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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

In response, Ignatiev argued that white-skin privilege was in fact contrary to the interests of white workers:

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2019

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

In 1995, Ignatiev finished the dissertation that would become “How the Irish Became White.”

From The New Yorker • Nov. 15, 2019

In negotiating the treaty General Ignatiev had ignored the wishes of Austria, and had even, according to the contention of Andr�ssy, infringed the convention signed at the beginning of the war.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various