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(Encyclopedia) Li PengLi Penglē pŭng [key], 1928–2019, Chinese Communist leader, premier of China (1988–98), b. Chengdu, Sichuan prov., China. Orphaned at age three when his father was executed by…Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich
(Encyclopedia) Litvinov, Maxim MaximovichLitvinov, Maxim Maximovichməksyēmˈ mäksēˈməvĭch lyĭtvēˈnəf [key], 1876–1951, Russian revolutionary and Soviet diplomat. A Jew, he changed his name from…kray
(Encyclopedia) kraykraykrī [key] [Rus.,=edge], administrative and territorial unit of Russia. There are nine krays, or territories, within Russia. They are: Altai Territory, Kamchatka Territory,…Kutuzov, Mikhail Ilarionovich
(Encyclopedia) Kutuzov, Mikhail IlarionovichKutuzov, Mikhail Ilarionovichmēkhəyēlˈ ēləryônˈəvĭch k&oobreve;t&oomacr;ˈzəf [key], 1745–1813, Russian field marshal. He fought against the Polish…Arkhangelsk
(Encyclopedia) ArkhangelskArkhangelskərkhänˈgĭlsk [key] or ArchangelArchangelärkˈānˌjəl [key], city (1990 est. 418,000), NW European Russia, on the Northern Dvina near its mouth at the White Sea.…Nizhny Novgorod
(Encyclopedia) Nizhny NovgorodNizhny Novgorodnyēshˈnyī nôfˈgərəd [key], formerly Gorky or Gorki, city (1989 pop. 1,438,000), capital of Nizhny Novgorod region and the administrative center of the…Wolf, Markus Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Wolf, Markus JohannesWolf, Markus Johannesmärˈk&oobreve;s yōhänˈəs [key]Wolf, Markus Johannes vôlf [key], 1923–2006, East German spymaster. A legendary cold-war espionage chief, he…Trans-Siberian Railroad
(Encyclopedia) Trans-Siberian Railroad, rail line, linking European Russia with the Pacific coast. Its construction began in 1891, on the initiative of Count S. Y. Witte, and was completed in 1905.…Brewer's: Mosen
(Spanish). A corruption of Mio Señor, corresponding to the Casti lian Don. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Moses' HornsMoscow A B C D E F G H I J…Fields Medal Winners
The Fields Medal, considered the Nobel Prize of math, has been awarded quadrennially since 1936 by the International Congress of Mathematicians to recognize outstanding mathematics…Trending
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