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Giuliani, Rudolph William

(Encyclopedia) Giuliani, Rudolph WilliamGiuliani, Rudolph Williamj&oomacr;ˌlē-äˈnē [key], 1944–, American government official, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended Manhattan College and studied law at…

Galicia, historic region, Poland and Ukraine

(Encyclopedia) GaliciaGaliciagəlĭˈshə, –shēə, –ə [key], Pol. Galicja, Ukr. Halychyna, Rus. Galitsiya, historic region (32,332 sq mi/83,740 sq km), SE Poland and W Ukraine, covering the slopes of the…

Inhul

(Encyclopedia) InhulInhulēnh&oomacr;lˈ [key], Rus. Ingul, river, in Ukraine. Rising N of Kirovohrad, it flows south c.210 mi (340 km) to empty into the Buh estuary, an inlet of the Black Sea, at…

Ivano-Frankivsk

(Encyclopedia) Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivskĭväˈnô-frängˈkĭfsk [key], Rus. Ivano-Frankovsk, formerly StanislavIvano-Frankivskstənyĭsläfˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 214,000), capital of Ivano-Frankivsk…

Lutsk

(Encyclopedia) LutskLutskl&oobreve;tsk [key] Pol. Łuck, city (1989 pop. 198,000), capital of Volyn region (see Volhynia), Ukraine, a port on the Styr River. Its industries produce scientific…

Kharkiv

(Encyclopedia) KharkivKharkivkhärˈkəf [key], Rus. Kharkov, city (1990 est. pop. 1,600,000), capital of Kharkiv region, E Ukraine, at the confluence of the Kharkiv, Lopan, and Udy rivers in the upper…

Tymoshenko, Yulia Volodymyrivna

(Encyclopedia) Tymoshenko, Yulia Volodymyrivna, 1960–, Ukrainian political leader, prime minister of Ukraine (2005, 2007–10), b. Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk). She studied economics and cybernetics at…

Makiyivka

(Encyclopedia) MakiyivkaMakiyivkaməkēˈəfkə [key], Rus. Makeyevka, city (1989 pop. 430,000), SE Ukraine, in the Donets Basin. It is a metallurgical and coal-mining center and has machinery and coking…

Inhulets

(Encyclopedia) InhuletsInhuletsēnh&oomacr;lyĕtsˈ [key], Rus. Ingulets, river, c.340 mi (550 km) long, in Ukraine. Rising in the Kirovohrad region, it flows through the Kryvyy Rih iron district…

Horlivka

(Encyclopedia) HorlivkaHorlivkahôrˈləfkə [key], Rus. Gorlovka, city (1989 pop. 337,000), E Ukraine, in the Donets Basin. It is a major coal-mining and industrial center, with a major chemical complex…