Molotov

[mol-uh-tawf, -tof, moh-luh-, maw-; Russian maw-luh-tuh f] /ˈmɒl əˌtɔf, -ˌtɒf, ˈmoʊ lə-, ˈmɔ-; Russian ˈmɔ lə təf/
noun
1.
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich
[vee-ah-chuh-slahf mi-kahy-luh-vich;; Russian vyi-chyi-slahf myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /viˈɑ tʃə slɑf mɪˈkaɪ lə vɪtʃ;; Russian vyɪ tʃyɪˈslɑf myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin) 1890–1986, Russian statesman: commissar of foreign affairs 1939–49, 1953–56.
2.
former name of Perm.
British Dictionary definitions for Molotov

Molotov1

/ˈmɒləˌtɒf; Russian ˈmɔlətəf/
noun
1.
the former name (1940–62) for Perm

Molotov2

/ˈmɒləˌtɒf; Russian ˈmɔlətəf/
noun
1.
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)
Encyclopedia Article for Molotov

city and administrative centre of Perm oblast (province), western Russia. The city stands on both banks of the Kama River below its confluence with the Chusovaya.

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