GREAT RUSSIA, the official title about 2-nd floor. 17 century. The european part of Russian state inhabited predominary Russian. In an imperial title it was used from 16 century; as the geographycal concept has arisen in connection with apposition of Left-bank Ukraine (Small Russia). Since 19 century. Velikorossija.

GREAT ENNEADA, geliopolskaja Enneada, in egyptian mythology the great nine of gods: Atum and eight gods induced by him: SHu, Tefnut, Geb, the Chick pea, Osiris, Set, Isida, Neftida.

GREAT MOGULS, dynasty of governors in t. n. Empires Mogolskoj in 1526-1858 (India). It is based Baburom. The most outstanding representatives - Akbar, Dzhahangir, the Check - Dzhahan, Aurangzeb. After capture to 1803 Delhi the English colonialists paid to Great Moguls pension, and in 1858 they have abolished a dynasty of Great Moguls officially and India has transfered under a direct control of the English corona.

GREAT BRIDGES, city (with 1940) on Ukraine, the Lvov region, in 16 kms from zh.-d. An item. The mine worker. 5,7 thousand inhabitants (1991). Factory of galanterejno-household items, etc. It is based in 1472.

GREAT LAKES (Great Lakes), system of lakes (the Upper lake, Guron, Michigan, Erie and Ontario) in the USA and Canada. 245,2 thousand êì2, water volume of 22,7 thousand êì3 - the largest clump of a fresh water on the Earth. A drainage on r. St.. Lawrence (from an eskar. Ontario) in Atlantic ok. Intensive navigation. Fishery. Lock canals have created a waterway for courts of admiralty in length ok. 3000 kms. Great Lakes are connected by shipping canals with r. Hudson and with bass. Mississipi. Main ports: Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto.

GREAT PLAINS (Great Plains), the submontane plateau flanging from the orient Cordilleras the Sowing. America, in the USA and Canada. Length ok. 3600 kms, width of 500-800 kms. An altitude from 500 m on the orient up to 1700 m in the west. It is combined by crystalline breeds, limestones, sandstones and loess-like loams. It is hardly dismembered; in the south karst. Deposits of petroleum and gas, brown coal, potassium salts. Steppe and semidesert landscapes. Pascual cattle breeding, agriculture.

" GREAT CHETI-MINEI ", collection paterikov, zhity sacred, compositions of ecclesiastical writers, kormchih books, certificates, letters, etc. Are constituted in 30-40-Ñ by of 16 century in Moscow under a guiding of metropolitan of Macarius. 12 volumes, 27 thousand handwritten pages with a decorative pattern.

GREAT GOGOTUN, in egyptian mythology the godhood by the way the white goose, which mode goes back to myths about a birth of the sun in appearance of a bird.

GRAND DUKE, 1) the chapter of great principalities in Russia 10-15 centuries and Russian state 15 - is grey. 16 centuries 2) In Russian empire the member of an imperial surname, the close relative of emperor or the empress (the circulation - " your imperial highnes "). 3) the Part of a full title of the Russian emperor (" grand duke Finnish " and so forth).

The GREAT MASTER, see. The grandmaster.

GREAT OCEAN, see. Pacific ocean.

The GREAT FAST, the season (7 weeks before passover) during which believers - christians abstain from vegetarian nutrition, do not participate in amusements, do not marry.

GREAT MARCHING, see. A northwest marching.

" GREAT SPLIT ", in a history of the papacy the season (1378-1417) when an apostolic see two or simultaneously took three dads struggling among themselves. The end to " Great split " has put Konstantssky the cathedral 1414-18 which eliminated of three dads and have elected new dad (Martina V).

GREAT USTYUG, city in the Russian Federation, the Vologda region, on r. Sukhona. A depot. 36,2 thousand inhabitants (1992). Factories: mechanic, litejno-mechanic, sudostroitelno-repair; shchetinno-brush factory; wood-working, mild and a food-processing industry. Center of art handcrafts (since 17 century): blackening on silver (see. Velikoustjuzhskoe blackening on silver), a canework, a thread and paintings on a birch bark (factory " Velikoustjuzhskie patterns "), a pinching out, etc. The Study of local lore museum. It is known with 1207. Monuments of 17 architecture century: church of Ascension, Mihailo-archangelical and the Trinity - Gledensky a monastery, the Dormition fast.