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1917Apr, 8

Grigori Kuzmin

Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (d. 1988)
Grigori Kuzmin (April 8, 1917 – April 22, 1988) was an Estonian astronomer, who worked mainly in the field of stellar dynamics.

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    Conscription

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