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Bugayev, Boris Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia)Bugayev, Boris Nikolayevich: see Bely, Andrei. ...Vogau, Boris Andreyevich
(Encyclopedia)Vogau, Boris Andreyevich: see Pilnyak, Boris. ...Stürmer, Boris Vladimirovich
(Encyclopedia)Stürmer, Boris Vladimirovich bərēsˈ vlədyēˈmĭrəvĭch shtyo͞orˈmĭr [key], 1848–1917, Russian public official. He became premier early in 1916 and shortly afterward replaced Sazonov as for...Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia)Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich bərēsˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch yĕltˈsĭn [key], 1931–2007, Soviet and Russian politician, president of Russia (1991–99). Born in Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk) and ed...Simeon II
(Encyclopedia)Simeon II, Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, or Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1937–, czar (1943–46) and premier (2001–5) of Bulgaria. He succeeded his father, Boris III, under a regency. Aft...Dmitri
(Encyclopedia)Dmitri dĭmēˈtrēəs [key], 1582–91, czarevich, son of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) of Russia. His brother, Feodor I, succeeded Ivan in 1584, but Boris Godunov actually ruled Russia for the period ...Feodor II
(Encyclopedia)Feodor II, 1589–1605, czar of Russia (1605). He succeeded his father, Boris Godunov, but was assassinated when the first false Dmitri was proclaimed czar. ...Nicholas I, Saint, pope
(Encyclopedia)Nicholas I, Saint, c.825–867, pope (858–67), a Roman; successor of Benedict III. He was a vigorous and politically active pope who arbitrated both temporal and religious disputes. His decisions of...Simeon I
(Encyclopedia)Simeon I, c.863–927, ruler (893–927) and later first czar of Bulgaria. He was placed on the throne by his father, Boris I, who had returned from a monastery to depose his first son, Vladimir (reig...Ferdinand, czar of Bulgaria
(Encyclopedia)Ferdinand, 1861–1948, czar of Bulgaria (1908–18), after being ruling prince (1887–1908). A grandnephew of Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, he was chosen prince of Bulgaria after the enforced abdic...Browse by Subject
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