Kutuzov

American

[koo-too-zawf, -zof, koo-too-zuhf] / kʊˈtu zɔf, -zɒf, kuˈtu zəf /

noun

Mikhail Ilarionovich Prince of Smolensk, 1745–1813, Russian field marshal and diplomat.

Kutuzov British

/ kuˈtuzəf /

noun

Prince Mikhail Ilarionovich (mixaˈil iləriˈɔnəvitʃ). 1745–1813, Russian field marshal, who harried the French army under Napoleon throughout their retreat from Moscow (1812–13)

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Stanislav Kutuzov felt the drillhead he was controlling smash into the rock more than 100 metres below him high on a glacier in the Pamir peaks of Tajikistan.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

Tolstoy defends the aging Russian commander, Mikhail Kutuzov, who is criticized from all sides for being old, for not being dashing and charismatic, and for not being decisive in ways others think he should be.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2024

Someone hacked #YandexTaxi and ordered all available taxis to Kutuzov Prospect in Moscow Now there is a huge traffic jam with taxis.

From The Verge ● Sep. 3, 2022

Kutuzov was the fourth general whose death in Ukraine was confirmed by Russian officials or pro-Kremlin media.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022

I was particularly taken with the portrait of General Kutuzov, whom everyone at the Russian court underestimated.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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