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Aleksandra Rodionova
Alexandra Vasiliyevna Rodionova (russian: Александра Васильевна Родионова; born 2 January 1984) is a Russian bobsledder and former luger who has competed since 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the women's singles event at Vancouver in 2010. Rodionova's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 11th in the women's singles event at Lake Placid, New York in 2009. Her best finish at the FIL European Luge Championships was ninth in the women's singles event at Sigulda in 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of .... References 2006 luge women's singles results* IBSF-bobsleigh profile* External links * * 1984 births Living people Russian female lugers Russian female bobsle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratsk
Bratsk ( rus, Братск, p=bratsk) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Etymology The name sounds like the Russian word for "brother" ("", ''brat''), and derives from the phrase 'bratskiye lyudi', literally ''brotherly people''. History The first Europeans in the area arrived in 1623, intending to collect taxes from the local Buryats, Buryat population. Permanent settlement began with the construction of an ''ostrog (fortress), ostrog'' (fortress) in 1631 at the junction of the Oka River (Siberia), Oka and Angara River, Angara rivers. Several wooden towers from the 17th-century fort are now exhibited in Kolomenskoye Estate of Moscow. During World War II, there was an increase in industrial activity in Siberia, as Soviet industry was moved to the lands east of the Ural Mountains. After the war's end, development slowed as resources were required in the rebuilding of European Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
