Kuznets

American

[kooz-nits, kooz-] / ˈkʊz nɪts, ˈkuz- /

noun

Simon (Smith), 1901–85, U.S. economist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1971.

Kuznets British

/ ˈkʊznɪtz /

noun

Simon. 1901–85, US economist born in Russia. His books include National Income and its Composition (1919–1938) (1941) and Economic Growth of Nations (1971). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for economics in 1971

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“It is clear that not earlier than before the fall conscription campaign — that is, in effect, not earlier than winter,” said Dmitri Kuznets, who analyzes the war for Meduza, an independent Russian news website.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

“If Prigozhin is gone, the problems will not go with him,” said Dmitri Kuznets, a military analyst for Meduza, an independent Russian news website.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Prigozhin’s vitriol highlighted the increasingly tense competition for resources among Russian military leaders as the war in Ukraine enters its second year, said Dmitri Kuznets, a military analyst for the independent Russian news outlet Meduza.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Kuznets believed that the richest societies would eventually be the most equal.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

National income and its composition, 1919-1938, by Simon Kuznets, assisted by Lillian Epstein & Elizabeth Jenks. © 8Jan42; A160853.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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