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  Cossack - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Cossack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cossack (Polish Kozak; plural, Kozacy, Russian Kazak (Казак); plural, Kazaki (Казаки), Ukrainian Kozak (Козак); plural, Kozaky (Козаки)) is the name given to a portion of the population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia.
Cossacks should not be confused with the ethnic group, the Kazakhs (Kazakh is spelled Qazaq (Казак) in the native language).
Cossacks for their part were mostly happy to plunder everybody more or less equally, although in the 16th century, with Commonwealth dominance extending south, the Zaporojian Cossacks were mostly, if tentatively, regarded as subjects of the Commonwealth.
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 Cossack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cossack (Russian Kazak (Казак); plural, Kazaki (Казаки), Polish Kozak; plural, Kozacy, from the Turkish quzzaq, "adventurer", "free-booter"), is the name given to a portion of the population of Eastern Europe.
Cossacks inhabited parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and the Ukraine.
Cossacks have long appealed to romantics as idealising freedom and resistance to external authority, and their military exploits against enemies of the Russian people have contributed to this favorable image.
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 Cossack -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cossacks should not be confused with the ethnic group, the (The Turkic language spoken by the Kazak people) Kazakhs (Kazakh is spelled Qazaq (Казак) in the native language).
Cossacks for their part were mostly happy to plunder everybody more or less equally, although in the (additional info and facts about 16th century) 16th century, with Commonwealth dominance extending south, the Zaporojian Cossacks were mostly, if tentatively, regarded as subjects of the Commonwealth.
Cossacks almost yearly raided the Ottomans territories and vassals near the (A sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans) Black Sea, almost always causing the retaliatory (The Turkic language spoken by the Tatar people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains) Tatar raids (or vice versa).
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 IMZ-Ural - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The motorcycles used so far had not worked satisfactorily, their technology was outdated and the manufacturing quality left much to desire.
The decision was made to move the motorcycle plant further east, out of bombing range and into the middle of the resource rich Ural mountain region.
On October 25, 1942 the first batch of motorcycles went to the front and during WWII a total of 9799 M-72 motorcycles were delivered to the front for reconnaissance detachments and mobile troops.
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 Sidecar - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A sidecar is an one-wheeled vehicle attached to the side of a motorcycle, producing a three-wheeled vehicle (however, these are not called tricycles).
The sidecar consists of a frame (which is rigidly fixed to the motorcycle's frame on one side and is supported by the sidecar's wheel on the other side) and of a body.
Before the 1950s, sidecars were quite popular, providing a cheap alternative to passenger cars; they have also been used by the army and police.
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 Sidecar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A sidecar is an one-wheeled device attached to the side of a motorcycle, producing a three-wheeled vehicle.
A sidecar motorcycle is a three wheel vehicle with the sidewheel not directly aligned with the rear motorcycle wheel, and is usualy powered by the rear wheel only.
This is different from motorcycle trike, where both rear wheels are powered and shares a common axle.
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 Encyclopedia: Dnepr (motorcycle)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dnepr, or Dnipro, is a model of heavy motorcycles produced in Kiev, Ukraine, since 1950.
Motorcycles have been produced in Kiev since 1946 at the Kiev Motorcycle Plant (Kyivskyi Mototsikletnyi Zavod, KMZ).
The basic design for all Dnepr motorcycles, and their civilian cousin the Ural, is taken from the pre-WWII German BMW motorcycle R-71, which the Soviet Union licensed in 1940.
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 Sunbeam Car Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1905, the Sunbeam Motorcar Company Ltd was formed separate from the rest of the John Marston business which retained the Sunbeam motorcycles and bicycles.
Coatalen seemed to be convinced that the proper solution to any engine requirement was a design for those exact specifications, instead of producing a single engine and letting the aircraft designers build their aircraft around it.
Their closest brush with success was with the lightweight V8 Sunbeam Arab, which was ordered in quantity in 1917 but suffered from vibration and reliability problems and only saw limited service and the V12 Sunbeam Cossack.
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 cossack information,cossacks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cossack (Russian Kazak(Казак); plural, Kazaki (Казаки), Polish Kozak; plural, Kozacy, from the Turkish quzzaq, "adventurer", "free-booter"), is the name given toa portion of the population of Eastern Europe.
During the Nazi invasion of the USSR the cossack once again joined the opposing sides of the conflict.
cossack have long appealed to romantics as idealising freedom and resistance to external authority, and their militaryexploits against enemies of the Russian people have contributed to this favorable image.
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 Cossack Russian Russian Kazak #1050 #1072 #1079 #1072 #1082 plural...
"Cossack" (Russian Russian "Kazak" ("Казак"); plural, "Kazaki" ("Казаки"), Polish Polish "Kozak"; plural, "Kozacy", from the Turkish Turkish "quzzaq", "adventurer", "free-booter"), was the name given to a portion of the population of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and of the Russian Empire Russian Empire.
Valuing the relative freedom they enjoyed in Imperial Russia Imperial Russia, the Cossacks mainly fought against Bolsheviks Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War Russian Civil War of 1919 1919, both within the White Army White Army and as partisan partisans.
The Cossacks had a reputation as professional warriors, but the development of modern warfare made their horse-back fighting techniques obsolete.
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During their conversation, the Cossack leader expressed his deep concern about the recent growth of manifestations of anti-Semitism and xenophobia in Ukraine.
According to the bill, Cossacks are to be sent for military service, as a rule, to military units with traditional Cossack names, to border units and the...
The Japanese cemetery at Cossack, near Karratha, will be restored with the help of a $15,000 donation.
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 Encyclopedia: Cossack motorcycle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The BMW logo is a circle (known as a roundel) divided into quadrants of alternating white and light blue color.
A Harley-Davidson motorcycle with sidecar This article concerns sidecar as an attachment to a motocycle; for the alcoholic drink, see sidecar cocktail A sidecar is an one-wheeled vehicle attached to the side of a motorcycle, producing a three-wheeled vehicle.
Dnepr, or Dnipro, is a model of heavy motorcycles produced in Kiev, Ukraine, since 1977.
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 Cossack motorcycle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The term Cossack motorcycle can apply to any number of (A motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame) motorcycles, made in (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russia or the European (additional info and facts about East Bloc) East Bloc countries.
Some are based on the design of the 1938 (additional info and facts about BMW) BMW R71 (Conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle) sidecar motorcycle.
(German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)) Adolf Hitler gave a lot of factory machinery to Stalin, including the BMW motorcycle factory equipment, in exchange for access to natural resources as part of the Economic Pact of 1939.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/cossack_motorcycle.htm   (155 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Sidecar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A sidecar is an one-wheeled vehicle attached to the side of a motorcycle, producing a three-wheeled vehicle.
A sidecar motorcycle is a three wheel vehicle with the sidewheel not directly aligned with the rear motorcycle wheel, and is powered by the rear wheel only.
Categories: Motorcycles The term Cossack motorcycle can apply to any number of motorcycles, made in Russia or the European East Bloc countries.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sidecar   (697 words)

