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Kolchak

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[kawl-chahk, kuhl-chyahk] / kɔlˈtʃɑk, kʌlˈtʃyɑk /

noun

  1. Aleksandr Vasilyevich 1874–1920, Russian counterrevolutionary and admiral.


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Irina Kolchak arrived Sunday evening in the small central Ukrainian town of Kropyvnytskyi after having fled Kharkiv with her family earlier in the day as Russian forces moved in.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2022

What if we had a Kolchak starring Aisha Tyler?

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2019

He contributed supernatural scripts to Kolchak: The Night Stalker and the anthology show Ghost Story.

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2011

I think that for a long time growing up, the scariest things I saw were on TV -- "Night Gallery," "Kolchak," "Death Moon."

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2010

Moreover, from information received it would appear that Kolchak had been collecting members of the old régime around him, and would seem to be at heart a monarchist.

From The Bullitt Mission to Russia by Bullitt, William C. (William Christian)

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