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Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia) Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail MikhailovichIppolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhailovichmēkhəyēlˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch ēpəlyēˈtəf-ēväˈnəf [key], 1859–1935, Russian composer; pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov at…Shklovsky, Iosif Samuilovich
(Encyclopedia) Shklovsky, Iosif SamuilovichShklovsky, Iosif Samuilovichyôsˈĭf səm&oomacr;ēlˈəvĭch shklŏfˈskē [key], 1916–85, Soviet astronomer. He was head of the department of radio-astronomy at…Dobrynin, Anatoly Fyodorovich
(Encyclopedia) Dobrynin, Anatoly Fyodorovich, 1919–2010, Soviet diplomat, b. Krasnaya Gorka. He studied at a Moscow aviation institute, designed aircraft during World War II, and was selected after…Yakovlev, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Yakovlev, Aleksandr NikolayevichYakovlev, Aleksandr Nikolayevichəlyĭksänˈdər nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch yäˈkôvlĕf [key], 1923–2005, Russian historian and diplomat, b. Korolevo, studied Columbia…Novomoskovsk
(Encyclopedia) NovomoskovskNovomoskovsknôˌvəməskôfskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 146,000), W central European Russia. An industrial center in the Moscow lignite basin, it has lignite mines and chemical…Volga
(Encyclopedia) VolgaVolgavŏlˈgə, Rus. vôlˈgə [key], river, c.2,300 mi (3,700 km) long, central and E European Russia. It is the longest river of Europe and the principal waterway of Russia, being…Gorky, suburb of Moscow, Russia
(Encyclopedia) GorkyGorkygôrˈkē [key] or Gorky LeninskoyeGorkylyĕˈnyĭnskəyə [key], suburb of Moscow, central European Russia. The country home of Lenin, who died there, is now a memorial museum.Ivan III
(Encyclopedia) Ivan III or Ivan the Great, 1440–1505, grand duke of Moscow (1462–1505), creator of the consolidated Muscovite (Russian) state. He subjugated (1478) Great Novgorod, asserted his sway…Kirov
(Encyclopedia) KirovKirovkēˈrəf [key], formerly VyatkaVyatkavyätˈkə [key], city (1989 pop. 440,000), capital of Kirov region, central European Russia, on the Vyatka River. It is a river port and an…Honecker, Erich
(Encyclopedia) Honecker, ErichHonecker, Erichāˈrĭkh hônˈĕkər [key], 1912–94, East German political leader. From a Communist family, Honecker was imprisoned by the Nazis for 10 years for party…Trending
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