Vyshinsky

American  

[vi-shin-skee, vi-shin-skyee] / vɪˈʃɪn ski, vɪˈʃɪn skyi /

noun

1. Andrei Yanuarievich. Vishinsky, Andrei Yanuarievich.

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Vyshinsky British  

/ viˈʃinskij /

noun

1. Andrei Yanuaryevich (anˈdrjej jənuˈarjɪvitʃ). 1883–1954, Soviet jurist, statesman, and diplomat; foreign minister (1949–53). He was public prosecutor (1935–38) at the trials held to purge Stalin's rivals and was the Soviet representative at the United Nations (1945–49; 1953–54)

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Example Sentences

"But why exactly 27?" asked Prosecutor Vyshinsky, returning to the confession and the list of accused Britons, "and why some charged with sabotage and some specifically with military espionage?"

From Time Magazine Archive

At the brink of the Cold War, Soviet delegate Andrei Vyshinsky, known for his tirades against the U.S., addressed the General Assembly meeting in Paris.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vyshinsky had also tussled with Britain over its occupation of Indonesia.

From Time Magazine Archive

The U.S.S.R. and world peace; speeches of the Soviet foreign minister Andrei Y. Vyshinsky.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office