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Mortar and with a hot Pestel, till it come to a perfect Paste, then take
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[Sidenote: Czar Nicholas 'measures] [Sidenote: Ryleyev and Pestel hanged] [Sidenote: Russian laws codified]
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Edwin Emerson 1914
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One hundred and twenty were deported to Siberia; and the five foremost men, among whom were Ryleyev, the head of the society in the north, and Pestel, were condemned to be hanged.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Edwin Emerson 1914
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One of the foremost conspirators was Pestel, who had undertaken to frame a new code of laws for Russia.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Edwin Emerson 1914
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But essentially, Nihilism was a reaction against the abuses of Russian absolutism; it originated with the first secret political society in Russia founded by Pestel (1817), and its first effort was the military revolt of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Russia were engaged in this conspiracy, among them Pestel, Ryleeff,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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His medical studies were made at Vienna where he was a favourite pupil of the distinguished professor Pestel and took his degree in 1784.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Under this mask worked Pestel and his co-conspirators, composed in large measure of men of high intelligence and standing, including even government officials and members of the aristocracy.
A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele 1877
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Pestel, the leader, had long been organizing his recruits, and St. Petersburg and Moscow were the centers of secret political societies.
A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele 1877
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I've marched in a band at carnaval, played with rara groups, gigged with konpa bands, attended week-long Vodou ceremonies, and traveled over much of Haiti from Cap Haïtien to Pestel in the Southwest.
Expecting Rain The Haiti Box 2010
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