Molotov

[ mol-uh-tawf, -tof, moh-luh-, maw-; Russian maw-luh-tuhf ]

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noun

Vya·che·slav Mi·khai·lo·vich [vee-, ah, -ch, uh, -slahf mi-, kahy, -l, uh, -vich, vyi-chyi-, slahf, myi-, khahy, -l, uh, -vyich], Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin, 1890–1986, Russian statesman: commissar of foreign affairs 1939–49, 1953–56.
former name of Perm.

Molotov

/ ˈmɒləˌtɒf; ˈmɔlətəf /

noun

the former name (1940–62) for Perm

Molotov

/ ˈmɒləˌtɒf; ˈmɔlətəf /

noun

MolotovVyacheslav Mikhailovich18901986MRussianPOLITICS: statesman 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 nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany and attended the founding conference of the United Nations and the Potsdam conference (1945)

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When he was in his 20s, his uncle was killed in front of him by a co-worker who set him on fire with a Molotov cocktail.

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In recent weeks, cars have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails, shot with guns and defaced with spray-paint.

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His attack on the police station began when he threw a Molotov cocktail at a police van.

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Teslas have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails, riddled with bullets and defaced with swastikas.

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Adam Matthew Lansky, 41, was charged with possession of a destructive device after Molotov cocktails were thrown at a Tesla dealership in Salem, Oregon.

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Molossian Molotov cocktail

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