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Prokhorov

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[proh-kuh-rawf, -rof, praw-khuh-ruhf] / ˈproʊ kəˌrɔf, -ˌrɒf, ˈprɔ xə rəf /

noun

  1. Aleksandr Mikhailovich 1916–2002, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.


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Vadim Prokhorov, the Nemtsov family lawyer, recalls another detail.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2024

A lawyer for Kara-Murza, Vadim Prokhorov, said another lawyer who tried to visit the political activist and journalist on Monday was told that he wasn’t in the prison, according to the Telegram news channel Agentstvo.

From Seattle Times Jan. 29, 2024

On Thursday, he arrived at IK-6 - a maximum security penal colony in the Siberian city of Omsk, his lawyer Vadim Prokhorov said in a Facebook post Sunday.

From Washington Times Sep. 24, 2023

Mr Prokhorov has previously defended prominent opposition politician Ilya Yashin and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2023

Prokhorov is in somebody's house and can't go on duty just now.

From The Inspector-General by Seltzer, Thomas

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