Bulganin, Nikolay Aleksandrovich — ▪ premier of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics born May 30 [June 11, New Style], 1895, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia died Feb. 24, 1975, Moscow statesman and industrial and economic administrator who was premier of the Soviet Union from 1955 to … Universalium
Bulganin, Nikolay (Aleksandrovich) — born June 11, 1895, Nizhy Novgorod, Russia died Feb. 24, 1975, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. Soviet statesman and industrial and economic administrator. After supporting Nikita Khrushchev in the latter s power struggle with Georgy Malenkov, Bulganin… … Universalium
Brezhnev, Leonid Ilich — ▪ president of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics born Dec. 19, 1906, Kamenskoye, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine] died Nov. 10, 1982, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. Soviet statesman and Communist Party (Communist Party of … Universalium
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevich — ▪ premier of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Introduction born April 17 [April 5, Old Style], 1894, Kalinovka, Russia died September 11, 1971, Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953–64)… … Universalium
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich — ▪ foreign minister of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics original name Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Skryabin born Feb. 25 [March 9, New Style], 1890, Kukarka [now Sovetsk], Russia died Nov. 8, 1986, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. statesman and diplomat … Universalium
Serov, Ivan Aleksandrovich — (1900–1990) After service in the Communist Party bureaucracy and the military, Serov (like Sergei Kruglov) was brought into the NKVD in 1938, as part of Lavrenty Beria’s efforts to purge the service and establish his own power base. In… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich — (1896–1974) A highly decorated soldier in the tsarist army in World War I, Zhukov joined the Red Army during the Russian Civil War. He was rapidly promoted to general officer and miraculously survived the Yezhovshchina. He did not denounce… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Third Party System — The Third Party System is a term of periodization used by some historians and political scientists to describe a period in American political history from about 1854 to the mid 1890s that featured profound developments in issues of nationalism,… … Wikipedia
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
