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Burgas
City (pop., 1996: 199,000), E Bulgaria. Located on an inlet of the Black Sea, it is one of Bulgaria's chief ports. It was founded in the 17th cent.; its development received impetus with the coming of the railroad in the late 19th cent. It claims much of Bulgaria's Black Sea trade and handles most of its fish catch. With several neighboring towns, Burgas is part of the developing Black Sea Riviera.


Durga
In Hinduism, one of the forms of the goddess Devi or Shakti (see shakti), and the wife of Shiva. She was born fully grown, created out of flames that issued from the mouths of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and other gods and embodying their collective energy (shakti). They created her to slay the buffalo-demon Mahisasura, whom they were unable to overcome. She is usually depicted riding a lion or tiger, each of her multiple arms bearing a weapon. See also Durga-puja.


Burgess
U.S. children's author and naturalist. Born in Sandwich, Mass., he loved nature as a child. His first book, Old Mother West Wind (1910), introduced the animal characters that were to populate his subsequent stories, which were published in many languages. He promoted conservationism through his "Wildlife Protection Program," his "Radio Nature League," and other organizations. He wrote more than 170 books and 15,000 stories for newpaper columns.

English novelist, critic, and composer. His experiences in S.E. Asia produced the novel trilogy The Long Day Wanes (1956-59). A Clockwork Orange (1962; film, 1971), his most original work, is a satire on extreme political systems. His other novels, which combine mordant wit, moral seriousness, verbal dexterity, and the bizarre, include The Wanting Seed (1962), Inside Mr. Enderby (1963), and Earthly Powers (1980). In addition to his extensive literary criticism, biographies, and works on linguistics and music, he composed over 65 musical works.

British diplomat and Soviet spy. At Cambridge Univ. in the 1930s, he became part of a group of young men, incl. Donald Maclean (1913-1983), who disdained capitalist democracy. They were recruited by Soviet intelligence operatives and supplied information from their positions, mainly in the British foreign office (Maclean from 1934, Burgess from 1944). Maclean's post with the British embassy in Washington, D.C., enabled him to pass secret information about NATO to the Soviets; Burgess also served in Washington. In 1951 both men were warned by their colleague K. Philby that an investigation was closing in on Maclean. With the aid of A. Blunt, they fled England and vanished, then surfaced in Moscow in 1956.


burial
Ritual disposal of human remains, often intended to facilitating the deceased's entry into the afterworld. Grave burial dates back at least 125,000 years. Types of grave range from trenches to large burial mounds to great stone tombs such as pyramids. Caves have also long been used for the dead, as in the case of ...

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