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Prigogine

American

[pri-goh-zhin, pree-gaw-zheen, pryi-gaw-zhin] / prɪˈgoʊ ʒɪn, pri gɔˈʒin, prjɪˈgɔ ʒɪn /

noun

Ilya 1917–2003, Belgian chemist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1977.

Prigogine British

/ priɡoʒin /

noun

Viscount Ilya (ilja). 1917–2003, Belgian chemist, born in Russia: Nobel prize for chemistry 1977 for his work on nonequilibrium thermodynamics

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Before Putin confidant Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group turned against Mr. Putin in their infamous mutiny of June 2023, Prigozhin took to Telegram to denounce Russia’s generals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He was also sent to negotiate with the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a short and bloody mutiny in June 2023.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

At the time Alekseyev was filmed sitting with Prigozhin in a Russian military compound taken over by Wagner, trying to convince the mercenary chief to call off his troops.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

The shift shows how Russia’s influence across the Sahel, the semidesert band stretching across Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and beyond, is receding after the years when Prigozhin was one of the most powerful figures there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

The statue of Prigozhin, who died in a place crash last year, was installed in the capital Bangui, alongside that of his right-hand man Dmitru Utkin.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

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