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Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich

(Encyclopedia) Zhukov, Georgi KonstantinovichZhukov, Georgi Konstantinovichgēôrˈgē kənstəntyēˈnəvĭch zh&oomacr;ˈkôf [key], 1896–1974, Soviet marshal. He fought in the October Revolution (1917)…

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Volgograd

(Encyclopedia) VolgogradVolgogradvôlgəgrätˈ [key], formerly Stalingrad, city (1989 pop. 999,000), capital of Volgograd region, SE European Russia, a port on the Volga River and the eastern terminus…

Traikov, Georgi

(Encyclopedia) Traikov, GeorgiTraikov, Georgigēôrˈgē trīkôfˈ [key], 1898–1975, Bulgarian politician and agronomist. Active in agrarian politics from the end of World War I, he rose to become minister…

Georgie Tapps Biography

Georgie Tapps(Mortimer Ambrose Becker)tap dancerBorn: 11/6/1911Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A tap dancer and choreographer, Tapps performed in films of the 1930s and 1940s, including 52nd Street (…

Malinovsky, Rodion Yakovlevich

(Encyclopedia) Malinovsky, Rodion YakovlevichMalinovsky, Rodion Yakovlevichrōdyōnˈ yäˈkəvlyĭvĭch mälyĭnŏfˈskē [key], 1898–1967, Soviet marshal, b. Ukraine. He joined the Communist party in 1926. In…

Malenkov, Georgi Maksimilianovich

(Encyclopedia) Malenkov, Georgi MaksimilianovichMalenkov, Georgi Maksimilianovichgāôrˈgē mäksĭmĭlyäˈnəvĭch məlyĭnkôfˈ [key], 1902–88, Soviet Communist leader. He rose to prominence through the party…

Chicherin, Georgi Vasilyevich

(Encyclopedia) Chicherin, Georgi VasilyevichChicherin, Georgi Vasilyevichgēôrˈgē vəsēˈlyəvĭch chēchâˈrĭn [key], 1872–1936, Russian diplomat. Of noble origin, he entered the Russian foreign office but…

Dimitrov, Georgi

(Encyclopedia) Dimitrov, GeorgiDimitrov, Georgigĕôrˈgē dĭmēˈtrŏf [key], 1882–1949, Bulgarian Communist leader. A revolutionary from boyhood, he was a leader in the 1923 Communist uprising against…

Georgie Tapps 1997 Deaths

Georgie Tapps (Mortimer Alphonse Becker)tap dancer tapped his way to fame in Broadway productions, including Pal Joey, and in films, including Vogues of 1938Born: 1912Died: 1997Tomoyuki…