Sentences with phrase «tsars for»

In addition, as Mahoney points out, anyone who reads The Russian Question at the End of the Twentieth Century can see that Solzhenitsyn repeatedly criticizes Russian tsars for favoring imperialism over internal development.

Bakewell was the tsar for the elderly in the last Labour government and will now become a working peer, even though her support for a means - tested winter fuel allowance is at odds with Miliband's stated commitment to universalism.

State officials reproached the tsar for buildings a mill (meaning the higher education facility) without creating roads towards this mill (meaning the absence of mass secondary school).

He had also made himself an authority on military tactics, especially the élan of the cavalry charge: in 1877, he had travelled to Moscow to receive an award from the Russian tsar for his book History of Cavalry.

Not exact matches

Ma, once a vice minister of state security, is the most senior security official to be investigated since the former domestic security tsar Zhou Yongkang was ensnared in a graft scandal and jailed for life in 2015.

The tsar cited the corruption within the upper echelons of Russian society as the main reason for his departure.

He became Tsar of All Russia but was known for cruelty, one of the most notable examples being the Massacre of Novgorod in 1570 where thousands died.

Who would have imagined that today I would be writing freely, praying freely, breathing freely, standing on free soil, while Zhou, once nicknamed China's «security tsar,» would be sentenced to life in prison for corruption by his political enemies?

Of course, no one in Vermillion knew that jolly little Alexander Pell had started life as Sergei Degaev, the Russian revolutionary who, on December 16, 1883, achieved international fame for murdering Georgii Sudeikin, the all - powerful head of the Tsar's secret police.

It is a strange and engrossing work, written in a manner that many have compared to Tolstoy: stories within stories, huge chunks of raw material gleaned from the newspapers and agitprop pamphlets of the time, seemingly endless speeches by would - be rulers in the doomed Duma, and all against the background of a weak and ineffectual Tsar dominated by his wife and «our Friend,» Rasputin, with Lenin seething and scheming in Switzerland, waiting for his time to come round at last.

Just ask competition tsar Rod Sims, who successfully prosecuted Coles in the Federal Court for «serious, deliberate and repeated» cases of «misusing their bargaining power».

Among the signatories to the joint letter are former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson, President of the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain OBE, former government integration tsar Ted Cantle CBE, the General Secretaries of the National Education Union Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, as well as a number of high - profile authors, academics, and entertainers.

For more than 15 years, policy «tsars» have been a growing, unrecognised and largely hidden source of influence on UK government ministers» decisions.

In fact the USA has intervened in the Russia civil war by siding with the Tsar (an autocratic system like Monarchy; even though Woodrow Wilson was known for its idealist, non-interventionist, mindset).

Our research revealed for the first time that more than 300 such tsars have been appointed since 1997, more than 100 of them by Coalition ministers alone.

So the appointment of Lord Young as enterprise tsar is welcome news for the 4.8 million small firms as he understands their needs - he is avidly against red tape, one of the biggest bugbears for any business.

Lord Young's appointment as enterprise tsar is to be welcomed, but cuts in regulation and red tape can not come soon enough for small businesses.

The report, launched by social mobility tsar Alan Milburn, includes a call for the government to commit to end youth unemployment by 2020, with greater provision of quality apprenticeships, and points out that the professions are set to expand dramatically.

Picking up the point that my hon. Friend the Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) made, I wonder whether the Minister agrees with her new noble Friend Lord Sugar, the Prime Minister's enterprise tsar, who said that those small businesses that are trying to seek credit are merely moaners and living in Disneyland?

A coalition source said: «The problem with the «tsar» thing for David is that even that would be best kept until after the inquiry by the standards commissioner.

One plan, which has already been floated informally, is for him to be appointed to a «tsar» role overseeing a key policy programme which would give him access to the Treasury, until he could make a full ministerial return in a reshuffle.

Lord Adonis is calling for the resignation of transport secretary Chris Grayling for using hundreds of millions in taxpayers» money to bail out private rail companies — a decision which the former government infrastructure tsar says is symptomatic of a government that has «broken down» under the strain of Brexit.

Among the signatories to the joint letter are former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, President of the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain OBE, former government integration tsar Ted Cantle CBE, the General Secretaries of the National Education Union Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson, and a number of high - profile authors, academics, and entertainers.

His remarks were seen as an offensive throwback to Thatcher - era harsh rhetoric, and are bound to lead to Labour calls for his dismissal as enterprise tsar on the grounds he is totally out of touch with the squeeze on living standards almost all voters are experiencing.

DNA testing for 17 Y - STR markers was conducted on the remains from Tsar Nicholas II and his son, the Tsarevich Alexei (sample 146.1 in the second grave).

The look as In The Name Of The Tsar wasn't the only thing mentioned for Battlefield 1, as EA teased a Gamescom announcement where new modes will be announced too.

McKellen has also been honored for his extensive television work, from the miniseries The Prisoner to his monumental performance in King Lear: from his reincarnation of Tsar Nicholas II in the telefilm Rasputin, to his classic guesting as himself in HBO's Extras.

