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the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. "The Day Before the Revolution" is a science fiction short story by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin (pictured). First published in Galaxy in August 1974, it was republished in Le Guin's The Wind's Twelve Quarters (1975). Set in her fictional Hainish universe, the story has strong connections to her ...
The Great Famine of 1315–1317 (occasionally dated 1315–1322) was the first of a series of large-scale crises that struck parts of Europe early in the 14th century. Most of Europe (extending east to Poland and south to the Alps) was affected. [1] The famine caused many deaths over an extended number of years and marked a clear end to the ...
Famine (disambiguation) Look up famine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any faunal species. Famine may also refer to: Famine (comics), fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Famine (O'Flaherty novel), by Liam O'Flaherty. Famine (Masterton novel), 1981 novel by Graham ...
Famine had been a recurrent feature of life in the South Asian subcontinent countries of India and Bangladesh, most notoriously under British rule. Famines in India resulted in millions of deaths over the course of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. Famines in British India were severe enough to have a substantial impact on the long-term ...
The Russian famine of 1921–1922, also known as the Povolzhye famine (Russian: Голод в Поволжье, ' Volga region famine') was a severe famine in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic that began early in the spring of 1921 and lasted until 1922. The famine resulted from the combined effects of severe drought, [1] the ...
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. Famines by continent (4 C) Famines by country (17 C, 1 P) Famines by century (11 C)
The Chalisa famine of 1783–1784 in the Indian subcontinent followed unusual El Niño events that began in 1780 and caused droughts throughout the region. [1] Chalisa (literally, "of the fortieth" in Hindustani) refers to the Vikram Samvat calendar year 1840 (1783). [2] The famine affected many parts of North India, especially the Delhi ...
