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Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich

(Encyclopedia) Molotov, Vyacheslav MikhailovichMolotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovichvyĕˌchĭsläfˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch môˈlətəf [key], 1890–1986, Soviet political leader. A Communist from 1906, he changed his name…

Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich

(Encyclopedia) Turgenev, Ivan SergeyevichTurgenev, Ivan Sergeyevichēvänˈ syĭrgāˈəvĭch t&oomacr;rgāˈnyĭf [key], 1818–83, Russian novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer, considered one of the…

Primakov, Yevgeny Maksimovich

(Encyclopedia) Primakov, Yevgeny MaksimovichPrimakov, Yevgeny Maksimovichyĭvgyānˈyē mŭksyēˈməvyĭchˌ prēˌməkôfˈ [key], 1929–2015, Russian government official and economist, b. Kiev (now in Ukraine).…

patriarch, in Christian churches

(Encyclopedia) patriarch, in Christian churches, title of certain exalted bishops, implying authority over a number of other bishops. There were originally three patriarchates: the West, held by the…

soviet

(Encyclopedia) soviet, primary unit in the political organization of the former USSR. The term is the Russian word for council. The first soviets were revolutionary committees organized by Russian…

August 2022 Current Events: World News

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1977 Gramophone Awards

ChamberShostakovich, String Quartets nos. 4 and 12, Fitzwilliam Quartet (Decca)ChoralElgar, Coronation Ode; Parry, I Was Glad, Philip Ledger conducting Kings College Choir and New…