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Ignatiev

British  
/ ɪɡˈnɑːtjɛf /

noun

  1. Count Nikolai Pavlovich . 1832–1908, Russian diplomat and politician. As ambassador to Turkey (1864–77), he negotiated the Treaty of San Stefano (1878) ending the Russo-Turkish War

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Asked if he could rule out the possibility of Russia using its military base in Transdniestria to attack Ukraine, Ignatiev said he could not speak for Moscow.

From Reuters May 4, 2022

Less common is to hear an account of the origins of the concept, initially called “white-skin privilege,” developed by the historian and activist Noel Ignatiev, who died at 78 on Nov. 9.

From Slate Nov. 22, 2019

Ignatiev then spent a major period of his political life in the Sojourner Truth Organization, which emerged from the late-’60s rubble of SDS and operated until the mid-’80s in the Midwest.

From Slate Nov. 22, 2019

But Ignatiev was not a typical graduate student, and his book, “How the Irish Became White,” was not meant to stay within the academy.

From The New Yorker Nov. 15, 2019

Ignatiev has done exactly as you said; you have a wonderful power of divination ...

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