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Durov
Durov (russian: Дуров) or Durova may refer to: Durov * Anatoly Durov (1887–1928), a Russian animal trainer * Lev Durov (1931-2015), a Soviet theatre and film actor * Andrei Durov (b. 1977), a Russian professional footballer * Pavel Durov (b. 1984), a Russian entrepreneur & VK.com creator * Nikolai Durov (b. 1980), a Russian mathematician and programmer Durova * Nadezhda Durova Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova (russian: Наде́жда Андре́евна Ду́рова) (September 17, 1783 – March 21, 1866), also known as Alexander Durov, Alexander Sokolov and Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov, was a woman who, while disgu ... (1783 – 1866), a woman who became a decorated soldier in the Russian army * Natalya Durova (1934 - 2007), a Russian/Soviet circus performer and animal trainer {{surname Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Durov
Pavel Valeryevich Durov (russian: Павел Валерьевич Дуров; born 10 October 1984) is a Russian-born French-Emirati entrepreneur who is known for being the founder of the social networking site VK (service), VK and Telegram (software), Telegram Messenger. He is the younger brother of Nikolai Durov. For some years after his dismissal as CEO of VK in 2014, the Durov brothers travelled the world in self-imposed exile as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2017, Pavel joined the World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leaders as a representative of Finland. Durov was Naturalization, naturalized as a French citizen in August 2021. , his net worth is estimated at US$15.1 billion. In 2022, he was recognized as the richest person in the United Arab Emirates according to Forbes. Early life and education Pavel Durov was born in Leningrad, but spent most of his childhood in Turin, Italy, where his father was employed. In 2006, he graduated from the Philology Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadezhda Durova
Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova (russian: Наде́жда Андре́евна Ду́рова) (September 17, 1783 – March 21, 1866), also known as Alexander Durov, Alexander Sokolov and Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov, was a woman who, while disguised as a man, became a decorated soldier in the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars. She was one of the first known female officer in the Russian military. Her memoir, ''The Cavalry Maiden'', is a significant document of its era because few junior officers of the Napoleonic Wars published their experiences, and because it is one of the earliest autobiographies in the Russian language. Early biography Nadezhda Durova was born in an army camp at Voznesenskoe as the daughter of a Russian major. Her father placed her in the care of his soldiers after an incident that nearly killed her in infancy when her abusive mother threw her out the window of a moving carriage. As a small child, Durova learned all the standard marching commands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoly Durov
Anatoly Anatolyevich Durov (sometimes spelled ''Durow'') (russian: Анато́лий Анато́льевич Ду́ров) (1887–1928) was a renowned 20th century animal training, animal trainer. He was a member of the Durov family of performers who raised the quality and prestige of the Russian circus. Background Anatoly Anatolyevich's great-grandmother, Nadezhda Durova, was the first female officer in the Russian Army, who became a decorated soldier in the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic wars. His mother, née Tereza Stadler, was a talented circus horse rider of German diaspora, German descent and owned the Bavarian Circus] Long and successful tours led her to make Russia her home. His father, Anatoly Durov, was born to an old noble family and broke with it to join a traveling troupe. Anatoly (Jr.) was a good acrobat, a magician, and a monologue reciter. Anatoly (Sr.) and Vladimir Durov were the first of the Durov clan to gain fame as circus entertainers. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Durov
Lev Konstantinovich Durov ( rus, Лев Константинович Дуров, p=ˈlʲef kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪdʑ ˈdurəf; 23 December 1931 – 20 August 2015) was a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor who appeared in more than 200 films and numerous stage productions between 1955 and 2008. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1990. Durov came from the illustrious Durov family whose members included memoirist Nadezhda Durova and animal trainer Anatoly Durov. His aunt's husband ran the Maly Theatre in 1944–1947. Lev Durov married actress Irina Kirichenko (1931–2001) in 1954. Their daughter Ekaterina is also an actress. Durov attended the Moscow Art Theatre School, where his teachers included Sergey Gerasimov and . He joined the troupe of Anatoly Efros in 1954 and was a mainstay of Efros's productions until 1984. For some 30 years, he worked at the both as an actor and as a director. He was the theatre's principal director from 2003 to 2006. Durov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Durov
Nikolai Valeryevich Durov (russian: Никола́й Вале́рьевич Ду́ров; born 21 November 1980) is a Russian programmer and mathematician. He is the elder brother of Pavel Durov, with whom he founded the social networking site VK and later Telegram Messenger. Early life and education Nikolai is the son of Valery Durov, a Doctor of Philological Sciences and a professor of philology during Nikolai's time at Saint Petersburg State University. As a youth, he reportedly could read at an adult level by age three and solve cubic equations by age eight. Competing as "Nikolai Dourov," he won gold at the International Mathematical Olympiad in the three years he participated of 1996, 1997, and 1998. Furthermore, participating in each yearly contest from 1995 through 1998, he accrued three silver medals and one gold medal in the International Olympiad in Informatics. He also was a member of the Saint Petersburg State University ACM team, which won the ACM Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Durov
Andrei Nikolayevich Durov (russian: Андрей Николаевич Дуров; born 20 February 1977) is a Russian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... coach and a former player. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1998 for FC Rotor Volgograd. References 1977 births Footballers from Voronezh Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Energiya Volzhsky players FC Rotor Volgograd players FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny players FC Ural Yekaterinburg players Russian Premier League players FC Metallurg Lipetsk players FC Volgar Astrakhan players FC SKA-Khabarovsk players Russian football managers FC Akademiya Tolyatti p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalya Durova
Natalya (russian: Наталья) is the Russian form of the female given name Natalia. The name Natasha (russian: link=no, Наташа), being originally a diminutive form of Natalya, became an independent name outside the Russian-speaking states since the late 1800s. People with the given name Natalya * Natalya Akhrimenko (born 1955), Russian shot putter * Natalya Donchenko (1932–2022), Soviet speed skater * Natalya Estemirova (1958–2009), Russian human rights activist * Natalya German (born 1963), Soviet sprint athlete * Natalya Gorbanevskaya (1936–2013), Russian poet, translator and civil rights activist *Natalya Marchenkova (born 1948), Ukrainian animator and animation director. * Natalya Kushch-Mazuryk, née Kushch (born 1983), Ukrainian pole vaulter * Natalya Melik Melikyan (1906–1989), Armenian scientist * Natalya Meshcheryakova (born 1972), Russian freestyle swimmer * Natalya Neidhart (born 1982), Canadian professional wrestler * Natalya Pasichnyk (born 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
