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Aleksandr Orlov (other)
Aleksandr Orlov, Alexander Orlov or Alexandre Orloff is the name of the following people: * Aleksander Orlov (1873–1948), Russian opera conductor * Aleksandr Yakovlevich Orlov (1880-1954), Russian astronomer * Alexander Orlov (ballet), dancer with the Ballets Russes, portrayed the Moor in the 1911 premiere of ''Petrushka'' (ballet) * Alexander Orlov (Soviet defector) (1895–1973), Soviet intelligence officer and defector * Alexandre Orloff (1899–1979), Russian artist * Aleksandr Orlov (diplomat) (1907–1969), a Soviet party official and diplomat * Alexander Sergeyevich Orlov (born in 1930s), Russian historian * Aleksandr Sergeyevich Orlov (filmmaker) (born 1940), Soviet and Russian actor, film director and screenwriter * Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov (diplomat) (born 1948), Ambassador of the Russian Federation to France from 2008 to 2017 * Alexander-Ali Orloff (born 1969), second son of Princess Fadia of Egypt, daughter of the deposed King Farouk of Egypt * Aleksandr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Orlov
Aleksandr Ivanovich Orlov (russian: Александр Иванович Орлов) ( St. Petersburg 18 August 1873 - Moscow October 10, 1948) was a Russian opera conductor, and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1945). He was the first head of the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra of All-Union Radio (1930–1937). Biography Orlov studied violin at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, under P.A. Krasnokutske, and conducting under P.F. Juon in Berlin. From 1902 he worked as a symphonic and opera conductor in the cities of southern Russia. From 1912-1917 he was conductor of the Symphony Orchestra under Serge Koussevitzky in Moscow, and at the same time implemented a number of opera productions, 1914-1924. From 1925-1929 Orlov was Principal Conductor of Kiev State Academic Ukrainian Opera, and a professor of the Kiev Conservatory. His students included N. Rachlin. From 1930 Orlov headed the Grand Symphony Orchestra of All-Union Radio, and premiered many works by Soviet composers, and directing o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Orlov
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Orlov (; 6 April 1880, Smolensk – 28 January 1954, Kyiv) was an astronomer and pioneer of geodynamics. Orlov studied at Saint Petersburg University, graduating with distinction in 1902. He subsequently developed his scientific background through study at the University of Paris, at the Lund University under Carl Charlier then at the University of Göttingen under with Emil Wiechert. In 1927, Orlov was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union; in 1934-38 he was a professor of astronomy at the P. K. Sternberg Astronomical Institute in Moscow. From 1938 to 1951, he again headed the Poltava Observatory, and in 1939 he became a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. He contributed the essay “Astronomic Utopias” to the 1928 book '' Life and Technology of the Future'' in which he discussed the possibility of settling on Mars and the Moon. Orlov played a major role in the creation of the Main A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Orlov (ballet)
Aleksandr Orlov, Alexander Orlov or Alexandre Orloff is the name of the following people: * Aleksander Orlov (1873–1948), Russian opera conductor * Aleksandr Orlov (astronomer) (1880–1954), Russian astronomer * Alexander Orlov (ballet), dancer with the Ballets Russes, portrayed the Moor in the 1911 premiere of ''Petrushka'' (ballet) * Alexander Orlov (Soviet defector) (1895–1973), Soviet intelligence officer and defector * Alexandre Orloff (1899–1979), Russian artist * Aleksandr Orlov (diplomat) (1907–1969), a Soviet party official and diplomat * Alexander Sergeyevich Orlov (born in 1930s), Russian historian * Aleksandr Sergeyevich Orlov (filmmaker) (born 1940), Soviet and Russian actor, film director and screenwriter * Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov (diplomat) (born 1948), Ambassador of the Russian Federation to France from 2008 to 2017 * Alexander-Ali Orloff (born 1969), second son of Princess Fadia of Egypt, daughter of the deposed King Farouk of Egypt * Aleksa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrushka (ballet)
''Petrushka'' (french: link=no, Pétrouchka; russian: link=no, Петрушка) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1911 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine and stage designs and costumes by Alexandre Benois, who assisted Stravinsky with the libretto. The ballet premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet on 13 June 1911 with Vaslav Nijinsky as Petrushka, Tamara Karsavina as the lead ballerina, Alexander Orlov as the Moor, and Enrico Cecchetti the charlatan. ''Petrushka'' tells the story of the loves and jealousies of three puppets. The three are brought to life by the Charlatan during the 1830 Shrovetide Fair (''Maslenitsa'') in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Petrushka loves the Ballerina, but she rejects him. She prefers the Moor. Petrushka is angry and hurt, and challenges the Moor. The Moor kills him with his scimitar. Petrushka's ghost rises above ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Orlov (Soviet Defector)
Alexander Mikhailovich Orlov ( be, Аляксандар Мікалаевіч Арлоў, born Leiba Lazarevich Feldbin, later Lev Lazarevich Nikolsky, and in the US assuming the name of Igor Konstantinovich Berg; 21 August 1895 – 25 March 1973), was a colonel in the Soviet secret police and NKVD ''Rezident'' in the Second Spanish Republic. In 1938, Orlov refused to return to the Soviet Union due to fears of execution, and instead fled with his family to the United States. He is mostly known for secretly transporting the entire Spanish gold reserves to the USSR in exchange for military aid for Spanish Republic and for his book, ''The Secret History of Stalin's Crimes''. Throughout his career, Orlov was also known under the names of Lev Lazarevich Nikolsky, Lev Leonidovich Nikolaev, SCHWED (his OGPU/NKVD code name), Leo Feldbiene (as in his Austrian passport), William Goldin (as in his US passport), Koornick (the name of his Jewish relatives living in the US). Travelling in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Orloff
