Word: novo
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...imposing funeral procession made its way through Moscow several days after his death to the ancient monastery of Novo Devichi, where Peter the Great's elder sister, Sofia, was for many years imprisoned. Grey-clad troops acted as escort to the hearse, which was followed by many Communist notables and members of the Oppositionist ranks. In their rear came some 500 of the populace followed again by a company of troops. They were no untoward incidents along the route...
Arriving at the cemetary which surrounds Novo Devichi, the coffin was carried to the edge of the grave by Trotsky, Zinoviev, Radek, Kamenev, Rakovsky and an unspecified member of the Joffe family-all Oppositionists. Foreign Commissar Georg Tchitcherin, representing the Central Committee of the Communist Party, spoke first, paying an eloquent tribute to M. Joffe's services and ability as a diplomat. But the greatest of all the speeches was that of Leon Trotsky, the Communist outcast...
...Thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall regulate under principles laid down by the commission, and shall initiate such further regulaton as may be necessary. BUT, anyone who dislikes a Department of Commerce regulation, may appeal to the Commission which will consider the case de novo. Ultimately, the Commission can remain "boss," if it so chooses...
Leprosy never springs up de novo; it is always the result of direct contact. Children of lepers are born free of taint and can grow up in perfect health. By isolation of lepers, western Europe freed itself from the curse of the Middle Ages...