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Tikhonov, Viktor Vasilyevich
(Encyclopedia) Tikhonov, Viktor Vasilyevich, 1930–2014, Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and coach, b. Moscow. As a defenseman (1949–63), he won four national championships (1951–54) with the…Soviet Far East
(Encyclopedia) Soviet Far East: see Russian Far East.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…Korolev, Sergei Pavlovich
(Encyclopedia) Korolev, Sergei Pavlovich, 1907–66, Soviet rocket designer. His role as chief designer of the Soviet space program was revealed only after his death. After he successfully launched two…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…Gromyko, Andrei Andreyevich
(Encyclopedia) Gromyko, Andrei AndreyevichGromyko, Andrei Andreyevichgrōmēˈkō, Rus. əndrāˈ əndrāˈyəvĭch grəmĭˈkə [key], 1909–89, Soviet diplomat. A member of the Communist party from 1931, he entered…August Coup
(Encyclopedia) August Coup, attempted coup (Aug. 18–22, 1991) against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. On the eve of the signing ceremony for a new union treaty for the Union of Soviet Socialist…Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich
(Encyclopedia) Brezhnev, Leonid IlyichBrezhnev, Leonid Ilyichlāyōnēdˈ ĭlyēchˈ brĕzhˈnĕf [key], 1906–82, Soviet leader. He joined (1931) the Communist party and rose steadily in its hierarchy. In 1952…Afghanistan War
(Encyclopedia) Afghanistan War, 1978–92, conflict between anti-Communist Muslim Afghan guerrillas (mujahidin) and Afghan government and Soviet forces. The conflict had its origins in the 1978 coup…socialist realism
(Encyclopedia) socialist realism, Soviet artistic and literary doctrine. The role of literature and art in Soviet society was redefined in 1932 when the newly created Union of Soviet Writers…Trending
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