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Gleb Taranov
Gleb (Russian and be, Глеб) or Hlib ( uk, Гліб) is a Slavic male given name derived from the Old Norse name ''Guðleifr'', which means "heir of god." According to another version, the name Gleb comes from the name Olaf. It is popular in Russia due to an early martyr, Saint Gleb, who is venerated by Eastern Orthodox churches. Behind the Name It is also commonly used in Ukraine. Notable people with the name include: People * (died 1171), Rus’ prince * (1923–2003), Russian pianist * |
Russian Language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of four living East Slavic languages, and is also a part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages. Besides Russia itself, Russian is an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is used widely as a lingua franca throughout Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to some extent in the Baltic states. It was the De facto#National languages, ''de facto'' language of the former Soviet Union,1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 and continues to be used in public life with varying proficiency in all of the post-Soviet states. Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Panfilov
Gleb Anatolyevich Panfilov (russian: Глеб Анатольевич Панфилов, link=no; born 21 May 1934 in Magnitogorsk) is an internationally acclaimed Russian film director noted for a string of mostly historical films starring his wife, Inna Churikova. Biography In the 1980s Panfilov, a chemist by profession, moved to theatre directing, but also found time to adapt for the screen Alexander Vampilov's play ''Valentina'' (1981), as well as Maxim Gorky's '' Vassa Zheleznova'' (1983) and ''Mother'' Mother (1990 film), (1989). ''Vassa'' won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival and Russia's State Prize. He won the Golden Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival for the film ''The Theme''. Despite the hardships of the 1990s Panfilov was committed to directing '' The Romanovs: An Imperial Family'', an epic story of the Romanov sainthood. The film, finally released in 2000, was a sort of family project involving his wife as well as ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Wataghin
Gleb Vassielievich Wataghin (November 3, 1899 in Birzula, Russian Empire – October 10, 1986 in Turin, Italy) was a Russian-Italian theoretical and experimental physicist and a great scientific leader who gave a great impulse to the teaching and research on physics in two continents: in the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and in the University of Turin, Turin, Italy. Wataghin was hired in 1934 to found with other European physicists the Department of Physics of the recently founded University of São Paulo. There, he was the tutor of a group of young physicists, such as César Lattes, Oscar Sala, Mário Schenberg, Roberto Salmeron, Marcelo Damy de Souza Santos and Jayme Tiomno. The Institute of Physics of the State University of Campinas, in Campinas, Brazil, was named in his honour, as well as a prize in Physics. In 1955, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of São Paulo. He was awarded the Feltrinelli Prize in 1951 and was national member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Uspensky
Gleb Ivanovich Uspensky ( rus, Глеб Иванович Успенский; October 25, 1843 April 6, 1902), was a Russian Empire writer, and a prominent figure of the Narodnik movement. Biography Early life Gleb Uspensky was born in Tula, the son of Ivan Yakovlevich Uspensky, a senior official in the local government Office of State Property, and Nadezhda Glebovna Uspenskaya (née Sokolova). He was named after his grandfather on his mother's side, Gleb Fomich Sokolov who served as the head of the Office of State Property in Tula (up until 1848) and Kaluga (from 1848 onwards). Gleb Uspensky received his early education in the homes of his parents and grandfather. In 1853 Gleb entered the Tula gymnasium where he excelled, "his name never leaving the so-called 'golden desk' there", according to a fellow student's memoirs. In 1856 he moved with his family to Chernigov. While studying in the local gymnasium, Uspensky devoted much of his time to reading the Russian classics and par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Svyatoslavich (Prince Of Chernigov)
Gleb Svyatoslavich (c. 1168–1215/1220) was a Rus' prince (a member of the Rurik dynasty). His baptismal name was Pakhomy. He was prince of Kaniv (before 1192–1194), of Belgorod (1205–1206), and of Chernigov (1206/1208–1215/1220). He helped to pay for the Church of St. ''Paraskeva Pyatnitsa'' in Chernigov. His life He was the fourth son of Grand Prince Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich of Kiev and Maria Vasilkovna of Polotsk. In 1180 his father sent him to assist Prince Roman Glebovich of Ryazan (Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich's son-in-law) against his brothers who were assisted by Prince Vsevolod Yuryevich of Suzdalia. But the latter defeated Roman Glebovich and took Gleb captive. One late source claims that Gleb went to Vsevolod Yuryevich in good faith but the latter summoned him deceitfully. Another late source claims that he was captured while all his troops were inebriated. Although his father invaded Suzdalia, his campaign turned into a farce, because Vsevolod Yuryevich deflect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Struve
Gleb Petrovich Struve (Russian: Глеб Петрович Струве; 1 May 1898 – 4 June 1985) was a Russian poet and literary historian. Biography Gleb Petrovich Struve was born on 1 May 1898. His father was the political theorist Peter Berngardovich Struve. Struve came from St. Petersburg and joined the Volunteer Army in 1918.Russkaja literatura v izgnanii (in German) Later that year he fled to Finland, then to Britain, where he studied at the () until 1921. It was there that he met |
Gleb Strizhenov
