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Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov , 1865-1936, Russian composer, director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1906-30. He assisted his teacher, Rimsky-Korsakov, in completing Borodin's unfinished opera Prince Igor. Glazunov's early works reflect the spirit of Russian nationalism, but Western infl... Read more
Aleksandr Petrovich Sumarokov
Aleksandr Petrovich Sumarokov , 1718-77, Russian dramatist and poet. Sumarokov wrote fables, satires, lyrics, and comic odes in the classical style. His Khorev (1747) and Tresotinius (1750) were respectively the first classical tragedy and comedy in Russian. Enormously prolific, he is considered... Read more
Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin
Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin , 1833-87, Russian composer, chemist, and physician. He studied at the academy of medicine in St. Petersburg, where he later taught chemistry. He also helped found a school of medicine for women. An amateur musician, he had little musical training, consisting mainly of ... Read more
Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky
Aleksandr Feodorovich Kerensky , 1881-1970, Russian revolutionary. A lawyer, he was elected to the fourth duma in 1912 as a representative of the moderate Labor party. He joined the Socialist Revolutionary party after the February Revolution of 1917 that overthrew the czarist government and became... Read more
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Ostrovsky
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Ostrovsky , 1823-86, Russian dramatist. Ostrovsky's first play, The Bankrupt (1847; reworked as It's a Family Affair, 1850), was widely read but was banned from the stage. He left a government clerical post in 1851 to devote his time to writing. Most of his more than 50 pl... Read more
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov , 1916-2002, Russian physicist, b. Atherton, Queensland, Australia. In 1923 he was taken to the Soviet Union by his parents, who had emigrated to Australia to escape the czarist regime. In 1947 he began his research into the coherent radiation of electrons, followed ... Read more
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Kolchak
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Kolchak , 1874-1920, Russian admiral, leader of the anti-Bolshevik forces in W Siberia during the civil war (1918-20). He distinguished himself in the Russo-Japanese War, and in World War I he commanded the Black Sea fleet. After the October Revolution of 1917, Kolchak became (... Read more
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin , 1872-1915, Russian composer and pianist. The name is sometimes spelled Skriabin or Skryabin. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory, where he later taught (1898-1903). In his piano compositions, including nine sonatas and such pieces as Satanic Poem, he introduced ... Read more
Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen
Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen , 1812-70, Russian revolutionary leader and writer. A member of the aristocracy, he was appalled at the brutality of his class, the lack of freedom at all levels of Russian society, and the terrible poverty of the serfs. He joined a socialist political circle and, as a pun... Read more
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin , 1799-1837, Russian poet and prose writer, among the foremost figures in Russian literature. He was born in Moscow of an old noble family; his mother's grandfather was Abram Hannibal, the black general of Peter the Great. Pushkin showed promise as a poet during his yea... Read more

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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok The Russian poet Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok (1880-1921) was a leading figure...legend, and responsiveness to history and to social life. Aleksandr Blok was born in St. Petersburg on Nov. 28, 1880. His...
Aleksandr Profirevich Borodin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aleksandr Profirevich Borodin The Russian composer Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin (1833-1887) was also a physician...music in conscious pursuit of a "national style." Aleksandr Borodin was born in St. Petersburg. The name Borodin...
Aleksandr Vasilievich Suvorov
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aleksandr Vasilievich Suvorov The Russian general Aleksandr Vasilievich Suvorov (1730-1800) was never defeated...descendant of an ancient Russian family of Novgorod, Aleksandr Suvorov was born in Moscow. His grandfather had a great...
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Afinogenov
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aleksandr Nikolaevich Afinogenov The Soviet dramatist Aleksandr Nikolaevich Afinogenov (1904-1941) mixed lyricism...pursuits. On April 4, 1904, near Ryazan, Russia, Aleksandr Afinogenov was born. His father was a railroad worker...
