(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) Sakharov, Andrei Dmitriyevich, 1921–89, Soviet nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate; first Soviet citizen to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (1975). From 1948 to 1956 he helped to…
(Encyclopedia) Tupolev, Andrei NikolayevichTupolev, Andrei Nikolayevichəndrāˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch t&oomacr;pōˈlĕf [key], 1888–1972, Soviet aeronautical engineer, educated at the Moscow Technical…
(Encyclopedia) Vishinsky or Vyshinsky, Andrei YanuarievichVishinsky or Vyshinsky, Andrei Yanuarievichboth: əndrāˈ yən&oomacr;ärˈyĭvĭch vĭshēnˈskē [key], 1883–1954, Soviet diplomat and jurist. He…
(Encyclopedia) Voznesensky, Andrei AndreyevichVoznesensky, Andrei Andreyevichəndrāˈ əndrāˈəvĭch vəznyəsyānˈskē [key], 1933–2010, Russian poet, b. Moscow. Voznesensky studied at the Moscow…
