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Molotov began his political activity as a student in Kazan during the Revolution of 1905 and joined the Bolsheviks in 1906.
Molotov was succeeded as foreign minister by Andrei Y. Vyshinsky in 1949, but he retained the post of deputy premier under Stalin.
Molotov died in Moscow on Nov. 8, 1986.
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  Vyacheslav Molotov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A clear sign of Molotov's precarious position was the arrest of his Jewish wife, Polina Zhemchuzhina, in December 1948 for "treason" (she had been a supporter of the wartime Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee and a friend of the purged dramatist Solomon Mikhoels and of Golda Meir, the first Israeli ambassador to the Soviet Union).
Molotov was expelled from the Politburo and the Central Committee, and banished as ambassador to Mongolia.
Molotov was partly rehabilitated during the Leonid Brezhnev years, and was allowed to rejoin the Communist Party in 1984.
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 Molotov cocktail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Molotov cocktail (petrol bomb) is the generic name for a variety of crude incendiary weapons.
Molotov cocktails are similar to napalm bombs in principle.
The name "Molotov cocktail" is derived from Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, a Soviet politician who was the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Minister) of the Soviet Union, with an ironic reference to the 1930s fashion for pre-dinner "cocktails".
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 CNN Cold War - Profile: Vyacheslav Mikhaylovic Molotov
Molotov became first deputy chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1941), and a member of the State Defense Committee (the Soviet war cabinet).
After Germany invaded the U.S.S.R., Molotov negotiated mutual-aid treaties with the British and the United States and attended the Allied conferences at Tehran (1943), Yalta (1945) and Potsdam (1945).
Molotov became minister of state control in November 1957 but lost all his posts in June when he was accused of having joined the anti-party group trying to depose Khrushchev.
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 Vyacheslav Molotov: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Vyacheslav Molotov
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (February 25, 1890 - November 8, 1986) was a Soviet politician.
Molotov died on November 8, 1986, in Moscow, USSR, two years after the Communist Party rehabilitated him for his involvement in an attempted coup in 1957.
The Molotov cocktail is named after him, because this weapon was created by the Finnish Army when he served as Secretary of War of the USSR at the time of the Russo-Finnish Wars of the early 1940s.
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 Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov Biography / Biography of Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov Biography
The Soviet statesman Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (1890-1986) was second in command during Stalin's regime and served as the chief Soviet diplomat in World War II.
Vyacheslav Molotov was born on March 9, 1890, in the village of Kukarka (now Sovetsk) in what is now the Kirov Oblast.
Molotov himself was made emissary to Outer Mongolia, roughly the equivalent of exile, and was forced to remain there until 1960.
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 Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
On the eve of the February Revolution of 1917, Molotov was one of the few leading Bolsheviks actually in Russia, and after the October Revolution he rose rapidly in the party and was a strong supporter of Stalin.
After the German invasion (1941) of Russia Molotov helped to strengthen the Soviet alliance with the West, shared in the founding of the United Nations, and took part in all major international conferences until 1949, when Andrei Vishinsky succeeded him as foreign minister.
Present at the creation; Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov: 1890-1986.
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 ipedia.com: Molotov cocktail Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A Molotov cocktail is a crude incendiary weapon which consists of a glass bottle filled with flammable liquid, usually gasoline or alcohol, and a rag stuffed in the mouth of the bottle.
A Molotov cocktail (or petrol bomb) is a crude incendiary weapon which consists of a glass bottle filled with flammable liquid, usually gasoline (petrol) or alcohol (generally methanol or ethanol), and a rag stuffed in the mouth of the bottle.
The name "Molotov cocktail" is derived from Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, a Russian communist who was the Foreign Minister and Secretary of War of the Soviet Union during World War II.
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 MundoRockero - Molotov - Bio
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (n.) Born 1890, died 1986.
Molotov continued to successfully tour both Latin America and the United States, and began headlining for the increasingly popular Watcha Tour along with Café Tacuba.
Molotov also headlined with other popular American punk rock bands in the Van's Warped tour throughout the United State, which increased their American fan base.
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 Columbia Encyclopedia - Molotov Vyacheslav Mikhailovich - AOL Research & Learn
On the eve of the February Revolution of 1917, Molotov was one of the few leading Bolsheviks actually in Russia, and after the October Revolution he rose rapidly in the party and was a strong supporter of Stalin.
After the German invasion (1941) of Russia Molotov helped to strengthen the Soviet alliance with the West, shared in the founding of the United Nations, and took part in all major international conferences until 1949, when Andrei Vishinsky succeeded him as foreign minister.
As a diplomat Molotov gained a reputation for personal inflexibility and unswerving adherence to Soviet policies.
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 Molotov cocktail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A Molotov cocktail (or petrol bomb) consists of a glass bottle partly filled with flammable liquid, usually petrol (gasoline) or alcohol (generally methanol or ethanol).
The name "Molotov cocktail" is derived from Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, a Soviet politician who was the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Minister) of the Soviet Union.
To add mockery to this irony, when Molotov claimed in radio broadcasts that the Soviet Union was not dropping bombs, but rather delivering food to the starving Finns, the Finns responded by saluting the advancing tanks with "Molotov cocktails".
