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Igor Yankovsky
Igor Rostislavovich Yankovsky (russian: И́горь Ростисла́вович Янко́вский; born April 29, 1951, Leninabad, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian actor and a TV presenter. He is a son of Rostislav Yankovsky, and a nephew of Oleg Yankovsky. Biography He graduated from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in 1974. From 1974 to 1992 he served in the . Since 1992 he has been working in the advertising business. He is an academician of the Russian Academy of Advertising. From September 17 to November 26, 2001 he led the game show ''Alchnost'' (similar to the American Greed) on the NTV channel. He holds a degree of a Candidate of political sciences. Selected filmography * 1973 — '' It is Stronger Than Me'' as Ivan * 1974 — '' Maigret and the Old Lady'' as Henry * 1975 — ''Investigation Held by ZnaToKi: Riposte'' as Moralyov * 1976 — '' Lullaby for Men'' as Vsevolod * 1979 — ''The Suicide Club, or the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khujand
Khujand ( tg, Хуҷанд, Khujand; Uzbek: Хўжанд, romanized: Хo'jand; fa, خجند, Khojand), sometimes spelled Khodjent and known as Leninabad (russian: Ленинабад, Leninabad; tg, Ленинобод, Leninobod; fa, لنینآباد, Leninâbâd) from 1936 to 1991, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan and the capital of Tajikistan's northernmost Sughd province. Khujand is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, dating back about 2,500 years to the Persian Empire. Situated on the Syr Darya river at the mouth of the Fergana Valley, Khujand was a major city along the ancient Silk Road. After being captured by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, it was renamed Alexandria Eschate and has since been part of various empires in history, including the Umayyad Caliphate (8th century), the Mongol Empire (13th century) and the Russian empire (19th century). Today, the majority of its population are ethnic Tajiks and the city is close to the present borders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
