Avrora (magazine)
Avrora may refer to: * Russian cruiser ''Aurora'' (''Avrora''), a Russian protected cruiser; currently a museum ship in St. Petersburg *Avrora, Russian feminine name; a variant of Aurora *Avrora, former name of Hirkan, a village in Lankaran District, Azerbaijan * ''Avrora'' (album), 2007 album by the Russian band Leningrad * ''Avrora'' (magazine), a Soviet literary magazine published in Leningrad; first to publish ''Roadside Picnic'' by brothers Strugatsky *Avrora (train), express train which derailed in 1988 * Mobile OS Aurora (also romanized as "Avrora"), a Russian operating system spun off from Sailfish The sailfish is one or two species of marine fish in the genus ''Istiophorus'', which belong to the family Istiophoridae (marlins). They are predominantly blue to gray in colour and have a characteristically large dorsal fin known as the sa ...

Russian Cruiser Aurora
''Aurora'' ( rus, Авро́ра, r=Avrora, p=ɐˈvrorə) is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in Saint Petersburg. ''Aurora'' was one of three cruisers, built in Saint Petersburg for service in the Pacific. All three ships of this class served during the Russo-Japanese War. ''Aurora'' survived the Battle of Tsushima and was interned under US protection in the Philippines, and eventually returned to the Baltic Fleet. One of the first incidents of the October Revolution in Russia took place on the cruiser ''Aurora'', which reportedly fired the first shot, signalling the beginning of the attack on the Winter Palace. Russo-Japanese War Soon after completion, on October 10, 1903, ''Aurora'' departed Kronstadt as part of Admiral Virenius's "reinforcing squadron" for Port Arthur. While in the Red Sea, still enroute to Port Arthur, the squadron was recalled back to the Baltic Sea, under protest by Admiral Makarov, who specifically requested Admir ...
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Aurora (given Name)
Aurora is a feminine given name, originating from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of dawn Aurora.Petrovsky, p. 36 Her tears were said to turn into the morning dew. Each morning she traveled in her chariot across the sky from east to west, proclaiming renewal with the rising of the sun. The Romans also associated the Northern Lights, or the Aurora borealis, with the goddess. Aurora is also traditionally the name of the princess in the fairy tale ''Sleeping Beauty'' and the many works of art it has inspired. The tale of a cursed princess who slept for one hundred years and was awakenened by the kiss of a prince might be considered a modern retelling of the ancient story of Aurora the dawn goddess, whose myths also include stories of a long sleep and an awakening at dawn. It was not in use in the Middle Ages but came into general use in Europe in the 17th century in Sweden, Spain and the Spanish-speaking world and Italy. It was used in the English-speaking world by the 18th ...
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Hirkan
Hirkan (known as Avrora until 1999) is a village and municipality in the Lankaran Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th .... It has a population of 1,781. References Populated places in Lankaran District {{Lankaran-geo-stub ...
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Avrora (album)
''Avrora'' (russian: Аврора, meaning 'Aurora'), is an album by the Russian band Leningrad, released in 2007. Track listing #"Вокруг света" - (Around the World) - 00:55 #"Hello, Moscow!" - 02:23 #"Музыка Для Мужика" - (Music for a Guy) - 03:08 #"Паганини" - Paganini - 02:08 #"Бухло" - Buhlo (Booze) 02:48 #"И так далее" - (and so on) - 02:52 #"Про ковбоев" - Pro kovboev (About cowboys) - 03:01 #"Бабцы" - Babtsi (Broads) - 02:50 #"Полный пиздец" - (Completely fucked up) - 03:05 #"Ремонт" - Remont (Repairs) - 02:33 #"Про Шнура" - Pro Shnura (About Shnur) - 02:44 #"Ночи напролёт" - (Night after night) - 02:37 #"Яблочко" - Yablochko Yablochko (russian: Яблочко, in english "little apple" ) is a of chastushka style and dance, traditionally presented as sailors' dance. The choreographed version of the dance first appeared in the 1926 Reinhold Glière ballet ''Th ...
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Avrora (magazine)
Avrora may refer to: * Russian cruiser ''Aurora'' (''Avrora''), a Russian protected cruiser; currently a museum ship in St. Petersburg *Avrora, Russian feminine name; a variant of Aurora *Avrora, former name of Hirkan, a village in Lankaran District, Azerbaijan * ''Avrora'' (album), 2007 album by the Russian band Leningrad * ''Avrora'' (magazine), a Soviet literary magazine published in Leningrad; first to publish ''Roadside Picnic'' by brothers Strugatsky *Avrora (train), express train which derailed in 1988 * Mobile OS Aurora (also romanized as "Avrora"), a Russian operating system spun off from Sailfish The sailfish is one or two species of marine fish in the genus ''Istiophorus'', which belong to the family Istiophoridae (marlins). They are predominantly blue to gray in colour and have a characteristically large dorsal fin known as the sa ...

