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text='''Dorothy Johnson Vaughan''' (September 20, 1910 November 10, 2008) was an American [[mathematician]] and [[human computer]] who worked for the [[National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics]] (NACA), and [[NASA]], at [[Langley Research Center]] in [[Hampton, Virginia]]. In 1949, she became acting supervisor of the [[West Area Computers]], the first [[African-American]] woman to supervise a group of staff at the center. Vaughan is one of the women featured in [[Margot Lee Shetterly]]'s history ''[[Hidden Figures (book)|Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race]]'' (2016), adapted as a [[Hidden Figures|biographical film]] of the same name. }}
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text='''Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev''' (born '''Hirsch Apfelbaum''', {{OldStyleDate|September 23 |1883|September 11}} August 25, 1936) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] revolutionary and politician. During the 1920s, Zinoviev was one of the most influential figures in the Soviet leadership and the chairman of the [[Comintern|Communist International]]. Zinoviev began revolutionary activities by joining the underground [[Russian Social Democratic Labor Party]] (RSDLP) in 1901, and when it split between the [[Mensheviks|Menshevik]] faction led by [[Julius Martov]] and the [[Bolsheviks]] led by [[Vladimir Lenin]]. As a Bolshevik, Zinoviev engaged in revolutionary activities both in Russia and abroad and became known for his fierce loyalty to Lenin. }}

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Featured Article: Grigory Zinoviev

Zinoviev in 1920
Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev (born Hirsch Apfelbaum, September 23 [O.S. September 11] 1883 – August 25, 1936) was a Soviet revolutionary and politician. During the 1920s, Zinoviev was one of the most influential figures in the Soviet leadership and the chairman of the Communist International. Zinoviev began revolutionary activities by joining the underground Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) in 1901, and when it split between the Menshevik faction led by Julius Martov and the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin. As a Bolshevik, Zinoviev engaged in revolutionary activities both in Russia and abroad and became known for his fierce loyalty to Lenin.