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Vishinsky

American  
[vi-shin-skee, vi-shin-skyee] / vɪˈʃɪn ski, vɪˈʃɪn skji /
Or Vyshinsky

noun

  1. Andrei Yanuarievich 1883–1954, Soviet statesman.


Vishinsky British  
/ viˈʃinskij /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of (Andrei Yanuaryevich) Vyshinsky

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At Lake Success last week, after weeks of tedious arguments, Russia's Andrei Vishinsky added a new twist to the choreography.

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They appeared a craven lot: Vishinsky: What appraisal should be given to the articles and statements you wrote in 1933, in which you expressed loyalty to the party?

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The Israeli minister in Moscow was summoned before Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky and handed an angry note.

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Last week Gromyko reversed Vishinsky, and Britain's Cadogan backed him up.

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Towards the end, Russia's Andrei Y. Vishinsky raised mild hopes by pledging Soviet determination "to consolidate the work of this conference, however different our views."

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