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Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilyevich
(Encyclopedia)Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilyevich mēkhəyēlˈ vəsēˈlyəvĭch ləmənôˈsəf [key], 1711–65, Russian scientist, scholar, and writer, an outstanding figure in 18th-century Russia. Lomonosov was the...Aehrenthal, Alois Lexa, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Aehrenthal, Alois Lexa, Graf von äˈlōēs lākˈsä gräf fən ârˈəntäl [key], 1854–1912, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (1906–12). The chief event of his ministry was the Austrian annexa...Taman Peninsula
(Encyclopedia)Taman Peninsula təmänˈ [key], c.20 mi (30 km) long and 8 mi (12.9 km) wide, Krasnodar Territory, SE European Russia, projecting westward between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. It is separated f...Ben-Zvi, Yizhak
(Encyclopedia)Ben-Zvi, Yizhak yĭtshˈhäk bĕn-tsvē [key], 1884–1963, president of Israel (1952–63), b. Russia, originally named Issac Shimshelevitz. A Zionist, he fled Russia in 1905 because of his activitie...Pechenga
(Encyclopedia)Pechenga pyĕˈchĭn-gə [key], Finnish Petsamo, town, NW European Russia, an ice-free port at the head of Pechenga Fjord on the Barents Sea and near the Norwegian border. It is also the northern term...Rostov
(Encyclopedia)Rostov rŏˈstŏv, Rus. rəstôfˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 35,700), E European Russia, on Lake Nero. It is a road and rail junction and has food-processing and flax-spinning plants. Linen is produced, ...Commander Islands
(Encyclopedia)Commander Islands: see Komandorski Islands, Russia. ...East Cape
(Encyclopedia)East Cape: see Cape Dezhnev, Russia. ...Kuznetsk
(Encyclopedia)Kuznetsk, Kemerovo Region, Russia: see Novokuznetsk. ...Ioshkar-Ola
(Encyclopedia)Ioshkar-Ola: see Yoshkar-Ola, Russia. ...Browse by Subject
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