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Brusilov offensive

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After a series of Russian defeats, General Alexei Brusilov launched an offensive to reclaim territory lost to the Austro-Hungarians and restore Russian military prestige. Greatest W for Russia in WW1

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Potemkin village

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Potemkin has become an adjective meaning something that is fraudulent or counterfeit. Originally used in the phrase “Potemkin Village” it described a fake settlement, built only to impress.

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Lobotomy

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A lobotomy is a type of brain surgery that became popular in the 1930s as a treatment for mental health conditions such as schizophrenia.

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Stakhanovite

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a worker in the former Soviet Union who wasexceptionallyhard-workingand productive

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Ozymandiaz

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Ancient Egyptian poem,
person once famous and respected who has since been utterly forgotten.

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Minerva

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Roman goddess of wisdom

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