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Konev

American  
[kawn-yef, kaw-nyif] / ˈkɔn jɛf, ˈkɔ njɪf /

noun

  1. Ivan Stepanovich 1897–1973, Russian general and politician.


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Pushwoosh's founder, Max Konev, told Reuters in a September email that the company had not tried to mask its Russian origins.

From Reuters Nov. 14, 2022

This one, though, is very much official - a bronze statue of Ivan Stepanovich Konev, the Soviet general whose forces liberated much of the country from the Nazis.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2019

Only the top two scores from the three-man teams count, so he was bailed out by his teammates - Konstantin Surikov was 95 over and Alexey Konev was 117 over.

From Seattle Times Oct. 9, 2012

"The Russian team seemed like it just didn't want to fight," said Ruslan Konev, the pub's 55-year-old coat check attendant.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2010

"As well as, probably, the fool," comments Konev in an undertone, though the young fellow is too enthralled with the memory of the amenities of his cantonal capital to notice the remark.

From Through Russia by Hogarth, C. J.

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