Zinoviev
[ zi-noh-vee-ef, -nov-yef; Russian zyi-naw-vyif ]
/ zɪˈnoʊ viˌɛf, -ˈnɒv yɛf; Russian zyɪˈnɔ vyɪf /
noun
Gri·go·ri Ev·se·e·vich
[gryi-gaw-ryee yif-sye-yi-vyich] /gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪfˈsyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/,1883–1936,
Russian Bolshevik leader.
British Dictionary definitions for zinoviev
Zinoviev
/ (zɪˈnəʊvɪəf, Russian ziˈnɔvjɪf) /
noun
Grigori Yevseevich, original name Ovsel Gershon Aronov Radomyslsky. 1883–1936, Soviet politician; chairman of the Comintern (1919–26) executed for supposed complicity in the murder of Kirov. He was the supposed author of the forged `Zinoviev letter' urging British Communists to revolt, publication of which helped to defeat (1924) the first Labour Government