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1833
2636
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1934
1
India
Hindi
1833
2636
1934
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1934
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1934
1
USA
English
1627
2653
1935
2
France
French
1688
2451
1935
1
France
French
1915
2743
1935
2
USA
English
181
632
1935
14
USA
English
69
62
1935
8
Soviet Union
Russian
1552
2252
1935
1
USA
English
241
634
1935
7
USA
English
561
743
1935
4
USA
English
1428
2067
1935
1
Austria
German
633
893
1935
4
Japan
Japanese
1136
1932
1935
3
USA
English
586
1071
1935
3
USA
English
1910
2731
1935
1
USA
English
48
143
1935
28
USA
English
1949
2789
1935
1
China
Mandarin
1889
2708
1935
1
Austria
German
230
496
1935
4
Germany
German
1295
2636
1935
4
USA
English
227
80
1935
7
USA
English
991
1612
1935
3
USA
English
1910
2731
1935
1
USA
English
926
1495
1935
3
USA
English
106
286
1935
19
USA
English
1845
2653
1935
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1517
2731
1935
4
USA
English
1910
2731
1935
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1935
1
USA
English
97
272
1936
16
France
French
1262
1800
1936
1
USA
English
1375
1983
1936
1
USA
English
530
2087
1936
11
USA
English
1829
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1845
2653
1936
1
France
French
334
307
1936
8
Soviet Union
Russian
1845
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1377
2636
1936
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1829
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1514
2425
1936
2
Italy
Italian
1801
2597
1936
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
1423
2636
1936
4
USA
English
1152
1951
1936
3
France
French
1859
2669
1936
1
USA
English
978
2044
1936
3
USA
English
1016
1691
1936
2
USA
English
1845
2653
1936
1
Japan
Japanese
240
571
1936
8
UK
English
1826
2627
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
217
512
1936
9
USA
English
1801
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
883
1613
1936
4
USA
English
346
600
1936
5
USA
English
1845
2653
1936
1
France
French
1146
1612
1936
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1684
2653
1936
2
Germany
German
91
425
1936
17
USA
English
1827
2636
1936
3
Japan
Japanese
1408
2366
1936
2
USA
English
1859
2669
1936
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1936
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1936
1
USA
English
425
2054
1937
17
USA
English
1070
2496
1937
5
USA
English
190
824
1937
13
USA
English
201
125
1937
4
USA
English
880
1955
1937
5
USA
English
907
1915
1937
5
USA
English
1665
2669
1937
2
USA
English
1592
2313
1937
1
China
Mandarin
599
1583
1937
8
USA
English
357
847
1937
8
France
French
1472
2465
1937
2
USA
English
348
197
1937
2
USA
English
484
1477
1937
9
USA
English
1499
2170
1937
2
UK
English
1948
2787
1937
1
Poland
Yiddish
1845
2653
1937
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1937
1
Poland
Polish
1389
2456
1937
2
UK
English
1910
2731
1937
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1937
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1937
1
USA
English
195
282
1938
14
USA
English
465
356
1938
4
USA
English
1845
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1815
2731
1938
2
USA
English
733
2496
1938
13
USA
English
43
45
1938
20
USA
English
1655
2731
1938
3
USA
English
1889
2708
1938
1
Germany
German
1859
2669
1938
1
USA
English
618
563
1938
1
UK
English
186
155
1938
10
USA
English
1646
2653
1938
2
USA
English
1845
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1889
2708
1938
1
France
French
1845
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1845
2653
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1910
2731
1938
1
USA
English
185
126
1938
8
USA
English
805
2288
1938
8
UK
English
1706
2653
1938
2
Germany
German
153
222
1938
5
USA
English
1889
2708
1938
1
Japan
Japanese
590
508
1938
1
Soviet Union
Russian
38
45
1938
26
USA
English
1833
2636
1938
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1938
1
USA
English
1745
2528
1938
1
UK
English
1745
