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Bock, Fedor von
(Encyclopedia) Bock, Fedor vonBock, Fedor vonfāˈdôr fən bôk [key], 1880–1945, German field marshal. During World War II he led German armies in Poland, the Low Countries, France, and Russia. In 1941…Kostroma
(Encyclopedia) KostromaKostromakəstrəmäˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 278,000), capital of Kostroma region, E European Russia, on the Volga at the mouth of the Kostroma River. It is a major linen-milling…Nizhyn
(Encyclopedia) NizhynNizhynnyĭzhˈĭn [key], Rus. Nezhin, city (1989 pop. 81,000), N Ukraine, on the Oster River. It is a rail terminus on the main Moscow-Kiev line and an agricultural trade center.…Goncharova, Natalie Sergeyevna
(Encyclopedia) Goncharova or Gontcharova, Natalie SergeyevnaGoncharova or Gontcharova, Natalie Sergeyevnanətälˈyə sĕrˌgəyāvˈnə gənchərôˈvə [key], 1881–1962, Russian painter and designer. After…Taneiev, Sergei Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia) Taneiev, Sergei IvanovichTaneiev, Sergei Ivanovichsyĭrgāˈ ēväˈnəvĭch tənyāˈəf [key], 1856–1915, Russian composer and teacher. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Nicholas…Plisetskaya, Maya
(Encyclopedia) Plisetskaya, MayaPlisetskaya, Mayamäˈyä plēsĕtsˈkäyä [key], 1925–2015, Russian dancer. Pliesetskaya became a soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on graduating from its school in…Piatigorsky, Gregor
(Encyclopedia) Piatigorsky, GregorPiatigorsky, Gregorpyätĭgôrˈskē [key], 1903–76, Ukrainian-American cellist. Piatigorsky studied with his father and at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1924 he became…Philaret, Vasily Drosdov
(Encyclopedia) Philaret or Filaret, Vasily DrosdovPhilaret or Filaret, Vasily Drosdovboth: vəsēˈlyē drəsdôfˈ fēlərĕtˈ [key], 1782?–1867, Russian prelate, author, and preacher. He became archbishop of…Oganessian, Yuri Tsolakovich
(Encyclopedia) Oganessian, Yuri Tsolakovich, 1933–, b. Rostov-na-Donu, Russian nuclear physicist, Ph.D. Moscow State Univ. (1963), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna (1970). Joining…Ovechkin, Alexander Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia) Ovechkin, Alexander Mikhailovich, 1985–, Russian hockey player. He joined Dynamo Moscow, a professional team, at 16, and led Russia to a junior championship. A Washington Capitals…Trending
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