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Czeslaw Znamierowski
Czeslaw Viktorovich Znamierowski (23 May 1890 – 9 August 1977) was a renowned Soviet Lithuanian painter, a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR, known for his large artworks and love of nature. Znamierowski combined these two passions to create some of the most notable paintings in the Soviet Union, earning a prestigious title of "Honorable Artist of LSSR" in 1965. His works can be found in the Lithuanian Art Museum, Šiaulių „Aušros“ Museum, Warsaw National Gallery of Art, the Tretyakov Gallery as well as in known private collections and art funds. Znamierowski was born in Zatišje, Ludza, in eastern Latvia, to a father who worked as a land-surveyor and a mother who was a music teacher. He attended the St. Petersburg Academy of Art twice between 1912 and 1917, and then attended Vilnius University from 1926 to 1929. He studied under Ferdynand Ruszczyc, Arkady Rylov, Isaac Levitan, and Nicholas Roerich. Znamierowski lived in Vilnius the remainder of his life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (Lithuanian SSR; lt, Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika; russian: Литовская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Litovskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Lithuania or simply Lithuania, was ''de facto'' one of the constituent republics of the USSR between 1940–1941 and 1944–1990. After 1946, its territory and borders mirrored those of today's Republic of Lithuania, with the exception of minor adjustments of the border with Belarus. During World War II, the previously independent Republic of Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet army on 16 June 1940, in conformity with the terms of the 23 August 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and established as a puppet state on 21 July. Between 1941 and 1944, the German invasion of the Soviet Union caused its ''de facto'' dissolution. However, with the retreat of the Germans in 1944–1945, Soviet hegemony was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowy Rooftop1
Snowy may refer to: People People with the given name or nickname Snowy include: * Snowy Baker (1884–1953), Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor * Snowy Evans (c. 1891–1925), Australian machine gunner credited with firing the shot that killed Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron") * Snowy Farr (1919–2007), English charity fundraiser for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association * Snowy Khoza, South African business executive * Snowy Rowles (died 1932), Australian perpetrator of the Murchison Murders * Snowy Shaw (born 1968), Swedish heavy metal musician * Snowy Svenson or Kenneth Svenson (1898–1955), New Zealand rugby union player Other uses * Snowy (character), a fictional dog in the comics series ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé * Snowy (military dog) (2004–2011), a tracking dog for the Sri Lanka Army * ''Snowy'' (TV series), a 1993 Australian television drama series * "Snowy", a track from the soundtrack of the 2015 video game ''Undertale'' by Toby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |