Raskol (Russian: раскол, Russian pronunciation: [rɐˈskol], meaning "split" or "schism") was the event of splitting of the Russian Orthodox Church into an official church and the Old Believers movement in the mid-17th century. It was triggered by the reforms of Patriarch Nikon in 1653, which aimed to establish uniformity between Greek and Russian church practices. == The Raskol – result of Church reforms == The members of an influential circle called the Zealots of Piety (Russian: Кружок ревнителей благочестия Kruzhok revnitelei blagochestiya) stood for purification of Russian Orthodox faith. They...

À la carte /ɑːləˈkɑːrt/ is an English language loan phrase meaning "according to the menu." It was adopted from French in the early 19th Century and refers to "food that can be ordered as separate items, rather than part of a set meal." The phrase is used in reference to a menu of items priced and ordered separately, i.e., the usual operation of restaurants. This is in contrast to a table d'hôte, where a menu has limited or no choice of items and is served at a fixed price. It may also be used to order an item from the menu on its own, e.g., a steak without the potatoes and vegetables is steak...

As is typical for many languages, full conditional sentences in English consist of a condition clause or protasis specifying a condition or hypothesis, and a consequence clause or apodosis specifying what follows from that condition. The condition clause is a dependent clause, most commonly headed by the conjunction if, while the consequence is contained in the main clause of the sentence. Either clause may appear first. Different types of conditional sentences (depending largely on whether they refer to a past, present or future time frame) require the use of particular verb forms (tenses and...