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Great Game — Karikatur von 1878: Der afghanische Emir Schir Ali mit seinen „Freunden“ Russland und Großbritannien … Deutsch Wikipedia
Great Game — The name attributed to the nineteenth and early twentieth century competition for colonial territory in Central Eurasia. Tsarist Russia and Great Britain were the primary actors in this ongoing diplomatic, political, and military rivalry. The… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Great Game — Rivalry between Britain and Russia in Central Asia in the late 19th century. The term was used by Rudyard Kipling in his novel Kim (1901). British attitudes were influenced by the reports of official, semiofficial, and private adventurers… … Universalium
The Great Game — For the film, see The Great Game (film) The Great Game was a term used for the strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as… … Wikipedia
The New Great Game — For the book: The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia , see Lutz Kleveman. Central Asia The New Great Game is a term used to describe the conceptualization of modern geopolitics in Central Eurasia as a competition between the United… … Wikipedia
The Great Game — Karikatur von 1878: Der afghanische Emir Schir Ali mit seinen „Freunden“ Russland und Großbritannien … Deutsch Wikipedia
New Great Game — The New Great Game is a term used to describe the conceptualization of modern geopolitics in Central Eurasia as a competition between regional and great powers for influence, power, hegemony and profits in Central Asia and the Transcaucasus .… … Wikipedia
The Great Game (1952) — Pour l’article homonyme, voir The Great Game. The Great Game est un film britannique de Maurice Elvey sorti en 1952[1]. C est un remake du film The Great Game de Jack Raymond sorti en 1930. Le scénario original fut toutefois… … Wikipédia en Français
The great game (1952) — Pour l’article homonyme, voir The Great Game. The Great Game est un film britannique de Maurice Elvey sorti en 1952[1]. C est un remake du film The Great Game de Jack Raymond sorti en 1930. Le scénario original fut toutefois… … Wikipédia en Français
The great game — Pour l’article homonyme, voir The Great Game (1952). The Great Game est un film britannique de Jack Raymond sorti en 1930. Cette comédie comprend notamment des extraits de la finale de la FA Cup 1930. D autres extraits de matches… … Wikipédia en Français
