(Encyclopedia) Tarnovsky, Andrei, 1932–86, Soviet film director, grad. State Institute of Cinematography (1960), where he made several notable short films. The son of poet Arseni Tarkovsky, he is…
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(Encyclopedia) Grechko, Andrei AntonovichGrechko, Andrei Antonovichəndrāˈ əntôˈnəvĭch grĕchˈkō [key], 1903–76, Soviet army officer and minister of defense. As a World War II commander he took part in…
(Encyclopedia) Gromyko, Andrei AndreyevichGromyko, Andrei Andreyevichgrōmēˈkō, Rus. əndrāˈ əndrāˈyəvĭch grəmĭˈkə [key], 1909–89, Soviet diplomat. A member of the Communist party from 1931, he entered…
(Encyclopedia) Tupolev, Andrei NikolayevichTupolev, Andrei Nikolayevichəndrāˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch t&oomacr;pōˈlĕf [key], 1888–1972, Soviet aeronautical engineer, educated at the Moscow Technical…
(Encyclopedia) Voznesensky, Andrei AndreyevichVoznesensky, Andrei Andreyevichəndrāˈ əndrāˈəvĭch vəznyəsyānˈskē [key], 1933–2010, Russian poet, b. Moscow. Voznesensky studied at the Moscow…
(Encyclopedia) Zhdanov, Andrei AleksandrovichZhdanov, Andrei Aleksandrovichəndrāˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch zhdäˈnôf [key], 1896–1948, Soviet Communist leader. A loyal supporter of Stalin, he was made (1934)…
