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Luhansk
(Encyclopedia) LuhanskLuhanskl&oomacr;hänskˈ [key], Rus. Lugansk, city (1989 pop. 497,000), capital of Luhansk region, E Ukraine, at the confluence of the Luhan and Vilkhivka rivers, in the…Richter, Sviatoslav
(Encyclopedia) Richter, SviatoslavRichter, Sviatoslavsvyäˈtōsläf [key]Richter, Sviatoslav rĭkhˈtər [key], 1915–97, Russian pianist, b. Ukraine. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Heinrich…Riga, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Riga, Treaty of, either of two peace treaties signed at Riga, Latvia. By the Treaty of Riga of 1920, between the USSR and Latvia, the USSR recognized Latvian independence. The Treaty…Grechko, Andrei Antonovich
(Encyclopedia) Grechko, Andrei AntonovichGrechko, Andrei Antonovichəndrāˈ əntôˈnəvĭch grĕchˈkō [key], 1903–76, Soviet army officer and minister of defense. As a World War II commander he took part in…Tisza
(Encyclopedia) TiszaTiszatĭsˈə [key], Serbian TisaTiszatēˈsä [key], Rus. Tissa or TisaTiszaboth: tĭsˈə [key], Ger. Theiss (tīs), river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, formed by two headstreams in the…Stary Krym
(Encyclopedia) Stary KrymStary Krymstäˌrē krĭm [key] [Rus. and Ukr.,=Old Crimea], city, E Crimea. From 1954 part of Ukraine (then the Ukrainian SSR), it passed to Russian control in 2014 after the…Steinmeier, Frank-Walter
(Encyclopedia) Steinmeier, Frank-Walter, 1956–, German politician. A member of the center-left Social Democratic party, he worked for the Lower Saxony chancellery when Gerhard Schröder was premier…Dovzhenko, Aleksandr
(Encyclopedia) Dovzhenko, AleksandrDovzhenko, Aleksandrəlyĭksänˈdər dōvzhĕnˈkō [key], 1894–1956, Soviet film director, b. Ukraine. He ranks with Eisenstein and Pudovkin as one of the greatest Soviet…Podgorny, Nikolai Viktorovich
(Encyclopedia) Podgorny, Nikolai ViktorovichPodgorny, Nikolai Viktorovichnēkôlyīˈ vēkˈtôrəvĭch pōdgôrˈnyē [key], 1903–83, Soviet Communist leader, b. Ukraine. An engineer, trained at the…Bakhchisaray
(Encyclopedia) BakhchisarayBakhchisaraybäkhˌchēsərīˈ [key] [Turk.,=garden palace], city, Crimea. From 1954 part of Ukraine (then the Ukrainian SSR), the city passed to Russian control in 2014 after…Trending
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