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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich

(Encyclopedia) Putin, Vladimir VladimirovichPutin, Vladimir Vladimirovichvlŭdēmˈyĭr vlŭdēmˌyĭrˈəvyĭch p&oomacr;ˈtyĭn [key], 1952–, Russian government official and political leader, b. Leningrad (…

November 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society U.S. Airstrike…

Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich

(Encyclopedia) Andropov, Yuri VladimirovichAndropov, Yuri Vladimirovichy&oomacr;ˈrē vlədyēˈmĭravĭch əndrôˈpôf [key], 1914–84, Soviet Communist leader (1982–84). As ambassador to Hungary from 1954…

1999 Men's Singles French Open

FINAL EIGHT— #6 Alex Corretja; #8 Gustavo Kuerten; #9 Marcelo Rios; #13 Andre Agassi; plus unseated Marcelo Filippini, Dominik Hrbaty, Andrei Medvedev and Fernando Meligeni. Quarterfinals Hrbaty…

Lysenko, Trofim Denisovich

(Encyclopedia) Lysenko, Trofim DenisovichLysenko, Trofim Denisovichlĭsĕngˈkō, Rus. trəfēmˈ dyĭnyēˈsəvĭch lĭsyĕnˈkə [key], 1898–1976, Russian agronomist. As president of the Lenin All-Union Academy of…

Rulers of Russia Since 1533

The Tsars and Emperors of All the Russias (and their successors) The oldest known royalty in Russia were the Rurik dynasty who ruled the Kievan Rus, a kingdom of Norse and Russian people centered on…

2000 Men's Olympic Diving Medalists

3m Springboard: 1. Xiong Ni, CHN (708.72 pts); 2. Fernando Platas, MEX (708.42); 3. Dmitri Sautin, RUS (703.20). 10m Platform: 1. Tian Liang, CHN (724.53 pts); 2. Hu Jia, CHN (713.55); 3. Dmitri…

Boris Godunov (Opera)

Music:Modest MussorgskyLibretto:from the play by Alexander Pushkin and Nikolai Karamzin's History of the Russian StatePremiere:St. Petersburg, January 27, 1874 The most majestic of all…

September 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society Japanese Prime…