Pushkin, Aleksandr
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Aleksandr Pushkin Born: May 26, 1799 Moscow...Petersburg, Russia Russian author Aleksandr Pushkin is ranked as one of Russia...and twentieth centuries. Early years Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin was born to Sergei...
Aleksandr Fedorovich Kerensky
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aleksandr Fedorovich Kerensky The Russian revolutionary and politician Aleksandr Fedorovich Kerensky (1881-1970) was the central...revolved in Russia during the Revolution of 1917. Aleksandr Kerensky was born on April 22, 1881, in Simbirsk...
Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin The Russian poet and prose writer Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837) ranks as the country...Russian literature in the 19th and 20th centuries. Aleksandr Pushkin is Russia's national poet. He established...
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr 1918 – Born in southern Russia in 1918, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was brought up in highly straitened...DE: ISI Books. Mahoney, Daniel J. 2001. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: The Ascent from Ideology . Lanham...
Aleksandr Vasilievich Kolchak
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aleksandr Vasilievich Kolchak The Russian admiral Aleksandr Vasilievich Kolchak (1873-1920) commanded the White...civil war and proclaimed himself supreme ruler of Russia. Aleksandr Kolchak was born in St. Petersburg. He received his...
Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen The Russian author and political agitator Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen (1812-1870) developed a socialist...much of the revolutionary activity in Russia. Aleksandr Herzen, whose real surname was Yakovlev, was...

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Mindadze, Aleksandr
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers MINDADZE, Aleksandr Writer. Nationality: Russian-Georgian. Born: Moscow, Soviet...Soviet Cinema Responds, Austin, Texas, 1991. * * * A scrutiny of Aleksandr Mindadze's screenwriting work reveals a well-founded gloomy and...
Friedmann, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Friedmann, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich ( b. St. Petersburg, Russia, 29 June 1888; d...Friedmann was born into a musical family — his father, Aleksandr Friedmann, being a composer and his mother, Ludmila Voj á...
Gurvich, Aleksandr Gavrilovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Gurvich, Aleksandr Gavrilovich ( b Poltava, Russia, 27 September 1874: d . Moscow...Belousov, A. A. Gurvich, S. J. Salkind, and N. N. Kanneguiser, Aleksandr Gavrilouich Gurvich (1874 – 1954) (Moscow, 1970). L...
Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirevich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirevich ( b . St Petersburg, Russia, 12 November 1833; d . St...biographical information, see N. A. Figurovski and Y. I. Soloviev, Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin (Moscow Leningrad. 1950). Y. I. Soloviev
Kotelnikov, Aleksandr Petrovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Kotelnikov, Aleksandr Petrovich ( b .Kazan, Russia, 20 October 1865; d . Moscow, U...x201D; ; Moscow, 1961); and B. A. Rosen. feld, ” Aleksandr Petrovich Kotelnikov, ” in Istoriko-mate. maticheskie...
Nekrasov, Aleksandr Ivanovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography NEKRASOV, ALEKSANDR IVANOVICH ( b . Moscow, Russia, 9 December 1883; d . Moscow, 21...Moscow, 1961 – 1962). Secondary literature includes Aleksandr Ivanovich Nekrasov (Moscow-Leningrad, 1950); a
Butlerov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Butlerov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich ( b . Chistopol, Kazanskaya [now Tatarskaya, A.S.S.R.], Russia, 6 September 1828; d .a Butlerovka...
Khinchin, Aleksandr Yakovlevich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Khinchin, Aleksandr Yakovlevich ( b . Kondrovo, Kaluzhskaya guberniya, Russia, 19 July 1894; d . Moscow, U.S.S.R., 18 November 1959...
Kovalevsky, Aleksandr Onufrievich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Kovalevsky, Aleksandr Onufrievich ( b .Daugavpils district, Vitebsk region, Russia [now Latvian S.S.R.], 19 November 1840; d . St. Petersburg...