EA also chatted about Battlefield 1's In the Name of the Tsar expansion, the next two Battlefield 1 expansions after that, new content for Battlefield 1 Premium players, FIFA 18, FIFA 18 on Switch, Madden NFL 18 and NBA Live 18.

The government's social mobility tsar has criticised expected plans to lift the ban on opening new grammar schools, warning it would be a «disaster» for education in England.

The materials have informative exercises about the things that Russia is famous for, such as Vladimir Putin, the Soviet Union, tsars, Lenin, Siberia, the Cold War and many other things!

Russia needed to secure a foothold in the east as well as securing the vast expanses of Siberia, so in 1891 Tsar Alexander III approved a plan for a trans - continental line linking Moscow and St Petersburg with Vladivostok on the Pacific coast, as this was the only year - round ice - free port in Russia.

A government teacher - training tsar says schools that struggle to pay for teachers» CPD should ask parents for # 1 a week.

Fleming shows that the hapless tsar was ill equipped to discharge his duties, increasingly relying on Alexandra for guidance; unfortunately, at the same time, she was increasingly reliant on the counsel of the evil monk Rasputin.

The shy northern sun had already set by teatime when three of the Tsar's gendarmes took up positions at the gates of the Smolny Institute for Noble Girls.

Montefiore's second book on Stalin (following Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar) can be appreciated on so many levels — for its depth of research, for its detailed historical perspective and for giving us such an intimate look at Stalin's life.

After an evening that includes a «Tsar's Feast» with vodka tasting, the train draws into Irkutsk for two days spent exploring this fascinating city with its charming carved - wood cottages, and a leisurely boat trip across Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake.

After travelling on Eurostar from St. Pancras International, to Brussels, then onwards by rail to Potsdam, Berlin and Warsaw, exploring the fascinating sights and monuments of these cities along the way, on day 6 it's time to board the famous Tsar's Gold Private Train in Moscow for the incredible 14 - day adventure that will end in the ancient and enigmatic city of Beijing.

Catherine Palace was originally built in 1717 for Catherine, wife of Peter the Great, in the Tsars» Village, just outside of St. Petersburg

From there, we cross the Pacific into Asia and immerse ourselves in the rich legacies of China, before boarding the iconic Tsar's Gold Train for the journey across Russia.

While a visit must be paid to Church on the Blood — where the family of Tsar Nicholas II was murdered, the city is also a centre for culture and arts with several fine museums and theatres.

For centuries, the rivers, canals and lakes of northwest Russia provided the tsars with a serene and luxurious means of travel between the imperial powerhouses of Moscow and St Petersburg and they remain the most relaxing way to experience two of the world's greatest cities.

The next full DLC for Battlefield 1 is In the Name of the Tsar, and will arrive at some point... soon.

As of right now for YouTube views: A Way Out - 398k BF1 Name of the Tsar Trailer - 894k Need For Speed Paypack - 2m FIFA 18 Gameplay Trailer - 2m FIFA 18 The Journey Trailer - 3m SWBF2 Gameplay Trailer - 4m FIFA 18 Reveal Trailer - 5m So, they are aimed at their audience, and all this talk of the «hype» over A Way Out is just that, hyfor YouTube views: A Way Out - 398k BF1 Name of the Tsar Trailer - 894k Need For Speed Paypack - 2m FIFA 18 Gameplay Trailer - 2m FIFA 18 The Journey Trailer - 3m SWBF2 Gameplay Trailer - 4m FIFA 18 Reveal Trailer - 5m So, they are aimed at their audience, and all this talk of the «hype» over A Way Out is just that, hyFor Speed Paypack - 2m FIFA 18 Gameplay Trailer - 2m FIFA 18 The Journey Trailer - 3m SWBF2 Gameplay Trailer - 4m FIFA 18 Reveal Trailer - 5m So, they are aimed at their audience, and all this talk of the «hype» over A Way Out is just that, hype.

New details regarding the upcoming dlc / expansion pack for Battlefield 1, In The Name Of The Tsar have been revealed at EA Play 2017.

Electronic Arts has kicked off EA Play by unveiling a trailer for «In the Name of the Tsar», the upcoming DLC expansion for the hit multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1, which brings new maps, new weapons and the Russian army into the fray.

Packing six new maps, 11 new guns and more variants, three new vehicles, plus a host of changes that migrated from Battlefield 4, the latest expansion for DICE's Battlefield 1 engages the deadlier Eastern front with In The Name of the Tsar.

The DLC, In The Name of the Tsar will bring battles to the eastern front of WW1 for the first time.

The content announced for In the Name of the Tsar is listed below: 2 night maps have been announced.

His mission: infiltrate the house where the tsar's family is being held captive by the Bolsheviks and steal an artifact that has been fought over by Assassins and Templars for centuries.

His mission: infiltrate the house where the tsar's family is being held by the Bolsheviks and steal an artifact that has been fought over by Assassins and Templars for centuries.