Later a Russian musician Vasily Vasil'yevich Andreev (1861—1918) improved the balalaka.

后来，俄罗斯音乐家瓦西里·瓦西里·耶维奇·安德烈耶夫（1861—1918）改进了这把三弦琴。

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Vasily Kachalov was a Moscow art Theatre actor who played Chekhovian parts.

瓦西里•卡察洛夫是莫斯科艺术剧院的演员，曾扮演契诃夫作品中的角色。

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This phenomenon is powerfully described in Vasily Grossman’s novel “Life and Fate” (1960).

瓦西里•格罗斯曼在1960年创作的小说《生活与命运》对此种现象进行了深入描写。

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And the earlier battle between Vasily Smyslov and Botvinnik is probably one for chess aficionados only.

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It soon became Zaporizhstal's turn, thanks in part to the efforts of Vasily Khmelnytsky, an ambitious businessman-turned-politician.

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Vasily will spend three days in training with DiCaprio in New Mexico before the trip sometime next year.

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