- the former name (1940–62) for Perm
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Mo•lo•tov
(mol′ə tôf′, -tof′, mō′lə-, mô′-; Russ. mô′lə təf ),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesformer name of Perm.
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Molotov /ˈmɒləˌtɒf; Russian: ˈmɔlətəf/ n
Molotov /ˈmɒləˌtɒf; Russian: ˈmɔlətəf/ n
- Vyacheslav Mikhailovich ( vɪtʃɪˈslaf miˈxajləvitʃ ), original surname Skriabin. 1890–1986, Soviet statesman. As commissar and later minister for foreign affairs (1939–49; 1953–56) he negotiated the Molotov-Ribbentrop nonaggression pact (1939) with Nazi Germany and attended the founding conference of the United Nations and the Potsdam conference (1945)
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