Vasilii

Nicolas Roslavitz and the young Hambourg have composed concertos for violin and orchestra, Alexander Mosolov a concerto for piano and orchestra, Vasilii Schirinsky a string quartet, Alexander Schenshin a new sonata for piano and some songs; […]

1925 December 20, “Current Opera Novelties in Paris—Musical Activities in Many Lands”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Tarver was eliminated because he started much too slowly. Except for a second-round flurry, he was thoroughly beaten by Kazakstan’s Vasilii Jirov, 15-9, in a bout that ended with both fighters exhausted and collapsing in each other’s arms.

1996 August 3, Mike Wise, “One U.S. Boxer Left Standing For the Finals”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 May 2013

In one of the best-known works, “An Unforgettable Encounter” by Vasilii Efanov, Stalin accepts a bouquet of flowers from a young woman while party leaders clap.

2003 November 4, Mark Landler, “Socialist Realism Broke the Promises, but There’s the Art”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015