2528
1938
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1938
1
USA
English
1471
2643
1939
3
Italy
Italian
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1939
1
USA
English
25
61
1939
28
USA
English
136
331
1939
14
USA
English
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
325
846
1939
10
France
French
1889
2708
1939
1
Germany
German
1615
2636
1939
2
Germany
German
1274
2731
1939
6
USA
English
1054
2299
1939
3
USA
English
1517
2731
1939
4
USA
English
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
303
571
1939
7
USA
English
717
1970
1939
5
USA
English
1069
1606
1939
2
USA
English
1590
2311
1939
1
USA
Yiddish
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
71
294
1939
28
USA
English
73
336
1939
19
USA
English
792
1409
1939
2
UK
English
1833
2636
1939
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1554
2636
1939
3
USA
English
1554
2636
1939
3
USA
English
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
623
571
1940
1
UK
English
1694
2636
1940
2
USA
English
1839
2643
1940
1
USA
English
483
356
1940
2
USA
English
1313
2434
1940
4
Germany
German
499
356
1940
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1839
2643
1940
1
USA
English
522
1513
1940
5
USA
English
1699
2643
1940
2
USA
English
1910
2731
1940
1
USA
English
265
935
1940
15
USA
English
102
253
1940
14
USA
English
17
6
1940
28
France
French
891
2042
1940
5
USA
English
1684
2653
1940
2
Germany
German
683
1771
1940
7
USA
English
623
571
1940
1
UK
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1940
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1885
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
177
340
1941
3
USA
English
1577
2296
1941
1
UK
English
761
1936
1941
9
USA
English
424
1474
1941
10
USA
English
1312
2636
1941
4
Italy
Italian
1910
2731
1941
1
USA
English
890
2150
1941
8
USA
English
223
801
1941
16
USA
English
22
20
1941
37
USA
English
433
798
1941
10
USA
English
1425
2705
1941
4
Italy
Italian
648
698
1941
2
USA
English
1885
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
81
299
1941
14
USA
English
1143
2458
1941
4
USA
English
279
340
1941
2
USA
English
1910
2731
1941
1
USA
English
378
493
1941
4
USA
English
1910
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1038
1418
1941
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1941
1
USA
English
728
1833
1941
6
UK
English
1859
2669
1941
1
USA
English
1694
2636
1941
2
USA
English
1910
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1942
1
USA
English
929
1811
1942
2
USA
English
966
1283
1942
1
UK
English
250
354
1942
3
USA
English
1369
2544
1942
3
France
French
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
1327
2528
1942
3
UK
English
67
696
1942
30
USA
English
252
571
1942
10
UK
English
20
23
1942
32
Germany
German
1922
2746
1942
1
UK
English
477
340
1942
2
USA
English
1203
2343
1942
3
Soviet Union
Russian
508
1646
1942
9
USA
English
165
340
1942
4
USA
English
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
1419
2636
1942
4
USA
English
1833
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1791
2731
1942
2
USA
English
1694
2636
1942
2
Italy
Italian
1910
2731
1942
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1942
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1942
1
USA
English
653
698
1943
2
USA
English
745
1807
1943
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1546
2241
1943
1
UK
English
897
2010
1943
6
UK
English
387
354
1943
6
USA
English
1828
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
285
614
1943
12
USA
English
1452
2528
1943
2
Canada
English
873
1088
1943
1
USA
English
748
1091
1943
2
UK
English
1828
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
873
1088
1943
1
USA
English
1259
1800
1943
2
USA
English
56
120
1943
10
USA
English
1859
2669
1943
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1943
1
USA
English
1791
2731
1943
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1943
2
USA
English
1910
2731
1943
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1943
1
UK
English
1339
2110
1944
2
UK
English
236
563
1944
15
UK
English
1839
