vocal-instrumental-ensembles - Soviet-era bands with specific sound defined by cheap electronics.
Russian tender Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin (Russian: Великий князь Константин) was a name of the Russian Navy torpedo boat tender named after the Grand Duke (Velikiy Kniaz) Konstantin of Russia, used in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Stepan Osipovich Makarov, a famous Russian Navy commander, was a captain of the ship.
Russian tradition of the Knights Hospitaller Brother Gerard created the Order of St John of Jerusalem as a distinctive Order from the previous Benedictine establishment of Hospitallers (Госпитальеры). It provided medical care and protection for pilgrims visiting Jerusalem.
Russian Telegraph Agency ROSTA or Russian Telegraph Agency (Russian: РОСТА, Российское телеграфное агенство) was the first state news agency in Soviet Russia and Soviet Union (1918-1935). After the creation of TASS in the Soviet Union in 1925, it became the state agency of the RSFSR.
Russian Trading System The Russian Trading System is a stock market established in 1995 in Moscow, consolidating various regional trading floors into one exchange. Originally the RTS was modelled on Nasdaq's trading and settlement software; in 1998 the exchange went on line with its own in-house system.
Russian Trotter The Russian Trotter or MĂ©tis Trotter was developed in Russia to create a horse with a faster trotting speed than the older Russian Orlov Trotter. 156 Standardbred stallions and 220 mares were imported from the United States between the years of 1890 and 1914.
Russian Turkestan Russian Turkestan (Russian: Русский Туркестан), also known as Turkestansky Krai (Туркестанский край), was Turkestan within the Russian Empire as a (Krai or Governor-Generalship), comprising the oasis region to the South of the Kazakh steppes, but not the Protectorates of Bukhara and Khiva.
Russian Winter The Russian (or Soviet) Winter is a common name of winter in Russia. It lasts for 5 months, from November till the end of March, and is known for its low temperatures and transportation difficulties, and also because of its role in military events on Russian territory.
Russian Woodpecker The Russian Woodpecker was a notorious Soviet signal that could be heard on the shortwave radio bands worldwide between July 1976 and December 1989. It sounded like a sharp, repetitive tapping noise, at 10 Hz, giving rise to the "Woodpecker" name.
Russian-Armenian State University Russian-Armenian State University (RAU) (also known as Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University) is located in Yerevan, Armenia in the Arabkir district. The University is managed both by the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia and has the status of higher state educational institutions of both states.
Russian-Circassian War The Russian-Circassian War was a military conflict between the Russian Empire and the inhabitants of Circassia, a small nation and a region of Caucasia, which took place from 1763 to May 21, 1864. While the conflict began much earlier, it eventually became part of the larger Caucasian WarThe Caucasian War is the name given to the overall conflict which arose from Russia’s attempts to expand into the entire region, this article deals specifically with the conflict between Circassia and the Russian Empire, a conflict which began before the Caucasian War, but became a part of it in 1817, Russia's efforts to seize extensive areas of Black Sea coastline.
Russian-Chechen Friendship Society Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) is a non-governmental organization that monitors situation with human rights violations in Chechnya and other parts of the North Caucasus. It produces daily press releases on serious human rights violations.
Russianism Russianism, Russism, or Russicism is an influence of Russian language on other languages. In particular, Russianisms are Russian or russified words, expressions, or grammar constructs used in Slavic languages, languages of CIS states and languages of the Russian Federation.
Russians and Americans Russians & Americans is a 1984 album by folk rock artist Al Stewart. It has now been removed from his catologue, however, it was released on LP and then CD in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
Russians in Bulgaria Russians (, rusnatsi) form the third largest minority in Bulgaria, numbering 15,595 according to the 2001 census, and mostly living in the large urban centres, such as Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. Although the largest wave of Russian settlers (White Guards) arrived following the events surrounding the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War, compact groups of Russians had been living in Bulgaria for centuries before that.
