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(Encyclopedia) TverTvertvĕr [key], formerly KalininTverkəlyēˈnyĭn [key], city (1989 pop. 451,000), capital of Tver region, central European Russia, at the confluence of the Volga and Tver rivers. A…kremlin
(Encyclopedia) kremlinkremlinkrĕmˈlĭn [key], Rus. kreml, citadel or walled center of several Russian cities; the most famous is in Moscow. During the Middle Ages, the kremlin served as an…Dmitri Donskoi
(Encyclopedia) Dmitri DonskoiDmitri Donskoidəmēˈtrē dənskoiˈ [key], 1350–89, Russian hero, grand duke of Moscow (1359–89). He successfully resisted Lithuanian attempts to invade Moscow, and was the…Togliatti, Palmiro
(Encyclopedia) Togliatti, PalmiroTogliatti, Palmiropälmēˈrō tōlyätˈtē [key], 1893–1964, Italian Communist leader. A lawyer, he helped found the Italian Communist party in 1921. He lived in Moscow for…Dubna
(Encyclopedia) DubnaDubnad&oomacr;bnŭˈ [key], town (1989 pop. 66,000), Moscow region, central European Russia, near the confluence of the Volga and Dubna rivers. Founded in 1956, it is the seat…Alexy II
(Encyclopedia) Alexy II or Aleksy IIAleksy IIəlyĕkˈsē [key], 1929–2008, 15th patriarch of Moscow and all Russia (1990–2008), b. Estonia, as Aleksey Mikhailovich Ridiger. He spent 11 years as a…Arensky, Anton Stepanovich
(Encyclopedia) Arensky, Anton StepanovichArensky, Anton Stepanovichəntônˈ styĭpäˈnəvĭch ärĕnˈskē [key], 1861–1906, Russian composer; pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. After…Mozhaisk
(Encyclopedia) MozhaiskMozhaiskməzhīskˈ [key], city, W central European Russia, on the Moskva River. First mentioned in 1231, Mozhaisk was joined with Moscow principality in 1303 and became an…Shatsky, Stanislaus
(Encyclopedia) Shatsky, Stanislaus, 1878–1934, Russian educator. After graduating from Moscow Univ. and attending the Moscow Agricultural Institute, Shatsky organized (1905) a colony for workers'…Dmitrov
(Encyclopedia) DmitrovDmitrovdəmēˈtrəf [key], city, N central European Russia, on the Moscow Canal. Dmitrov was founded in 1154. In the 13th cent. it became the capital of an independent duchy that…Trending
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