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Glin⋅ka

[gling-kuh; Russ. glyeen-kuh]
–noun
Mi⋅kha⋅il I⋅va⋅no⋅vich [mi-kah-eel i-vah-nuh-vich; Russ. myi-khuh-yeel ee-vah-nuh-vyich] , 1803–57, Russian composer.
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Glin·ka   (glĭng'kə, glyēn'kə)   
Russian composer considered the founder of Russian nationalistic music. His works include the operas A Life for the Czar (1836) and Russlan and Ludmilla (1842).
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