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Yakov SmirnoffYakov Smirnoff (born January 24, 1951) is, according to his own description, a Russian-born United States comedian. Smirnoff was born in Odessa, Ukraine, at the time part of the Soviet Union. He has been an art teacher in Odessa, and continues to paint. Yakovlev (aircraft)Yakovlev the name of aircraft designed by Alexander Sergeevich Yakovlev, the founder of the Yakovlev design bureau, or by Yakovlev Design Bureau. The name "Yakovlev" is used commonly in the West, but in Russia it is always abbreviated as Yak ( Russian lan Yakovlev Design BureauYakovlev Design Bureau JSC is a Russian aircraft designer and manufacturer (design office prefix Yak . It was founded in 1932 by Alexander Sergeevich Yakovlev. During WWII Yakovlev designed and produced the famed Yakovlev (aircraft) line of fighter aircra Yakovlev Yak-40The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a small, three-engined regional transport aircraft. Built to replace the Lisunov Li-2 (a DC-3 variant) and the Ilyushin Il-14, its main design feature was ease of operation outside major airport service areas. It was equipped with a Yakovlev Yak-42The three engined Yakovlev Yak-42 was designed as a replacement for the twin engined Tupolev Tu-134 jet. It fulfills a role similar to that of the Boeing 727 as a mid-range passenger jet. The Yak-42 was also the first airliner to be produced in the Soviet Yakov PetersYakov Khristoforovich Peters ( December 3 (old-style November 21), 1886 April 25, 1938) was a deputy director of the Cheka in the Soviet Union and acting director from July 7 to August 22 1918. In English he was known as "Jacob Peters" or "Jan Peters". Yakov Sverdlov Yakovlev Yak-52 Yakovlev Yak-38 Yakovlevsky District Yakovlev Yak-3 Yakovlev Yak-11 Yakov Sannikov Yakov Permyakov Yakovlev Yak-141