  
 Cossack motorcycle - TheBestLinks.com - Adolf Hitler, BMW, Joseph Stalin, Motorcycle, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Adolf Hitler gave a lot of outdated factory machinery to Stalin, including the BMW motorcycle factory equipment, in exchange for access to natural resources as part of the Economic Pact of 1939.
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 The Trojan
The Cossack trike machine consists of a motorcycle front, complete with front forks, handlebars, frame etc, with an extension coming from the motorcycle main frame to a rear platform and sub frame construction, housing the engine, gearbox, drive units and rear suspension assemblies.
The particular units used are a Cossack motorcycle front and a Mini 850 front end fitted into the rear platform construction.
The vehicle is fitted with a motorcycle front tyre, the size being 350 x 18, with a tread depth of 4mm.
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 Seattle Cossacks Stunt Drill Team
Russia's cavalry members, the Cossacks, were known the world over for their masterful horsemanship, and bikes were often called "Iron Horses" in those days.
Formal practices began and by the end of 1938 the group was well-known in the Seattle area.
New riders spend one year as rookies, riding in drills and progressing to stunts at the close of that year, they are either voted onto the team or asked to ride another rookie year.
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 Sidecar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sidecar is an one-wheeled vehicle attached to the side of a motorcycle, so a three-wheeled vehicle is produced (however, they are not called tricycles).
During WW2, German troops used a large quantity of BMW sidecar motorcycles.
In fact, sidecars may be seen quite often on Russian roads — see " cossack motorcycle ".
www.therfcc.org /sidecar-259580.html   (125 words)

  
 Dnepr Motorcycles Usa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The most important factor to be considered when choosing the right motorcycle is not price but does it suit your life style.
Cossack Motorcycles at the North American Russian Motorcycle - Cossack (Dnepr) Motorcycles Bikes for Sale...
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 IMZ-Ural - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The only substantial building in town was a brewery and it was soon converted into a R & D building to prepare for the construction of a massive new production complex to build the M-72 motorcycle.
IMZ-Ural is the only Russian manufacturer of large capacity motorcycles and one of few manufacturers of side-car motorcycles in the world.
IMZ-Ural is a conglomerate of companies producing and selling classic motorcycles in both solo and side-car combinations.
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 Cossack Motorcycles at the North American Russian Motorcycle Association (NARMA)
We have recently become the owners of what we believe to be a Russian bike, called a Cossack, unfortunately the paperwork has not surfaced yet, although the previous owner has got it (somewhere!).
A Cossack is another name for a Neval which is a Dnepr that has been reconstructed in England.
He is a Ural dealer in Montana, and has a "Cossack Motorcycles" T-Shirt listed for sale on his web page, leading me to believe he may know something about them.
www.sheldonaubut.com /narma/narma/brands/cossack.htm   (346 words)

  
 Cossack - Bvio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cossack (Russian Kazak (Казак); plural, Kazaki (Казаки), Polish Kozak; plural, Kozacy, from the Turkish quzzaq, "adventurer", "freeman"), is the name given to a portion of the population of Eastern Europe.
Up to 1917 (Russian Revolution), Cossacks were traditionally endowed with certain special privileges.
In return they had to give military service, all at a certain age, under special conditions.
bvio.ngic.re.kr /Bvio/index.php/Cossack   (391 words)

  
 Cossack motorcycle - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Cossack motorcycle - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 Cossack - definition of Cossack by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cossack - a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
The Grand Duke was dressed in the handsome and showy uniform of a Cossack officer.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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Cossacks Heaven: The definitive resource for everything related to European Wars: Cossacks.
Cossacks is a historical real-time strategy based on events of XVI-XVIII centuries in Europe when nations and states were created and demolished
The HMS Cossack Association is an association of friends and family, made up of those who served in either of two distinguished Royal Navy Destroyers...
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 satra belarus cossack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
" Cossack" was also the brand name applied to all Soviet motorcycles by SATRA in the 1970s...
They introduced the Cossack' trade name that was registered in Great...
Cossack Owners Club is intended to help owners of Russian, Ukrainian and other Soviet motorcycles find a UK motorcycle club that can give them support.
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 URAL History.html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In September 1581, the Cossack Hetman Yermak set out with a force of 840 men to conquer the lands east beginning with the Ural Mountains and stretching into Siberia.
The usefulness of the sidecar motorcycle was beginning its legend.
This motorcycle is called the "Dnepr." A short history of the Dnepr follows.
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