Russians in Japan The first recorded landing of Russians in Japan was in 1739 in Kamogawa, Chiba during the times of Japanese seclusion of the Edo period, not counting landings in HokkaidĹŤ, which was not under Japanese administration at these times.
Russification Russification is an adoption of the Russian language or some other Russian attribute (whether voluntarily or not) by non-Russian communities. In a narrow sense, Russification is used to denote the influence of the Russian language on Slavic, Baltic and other languages, spoken in areas currently or formerly controlled by Russia, which led to emerging of russianisms, trasianka and surzhyk. In a historical sense, the term refers to both official and unofficial policies of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union with respect to their national constituents and to national minorities in Russia, aimed at Russian domination.
Russification of Finland The Russification of Finland (1899-1905, 1908-1917, sortokaudet/sortovuodet (times/years of oppression) in Finnish) was a governmental policy of the Russian Empire aimed at the termination of Finland’s autonomy. It was a part of a larger policy of Russification pursued by late 19th-early 20th century Russian governments which tried to abolish cultural and administrative autonomy of non-Russian minorities within the empire.
Russkaya Pravda Russkaya Pravda (, Russkaya Pravda; ; Archaic: Правда Роська, Pravda Ros'ka) was the legal code of Kievan Rus and the subsequent Rus' principalities during the times of feudal division. While it shares a number of features with contemporary Germanic codifications (e.
Russo-American Treaty The Russo-American Treaty of 1824 gave Russian claims on the Northwest Pacific coast of North America south of 54°40'N over what Americans know as the Oregon Country to the United States. A previous treaty between Russia and Great Britain had fixed the Russian Tsar's southernmost boundary of Alaska at the line of 54°40'N — the present southern tip of the Alaska Panhandle — but Russian rights to trade in the area south of that line had remained.
Russo-Japanese War The Russo-Japanese War (February 10, 1904 – September 5, 1905) was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Russian Empire and Empire of Japan in Manchuria and Korea. The major theatres of the war were Port Arthur, the Liaodong Peninsula, and along the railway line from Port Arthur to Harbin.
Russo-Persian War (1722-1723) Russo-Persian War, 1722-1723, known in Russian historiography as the Persian campaign of Peter the Great, was a war between Russia and Persia (Iran), triggered by the tsar's attempt to expand Russian influence in the Caspian and South Caucasus regions and to prevent its rival Ottoman Turkey from territorial gains in the region at the expense of the declining Safavid Persia.
Russo-Persian War (1804-1813) The 1804-1813 Russo-Persian War, one of the many wars between the Persian Empire and Imperial Russia, began like many wars as a territorial dispute. The Persian king, Fath Ali Shah Qajar, wanted to consolidate the northernmost reaches of his Qajar dynasty by securing land near the Caspian Sea's southwestern coast (modern Azerbaijan) and the Transcaucasus (modern Georgia and Armenia).
Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) The Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667, also called the War for Ukraine, was the last major conflict between Tsardom of Russia and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Known in Poland as part of the "Deluge", the war marked the beginning of the rise of Russia as a great power in Eastern Europe.
Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497) The Russo-Swedish War of 1495–1497 was a result of an alliance between Ivan III of Russia and Hans of Denmark, who was waging war against the Sture family of Sweden in the hope of regaining the Swedish throne. It is believed that Hans promised to concede some stretches of Finnish lands to the Russian monarch, although he did not bother to honour the agreement after he had been crowned King of Sweden at the close of the war.
Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557) The Russo-Swedish War of 1554–1557, considered a prelude to the Livonian War of 1558–1583, arose out of border skirmishes. Furthermore, Gustav I Vasa of Sweden felt he had been slighted by Ivan IV of Russia, because the latter made the king's ambassadors confer with a governor of Novgorod rather than receive them in the Moscow Kremlin as could have been expected between equals.
Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) The Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743, known as the Hats' Russian War in Sweden and the Lesser Wrath in Finland, was instigated by the Hats, a Swedish political party which aspired to regain the territories lost to Russia during the Great Northern War, and by French diplomacy, which sought to divert Russia's attention from supporting its long-standing ally, Austria, in the War of the Austrian Succession.
