Kalinin
[ kuh-lee-nin; Russian kuh-lyee-nyin ]
/ kəˈli nɪn; Russian kʌˈlyi nyɪn /
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noun
Mi·kha·il I·va·no·vich [myi-khuh-yeel ee-vah-nuh-vyich], /myɪ xʌˈyil iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/, 1875–1946, Russian revolutionary: president of the U.S.S.R. 1923–46.
former name (1934–90) of Tver.
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/ (Russian kaˈlinin) /
noun
Mikhail Ivanovich (mixaˈil iˈvanəvitʃ). 1875–1946, Soviet statesman: titular head of state (1919–46); a founder of Pravda (1912)
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