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(Encyclopedia) NalchikNalchiknälˈchĭk [key], city (1989 pop. 235,000), capital of Kabardino-Balkar Republic, S European Russia, on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus. A health and tourist…Irving, John
(Encyclopedia) Irving, John, 1942–, American writer, b. Exeter, N.H. His mixture of wild plot strategies and eccentric characters brought him to wide attention with his fourth novel, The World…Lange, David Russell
(Encyclopedia) Lange, David RussellLange, David Russelllăng [key], 1942–2005, New Zealand politician. After receiving his law degree (LL.M., 1970) he fought for the rights of the underprivileged in…Khmelnytskyy
(Encyclopedia) KhmelnytskyyKhmelnytskyykhmĕlnētˈskē [key], Rus. Khmelmitsky, formerly ProskurovProskurovprəsk&oobreve;rˈəf [key], city (1989 pop. 237,000), capital of Khmelnytskyy region, Ukraine…Lendl, Ivan
(Encyclopedia) Lendl, IvanLendl, Ivanēvänˈ lĕnˈdəl [key], 1960–, Czech-American tennis player. After leading Czechoslovakia to its only Davis Cup championship (1980), he moved to the United States,…Lear, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Lear, Edward, 1812–88, English humorist and artist. At 19 he was employed as a draftsman by the London Zoological Society; the paintings of parrots that he produced for The Family of…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…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…Dexter, Colin
(Encyclopedia) Dexter, Colin (Norman Colin Dexter), 1930–2017, English mystery novelist, b. Stamford, Lincolnshire. He as a classics teacher in secondary schools until deafness forced him to find a…Davis, Angela Yvonne
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Angela Yvonne, 1944–, African-American political activist, b. Birmingham, Ala. She taught philosophy (1969–70) at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, until she was finally…Trending
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