Orlov

British

/ ˈɔːlɒf /

noun

Count Grigori Grigorievich . 1734–83, Russian soldier and a lover of Catherine II. He led (with his brother, Count Aleksey Grigorievich Orlov , 1737–1808) the coup that brought Catherine to power

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Police also arrested her boyfriend, guitarist Alexander Orlov, and drummer, Vladislav Leontyev.

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"I think it's not the words, it's the music that is most important," guitarist Alexander Orlov tells me.

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Amur's regional governor Vasily Orlov said "all necessary resources" had been deployed to find the plane.

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Serhii Orlov, who calls himself Mariupol's deputy mayor in exile, says the Siverskyi Donets–Donbas Canal which supplied water to the city was damaged during the fighting.

From BBC

The seven goals allowed was a season worst for Carolina, which finally got on the board on Dmitry Orlov’s goal with 5:43 left in the middle period.

From Los Angeles Times

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