Word: vladimir
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...jailed Russian writer last month, his proposal was widely dismissed as a futile gesture designed to mute critics of his oppressive regime. Last week the improbable bargain was consummated. In exchange for the release of Chilean Communist Party Chief Luis Corvalán, 60, the Kremlin freed Dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, 33, who was serving a seven-year sentence for "anti-Soviet agitation...
...rising industrial pollution at the Russian end of the sea, the Soviet sturgeon catch has been dwindling, while Iran's production has remained steady. After experimenting with other possible bases for a caviar substitute, the Russian chemists settled on casein, a protein found in curdled milk. Explains Chemist Vladimir Tolstogouzov: "Soybean protein is cheaper, but casein is best for making this exquisite product...
Vonnegut's principal characters are Dr. Wilbur Swain and Eliza Swain, a brother and sister who seem to owe some of their identities to Vladimir Nabokov's Van and Ada of Ada. The aged doctor camps out in the lobby remnant of the Empire State Building and relates the disjointed fantasy of his life and times...
...break back in 1925 that launched Vladimir Horowitz to stardom came the way every young pianist envisions it. As told by the pianist Abraham Chasins. Horowitz had spent the afternoon walking in the famous zoo in Hamburg, Germany, and returned back to his hotel in early evening when it began to snow. Near the entrance to his hotel he caught sight of the local concert manager who upon seeing Horowitz-started gesturing excitedly and informed the pianist that a woman pianist who was to play a concerto that night had fainted during a rehearsal and would be unable to play...
...news was welcomed by all. But at this point, nobody can tell whether, before that 1978 date, another twist of fate will cause him to withdraw back into his living room to declare an end to his performing career altogether. The aura of mystery that surrounds Vladimir Horowitz persists...