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Ivanovo
(Encyclopedia) Ivanovo Ivanovo ēväˈnəvə [key], city, capital of Ivanovo region, central European Russia, in the…Lebedev, Pyotr Nikolaevich
(Encyclopedia) Lebedev, Pyotr NikolaevichLebedev, Pyotr Nikolaevichpyôˈtə nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch lāˈbyədyəf [key], 1866–1912, Russian physicist. The most noted Russian physicist of his time, he studied at…Rzhev
(Encyclopedia) RzhevRzhevərzhĕfˈ [key], city (1989 est. pop. 70,000), NW European Russia, on the Volga River and on a major rail line to Moscow. It has textile plants and repair shops for railroad…Sarapul
(Encyclopedia) SarapulSarapulsəräˈp&oomacr;l [key], city (1989 pop. 110,000), E European Russia, in the Udmurt Republic, on the Kama River. It is a rail junction on the Moscow-Yekaterinburg line…Vygotsky, Lev Semyonovich
(Encyclopedia) Vygotsky, Lev Semyonovich, 1896–1934, Russian psychologist. His most productive years were at the Institute of Psychology in Moscow (1924–34), where he expanded his ideas on cognitive…Velikiye Luki
(Encyclopedia) Velikiye LukiVelikiye Lukivyĭlyēˈkēə l&oomacr;ˈkē [key], city (1989 pop. 114,000), W central European Russia, on the Lovat River. A railroad junction, it has industries producing…Akhmadulina, Bella
(Encyclopedia) Akhmadulina, Bella (Izabella Akhatovna Akhmadulina), 1937–2010, Russian poet, b. Moscow, grad. (1960) Gorky Literary Institute, Moscow. Her first poem was published in 1955 and her…Rachmaninoff, Sergei Vasilyevich
(Encyclopedia) Rachmaninoff, Sergei VasilyevichRachmaninoff, Sergei Vasilyevichsyĭrgāˈ vəsēˈlyĭvĭch räkhmäˈnēnôf [key], 1873–1943, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor. He became known as one of…Miaskovsky, Nikolai Yakovlevich
(Encyclopedia) Miaskovsky, Nikolai YakovlevichMiaskovsky, Nikolai Yakovlevichnyĭkəlīˈ yäˈkəvlyĭvĭch myəskôfˈskē [key], 1881–1950, Russian composer, b. near Warsaw, grad. St. Petersburg Conservatory,…Griboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich
(Encyclopedia) Griboyedov, Aleksandr SergeyevichGriboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevichəlyĭksänˈdər sĭrgāˈəvĭch grēbəyĕˈdəf [key], 1795–1829, Russian playwright and diplomat. His fame rests upon his finest…Trending
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