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in the Russian goal of gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea and liberating the Orthodox Christian Slavic peoples of the Balkan Peninsula (Bulgarians, Serbians) from the Islamic-ruled Ottoman Empire. These nations delivered by the Russians from the centuries of Ottoman rule regard this war as the second beginning of their nationhood.
Russo-United States relations Russia and the United States of America have had diplomatic relations since the 1800's and have been major players in world affairs post-World War 2. They have never directly engaged in war against each other though they have had intensely conflicting interests.
Russo-Vallios-integral Russo and Vallois developed an extension of the classical Stieljes-Integral int fdg=int fg'ds for suitable functions f and g. The idea is to replace the derivative g' by the difference g(s+epsilon)-g(s)overepsilon quotient and to pull the limes out of the integral.
Russo–Crimean War (1571) In 1570 the Crimean army terribly devastated the Ryazan borderland of Muscovy, not meeting strong resistance. In May, 1571 the 120-thousand Crimean army led by the khan of Crimea Devlet I Giray, and Big and Small Nogai hordes and troops of Circassians, bypassed the Serpukhov defensive fortifications on the river Oka, crossed the river Ugra and rounded the flank of the 6-thousand Russian army.
Russo–Swedish War (1656–1658) The Russo-Swedish War of 1656–1658 was fought by Russia and Sweden against the background of the simultaneous Northern Wars and the War for Ukraine. Despite initial successes, Tsar Alexis of Russia failed to secure his principal objective — to revise the Treaty of Stolbovo, which had stripped Russia of the Baltic coast at the close of the Ingrian War.
Russo–Turkish War (1676–1681) The Russo–Turkish War of 1676–1681, a war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, caused by the spreading Turkish aggression in the second half of the 17th century. After having captured and devastated the region of Podolia in the course of the Polish–Turkish War of 1672–1676, the Ottoman government strived to spread its rule over all of the Right-bank Ukraine with the support of its vassal (since 1669), Hetman Petro Doroshenko.
Russo–Turkish War (1735–1739) Russo–Turkish War of 1735–1739, a war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, caused by intensified contradictions over the results of the War of the Polish Succession of 1733–1735 and endless raids by the Crimean Tatars. The war also represented Russia's continuing struggle for the access to the Black Sea.
Russo–Turkish War (1828–1829) The Russo–Turkish War of 1828–1829 was sparked by the Greeks' struggle for independence. The war broke out after the Sultan, incensed by the Russian participation in the Battle of Navarino, closed the Dardanelles for Russian ships and revoked the Convention of Akkerman (1826).
Russophone A Russophone () is literally a speaker of the Russian language either natively or by preference. At the same time the term is used in a more specialized meaning to describe the category of people whose cultural background is associated with Russian language regardless of ethnic and territorial distinctions.
Russula Around 750 worldwide species of mushrooms compose the genus Russula. They are typically common, fairly large, and brightly colored - making them one of the most recognizable genera among mycologists and mushroom collectors.
Russula cyanoxantha The Russula cyanoxantha, known as the Charcoal burner, is a mushroom, distinguished from most other members of the Russula genus by the fact that its gills do not split, but are soft and flexible. It is one of the most common Russula in Europe.
Rust Belt The Rust Belt, a term coined from Manufacturing Belt, is an area in parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States of America. The Rust Belt can be broadly defined as the region beginning with the BosWash corridor and running west to eastern Wisconsin.
Rust Belt Music Rust Belt Music (sometimes abbreviated RBM) is a San Francisco-based band that formed in 2001. The band has toured the United States and received numerous positive reviews in the alternative press (in both North and South America).
