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Word: byelorussians (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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BORN. To Olga Korbut, 23, pixieish Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games and now works for the Byelorussian State Sports Committee, and Leonid Bortkevich, 28, lead vocalist of Pesnyary, the Soviet Union's top folk-rock group: a son, their first child; in Minsk. Name: Richard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 2, 1979 | 4/2/1979 | See Source »

...with her husband, Leonid Bortkevich, 27, a singer with the Soviet Union's popular folk-rock group Pesnyary (Singers). First stop: Cuba, where the couple will have a delayed honeymoon and where Leonid's group has an invitation to warble. As usual Pesnyary will perform jazzed-up Byelorussian songs. A pity, since Olga's favorites are by Stevie Wonder and the Beatles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 23, 1978 | 1/23/1978 | See Source »

MARRIED. Olga Korbut, 22, petite, pixieish Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics; and Leonid Bortkevich, 27, a singer with a popular Byelorussian folk-pop group called "Pesnyary"; she for the first time, he for the second; in Minsk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 16, 1978 | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

There have been more serious incidents. Early this month, according to Loginov, a chauffeured limousine carrying the wife of the Byelorussian permanent representative and her daughter was forced off the road by a car. The occupants jumped out and began pounding and rocking the limousine, all the while shouting J.D.L. slogans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Curbing the J.D.L. | 5/24/1971 | See Source »

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