2643
1944
1
USA
English
1598
2321
1944
1
UK
English
481
753
1944
3
UK
English
910
1652
1944
5
USA
English
688
1091
1944
2
UK
English
1655
2636
1944
2
Japan
Japanese
650
1795
1944
6
USA
English
203
622
1944
16
USA
English
75
75
1944
18
Japan
Japanese
1724
2503
1944
1
Spain
Spanish
1574
2293
1944
1
USA
English
647
2120
1944
9
USA
English
1688
2653
1944
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1517
2731
1944
4
USA
English
567
1602
1944
6
USA
English
407
1955
1944
14
USA
English
1833
2636
1944
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1944
1
Germany
German
1791
2731
1944
2
USA
English
1910
2731
1944
1
USA
English
1554
2636
1945
3
USA
English
1010
2731
1945
9
USA
English
1398
2334
1945
2
USA
English
1866
2681
1945
1
Denmark
Danish
152
354
1945
13
USA
English
1866
2681
1945
1
Denmark
Danish
1731
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
58
4
1945
14
Japan
Japanese
1731
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
1859
2669
1945
1
USA
English
13
101
1945
30
USA
English
1833
2636
1945
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1945
1
USA
English
1474
2528
1945
3
USA
English
1910
2731
1945
1
USA
English
1791
2731
1945
2
USA
English
1910
2731
1945
1
France
French
1866
2681
1946
1
India
Hindi
1889
2708
1946
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1421
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1866
2681
1946
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1017
2597
1946
8
USA
English
1225
1918
1946
2
UK
English
693
1523
1946
4
UK
English
713
1912
1946
6
Mexico
Spanish
1358
1955
1946
1
USA
English
11
89
1946
31
USA
English
521
1330
1946
4
USA
English
1421
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1421
2054
1946
1
USA
English
743
1206
1946
3
USA
English
1801
2597
1946
1
USA
English
1245
2597
1946
4
USA
English
1429
2068
1946
1
USA
English
224
419
1946
12
USA
English
37
171
1946
14
USA
English
1560
2597
1946
2
Japan
Japanese
1433
2636
1946
3
Soviet Union
Russian
1599
2636
1946
2
West Germany
German
1833
2636
1946
1
Italy
Italian
1760
2544
1946
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1946
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1910
2731
1946
1
USA
English
928
1637
1947
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1947
2
USA
English
1359
2094
1947
2
USA
English
121
72
1947
8
France
French
130
96
1947
5
France
French
1757
2541
1947
1
USA
English
1234
2391
1947
3
Poland
Polish
1544
2235
1947
1
UK
English
39
45
1947
25
USA
English
972
2636
1947
7
USA
English
93
207
1947
9
France
French
31
170
1947
19
UK
English
54
170
1947
12
UK
English
1226
2380
1947
3
USA
English
1700
2465
1947
1
USA
English
994
2274
1947
4
USA
English
821
1457
1947
2
Sweden
Swedish
1654
2392
1947
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1521
2426
1947
2
Italy
Italian
951
2006
1947
3
USA
English
1694
2636
1947
2
USA
English
1833
2636
1947
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1947
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1947
1
China
Mandarin
1910
2731
1947
1
USA
English
1791
2731
1947
2
USA
English
1760
2544
1947
1
USA
English
761
2669
1948
16
USA
English
1053
2354
1948
6
USA
English
1239
2445
1948
3
France
French
1248
1782
1948
1
China
Mandarin
1053
2354
1948
6
USA
English
1846
2654
1948
1
Poland
Polish
1458
2433
1948
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1612
2528
1948
2
USA
English
1688
2451
1948
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1948
1
Sweden
Swedish
1689
2452
1948
1
Germany
German
160
228
1948
11
USA
English
1845
2653
1948
1
France
French
355
713
1948
8
USA
English
1699
2643
1948
2
USA
English
1830
2636
1948
2
China
Mandarin
125
2636
1948
85
USA
English
1859
2669
1948
1
USA
English
1599
2636
1948
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1948
2
USA
English
1655
2731
1948
3
USA
English
1910
2731
1948
1
USA
English
986
1955
1949
2
USA
English
1221
2019
1949
2
France
French
699
1791
1949
6
USA
English
1699
2643
1949
2
USA
English
301
1338
1949
11
USA
English
263
1246
1949
11
USA
English
871
1533
1949
