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The Moscow Kremlin [a] or simply the Kremlin [b] is a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia. [1] Located in the centre of the country's capital city, it is the best known of the kremlins (Russian citadels) and includes five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall along with the Kremlin towers.
Gremlin depicted in nose art of a Rockwell B-1 Lancer aircraft of the 28th Bomb Wing.. Although their origin is found in myths among airmen claiming that gremlins were responsible for sabotaging aircraft, the folklorist John W. Hazen states that some people derive the name from the Old English word gremian, "to vex", [5] while Carol Rose, in her book Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins ...
The 9K34 Strela-3 (Russian: 9К34 «Стрела-3», 'arrow', NATO reporting name: SA-14 Gremlin) is a man-portable air defense missile system developed in the Soviet Union as a response to the poor performance of the earlier 9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail) system.
A kremlin (/ ˈ k r ɛ m l ɪ n / KREM-lin ⓘ; Russian: кремль, romanized: kremlj, IPA: [ˈkrʲemlʲ] ⓘ) is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. [1] [2] The word is often used to refer to the Moscow Kremlin [3] and metonymically to the government based there. [4]
Gremlin (Kondrati Topolov, formerly of the Soviet Super-Soldiers, deceased) Iron Curtain (Simas, a mutant from the Russian Exiles, deceased) It, the Living Colossus (Created by a Russian sculptor named Boris Petrovski) Katyusha (One of the First Line, deceased) Kraven the Hunter (real name: Sergei Kravinoff. He is a Russian immigrant to the U.S.)
Among the recognizable gremlins are Leon Schlesinger (who is shown tapping the heads off of rivets with a hammer as he is being raised by a rope), [4] Bob Clampett (shown nude with a pickaxe), Friz Freleng (the little green gremlin sawing), Chuck Jones (the fat blonde haired gremlin who nearly hits Freleng with a mallet), Michael Maltese, Bob ...
One of the most symbolic constructions in Russia's history, the Moscow Kremlin Wall can be traced back to the 12th century when Moscow was founded in 1147. The original outpost was surrounded by the first walls in 1156, built by Yuri Dolgoruki, prince of Suzdal, which were most likely a simple wooden fence with guard towers. [1]
The Kh-90 GELA (Russian: ГЭЛА (гиперзвуковой экспериментальный летательный аппарат), Hypersonic Experimental ...