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Kamyanske
(Encyclopedia) Kamyanske, formerly DniprodzerzhynskDniprodzerzhynskdənyĭpˌrōdzĭrzhēnskˈ [key], Rus. Dneprodzerzhinsk, city (1989 pop. 282,000), central Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper River. It is a…Rezzori, Gregor von
(Encyclopedia) Rezzori, Gregor von, 1914–98, Austrian-Romanian writer, b. Gregor Arnulph Hilarius von Rezzori d'Arezzo in Czernowitz, Austria-Hungary (later in Romania and the USSR, now Chernivtsi,…Timerman, Jacobo
(Encyclopedia) Timerman, Jacobo, 1923–99, Argentine journalist, b. Ukraine. Founder (1971) of the liberal Argentine newspaper La Opinión, he focused attention on the desaparecidos, people who…Berdychiv
(Encyclopedia) Berdychiv Berdychiv byĭrdēˈchĭf [key], Rus. Berdichev, city, in central Ukraine, on the…Bessarabia
(Encyclopedia) BessarabiaBessarabiabĕsərāˈbēə [key], historic region, c.17,600 sq mi (45,600 sq km), largely in Moldova and Ukraine. It is bounded by the Dniester River on the north and east, the…Mariupol
(Encyclopedia) MariupolMariupolmärˌē&oomacr;ˈpəl [key], formerly ZhdanovZhdanovzhdänˈəf [key], city (1989 pop. 520,000), SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov and at the mouth of the Kalmius River. A…Zhytomyr
(Encyclopedia) ZhytomyrZhytomyrzhĭtôˈmēr [key], Rus. Zhitomir, city (1989 pop. 292,000), capital of Zhytomyr region, central Ukraine, on the Teteriv River, a tributary of the Dnieper. It is a road…Yanukovych, Viktor Fedorovych
(Encyclopedia) Yanukovych, Viktor FedorovychYanukovych, Viktor Fedorovychvēkˈtôr fĕdˈərōvĭch yän&oomacr;kōˈvĭch [key], 1950–, Ukrainian politician, president of Ukraine (2010–14). The graduate of…Khmelnytskyy
(Encyclopedia) KhmelnytskyyKhmelnytskyykhmĕlnētˈskē [key], Rus. Khmelmitsky, formerly ProskurovProskurovprəsk&oobreve;rˈəf [key], city (1989 pop. 237,000), capital of Khmelnytskyy region, Ukraine…Kryvyy Rih
(Encyclopedia) Kryvyy RihKryvyy Rihkrĭvĭˈ rĭkh [key], Rus. Krivoy Rog, city (1989 pop. 713,000), SE Ukraine, at the confluence of the Inhulets and Saksagan rivers. It is a rail junction, an…Trending
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