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Protopopov, Aleksandr Dmitreyevich
(Encyclopedia) Protopopov, Aleksandr DmitreyevichProtopopov, Aleksandr Dmitreyevichəlyĭksänˈdər dəmēˈtrēyəvĭch prətəpôˈpəf [key], 1866–1918, Russian public official. Long active in zemstvo affairs,…Marlinsky, Cossack
(Encyclopedia) Marlinsky, Cossack: see Bestuzhev, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich.Dovzhenko, Aleksandr
(Encyclopedia) Dovzhenko, AleksandrDovzhenko, Aleksandrəlyĭksänˈdər dōvzhĕnˈkō [key], 1894–1956, Soviet film director, b. Ukraine. He ranks with Eisenstein and Pudovkin as one of the greatest Soviet…Radishchev, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Radishchev, Aleksandr NikolayevichRadishchev, Aleksandr Nikolayevichəlyĭksänˈdər nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch rədyēshˈchĭf [key], 1749–1802, Russian writer and liberal. Of a noble family, he studied…Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Scriabin, Aleksandr NikolayevichScriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevichəlyĭksänˈdər nyēkəlīˈəvĭch skrēäbēnˈ, skrēäˈbĭn [key], 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist. The name is sometimes…Ostrovsky, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Ostrovsky, Aleksandr NikolayevichOstrovsky, Aleksandr Nikolayevichəlyĭksänˈdər nyĭkəlīˈyəvĭch əstrôfˈskē [key], 1823–86, Russian dramatist. Ostrovsky's first play, The Bankrupt (1847;…Guchkov, Aleksandr Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Guchkov, Aleksandr IvanovichGuchkov, Aleksandr Ivanovichəlyĭksänˈdər ēväˈnəvĭch g&oobreve;chˈkôf [key], 1862–1936, Russian political leader. A prominent businessman, during the…Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirevich
(Encyclopedia) Borodin, Aleksandr PorfirevichBorodin, Aleksandr Porfirevichəlyĭksänˈdər pərfēˈrĭvĭch bôrôdyēnˈ [key], 1833–87, Russian composer, chemist, and physician. He studied at the academy of…Bezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, Prince
(Encyclopedia) Bezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, PrinceBezborodko, Aleksandr Andreevich, Princeəlyĭksänˈdər əndrāˈəvĭch bĕzbôrôdˈkô [key], 1747–99, Russian statesman. He became secretary of petitions…Tuwim, Julian
(Encyclopedia) Tuwim, JulianTuwim, Juliany&oomacr;lˈyän t&oomacr;ˈvēm [key], 1894–1953, Polish poet. A leader of the Skamander group of experimental poets, he was also a major figure in his…Trending
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