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 Saving Private Ryan: Molotov cocktail
The Molotov cocktail was named after Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, the Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1939 to 1949.
Molotov was hated by the Finns, and they thus named the makeshift weapon after him.
Molotov cocktails are thrown onto a German tank destroyer by two paratroopers during the Battle of Ramelle.
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 Education World® - *History : By Region : Europe : Former Soviet Republics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Molotov's Broadcast on the Outbreak of War With Germany Find the complete text of the Russian foreign minister's speech on June 22, 1941, declaring a state of war with the Nazis.
Molotov, Vyacheslav Simon Wiesenthal Center Reports on the Soviet Foreign Minister's delusion while Hitler ignored the terms of their NonAggression pact.
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich MSN Encarta Russian revolutionary was premier of the USSR from 1930 to 1941 and a staunch supported of Stalin.
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 Glossary of People: Mo
Molotov escaped from prison in Siberia in 1915 and returned to Petrograd to become, with Alexander Shlyapnikov, one of the leading Bolsheviks in Petrograd.
Molotov became president of the Comintern from 1928-1934, president of the Council of People's Commissars, 1930-41, and foreign minister, 1939-49, 1953-56, in which capacity he was the signatory for the Pact with Hitler in 1939.
In 1957 Molotov was removed from his post in the Central Comittee, and became USSR ambassador to Mongolia due to his opposition to Khrushev's de-Stalinization program.
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 Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
One of the most powerful men in the Soviet Union, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov was once described by Lenin as “the best file clerk in the Soviet Union.”; The “file clerk” later served as premier and as foreign minister.
Molotov was born on March 9, 1890, in the village of Kukarka, now Sovetsk, 500 miles (800 kilometers) east…
E-text of this speech made by Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian statesman and diplomat on June 22, 1941.
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 THE DEAD, DEATHBOUND AND DYING - Access to Energy Newsletter Archive
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Stalin's most faithful henchman, was probably involved in his masters murder of millions, including the 7 to 10 million Ukranians deliberately starved to death in 1932-33.
As a disciplined Communist, Molotov did not bat an eyelash when his wife was innocently arrested and imprisoned for many years.
Nor does he seem to appreciate being in a country where he has a free choice of living or dying: in some others, that issue is decided by such as Vyacheslav Molotov.
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 The Nation, 03/19/1949 - Molotov Goes - Where? by Werth, Alexander
...Molotov will also be able to devote much more of his time to the Communist Party...
...it is possible that Molotov will become premier in place of Stalin, who would remain secretary general of the Communist Party...
...Litvinov was replaced by Molotov because of a sharp change in the international situation which made Litvinov's policy of collective security no longer useful...
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Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (Russian: Вячесла́в Миха́йлович Мо́лотов) (February 25, 1890 (O.S. March 9, 1890 (N.S.))–November 8, 1986), Soviet politician and diplomat, was a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s, when he rose to power as a protege of Joseph Stalin, to the 1950s, when he was dismissed from office by Nikita Khrushchev.
V.M. Molotov and the Liquidation of Socialism in the USSR (http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/rdv1n1/molotov.htm) (Maoist praise of Molotov)
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 Post World Industries-Library-Bio-Molotov Cocktail
The Molotov Cocktail is a simple, hand held incendiary device, commonly used by guerrilla forces and rioters in urban settings.
The worldwide popularity of the Molotov stems from it’s ease of manufacture, the easy acquisition of it’s basic ingredients, and the non-incriminating nature of having all of the unmixed ingredients on hand.
A Molotov bottle that is filled completely with liquid will not explode upon impact, but will rather splash, and the liquid will catch fire more slowly.
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 AllRefer.com - Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biographies
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov[vye´´chislAf´ mEkhI´luvich mO´lutuf] Pronunciation Key, 1890–1986, Soviet political leader.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Molotov
Perm’, formerly Molotov, city in eastern European Russia, on the Kama River.
Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich (1890-1986), Bolshevik politician, who rose to become foreign minister of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics...
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Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov was the head of the Soviet Council of People's Commissars (1930-1941) and Foreign Minister (1939-1949 and 1953-1956), and it is after him that the Molotov cocktail is named.
It is unclear how this occurred; either the name was given by the Finnish resistance in 1939, or it was given by Soviet soldiers when Molotov began to mass-produce these weapons.
Molotovs have always been popular among revolutionaries, guerrillas, militant protesters, and poorly equipped armed forces.
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This makeshift incendiary grenade is named after Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (1890-1986), the Soviet Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1939 to 1949.
The name was given to the bottles filled with gasoline by the Finns during the Winter War of 1939-40.
Molotov was reviled in Finland as the man who engineered the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact that allowed the Russians to attack Finland.
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 JOSEPH STALIN - FRAGMENT SIGNED 11/1943 CO-SIGNED BY:VYACHESLAV MIKHAILOVICH MOLOTOV
Molotov" as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, each in purple ink, 1p, 8½x3½.
Because the Council of Ministers was formed in March 1946, and MOLOTOV relinquished his post as Foreign Minister in March 1949, the document from which this was removed must have been signed between 1946-1949.
Molotov, whose name has been lent to the famous "cocktail" of bottles of inflammable liquid he ordered produced during WWII, is also scarce.
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