The Lenin Prize ( Russian: Ленинская премия, Leninskaya premiya) was one of the most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was originally created on June 23, 1925 and awarded until 1934. Some persons were awarded both the Lenin Prize…
Lady Macbeth does not personally kill anyone. She conspires in the murder of the king, Duncan, though, and actively encourages Macbeth to kill him. It is Macbeth who does the actual killing. Lady Macbeth plays no part in the many further killings that Macbeth engineers. Soon after the killing of…
The key to Lady Macbeth is, then, of course, her relationship with her husband, whom she rules absolutely. She chides him, insults his masculinity, and is able to coax him to do her bidding—even though ultimately the guilt of what she has made him do drives her mad. Lady Macbeth…
Who used the Falchion Swords? Falchion swords were common among crusaders of the middle ages. Nonetheless, they were also favoured by knights, despite the common belief that the sword is low quality and deemed unworthy of knights. Some historical manuscripts mention that the Falchion sword may have had several influences.…
Only problem is: they never existed. Despite the weapon’s popularity in pop cultural depictions of the Middle Ages, the flail was almost certainly an invention of the imaginations of later people. But, of course, it’s much harder to prove a negative- that something did not exist – than something did.…
Many jinetes became increasingly armed and armored just like other contemporary knights of the day as time went on, and throwing weapons remained a vital part of their arsenal for quite some time. Another example of a throwing-weapon reliant cavalry I can think of were the Welsh Teulu. But as…
Alright, so I may be pulling at a minuscule thread here, but Kobe Bryant is slightly better than Michael Jordan in both categories. Jordan has 83.5 percent from the line for his career, just behind Kobe’s 83.8 percent. Bryant also has the slight edge in three-point shooting, at 34.1 percent…
Koko the “talking” gorilla whimpered with grief and “discussed” the death of her pet kitten, struck and killed by a car, for several days after getting the bad news, her teachers say. Koko, whose favorite picture book stories include “The Three Little Kittens” and “Puss ‘n’ Boots,” asked for a…
His Six Paths Sage Mode gives him the ability to use all the nature types, but he’s rarely seen using them, which isn’t the case with Konohamaru Sarutobi. In the anime, Konohamaru eventually moves past his competition with Naruto for the Hokage mantle, deciding instead that he will become Hokage…
Convenience Stores. The Kroger Co. Family of Stores is transitioning ownership of most of our convenience stores, including Kwik Shop, Loaf ’N Jug, Quik Stop Markets, Turkey Hill and Tom Thumb. Tom Thumb was founded in 1948 by J.R. Bost and Robert B. Cullum as Tom Thumb Food Stores after…