Roadside Picnic
''Roadside Picnic'' (Russian: , ''Piknik na obochine'', ) is a philosophical science fiction novel by Soviet-Russian authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, written in 1971 and published in 1972. It is the brothers' most popular and most widely translated novel outside the former Soviet Union. As of 2003, Boris Strugatsky counted 55 publications of ''Roadside Picnic'' in 22 countries. The story is published in English in a translation by Antonina W. Bouis. A preface to the first American edition was written by Theodore Sturgeon. Stanisław Lem wrote an afterword to the German edition of 1977. The book has been the source of many adaptations and other inspired works in a variety of media, including stage plays, video games, and television series. The 1979 film ''Stalker (1979 film), Stalker'', directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, is loosely based on the novel, with a screenplay written by the Strugatsky brothers. The term ''stalker'' became a part of the Russian language and, according to ...
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Avrora (train)
Avrora may refer to: * Russian cruiser ''Aurora'' (''Avrora''), a Russian protected cruiser; currently a museum ship in St. Petersburg *Avrora, Russian feminine name; a variant of Aurora *Avrora, former name of Hirkan, a village in Lankaran District, Azerbaijan * ''Avrora'' (album), 2007 album by the Russian band Leningrad * ''Avrora'' (magazine), a Soviet literary magazine published in Leningrad; first to publish ''Roadside Picnic'' by brothers Strugatsky *Avrora (train), express train which derailed in 1988 * Mobile OS Aurora (also romanized as "Avrora"), a Russian operating system spun off from Sailfish The sailfish is one or two species of marine fish in the genus ''Istiophorus'', which belong to the family Istiophoridae (marlins). They are predominantly blue to gray in colour and have a characteristically large dorsal fin known as the sa ...

List Of Russian Rail Accidents
This is a list of Russian rail accidents. 1882 * 13 July – Tcherny railway accident: a train was derailed near Tcherny, Russia, and more than 40 people killed. 1888 * 29 October – Borki train disaster: An imperial train carrying Alexander III derailed. 23 killed. 1987 * 7 August – Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster: A freight train collided with standing passenger train in Kamenskaya station, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov Oblast, killing 106. 1988 * 19 January – Forst Zinna rail disaster: a Soviet tank in Forst Zinna, East Germany gets stuck on a level crossing and is hit by express train, 6 killed, 33 are injured. * 4 June – Arzamas train disaster: Three goods wagons carrying a total of 118 tons of hexogen (RDX) exploded on a railway crossing in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast (now Nizhny Novgorod Oblast), 91 killed and 1500 injured. * 16 August – Bologoye derailment occurred express train " Avrora", 31 killed. 1989 * 4 June – Ufa train wreck: Natural gas leak ...
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Sailfish OS
Sailfish OS is a Linux-based operating system based on free software, and open source projects such as Mer as well as including a closed source UI. The project is being developed by the Finnish company Jolla. The OS first shipped with the original Jolla Phone in 2013 (its sale stopped in 2016, but it was supplied with software updates until the end of 2020), then the Jolla Tablet in 2015 and from other vendors licensing the OS. The OS is ported by community enthusiasts to third-party mobile devices including smartphones and tablet computers. Sailfish OS can be used for many kinds of devices. History and development The OS is an evolved continuation of the Linux MeeGo OS previously developed by alliance of Nokia and Intel which itself relies on combined Maemo and Moblin. The MeeGo legacy is contained in the Mer core in about 80% of its code; the Mer name thus expands to MEego Reconstructed. This base is extended by Jolla with a custom user interface and default applicatio ...
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