1) The Grand Duchy of Moscow began asserting influence over the region in the early 14th century and gradually reunified the Rus' lands, becoming the dominant power.
2) Led by Prince Dmitry Donskoy and aided by the Orthodox Church, a united army of Russian principalities defeated the Mongol-Tatars at the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380, allowing Moscow to absorb surrounding areas like Tver and Novgorod.
3) Ivan III consolidated northern Rus' under Moscow's control and took the title of Grand Duke of All Rus', claiming succession to the Eastern Roman Empire after Constantinople's fall.
Review of Russian History from Vikings to Nicholas the Second. Class One starts with the introduction of the Revolution, including those who came before, Marx and Engels who wrote the theories that would lead to the Revolution. The problems of Nicholas in WW1 and the misunderstandings caused by Rasputin. The three revolutions, first in 1905 and the two in 1917.
Kievan Rus′ was the early, mostly East Slavic state dominated by the city of Kiev from about 880 C.E. to the middle of the twelfth century. People speaking East Slavic dialects were known from the ninth century as Rus (also referred to as ancient Russians or Ruthenians). Later, they diverged into three major nations—modern Belarusians, Russians, and Ukrainians, and also into several minor ethnic groups, including Carpatho-Ruthenians. From the historiographical point of view, Kievan Rus' is considered a predecessor state of three modern East Slavic nations: Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The reigns of Vladimir the Great (980-1015) and his son Yaroslav I the Wise (1019-1054) constitute the Golden Age of Kiev, which saw the acceptance of Orthodox Christianity and the creation of the first East Slavic written legal code, the Russkaya Pravda.
Review of Russian History from Vikings to Nicholas the Second. Class One starts with the introduction of the Revolution, including those who came before, Marx and Engels who wrote the theories that would lead to the Revolution. The problems of Nicholas in WW1 and the misunderstandings caused by Rasputin. The three revolutions, first in 1905 and the two in 1917.
Kievan Rus′ was the early, mostly East Slavic state dominated by the city of Kiev from about 880 C.E. to the middle of the twelfth century. People speaking East Slavic dialects were known from the ninth century as Rus (also referred to as ancient Russians or Ruthenians). Later, they diverged into three major nations—modern Belarusians, Russians, and Ukrainians, and also into several minor ethnic groups, including Carpatho-Ruthenians. From the historiographical point of view, Kievan Rus' is considered a predecessor state of three modern East Slavic nations: Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The reigns of Vladimir the Great (980-1015) and his son Yaroslav I the Wise (1019-1054) constitute the Golden Age of Kiev, which saw the acceptance of Orthodox Christianity and the creation of the first East Slavic written legal code, the Russkaya Pravda.
The Ottoman Empire was one of the mightiest and longest-lasting dynasties in world history. This Islamic-run superpower ruled large areas of the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and North Africa for more than 600 years. The chief leader, known as the Sultan, was given absolute religious and political authority over his people.
Great themes during the 18th and 19th Century in Russia, list of Tsars. Time line of major events in World History. Examination of ties between the United States and Russia that are not well known.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
The Ottoman Empire was one of the mightiest and longest-lasting dynasties in world history. This Islamic-run superpower ruled large areas of the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and North Africa for more than 600 years. The chief leader, known as the Sultan, was given absolute religious and political authority over his people.
Great themes during the 18th and 19th Century in Russia, list of Tsars. Time line of major events in World History. Examination of ties between the United States and Russia that are not well known.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
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This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
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LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
1. The most powerful state to eventually arise after the destruction of Kievan Rus' was the Grand Duchy of
Moscow, initially a part of Vladimir-Suzdal.[53] While still under the domain of the Mongol-Tatars and
with their connivance, Moscow began to assert its influence in the region in the early 14th century,
gradually becoming the leading force in the process of the Rus' lands' reunification and expansion of
Russia.[54] Moscow's last rival, the Novgorod Republic, prospered as the chief fur trade centre and the
easternmost port of the Hanseatic League.[55]
Led by Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow and helped by the Russian Orthodox Church, the united army
of Russian principalities inflicted a milestone defeat on the Mongol-Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo in
1380.[40] Moscow gradually absorbed its parent Vladimir-Suzdal, and then surrounding principalities,
including formerly strong rivals such as Tver and Novgorod.[53]
Ivan III ("the Great") finally threw off the control of the Golden Horde and consolidated the whole of
northern Rus' under Moscow's dominion, and was the first Russian ruler to take the title title "Grand
Duke of all Rus'". After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Moscow claimed succession to the legacy of
the Eastern Roman Empire. Ivan III married Sophia Palaiologina, the niece of the last Byzantine emperor
Constantine XI, and made the Byzantine double-headed eagle his own, and eventually Russia's, coat-of-
arms.[53]
Tsardom of Russia
Main article: Tsardom of Russia
See also: Moscow, third Rome
Tsar Ivan the Terrible, in an evocation by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1897.
