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Yevtushenko

American  
[yev-too-sheng-koh, yif-too-shen-kuh] / ˌjɛv tʊˈʃɛŋ koʊ, jɪf tuˈʃɛn kə /

noun

  1. Yevgeny Alexandrovich 1933–2017, Russian poet.


Yevtushenko British  
/ jɪftuˈʃɛnkə, ˌjɛvtuːˈʃɛŋkəʊ /

noun

  1. Yevgeny Aleksandrovich (jɪvˈɡjenij alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). born 1933, Russian poet. His often outspoken poetry includes Babi Yar (1962), Bratsk Station (1966), and Farewell to Red Banner (1992)

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Gov. Yevhen Yevtushenko did not specify whether Russian troops had fired at Nikopol from the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2022

“It was hell on Earth,” said Oleg Yevtushenko, 55, a resident of an apartment block in Bucha that the soldiers took over as a base.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2022

Kennedy began their conversation that day by asking Ginsberg a very un-senatorial question: which of two Russian poets, Andrei Voznesensky or Yevgeny Yevtushenko, he preferred.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2018

Through it all, Mr. Yevtushenko regarded himself as a patriot.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2017

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