Rust College Rust College is a historically black liberal arts college located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, approximately 35 miles southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. It is the second-oldest private college in the state and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Rust, Austria Rust (Hungarian: Ruszt) is a city in Burgenland, Austria located at the shore of the Neusiedler See. Although it has only about 1,700 inhabitants, it is a Statutarstadt, as it was endowed with the rights of a free city by the Hungarian crown in 1681.
Rustam Kamsky Röstäm (also spelled Rustam) Kamsky is the father of the US chess grandmaster Gata Kamsky, with whom he moved in 1989 to the United States from the Soviet Union). He has been described by some chess players as blustery and has been reported to have threatened to assault or kill British Grandmaster Nigel Short [Article in Indian Express: http://www.
Rustam Saidov Rustam Saidov (born February 6, 1978) is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who competed in the Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. Four years later, when Athens hosted the Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the first round of the Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg) division by Cuba's Michel Lopez Nuñez.
Rustamid The Rustamid (or Rustumid, Rostemid) dynasty of Ibāḍī Kharijite imāms ruled the central Maghreb as a Muslim theocracy for a century and a half from their capital Tahert in present Algeria until the Ismailite Fatimid Caliphs destroyed it. The state's extent is not entirely clear, but it stretched as far east as Jabal Nafusa in Libya.
Rustburg High School Rustburg High School is a public school for grades nine through 12, located in Rustburg, Virginia. It is one of four high schools that are part of the Campbell County Public Schools, along with Altavista High School, Brookville High School, and William Campbell High School.
Rusted Root Rusted Root is a band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania known for their fusion of Grateful Dead-style bluegrass rock with a strong percussion section that draws from African, Latin, Native American and Middle Eastern influences. Rusted Root is often lumped together with other bands under the jam band label, though they have somewhat rejected this categorization.
Rustenburg, North West Rustenburg (Afrikaans: Town of Rest) is a large town situated in at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range in North West Province of South Africa. Just outside of the town are the two largest platinum mines in the world and the world's largest platinum refinery, PMR (Precious Metal Refiners), which processes around 70% of the world's platinum.
Rusthall Rusthall is a village located west of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. The village grew up around a large property called "Rusthall" located on the Rusthall Common en route to the neighbouring village of Langton Green.
Rustic Canyon, Los Angeles, California Rustic Canyon is a suburban residential neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on the west side of the city, encompassing the part of Santa Monica Canyon located within the city limits of Los Angeles, bordered approximately by Sunset Boulevard and Chautauqua Boulevard to the north and west, the city limits of Santa Monica, California along Adelaide Drive to the southeast, the Riviera Country Club to the northwest, and Pacific Coast Highway and Will Rogers State Beach to the south and southwest. The neighborhood borders the Pacific Palisades and Brentwood neighborhoods of Los Angeles and the city of Santa Monica, and is near to Malibu, thus being centrally located among the affluent northern coastal portions of the west Los Angeles area, but is significantly and distinctly isolated by its natural geography.
Rustic Roads (Wisconsin) The Rustic Road system is a system of Wisconsin scenic roads. They differ from the main Trunkline highway system in that they are not meant to be major through routes, be local access, and are to meet minimum standards for natural features.
Rustic, Toronto Rustic is a neighbourhood in the central part of the northern half of the city of Toronto, Canada. It was a part of the municipality of North York until 1998, when the latter was merged into the City of Toronto.
Rustication (academia) Rustication is a term used at British universities, particularly Oxford and Cambridge, for a disciplinary action consisting of a temporary expulsion from the university. A student who has been rusticated may not enter any of the university's buildings or facilities, or even travel to within a certain distance of them.
Rustication (architecture) Rustication is an architectural term that contrasts with ashlar, smoothly finished, squared block masonry surfaces. Rusticated masonry is squared-off and left with a more or less rough surface, with a deep "V" or square joint or with finished flanking corners that emphasize the edges of each block.
Rustle noise Rustle noise is noise consisting of aperiodic pulses characterized by the average time between those pulses (such as the mean time interval between clicks of a Geiger counter), known as rustle time (Schouten ?).
