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Voroshilov

American  
[vawr-uh-shee-luhf, vuh-ruh-shi-luhf] / ˌvɔr əˈʃi ləf, və rʌˈʃɪ ləf /

noun

  1. Kliment Efremovich 1881–1969, Soviet general: president of the Soviet Union 1953–60.

  2. former name of Ussuriisk.


Voroshilov British  
/ vərəˈʃiləf /

noun

  1. Kliment Yefremovich (ˈklimɪnt jɪˈfrjɛməvitʃ). 1881–1969, Soviet military leader; president of the Soviet Union (1953–60)

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After some delay the Russians disclosed that Molotov was being advised by no lesser personages than Marshal Klimenti Voroshilov and onetime Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the U.S.

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Voroshilov nipped through the gap between tables and joined Anastas Mikoyan and several friends who were obliged to clink glasses with him before a protocol officer steered him out of the exalted enclosure.

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The freighter Klim Voroshilov, flying the Hammer & Sickle, wallowed into Marseilles harbor.

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After the war, as the fortunes of Malenkov and Molotov fluctuated, and Voroshilov showed signs of age, the legend grew that Beria was the man closest to Stalin, his most trusted confidant and, protector.

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In 1960 he succeeded Marshal Kliment Voroshilov in the post of Soviet President.

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