Ozersky, Aleksandr Dmitrievich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography OZERSKY, ALEKSANDR DMITRIEVICH ( b. Chernigov guberniya, Russia, 21 September 1813; d. St. Petersburg, Russia, 1 October 1880), mining engineering...

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Frithjof Benjamin Schenk, Aleksandr Nevskij: Heiliger-Furst-Nationalheld. Ein Erinnerungsfigur im russischen kulturellen Gedachtnis (1263-2000).(Book review)
Magazine article from: Kritika; 6/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; Frithjof Benjamin Schenk, Aleksandr Nevskij: Heiliger-Furst-Nationalheld...kulturellen Gedachtnis (1263-2000). [Aleksandr Nevskii: Saint-Prince-National...period of time. The figure is Prince Aleksandr Nevskii and the span of time is over...
The making of a revolutionary icon: Vera Nikolaevna Figner and the people's will in the wake of the assassination of Tsar Aleksandr II
Magazine article from: Canadian Slavonic Papers; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...1881 (O.S.), the carriage of Tsar Aleksandr II traveled briskly along the Ekaterinskii...condemned the Tsar to death in the hopes that Aleksandr II's assassination would precipitate...occasions. In the weeks preceding 1 March, Aleksandr II and the Minister of Internal Affairs...
Aleksandr Schmemann, RIP. (obituary)
Magazine article from: National Review; 2/10/1984; ; 677 words ; FATHER ALEKSANDR SCHEMANN never saw Russia. He was born...for Radio Liberty for thirty years. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote, while still in the...whenever possible, to the sermons of Father Aleksandr . . . over Radio Liberty. And I was...
Russia -- Aleksandr Nikitin faces further persecution.
M2 Presswire; 8/7/2000; 638 words ; ...AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Russia -- Aleksandr Nikitin faces further persecution (C...persecute former prisoner of conscience Aleksandr Nikitin by Russia's Prosecutor General...appears to be more concerned in obtaining Aleksandr Nikitin's conviction than in establishing...
ALEKSANDR FEKLISOV
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/8/2007; 700+ words ; Spy handler for the KGB Aleksandr Feklisov remained proud of what he...Club. Humiliating for Feklisov, Aleksandr Sakharovsky, the head of the KGB...intelligence service. Using the name Aleksandr Fomin and with the codename "Kalistrat...
Russian Federation -- Victory for Aleksandr Nikitin, but still a long way to go for justice in Russia.
M2 Presswire; 4/18/2000; 589 words ; ...INTERNATIONAL: Russian Federation -- Victory for Aleksandr Nikitin, but still a long way to go for...of high-profile human rights defender Aleksandr Nikitin by the St Petersburg City Court. Aleksandr Nikitin had faced charges of espionage...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Russian Federation -- Who is afraid of Aleksandr Nikitin?
M2 Presswire; 2/5/1999; 700+ words ; ...Russian Federation -- Who is afraid of Aleksandr Nikitin? (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...Russian Supreme Court to refer the case of Aleksandr Nikitin back for additional investigation...International said. "The court is keeping Aleksandr Nikitin in an endless legal limbo, where...
Aleksandr Dugin's Foundations of Geopolitics.
Magazine article from: Demokratizatsiya; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...foreign policy elites comparable to that of Aleksandr Dugin's 1997 neo-fascist treatise...extending "from Dublin to Vladisvostok," Aleksandr Gel'evich Dugin, was born in 1962...to elements in the Russian military, Aleksandr Prokhanov, whose journal Den' (subsequently...
Aleksandr Orlov gives us a reality check. Simples!
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 4/18/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...the Furry Terror of 1921. His name is Aleksandr Orlov and my wife is in love with him...all its furry glory. And then there is Aleksandr's zen wisdom - "I'm backing Betamax...holidays I feared a secret agenda. Plus, Aleksandr strikes me as an sexual character, while...
Russia -- Supreme Court dismisses Prosecutor General's appeal against acquittal of Aleksandr Nikitin.
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