Ruston Way, Tacoma, Washington Ruston Way is a road that runs along Commencement Bay in the north end of Tacoma, Washington from the city of Ruston, through Old Tacoma, until it becomes Schuster Parkway and continues on until it splits downtown into Pacific Avenue or Interstate 705.
Rustproofing Rustproofing is the process whereby the rate at which objects made of iron and/or steel begin to rust is reduced, so that the places in which they are rusting can be spotted in time and repaired. The term is particularly used for the automobile industry.
Rusty anderson Working as a session guitarist, he has recorded with Cher, Dido, Carole King, Courtney Love, Lisa Marie Presley, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, LFO, Lisa Loeb, Jewel, Joe Cocker, Robi Rosa, Parthenon Huxley, Satana, Stevie Nicks, k.d.
Rusty Allen Rustee Allen (born in 1953) is a musician, best known as the bass guitar player for influential funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1972 to 1975. Allen replaced Larry Graham, who was forced out of the group and went on to start his own band, Graham Central Station.
Rusty bolt effect When radio waves from clean transmitters interact with dirty connections or corroded parts (which would then act as a diode) of a television, the rusty bolt effect, including the generation of harmonics and/or intermodulation in the signal, can occur. Rusty objects can re-radiate radio signals with harmonic]s and other unwanted signals; a television might then receive and attempt to interpret these signals.
Rusty Brown Rusty Brown is the name of a comic strip by Chicago cartoonist Chris Ware, named after its protagonist. In the strip, Brown is shown as a young Nebraskan boy and an approaching-middle-age man, who has a lifelong obsession with the collection of action figures and similar pop cultural detritus, particularly Supergirl.
Rusty carpetshark The rusty carpetshark, Parascyllium ferrugineum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found off southern Australia, between latitudes 31° S and 41° S, at depths of between 5 and 150 m. Its length is up to 80 cm.
Rusty crayfish The rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, is a large, aggressive species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the US states of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. Its range is rapidly expanding in North America, displacing native crayfishes in the process : it is known to have reached New England, Ontario, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and New Mexico.
Rusty Collins Russell "Rusty" Collins, fomerly known as Firefist, is a fictional character, a superhero from Marvel Comics. Created by Bob Layton and Jackson Guice, he first appeared in X-Factor (first series) #1 (February 1986).
Rusty Crawford Samuel Russell "Rusty" Crawford (Born - November 7, 1885 in Cardinal, Ontario, Canada - Died - December 19, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 2 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Arenas.
Rusty Cundieff George Arthur Cundieff (born December 13, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a film/television director, actor, and writer. His most notable credits are as director of the Spinal Tap-like rap satire Fear of a Black Hat, as writer of the second installment to House Party, and as director of the horror anthology Tales from the Hood.
Rusty Duke Russell "Rusty" Duke is a judge of the North Carolina Superior Court in Pitt County, North Carolina for the past fourteen years, who unsuccessfully ran for the office of Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court in November 2006. Before serving on the Superior Court bench, he served as a District Court judge for two years, and prior to that was a general practitioner for ten years.
Rusty Egan Rusty Egan (born on 19 September, 1957) was the drummer for the British New Wave band, The Rich Kids, (founded by former Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and fronted by Midge Ure on lead guitar and vocals.) from their inception in March 1977 to their disbanding in December 1978.
Rusty LaRue Rusty LaRue (born December 10, 1973 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American multi-sport athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football at Wake Forest University. He later played for the Chicago Bulls team that won the 1998 National Basketball Association Championship.
Rusty Peters Rusty Peters (December 14, 1914 - February 21, 2003) played in 10 seasons in the Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics (1936-1938), Cleveland Indians (1940-44, 1946), and the St. Louis Browns (1947).
Rusty Ps The Rusty Ps is a hip hop/rap group based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Initially known as the Rusty Pelicans after forming in 1995, its membership currently consists of Phantom Channel (MC), Count Classic (MC), S Watson (production), and Madhatter (DJ).

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