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Николай (1. A city in Alaska. 2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Николай (Nikolaj, "Nicholas"). A male given name. Usage notes: Used for czars of Russia. Popular as a middle name of Finns around 1900. WK. 1942 G. Shelley Mod. Poets from Russia 9 Nikolai Gumilev was one of the founders of the Acmeist movement. OED. Count Nikolai Tolstoy has failed in his attempt to avoid paying libel damages. LDOCE. Basov, Nikolai Gennadiyevich /nyi ku luy" gyi nah"dyi yi vyich/, born 1922, Russian physicist: Nobel prize 1964. RHWD. Ba·sov (bäʹsôf', -səf), Nikolai Gennadievich. Born 1922. Russian physicist. He shared a 1964 Nobel Prize for developing the maser and laser principle of producing high-intensity radiation. AHD. Nikolas (Nikolai Aleksandrovich Berdyaev), 1874–1948, Russian idealistic religious philosopher. MD. Berdyayev, Nikolai Aleksandrovich ( /nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1874–1948, Russian philosopher. Although he was a Marxist, his Christian views led him to criticize Soviet communism and he was forced into exile (1922/. CEDT. On August 24th, 1964, Jack was part of an operation entitled the "Virtuous Mission", in which he was to rescue a defecting Soviet rocket scientist named Nikolai Stepanovitch Sokolov. It was during this mission that Jack was given the codename "Naked Snake." UD Alexander Demidov) |
