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Gujral, Inder Kumar
(Encyclopedia) Gujral, Inder Kumar, 1919–2012, Indian political leader, prime minister of India (1997–98), b. Jhelum, British India (now in Pakistan). Active in the Indian independence movement, he…Grozny
(Encyclopedia) Grozny or GroznyyGroznyboth: grôzˈnē [key], city (2006 est. pop. 230,000), capital of Chechnya, SE European Russia, in the northern foothills of the Greater Caucasus. It is the center…Ulanova, Galina
(Encyclopedia) Ulanova, GalinaUlanova, Galinagälyēˈnə &oomacr;läˈnōvə [key], 1910–98, Russian ballerina, b. St. Petersburg. Ulanova made her debut at the Kirov Ballet (1928), where she danced…Ulbricht, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Ulbricht, WalterUlbricht, Waltervälˈtər &oobreve;lˈbrĭkht [key], 1893–1973, Communist leader in the German Democratic Republic. A founder of the German Communist party, he fled…Belinsky, Vissarion Grigoryevich
(Encyclopedia) Belinsky, Vissarion GrigoryevichBelinsky, Vissarion Grigoryevichvĭsəryônˈ grĭgôrˈyəvĭch byĭlyĭnˈskē [key], 1811–48, Russian writer and critic. He was prominent in the group that…Thorez, Maurice
(Encyclopedia) Thorez, MauriceThorez, Mauricemōrēsˈ tôrĕzˈ [key], 1900–1964, French Communist leader. The son of a coal miner, Thorez himself worked in the mines. He early joined the Socialist party…Bautzen
(Encyclopedia) Bautzen Bautzen bouˈtsən [key], city, Saxony, E Germany, on the Spree River. It is an industrial…Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area
(Encyclopedia) Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous AreaYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Areayəmälˈō-nyĕˈnyĭts [key], administrative division (1995 pop. 479,700), c.290,000 sq mi (751,000 sq km), NW Siberian Russia, on…Riga
(Encyclopedia) RigaRigarēˈgə [key], city (2011 provisional pop. 657,424), capital of Latvia, on the Daugava (Western Dvina) River near its entry into the Gulf of Riga. A major Baltic port, it is also…Arkady N. Shevchenko 1998 Deaths
Arkady N. ShevchenkoAge: 67 Soviet diplomat who defected to the U.S. in 1978. He was the highest-ranking Soviet defector in history. Died: Feb. 28, 1998.Moshe ShererR - ZHideo ShimaTrending
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