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Korolev

American  
[kuh-ruh-lyawf] / kə rəˈljɔf /

noun

  1. Sergei Pavlovich 1906–66, Russian aeronautical and rocket scientist.


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Russian energy sales are the "most stable" part of a political, military and economic relationship that has blossomed between the two countries in recent years, Korolev said.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

Korolev estimates it has been downloaded around 50,000 times.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2025

“There are no more reservations,” Mr. Korolev said.

From New York Times May 23, 2023

"There is an element of defiance," said Alexander Korolev, an expert in Sino-Russian ties with the University of New South Wales.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2023

Sergei Korolev stepped into the cottage, gestured for the doctors to be silent, and tiptoed down the hall to the cosmonauts’ bedroom.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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