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Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia)Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich yĕvˌto͞oshĕngˈkō, Rus. yĭvgāˈnyē əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch yĭvtəshĕnˈkō [key], 1933–2017, Russian poet, b. Zima Junction, Siberia. Along with Andrei V...Katayev, Yevgeny Petrovich
(Encyclopedia)Katayev, Yevgeny Petrovich: see Petrov, Yevgeny Petrovich. ...Petrov, Yevgeny Petrovich
(Encyclopedia)Petrov, Yevgeny Petrovich yĭvgāˈnyē pētrôˈvĭch pētrôfˈ [key], 1903–42, Russian writer and journalist; brother of the dramatist Valentin P. Katayev. His original name was Yevgeny Petrovich...Shakhmatov, Aleksey Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia)Shakhmatov, Aleksey Aleksandrovich əlĭksyāˈ əlĭksänˈdrəvĭch shôkmətôfˈ [key], 1864–1920, Russian philologist and historian. Shakhmatov's many books on the history of the Russian langua...Primakov, Yevgeny Maksimovich
(Encyclopedia)Primakov, Yevgeny Maksimovich yĭvgyānˈyē mŭksyēˈməvyĭchˌ prēˌməkôfˈ [key], 1929–2015, Russian government official and economist, b. Kiev (now in Ukraine). An Arabic scholar, grad. (19...Kaverin, Veniamin Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia)Kaverin, Veniamin Aleksandrovich vĕnyəmēnˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch kəvyĕˈrĭn [key], 1902–89, Russian novelist and short-story writer. He was a member of the literary group that called itself ...Evtushenko, Evgeny
(Encyclopedia)Evtushenko, Evgeny: see Yevtushenko, Yevgeny. ...Bestuzhev, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia)Bestuzhev, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich kŏsˈăk märlĭnˈskē [key], 1797–1837, Russian novelist and poet. He wrote popular romantic tales in the Byronic manner. As an officer in the guards he joined...Fadeyev, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia)Fadeyev, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich əlyĭksänˈdər əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch fŭdyāˈəf [key], 1901–56, Russian author. An active Communist, he fought in the Revolution of 1917. His first novel, Raz...Esenin, Sergei Aleksandrovich
(Encyclopedia)Esenin, Sergei Aleksandrovich: see Yesenin. ...Browse by Subject
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