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(Encyclopedia) TannenbergTannenbergtäˈnənbĕrkˌ [key], Pol. Stębark, village, Warmińsko-Mazurskie prov., NE Poland, near Olsztyn. Formerly in East Prussia, it was transferred (1945) by the Potsdam…Khasbulatov, Ruslan Imranovich
(Encyclopedia) Khasbulatov, Ruslan Imranovich, 1942–, Russian politician. A Chechen from the Caucasus region, he was an academic economist in Moscow before his election (1990) to the Russian Congress…Catherine I
(Encyclopedia) Catherine I, 1683?–1727, czarina of Russia (1725–27). Of Livonian peasant origin, Martha Skavronskaya was a domestic when she was captured (1702) by Russian soldiers. As mistress of…Godunov, Boris
(Encyclopedia) Godunov, BorisGodunov, Borisbərēsˈ gəd&oomacr;nôfˈ [key], c.1551–1605, czar of Russia (1598–1605). A favorite of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), he helped organize Ivan's social and…narodniki
(Encyclopedia) narodnikinarodnikinärôdˈnĭkē [key], Russian populists, adherents of an agrarian socialist movement active from the 1860s to the end of the 19th cent. Influenced by the writings of…Giers, Nikolai Karlovich
(Encyclopedia) Giers, Nikolai KarlovichGiers, Nikolai Karlovichnyĭkəlīˈ kärˈləvĭch gēyĕrsˈ [key], 1820–95, Russian statesman. Appointed deputy foreign minister in 1875, he increasingly took over the…Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isayevich
(Encyclopedia) Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr IsayevichSolzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isayevichəlyĭksänˈdər ēsīˈəvĭch sôlˌzhənētˈsĭn [key], 1918–2008, Russian writer widely regarded as one of the greatest and most…Gallitzin
(Encyclopedia) GallitzinGallitzingəlĭtˈsĭn [key], Rus. GolytsinGallitzingəlyēˈtsĭn [key], Russian princely family. Among many alternate spellings are Galitzin, Galytzin, and Galitsin. Vasily…Greco-Roman
105.8 lbs (48 kg): 1. Kwon-Ho Sim, S.KOR def. 2. Aleksander Pavlov, BLR (4-0, OT, 6:16); 3. Zafar Gulyov, RUS def. Yong Kang (4-0). 114.5 lbs (52 kg): 1. Armen Nazaryan, ARM def. 2. Brandon…Rostropovich, Mstislav
(Encyclopedia) Rostropovich, MstislavRostropovich, Mstislavmĭsˈtĭslävˌ rŏsˌtrəpôˈvyĭch [key], 1927–2007, Russian cellist, pianist, and conductor. He made his cello debut in 1940 and his conducting…Trending
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