Alexander Orloff also Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov (Russian: Александр Константинович Орлов; 27 January 1899 — 3 April 1979) is a painter of Russian origin, born in Rodome , Poland (according to other sources - in St. Petersburg), died in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, near Paris. Biography Orloff spent his childhood in Voronezh in Russia . In 1924, he left Russia and settled in Prague , where he attended the Ukrainian School of Fine Arts and was a student of Serguej Mako. He exhibited in various galleries in Czechoslovakia and Poland. In 1933 he had a solo exhibition at the gallery Prague Karasek. He participated in several art associations, became an illustrator for "Praguer Press". He moved in 1933 to France, where he exhibited at the Salon des Tuileries, the Salon des Independants in the lounge of the Free Art and Exhibition of new realities . He participated in exhibitions of Russian-born artists from the School of Paris and other group exhibitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Orlov (diplomat)
Aleksandr Orlov, Alexander Orlov or Alexandre Orloff is the name of the following people: * Aleksander Orlov (1873–1948), Russian opera conductor * Aleksandr Yakovlevich Orlov (1880-1954), Russian astronomer * Alexander Orlov (ballet), dancer with the Ballets Russes, portrayed the Moor in the 1911 premiere of ''Petrushka'' (ballet) * Alexander Orlov (Soviet defector) (1895–1973), Soviet intelligence officer and defector * Alexandre Orloff (1899–1979), Russian artist * Aleksandr Orlov (diplomat) (1907–1969), a Soviet party official and diplomat * Alexander Sergeyevich Orlov (born in 1930s), Russian historian * Aleksandr Sergeyevich Orlov (filmmaker) (born 1940), Soviet and Russian actor, film director and screenwriter * Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov (diplomat) (born 1948), Ambassador of the Russian Federation to France from 2008 to 2017 * Alexander-Ali Orloff (born 1969), second son of Princess Fadia of Egypt, daughter of the deposed King Farouk of Egypt * Aleksandr Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Sergeyevich Orlov
Alexander Sergeyevich Orlov (russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Орло́в; 1 December 1938 – 8 March 2024) was a Russian contemporary historian and an author of several handbooks. He was a specialist on socio-political history of Russia in the 18th century, in the history of science and in education about that period. Orlov graduated at the historical faculty of the M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MGU) in 1965 and defended his candidates-thesis on the theme "Unrest in the Urals in the 1750s and 1760s and the expedition of Prince Alexander Vyazemsky" in 1971. His thesis was supervised by M.T. Belyavsky. He worked at the historical faculty from 1968. From 1995, he was director of the historical museum of the MGU. Orlov died on 8 March 2024, at the age of 85. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Orlov (filmmaker)
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre (given name), Alexandre, Aleks (given name), Aleks, Aleksa (given name), Aleksa and Sander (name), Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria (given name), Alexandria, and Sasha (name), Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genetive, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy shield wall, battle line. The earliest Attested langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov (diplomat)
Alexander Orloff also Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov (Russian: Александр Константинович Орлов; 27 January 1899 — 3 April 1979) is a painter of Russian origin, born in Rodome , Poland (according to other sources - in St. Petersburg), died in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, near Paris. Biography Orloff spent his childhood in Voronezh in Russia . In 1924, he left Russia and settled in Prague , where he attended the Ukrainian School of Fine Arts and was a student of Serguej Mako. He exhibited in various galleries in Czechoslovakia and Poland. In 1933 he had a solo exhibition at the gallery Prague Karasek. He participated in several art associations, became an illustrator for "Praguer Press". He moved in 1933 to France, where he exhibited at the Salon des Tuileries, the Salon des Independants in the lounge of the Free Art and Exhibition of new realities . He participated in exhibitions of Russian-born artists from the School of Paris and other group exhibitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of Russia To France
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the French Republic is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of France. The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in France. There are consulates general in Strasbourg and Marsailles, an honorary consul in Lyon, and a vice-consulate in Biarritz. The post of Russian Ambassador to France is currently held by , incumbent since 23 October 2017. The Russian ambassador to France is concurrently accredited as ambassador to Monaco, where there is an honorary consul general. History of diplomatic relations Russian-French contacts began on August 9, 1717, when Hans Christoph Shleynits, the first Russian ambassador to France, was appointed by Tsar Peter I of Russia and presented his credentials to King Louis XV of France. France responded by sending its first ambassador to Russia, Jacques de C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Fadia Of Egypt
Princess Fadia ''of Egypt'' ( ar, الأميرة فادية أميرة مصر ; 15 December 1943 – 28 December 2002) was born at the Abdeen Palace in Cairo. She was the youngest daughter of the late the Former King Farouk of Egypt and his first & last love, the Queen Farida. After her father was deposed during the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the Princess lived in Italy for two years. She and her sisters were then sent to live in Switzerland, to attend boarding school. There, the Princess studied painting, became an accomplished equestrian and met her future husband.Al-Ahram Weekly: Egypt On 17 February 1965, Fadia married Pierre Alexievitch Orloff (born 13 December 1938), a and descendant of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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