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L O W L A N D S - L * 08 July 2006 * Volume 05
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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
Subject: LL-L 'Minorities' 2006.07.08 (02) [E]

>From: Wa2kbzKarl at wmconnect.com
>Subject: LOWLANDS-L Digest - 2 Jul 2006 to 3 Jul 2006 (#2006-177)
>
>There is also an old group of Germans in Russia, from Katy the great's and
>Peter's day.
>
Changing the subject here, this reminds me of something I was wondering
about lately: what does it mean when someone is titled "the Great"?
There aren't many of them, are there? Alexander, Catherine, Peter, Herod...?

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: History

Sandy:

> Alexander, Catherine, Peter, Herod...?

Not to forget Karl (Carolus Magus > Charlmagne, German _Karl der Große_ "Charles
the Great") who "integrated" the Saxons.

Perhaps ruthlessness is what "great" stands for in most cases.  Or something has
been omitted: "the great ..."

There are lots more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great

The latest addition: Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow (Saparmyrat Atayevich Nyyezov
[TApA:rm1rA:t AtAyevItS n1:jA:DQv]), current president of Turkmenistan,
self-styled _Türkmenbaşy_ ("(All) Turkmen Head/Leader", aux Atatürk of Turkey),
referred to has _Beyik Serdar Saparmurat Türkmenbaşy_ ("Serdar Saparmurat
Türkmenbaşy the Great") in the surviving Turkmen media.

His presidential decrees:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saparmyrat_Ny%C3%BDazow_Turkmenbasy#Presidential_decrees

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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