Prokhorov

[ proh-kuh-rawf, -rof; Russian praw-khuh-ruhf ]

noun

1. A·le·ksan·dr Mi·khai·lo·vich [al-ig-, zan, -der mi-, kahy, -l, uh, -vich, -, zahn, -, uh-lyi-, ksahn, -d, r, myi-, khahy, -l, uh, -vyich], 1916–2002, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.

Example Sentences

“He drank like a Russian,” Mr Prokhorov told me.

From BBC

Vadim Prokhorov, Kara-Murza’s lawyer, said in a Facebook post that he thinks the best way to congratulate Kara-Murza would be active efforts to get him released and corresponding public demands aimed at the Putin regime.

From Seattle Times

In the letter, a copy of which his other lawyer, Vadim Prokhorov, posted on Facebook, Kara-Murza said prison officials on Friday accused him of disobeying a command that he said wasn’t even given to him.

From Seattle Times

A lawyer for Kara-Murza, Vadim Prokhorov, said another lawyer who tried to visit the political activist and journalist on Monday was told that he wasn’t in the prison, according to the Telegram news channel Agentstvo.

From Seattle Times

Prokhorov said the transfer from a detention center in Moscow, where Kara-Murza was being held pending trial and appeals, took less than three weeks.

From Washington Times