Word: russian-born
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...architect's widow perceived Stalin's daughter as a mystical representative, possibly even the reincarnation, of her own daughter, who had died in an auto accident in 1946. Mrs. Wright, a disciple of the Russian-born mystic Georgi Gurdjieff, was spellbound by some coincidences between the living and the dead. Her daughter, by an earlier marriage in Russia, had also been named Svetlana; moreover, she had been born in Georgia, the region from which Svetlana Alliluyeva's father hailed. Somehow it followed in Mrs. Wright's mind that Stalin's daughter should marry the first Svetlana's widower, William Wesley...
...Guinness Book of World Records lists him as America's most prolific author. For the time being, Isaac Asimov is in no danger of losing his title. The Russian-born writer was in New York City last week to celebrate the publication of his 300th volume, named, appropriately enough, Opus 300. An anthology of his previous 99, the tome covers a galaxy of topics, including the Moral Majority, mysteries, robots, computers, astronomy, physics, genetics, and erotic limericks, to name just a few. Asimov, 64, is happy to share the secret of his industry: "The process of writing...
DIED. Soia Mentschikoff, 69, Russian-born legal scholar and educator who specialized in commercial law and broke down many professional barriers: in 1947 she became the first woman to teach law at Harvard, in 1951 the first at the University of Chicago; from 1974 until her 1982 retirement, she was dean of the University of Miami law school, one of the first women so appointed at an accredited U.S. institution; of cancer; in Coral Gables...
...Rolling Stones Bassist Bill Wyman, 47, seem an unlikely collaborative pair. Wyman, a resident of Vence in southern France, was first introduced to Neighbor Chagall and his wife Valentine three years ago by Andre Verdet, 72, a painter, art critic and friend who was writing a book about the Russian-born impressionist. Being an amateur shutterbug, Wyman expressed an interest in taking the photographs for Verdet's volume, which will be published in France next month. The writer arranged a meeting by explaining to Chagall that the veteran rocker was discreet and modest, "not like the other members...
...that; he was possibly the greatest choreographer of the century. He brilliantly synthesized ballet's elegant classical heritage with the explosive athletic energy of modern dance and the show-biz turns of jazz and tap. A co-founder of the New York City Ballet, America's leading company, the Russian-born Balanchine wholeheartedly embraced all things American: clothes, attitudes and especially the American bodies that he idealized in his choreography. Above all, he was an artist whose dances stirred the heart while they beguiled...