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Kutuzov

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

noun

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


Kutuzov British  
/ kuˈtuzəf /

noun

  1. 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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When they got to the last three to five metres, "it just got dark brownish, sort of a yellowish colour", which told them they had potentially found very different conditions, said Kutuzov.

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

Gen. Roman Kutuzov, confirmed by Russian state media, appeared to bolster those claims.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2022

Kutuzov defeated Napoleon precisely because he was not swayed by the ephemeral and superficial values of the court, and made his decisions on a visceral understanding of his men and his people.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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