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Nekrasov

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/ nɪˈkrasəf /

noun

  1. Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry

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Acting energy minister Artem Nekrasov said it was the ninth large attack on Ukraine's energy system this year, and that supply in the Rivne, Ternopil and Khmelnytsky regions has been "almost completely" lost.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025

Mr. Nekrasov, 65, who briefly lived in a flat there in 1982, said the first apartments were considered ultramodern and luxurious — “a special presentation project” to promote Soviet expertise.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2020

One of St. Petersburg’s more flamboyant journalists, Alexander Nekrasov, showed a photo on Instagram of a copy of one of Sokolov’s books, on which the historian had written, “With the dedicatory inscription of a maniac.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2019

He was involved in a 2011 arbitration claim against filmmaker Andrei Nekrasov over the production of a documentary.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2018

The Russian press has lately published a very interesting article on Nekrasov, explaining the frequent interruptions of his activity by a momentary paralysis of his inspiration.

From Contemporary Russian Novelists by Serge Persky

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