Kerensky, Aleksandr Fedorovich
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Kerensky, Aleksandr Fedorovich (b. 4 May 1881, d. 11 June 1970). Prime Minister of Russia 1917 Born in
Lenin's home town of Simbirsk, he grew up there and in Tashkent, and obtained a law degree from St Petersburg University in 1904. He was elected to the fourth
Duma in 1912. A moderate socialist, he enjoyed the support of the
Mensheviks, though he never joined the party. After the
Russian Revolution in February 1917, he boosted his own position as deputy leader of the two rival political bodies, the
Duma and the Petrograd (formerly St Petersburg)
Soviet. He joined the provisional government as Minister of Justice and then Minister of Defence. He was also Prime Minister from 21 July 1917, and took personal command of the armed forces in August 1917. He staked his authority on a renewed military offensive against the Germans. The offensive failed and plunged the country into even greater military and economic chaos. With his authority eroding, he refused to acquiesce to the
Bolsheviks' more radical demands of land reforms. He was further weakened by refusing to end the war, refusing a transfer of political power to the Soviets, and for refusing workers' control in industry. All this contributed to his loss of popular support, and left him with no defence when Lenin launched the October Revolution. He went underground, and emigrated in 1918.
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THE PEARLS OF PAULINE AS MOVIE CRITIC FOR THE NEW YORKER, PAULINE KAEL HAS MADE MORE ENEMIES, INFLUENCED MORE WRITERS, AND DELIGHTED MORE READERS THAN ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS MADE A CAREER OF LOOKING AT IMAGES MOVING ON A SCREEN. A VISIT WITH THE CRITIC AT 70.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/11/1989; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Artforum International; 9/1/1993; ; 700+ words
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Kael on Film: The Pearls of Pauline
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/26/1992; ; 700+ words
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Criticizing Pauline Kael?(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 12/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...old, slanderous rebuttal to a Pauline Kael review in Cineaste ("Paul Jarrico Reviews Pauline Kael on Salt of the Earth," Vol...Cineaste has also long recognized Pauline Kael as an influential film critic...
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SCRIBES ON SCREEN: THIS ISSUE > PAULINE KAEL
Magazine article from: Metro : Media & Education Magazine; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...frequently than even Hollywood player and Kael associate Warren Beatty. Extending...criticism and, arguably, film itself, Kael described a new generation of American...daughter of a Polish chicken farmer, Pauline Kael attended the University of California...
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Pauline Kael was the Queen Bee of film criticism.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 9/5/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...many larger-than-life figures, Pauline Kael, the contentious movie essayist...conflagration that still rages. With Pauline _ "as with Cher or Liza, the surname...spit, hysteria and opportunism." Kael championed the visceral work of directors...
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The Superbly Opinionated Pauline Kael
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/5/2001; ; 700+ words
; Say this for Pauline Kael -- you always knew where she stood...quietly noisy relaxed intensity." When Kael was in top form -- she was at her most...somebody whose opinion mattered. If Pauline Kael liked a film (or rather, to adopt...
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Profile: Pauline Kael dies at age 82
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 9/4/2001; ; 444 words
; 00-00-0000 Profile: Pauline Kael dies at age 82 Host: ROBERT SIEGEL...words you'd want to hear. Ms. PAULINE KAEL (Film Critic): (From previous...film critic. In typical fashion, Pauline Kael could take delight in popular movies...
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Pauline Kael
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pauline Kael , 1919-2001, American film critic, b...See W. Brantley, ed., Conversations with Pauline Kael (1996); W. J. Slattery, The Kael Index...Davis, Afterglow: A Last Conversation with Pauline Kael (2002).
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Kael, Pauline
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Kael, Pauline (1919–), California‐born film critic for The New Yorker who retired in 1991. Her reviews are collected...
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Curry, Tim
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...screen, ” famed film critic Pauline Kael asserted in the New Yorker . Possibly...title role of Amadeus . And despite Kael ’ s words, Curry has done...garnered good reviews, including that of Kael, who wanted to see more of Curry...
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The Silence of the Lambs
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Director, Best Actor (Hopkins), Best Actress (Foster), Best Adapted Screenplay, 1991. Publications Books: Kael, Pauline, Pauline Kael on Jonathan Demme: A Selection of Reviews Accompanying the Retrospective Jonathan Demme: An American Director...
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Mankiewicz, Herman
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Citizen Kane (script) in The Citizen Kane Book , by Pauline Kael, Boston, Massachusetts, 1971. On MANKIEWICZ: books...historians went along with this injustice until 1971 when Pauline Kael exploded the misconception with her controversial essay...
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