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Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia)Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich syĭrgāˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch īˈzənshtīn [key], 1898–1948, Russian film director. An architect and engineer, he became interested in a theatrical career and worked...Kravchinski, Sergei Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia)Kravchinski, Sergei Mikhailovich: see Stepniak, S. ...montage
(Encyclopedia)montage mŏntäzhˈ, Fr. môNtäzhˈ [key], the art and technique of motion-picture editing in which contrasting shots or sequences are used to effect emotional or intellectual responses. It was devel...Murnau, Friedrich W.
(Encyclopedia)Murnau, Friedrich W. frēˈdrĭkh mo͝orˈnou [key], 1889–1931, German film director, b. as Friedrich W. Plumpe. He began directing films in Germany in 1919 and went to Hollywood in 1927. Murnau's f...Stepniak, S.
(Encyclopedia)Stepniak, S. styĭpnyäkˈ [key], 1852–95, Russian revolutionary and writer, whose real name was Sergei Mikhailovich Kravchinski. He fled Russia in 1878 after taking part in the assassination of the...Mikhailovich, Draja
(Encyclopedia)Mikhailovich, Draja: see Mihajlović, Draža. ...Soloviev, Vladimir Sergeyevich
(Encyclopedia)Soloviev, Vladimir Sergeyevich vlədyēˈmĭr sĭrgāˈəvĭch sələvyôfˈ [key], 1853–1900, Russian religious philosopher and poet; son of Sergei Mikhailovich Soloviev. Soloviev believed in the i...Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich
(Encyclopedia)Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich syĭrgāˈ pävˈləvĭch dyäˈgĭlyĭf [key], 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario and art critic, grad. St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, 1892. In 1898 he founded ...Aksakov, Sergei Timofeyevich
(Encyclopedia)Aksakov, Sergei Timofeyevich äksäˈkôf [key], 1791–1859, Russian writer, known for his nostalgic descriptions of the Orenburg region. Aksakov's chief work is Family Chronicle (1856, tr. 1924), a...Esenin, Sergei Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia)Esenin, Sergei Aleksandrovich: see Yesenin. ...Browse by Subject
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