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Definition of “Eisenstein”

Eisenstein (ˈaɪzənˌstaɪn Pronunciation for Eisenstein ; Russian ejzɪnˈʃtjejn) 

Definitions

noun

  1. Sergei Mikhailovich (sɪrˈɡjej miˈxajləvitʃ). 1898–1948, Soviet film director. His films include Battleship Potemkin (1925), Alexander Nevsky (1938), and Ivan the Terrible (1944)

Example Sentences Including 'Eisenstein'

1-21.52 Heidi Hartman, `Capitalism, Patriarchy and Job Segregation by Sex", in Zillah Eisenstein (ed.
Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s
Eisenstein is portrayed as a misfit, with a cool wit that belies the common misconception that he was a Soviet puppet.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Eisenstein was a propagandist and a professional liar, and I finally found the key to his character when I left behind the facts.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Marie is something of a Proust expert, Eisenstein argued; she would know these facts were wrong.
Globe and Mail (2003)
That's how the Hyderabadis got to see the early Satyajit Rays, and a lot of Eisenstein , De Sica and Kurosawa.
India Today (1996)
What I really wondered was what Eisenstein thought of the Jewish material in the novel I won't repeat it here, for it doesn't belong to me.
Globe and Mail (2003)
`Remember, Miss Eisenstein , we sort of had a friendly agreement that you wouldn't use the word dichotomy in this class any more?
Lowry, Lois Anastasia Krupnik (3-in-1)

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