Yet viewed through the lens of Russia's uneasy relationship with its imperial history, the hostile reaction is logical.
But it is a centuries-old attitude to European power politics, more than imperial history, that has set Britain apart.
Given the relative paucity of sources, her account of the first Christian millennium is bare-boned by comparison, concentrating on theology and imperial history.
They are a product of an inherited, imperial history of clothing, of our particular war-fighting history and of the "support the troops" trope so common in 21st century war rhetoric.
Travelling through the country, you begin to glimpse the complex influences that have shaped it: Buddhism, the legacy of the British Empire, the ethnic diversity of the population, and the long imperial history of the Burmese themselves.
Much like the Reduced Shakespeare Company's performances of all the bard's plays in one evening, in 90 action-packed minutes units and display teams from the three armed services parachuted, charged, marched and drummed their way through a thousand years of imperial history.
Mr. Presser emerged from the wings and taught us a little of the Imperial Theater's history.
Another is that, given their history of imperial meddling in the Arab world, European countries should stay out of the revolts.
The deed represents a history of imperial Britain and colonial South Australia.
Out of this miscellany emerges a larger story about the evolution of a British national identity, independent of the papacy, with its own history and imperial ambitions.
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The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.
With Rome's extensive history, religious celebrations and rich culture, spending the holiday in the ancient imperial city is an almost unrivalled experience.
Given the difficulties in Iraq and Afghanistan, American officers are relearning the history of their own interventions in Latin America and, more important, the lessons of British imperial policing.
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