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Voroshilov
(vôrˌə-shēˈlôfˌ, -ləf), Kliment Efremovich 1881-1969.
Soviet military and political leader. He fought in the civil war (1918-1920) following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and later served as a member of the politburo (1926-1960) and as commissar for defense (1925-1940).