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1767
2553
1949
1
Canada
English
242
888
1949
14
USA
English
1354
2400
1949
3
Switzerland
English
1160
2178
1949
4
USA
English
1560
2597
1949
2
UK
English
1363
2613
1949
3
Soviet Union
Russian
320
372
1949
7
USA
English
1167
1918
1949
2
UK
English
538
898
1949
3
USA
English
1554
2458
1949
2
USA
English
1833
2636
1949
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1949
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1949
1
USA
English
1173
2434
1950
3
France
French
799
1380
1950
5
USA
English
1690
2653
1950
2
UK
English
721
1223
1950
3
USA
English
1150
2327
1950
4
France
French
1846
2654
1950
1
Italy
Italian
893
1647
1950
2
USA
English
1022
1540
1950
2
UK
English
624
1058
1950
4
UK
English
129
1018
1950
22
USA
English
1845
2653
1950
1
Norway
Norwegian
1933
2764
1950
1
France
French
1091
2125
1950
5
Netherlands
French
1379
2653
1950
4
USA
English
726
2146
1950
7
UK
English
1815
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1845
2653
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1049
1439
1950
1
USA
English
1839
2643
1950
1
USA
English
318
1017
1950
14
USA
English
1815
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1846
2654
1950
1
UK
English
1300
2636
1950
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1413
2268
1950
2
Germany
German
415
1434
1950
7
USA
English
1554
2636
1950
3
USA
English
1554
2458
1950
2
USA
English
1833
2636
1950
1
India
Hindi
1833
2636
1950
1
India
Hindi
1833
2636
1950
1
India
Tamil
1833
2636
1950
1
India
Tamil
1833
2636
1950
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1833
2636
1950
1
China
Russian
1463
2528
1950
3
UK
English
1910
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1950
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1950
1
USA
English
691
1482
1951
3
USA
English
591
1438
1951
7
France
French
466
1091
1951
6
France
French
1368
2162
1951
2
USA
English
874
2043
1951
5
Italy
Italian
1562
2650
1951
3
USA
English
150
151
1951
7
France
French
509
1621
1951
10
USA
English
1699
2463
1951
1
USA
English
199
181
1951
5
UK
English
824
1955
1951
5
USA
English
1949
2789
1951
1
India
Hindi
1889
2708
1951
1
France
French
1101
2313
1951
5
USA
English
1846
2654
1951
1
Italy
English
943
2334
1951
8
USA
English
1801
2597
1951
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1951
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1580
2453
1951
2
USA
English
1577
2296
1951
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1951
1
India
Hindi
1694
2636
1951
2
USA
English
1760
2544
1951
1
West Germany
German
1910
2731
1951
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1878
2698
1951
1
Switzerland
English
1878
2698
1951
1
France
French
1897
2716
1951
1
Sweden
Swedish
1949
2789
1952
1
India
Hindi
1871
2691
1952
1
Finland
Finnish
367
909
1952
5
UK
English
523
855
1952
3
UK
English
1500
2398
1952
2
Italy
Italian
835
1825
1952
5
UK
English
1900
2719
1952
1
USA
English
1846
2654
1952
1
Ghana
unknown
306
91
1952
2
USA
English
569
648
1952
2
USA
English
137
222
1952
13
USA
English
1949
2789
1952
1
USA
English
1241
1768
1952
1
UK
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
161
321
1952
11
USA
English
1846
2654
1952
1
South Africa
English
1317
2199
1952
2
USA
English
1496
2162
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1599
2636
1952
2
East Germany
German
1665
2636
1952
2
Sweden
Swedish
1910
2731
1952
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1952
1
France
French
1924
2749
1952
1
UK
English
1876
2696
1952
1
France
French
1207
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1719
2496
1953
1
USA
English
697
1588
1953
3
UK
English
1590
2597
1953
2
USA
English
196
503
1953
13
USA
English
1207
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1953
1
Spain
Spanish
1509
2653
1953
3
USA
English
923
1611
1953
2
UK
English
486
1908
1953
16
USA
English
707
731
1953
2
India
Hindi
1522
2197
1953
1
UK
English
147
168
1953
6
UK
English
166
670
1953
19
USA
English
1106
1540
1953
1
UK
English
34
205
1953
23
USA
English
1417
2363
1953
2
UK
English
1207
1719
1953
1
USA
English
