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Chagall (other)
Marc Chagall; russian: link=no, Марк Заха́рович Шага́л ; be, Марк Захаравіч Шагал . (born Moishe Shagal; 28 March 1985) was a Russian-French artist. An early modernism, modernist, he was associated with several major art movement, artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints. Born in the Russian Empire, today Belarus, he was of Russian Jews, Jewish origin. Before World War I, he travelled between Saint Petersburg, Paris, and Berlin. During this period he created his own mixture and style of modern art based on his idea of Eastern Europe and Jewish folk culture. He spent the wartime years in Belarus, becoming one of the country's most distinguished artists and a member of the modernist avant-garde, founding the Vitebsk Museum of Modern Art, Vitebsk Arts College before leaving again for Paris in 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liozna
Liozna ( be, Лёзна, pl, Łoźna, russian: Лиозно, german: Ljesno, yi, ליאזנע ''Lyozne'') is a urban type settlement, town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus, the capital of Liozna District. It is located close to the border with Russia by the Vitebsk-Smolensk railroad branch and highway, on the Moshna River. Population: 6,753 (2005) History The first known record of the Liozno ''shtetl'' (small town with a high Jewish population) is dated 1654. During World War II, Liozna was under Nazi Germany, German occupation from 17 July 1941 until 8 October 1943. Notable people associated with Liozna * Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter * Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Schneur Zalman, the first Rebbe of the Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic List of Hasidic dynasties, dynasty * Dovber Schneuri, the second Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty * Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the third Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty External links Lioz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
