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61Kropotkin, Peter Alekseyevich — ▪ Russian revolutionary Introduction born December 21 [December 9, Old Style], 1842, Moscow, Russia died February 8, 1921, Dmitrov, near Moscow Russian revolutionary and geographer, the foremost theorist of the anarchist (anarchism) movement.… …
62Lermontov, Mikhail — ▪ Russian writer Introduction born Oct. 15 [Oct. 3, Old Style], 1814, Moscow, Russia died July 27 [July 15], 1841, Pyatigorsk the leading Russian Romantic poet and author of the novel Geroy nashego vremeni (1840; A Hero of Our Time), which… …
63Mandelshtam, Osip Emilyevich — ▪ Russian poet Mandelshtam also spelled Mandelstam born Jan. 3 [Jan. 15, New Style], 1891, Warsaw, Pol., Russian Empire [now in Poland] died Dec. 27, 1938?, Vtoraya Rechka, near Vladivostok, Russia, U.S.S.R. [now in Russia] major Russian …
64Rachmaninoff, Sergey — ▪ Russian musician Introduction in full Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff , Rachmaninoff also spelled Rakhmaninov , or Rachmaninov born March 20 [April 1, New Style], 1873, Oneg, near Semyonovo, Russia died March 28, 1943, Beverly Hills,… …
65Balakirev, Mily — ▪ Russian composer in full Mily Alekseyevich Balakirev born December 21, 1836 [January 2, 1837, New Style], Nizhny Novgorod, Russia died May 16 [May 29], 1910, St. Petersburg Russian composer of orchestral music, piano music, and songs. He was …
66Rostopchin, Fyodor Vasilyevich, Graf — ▪ Russian statesman (Count) born March 12 [March 23, New Style], 1763, Livny, Russia died Jan. 18 [Jan. 30], 1826, Moscow military officer and statesman who was a close associate and adviser to Emperor Paul I of Russia (reigned 1796–1801)… …
67Bellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb von — ▪ Russian explorer Russian Faddey Faddeyevich Bellinsgauzen born Aug. 18 [Aug. 9, Old Style], 1778, Ösel, Estonia, Russian Empire died Jan. 13 [Jan. 2], 1852, Kronshtadt, Russia Russian explorer who led the second expedition to… …
68Borodin, Aleksandr — ▪ Russian composer and scientist in full Aleksandr Porfiryevich Borodin born Oct. 31 [Nov. 12, New Style], 1833, St. Petersburg, Russia died Feb. 15 [Feb. 27], 1887, St. Petersburg major Russian nationalist composer of the 19th century. He was …
69Dargomyzhsky, Aleksandr — ▪ Russian composer in full Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky born Feb. 2 [Feb. 14, New Style], 1813, near Tula, Russia died Jan. 5 [Jan. 17], 1869, St. Petersburg Russian composer of songs and operas whose works are now seldom performed.… …
70Arctic Regions — ▪ 2009 The Arctic regions may be defined in physical terms (astronomical [north of the Arctic Circle, latitude 66° 30′ N], climatic [above the 10 °C (50 °F) July isotherm], or vegetational [above the northern limit of the tree line]) or in human… …