In development of the Third Rome ideas, the grand duke Ivan IV (the "Terrible") was officially crowned
the first tsar of Russia in 1547. The tsar promulgated a new code of laws (Sudebnik of 1550), established
the first Russian feudal representative body (Zemsky Sobor), revamped the military, curbed the
influence of the clergy, and reorganised local government.[53] During his long reign, Ivan nearly doubled
the already large Russian territory by annexing the three Tatar khanates: Kazan and Astrakhan along the
Volga,[56] and the Khanate of Sibir in southwestern Siberia. Ultimately, by the end of the 16th century,
Russia expanded east of the Ural Mountains.[57] However, the Tsardom was weakened by the long and
unsuccessful Livonian War against the coalition of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of
Lithuania (later the united Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), the Kingdom of Sweden, and Denmark–
Norway for access to the Baltic coast and sea trade.[58] In 1572, an invading army of Crimean Tatars
were thoroughly defeated in the crucial Battle of Molodi.[59]
2. The death of Ivan's sons marked the end of the ancient Rurik dynasty in 1598, and in combination with
the disastrous famine of 1601–1603, led to a civil war, the rule of pretenders, and foreign intervention
during the Time of Troubles in the early 17th century.[60] The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, taking
advantage, occupied parts of Russia, extending into the capital Moscow.[61] In 1612, the Poles were
forced to retreat by the Russian volunteer corps, led by merchant Kuzma Minin and prince Dmitry
Pozharsky.[62] The Romanov dynasty acceded to the throne in 1613 by the decision of Zemsky Sobor,
and the country started its gradual recovery from the crisis.[63]
Russia continued its territorial growth through the 17th century, which was the age of the Cossacks.[64]
In 1654, the Ukrainian leader, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, offered to place Ukraine under the protection of the
Russian tsar, Alexis; whose acceptance of this offer led to another Russo-Polish War. Ultimately, Ukraine
was split along the Dnieper, leaving the eastern part, (Left-bank Ukraine and Kiev) under Russian
rule.[65] In the east, the rapid Russian exploration and colonisation of vast Siberia continued, hunting
for valuable furs and ivory. Russian explorers pushed eastward primarily along the Siberian River Routes,
and by the mid-17th century, there were Russian settlements in eastern Siberia, on the Chukchi
Peninsula, along the Amur River, and on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.[64] In 1648, Semyon Dezhnyov
became the first European to navigate through the Bering Strait.[66]
Imperial Russia
Main article: Russian Empire
Russian expansion and territorial evolution between the 14th and 20th centuries.
Under Peter the Great, Russia was proclaimed an empire in 1721, and established itself as one the
European great powers. Ruling from 1682 to 1725, Peter defeated Sweden in the Great Northern War
(1700−1721), securing Russia's access to the sea and sea trade. In 1703, on the Baltic Sea, Peter founded
Saint Petersburg as Russia's new capital. Throughout his rule, sweeping reforms were made, which
brought significant Western European cultural influences to Russia.[67] The reign of Peter I's daughter
Elizabeth in 1741–1762 saw Russia's participation in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763). During the
conflict, Russian troops overran East Prussia, reaching Berlin.[68] However, upon Elizabeth's death, all
these conquests were returned to the Kingdom of Prussia by pro-Prussian Peter III of Russia.[69]
Catherine II ("the Great"), who ruled in 1762–1796, presided over the Russian Age of Enlightenment. She
extended Russian political control over the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and annexed most of its
territories into Russia, making it the most populous country in Europe.[70] In the south, after the
successful Russo-Turkish Wars against the Ottoman Empire, Catherine advanced Russia's boundary to
the Black Sea, by dissolving the Crimean Khanate, and annexing Crimea.[71] As a result of victories over
Qajar Iran through the Russo-Persian Wars, by the first half of the 19th century, Russia also made
significant territorial gains in the Caucasus.[72] Catherine's successor, her son Paul, was unstable and
focused predominantly on domestic issues.[73] Following his short reign, Catherine's strategy was
3. continued with Alexander I's (1801–1825) wresting of Finland from the weakened Sweden in 1809,[74]
and of Bessarabia from the Ottomans in 1812.[75] In North America, the Russians became the first
Europeans to reach and colonise Alaska.[76] In 1803–1806, the first Russian circumnavigation was
made.[77] In 1820, a Russian expedition discovered the continent of Antarctica.[78]
During the Napoleonic Wars, Russia joined alliances with various European powers, and fought against
France. The French invasion of Russia at the height of Napoleon's power in 1812 reached Moscow, but
eventually failed miserably as the obstinate resistance in combination with the bitterly cold Russian
winter led to a disastrous defeat of invaders, in which the pan-European Grande Armée faced utter
destruction. Led by Mikhail Kutuzov and Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, the Imperial Russian Army
ousted Napoleon and drove throughout Europe in the War of the Sixth Coalition, ultimately entering
Paris.[79] Alexander I controlled Russia's delegation at the Congress of Vienna, which defined the map of
post-Napoleonic Europe.[80]
Napoleon's retreat from Moscow by Albrecht Adam (1851).
The officers who pursued Napoleon into Western Europe brought ideas of liberalism back to Russia, and
attempted to curtail the tsar's powers during the abortive Decembrist revolt of 1825.[81] At the end of
the conservative reign of Nicholas I (1825–1855), a zenith period of Russia's power and influence in
Europe, was disrupted by defeat in the Crimean War.[82] Nicholas's successor Alexander II (1855–1881)
enacted significant changes throughout the country, including the emancipation reform of 1861.[83]
These reforms spurred industrialisation, and modernised the Imperial Russian Army, which liberated
much of the Balkans from Ottoman rule in the aftermath of the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War.[84]
During most of the 19th and early 20th century, Russia and Britain colluded over Afghanistan and its
neighboring territories in Central and South Asia; the rivalry between the two major European empires
came to be known as the Great Game.[85]
The late 19th century saw the rise of various socialist movements in Russia. Alexander II was
assassinated in 1881 by revolutionary terrorists.[86] The reign of his son Alexander III (1881–1894) was
less liberal but more peaceful.[87] The last Russian emperor, Nicholas II (1894–1917), was unable to
prevent the events of the Russian Revolution of 1905, triggered by the humiliating Russo-Japanese War
and the demonstration incident known as Bloody Sunday.[88][89] The uprising was put down, but the
government was forced to concede major reforms (Russian Constitution of 1906), including granting the
freedoms of speech and assembly, the legalisation of political parties, and the creation of an elected
legislative body, the State Duma.[90]