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Rodchenko, Aleksandr
(Encyclopedia)Rodchenko, Aleksandr. 1891–1956, Russian painter, sculptor, photographer, and designer, b. St. Petersburg. One of the most important and versatile avant-garde artists to emerge after the Russian Rev...Stamboliski, Aleksandr
(Encyclopedia)Stamboliski, Aleksandr: see Stambuliski, Alexander. ...Dovzhenko, Aleksandr
(Encyclopedia)Dovzhenko, Aleksandr əlyĭksänˈdər dōvzhĕnˈkō [key], 1894–1956, Soviet film director, b. Ukraine. He ranks with Eisenstein and Pudovkin as one of the greatest Soviet filmmakers. Zvenigord (1...Shelepin, Aleksandr
(Encyclopedia)Shelepin, Aleksandr əlyĭksänˈdər shĕlĕˈpĭn [key], 1918–94, political leader in the Soviet Union. Active in the Young Communist League from the early 1940s, he later became its head (1952–...Afanasyev, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia)Afanasyev, Aleksandr Nikolayevich əlyĭksänˈdər nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch əfənäˈsyəf [key], 1826–71, Russian folklorist. His collections, published from 1866 on, were instrumental in introducing ...Gretchaninov, Aleksandr Tichonovich
(Encyclopedia)Gretchaninov, Aleksandr Tichonovich əlyĭksänˈdər tēkônôˈvĭch grĕchänēˈnŏf [key], 1864–1956, Russian composer; pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov. Among his works are four symphonies, two operas...Sumarokov, Aleksandr Petrovich
(Encyclopedia)Sumarokov, Aleksandr Petrovich əlyĭksänˈdər pētrôˈvĭch so͞omərôˈkəf [key], 1718–77, Russian dramatist and poet. Sumarokov wrote fables, satires, lyrics, and comic odes in the classical...Butlerov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia)Butlerov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich əlyĭksänˈdər mēkhīlˈəvĭch bo͞otˈlyərôf [key], 1825–86, Russian chemist. As professor at the Univ. of Kazan he founded the first school of Russian chemi...Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich
(Encyclopedia)Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich əlyĭksänˈdər kənstəntyēˈnəvĭch gläzo͞oˈnôf [key], 1865–1936, Russian composer, director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1906–30. He assisted ...Griboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich
(Encyclopedia)Griboyedov, Aleksandr Sergeyevich əlyĭksänˈdər sĭrgāˈəvĭch grēbəyĕˈdəf [key], 1795–1829, Russian playwright and diplomat. His fame rests upon his finest play, Wit Works Woe (1825; tr....Browse by Subject
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