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Zhdanov, Andrei Aleksandrovich

(Encyclopedia) Zhdanov, Andrei AleksandrovichZhdanov, Andrei Aleksandrovichəndrāˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch zhdäˈnôf [key], 1896–1948, Soviet Communist leader. A loyal supporter of Stalin, he was made (1934)…

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy

(Encyclopedia) Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyy byĭlˈhərət-dnĕstrôfˈskyē [key], Rus. Belgorod-Dnestrovsky,…

Traoré, Moussa

(Encyclopedia) Traoré, Moussa, 1936–2020, Malian army officer and political leader. He served in the French army and, following independence in 1960, Mali's army, rising to the rank of lieutenant. In…

Nonaligned Movement

(Encyclopedia) Nonaligned Movement, organized movement of nations that attempted to form a third world force through a policy of nonalignment with the United States and Soviet Union. Yugoslavia,…

Pevsner, Antoine

(Encyclopedia) Pevsner, AntoinePevsner, AntoineäNtwänˈ pyĕvzˈnər [key], 1886–1962, Russian sculptor and painter. He was influenced by cubism while in Paris in 1911 and 1913. During World War I he was…

Shelepin, Aleksandr

(Encyclopedia) Shelepin, AleksandrShelepin, Aleksandrəlyĭksänˈdər shĕlĕˈpĭn [key], 1918–94, political leader in the Soviet Union. Active in the Young Communist League from the early 1940s, he later…

Men's Olympic Soccer Through the Years

Men's Olympic Soccer Multiple gold medals: Great Britain and Hungary (3); Uruguay and USSR (2). Year   1900 Great Britain, France, Belgium 1904 Canada, USA I, USA II 1906…

1964 Olympics Team Sports Medalists

Men Champion Basketball United States   Soviet Union   Brazil Field Hockey India   Pakistan   Australia Soccer Hungary   Czechoslovakia   Germany…

1968 Olympics Team Sports Medalists

Men Champion Basketball United States   Yugoslavia   Soviet Union Field Hockey Pakistan   Australia   India Soccer Hungary   Bulgaria   Japan…