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Yudenich, Nikolai Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia)Yudenich, Nikolai Nikolayevich nyĭkəlīˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch yo͝odyāˈnyĭch [key], 1862–1933, Russian general. He served in the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I and after the Bolshevik Re...Bukharin, Nikolai Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia)Bukharin, Nikolai Ivanovich nyĭkəlīˈ ēväˈnəvĭch bo͞okhäˈrēn [key], 1888–1938, Russian Communist leader and theoretician. A member of the Bolshevik wing of the Social Democratic party, h...Bulganin, Nikolai Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia)Bulganin, Nikolai Aleksandrovich nyĭkəlīˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch bo͝olgäˈnyĭn [key], 1895–1975, Soviet military and political leader. He held posts in industrial management, was mayor of Mos...Andrianov, Nikolai Yefimovich
(Encyclopedia)Andrianov, Nikolai Yefimovich, 1952–2011, Russian gymnast. Andrianov excelled especially in the rings and floor exercises. He joined the Soviet national team in 1970 and won his first international ...Vavilov, Nikolai Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia)Vavilov, Nikolai Ivanovich nyĭkəlīˈ ēväˈnəvĭch vəvēˈləf [key], 1887–1943?, Russian botanist and geneticist. He is reported to have died in a Soviet concentration camp after losing polit...Tschaikovsky, Nikolai Vasilyevich
(Encyclopedia)Tschaikovsky, Nikolai Vasilyevich: see Chaykovsky, Nikolai Vasilyevich. ...Basov, Nikolai Gennadiyevich
(Encyclopedia)Basov, Nikolai Gennadiyevich nyĭkəlīˈ gĕnäˈdēyĕˌvĭch bäˈsəf [key], 1922–2001, Russian physicist and educator, b. Usman. He worked with A. M. Prokhorov to develop a technique for amplif...Semenov, Nikolai Nikolaevic
(Encyclopedia)Semenov, Nikolai Nikolaevic: see Semyonov, Nikolay Nikolayevich. ...Podgorny, Nikolai Viktorovich
(Encyclopedia)Podgorny, Nikolai Viktorovich nēkôlyīˈ vēkˈtôrəvĭch pōdgôrˈnyē [key], 1903–83, Soviet Communist leader, b. Ukraine. An engineer, trained at the Technological Institute of the Food Indus...Przhevalsky, Nikolai Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia)Przhevalsky, Nikolai Mikhailovich nyĭkəlīˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch pərzhĭvälˈskē [key], 1839–88, Russian geographer and explorer in central and E Asia. He made five major expeditions—one to the...Browse by Subject
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