Gleb Aleksandrovich Strizhenov (russian: Глеб Александрович Стриженов) (July 21, 1925 – October 4, 1985) was a Soviet stage and film actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1974). He was the older brother of Oleg Strizhenov, who was also an actor. Selected filmography *''The Third Half'' (1963) as Yevgeny Ryazantsev *''An Optimistic Tragedy'' (1963) as officer *''The Red and the White'' (1967) as Colonel *'' Earth and Sky Adventures'' (1974) as Stas' Father *''For the Rest of His Life'' (1975) as Kravtsov *'' Okovani soferi'' (1975) as Kalenic *''The Days of the Turbins'' (1976, TV Movie) as von Schratt *''The Tavern on Pyatnitskaya'' (1978) as Gremin *'' The Garage'' (1980) as Yakubov *'' A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov'' (1980) as The Baron *''Per Aspera Ad Astra'' (1981) as Glan *''Teheran 43 ''Teheran 43'' (Russian: ''Тегеран-43''; French: ''Téhéran 43, Nid d'espions'') is a 1981 Soviet-French-Swiss political thriller film m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Shulpyakov
Gleb Yuryevich Shulpyakov (russian: Глеб Ю́рьевич Шульпяко́в; born 28 January 1971) is a Russian poet, essayist, novelist and translator. He lives in Moscow. Biography Shulpyakov graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in journalism. In 2001, he was awarded the Triumph Prize for his first full-length book of poems, ''The Flick''. His second book of poems, ''Acorn'', was published in 2007. His first book of poetry to appear in English was ''A Fireproof Box'', translated by Christopher Mattison and published by Canarium Books in 2011. In addition to his books of poems, Shulpyakov is the author of several novels (''The Sinan Book'', ''Tsunami'', ''Fez''), books of travel essays (''Persona Grappa'', ''Uncle’s Dream''), a play (''Pushkin in America''), and numerous essays and literary criticism for Russian periodicals (''Nezavisimaya Gazeta'', ''Novaya Younost''). He has translated various British and American works into Russian, including poetry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Shishmaryov
Gleb Semyonovich Shishmaryov (russian: Глеб Семёнович Шишмарёв; 1781 - November 3, 1835, Saint Petersburg) was a rear admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. He is reputed for having surveyed the then little-known coast of Alaska as navigator. In 1815–1818 he accompanied Otto von Kotzebue on his voyage to Alaska and around the world. In 1820 Shishmaryov returned to Alaska in command of the ship ''Blagonamerennyi (Good Intent)'', accompanied by Lt. Mikhail Nikolaevich Vasiliev (1770–1847) on the ship ''Otkrytie (Discovery)''. Shishmaref and Vasiliev entered the Chukchi Sea and explored the coast of Alaska from Kotzebue Sound to Icy Cape and later from Norton Sound to Cape Newenham. The name of this Russian explorer is sometimes transliterated as "Shishmaref" in the United States; the town of Shishmaref, Alaska, and the Shishmaref Inlet have been named after him. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Savinov
Gleb Savinov (russian: Гле́б Алекса́ндрович Сави́нов; September 27, 1915, Natalievka, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire – November 5, 2000, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet, Russian painter and art teacher, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was regarded as one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his genre and portrait painting. Biography Gleb Alexandrovich Savinov was born September 27, 1915 in Natalievka village, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine). Savinov's childhood was spent in Saratov, on the Volga River. His father, Alexander Ivanovich Savinov (1881–1942), a talented painter, draftsman and teacher, was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts. He was friends with several well-known artists from the Saratov School: Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Alexander Matveev, Piotr Utkin, Pavel Kuznetsov. They often gather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Savchenko
Gleb Savchenko (russian: Глеб Савченко; born 16 September 1983) is a Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and model, who is currently a professional dancer on the U.S. version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He previously appeared on the UK, Australian, and Russian versions of the show. Personal life Gleb was born in Moscow. He began dancing at 8 years old. Gleb was married to professional dancer Elena Samodanova, and they have a daughter, Olivia. In March 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting their second child. Their second daughter, Zlata, was born on 1 August 2017. In November 2020, after 14 years of marriage, he and his wife Elena announced that they had decided to part ways. ''Dancing with the Stars'' Australia In 2012, Gleb appeared as a professional on the twelfth season of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He was partnered with model Erin McNaught. They were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in 11th place. Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleb Sakharov
Gleb Sakharov (born 10 June 1988) is a Soviet-born French tennis player. Sakharov has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 153 achieved on 8 January 2018. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 385 achieved on 11 June 2012. Sakharov has won 11 ITF Futures The ITF World Tennis Tour (formerly known as the ''ITF Men's World Tennis Tour'', and previously ''ITF Men's Circuit'') is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. ... singles titles and 9 ITF Futures doubles titles. Sakharov made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad, where he qualified for the main draw and won his first-round match against Swiss Antoine Bellier. Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 31 (11–20) Doubles: 18 (9–9) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakharov, Gleb 1988 births Living people French male tennis players Uzbekistani male tennis players Sportspeople fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
