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Katya Kabanova
Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia. It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina, which is a Russian form of Katherine.This name is also can be spelled Katia.MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Yekaterina The name is sometimes used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world. In German, Dutch and Scandinavian languages it is spelled Katja. For origin and meaning see also Indian literature for the name Katya-yani/Katyayani, possibly the oldest and therefore the origin of the name Katya. Katya may also refer to: In the arts: * Katya Chilly (born 1978), Ukrainian singer * Katya Jones (born 1989), Russian dancer * Katya Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter * Katya Paskaleva (1945–2002), Bulgarian actress * Katya Reimann (born 1965), American writer of fantasy novels * Katya Santos (born 1982), Filipina actress and model * Katya Zamolodchikova, (performed by Brian McCook, born 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina
Ekaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian language, Russian ''Yekaterina''. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina. Notable people with the name can be found below. Arts *Katya Medvedeva, Ekaterina Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter *Ekaterina Sedia (born 1970), Russian fantasy author Sports *Yekaterina Abramova (born 1982), Russian speed skater *Ekaterina Alexandrova (born 1997), Russian professional tennis player *Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya (2000–2020), Russian-Australian pairs skater *Ekaterina Anikeeva (born 1969), Russian water polo player *Ekaterina Bychkova (born 1985), Russian professional tennis player *Ekaterina Dafovska (born 1975), Bulgarian biathlete *Ekaterina Dzehalevich (born 1986), Belarusian professional tennis player *Yekaterina Gamova (born 1980), Russian volleyball player *Ekaterina Gordeeva (born 1971), Russian Olympic and World figure skating champion *Ekaterina Ivanova (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katya Adler
Michal Katya Adler (born 3 May 1972) is a British journalist. She has been the BBC's Europe editor since 2014. Early life Adler was born on 3 May 1972 in Hampstead, north London, to German parents. She attended the independent, fee-paying South Hampstead High School. She studied German and Italian at the University of Bristol. During her course, in her year abroad, she undertook a number of work placements including at Blue Danube Radio, Reuters, NBC in Turkey, and at the Rome offices of ''The Times''. While at university, Adler was the president of the political society and started its magazine. She graduated in 1995. One of her dissertation topics was denazification. Career After graduating, Adler initially briefly worked for ''The Times'' before moving to Vienna in August 1995 to work for Mondial Congress, an organiser of International Congresses. She began working as a correspondent for Austrian national public broadcaster ORF in late 1995, reporting locally and then int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavic Feminine Given Names
Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to: Peoples * Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia ** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples ** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples ** West Slavic peoples, western group of Slavic peoples ** Slavic Americans, Americans of Slavic descent * Anti-Slavic sentiment, negative attitude towards Slavic peoples * Pan-Slavic movement, movement in favor of Slavic cooperation and unity * Slavic studies, a multidisciplinary field of studies focused on history and culture of Slavic peoples Languages, alphabets, and names * Slavic languages, a group of closely related Indo-European languages ** Proto-Slavic language, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages ** Old Church Slavonic, 9th century Slavic literary language, used for the purpose of evangelizing the Slavic peoples ** Church Slavonic, a written and spoken variant of Old Church Slavonic, standardized and widely adopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Feminine Given Names
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and people of Russia, regardless of ethnicity *Russophone, Russian-speaking person (, ''russkogovoryashchy'', ''russkoyazychny'') *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *Russian alphabet *Russian cuisine *Russian culture *Russian studies Russian may also refer to: * Russian dressing *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series * Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 *The South African name for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katya (spider)
''Katya'' is a genus of Southeast Asian jumping spiders first described by Jerzy Prószyński Jerzy Prószyński (born 1935 in Warsaw) is a Polish arachnologist specializing in systematics of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). He is a graduate of the University of Warsaw, a long-term employee of the Siedlce University of Natural Scienc ... & Christa Deeleman-Reinhold in 2010. it contains only three species. This genus is named after the Uzbek arachnologist Ekaterina Andreeva. References External links Salticidae genera Salticidae {{Salticidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stalingrad (2013 Film)
''Stalingrad'' (russian: Сталинград) is a 2013 Russian war film directed by Fedor Bondarchuk. It was the first Russian movie released in IMAX. The film was released in September 2013 in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) and October in Russia before its international release in subsequent months (all releases were handled by the foreign-language arm of Columbia Pictures). The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Stalingrad received the I3DS (International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society) Jury Award for Russia in 2014. The film is a love story set in November 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad, three months into the six month battle that caused nearly 2,000,000 total casualties (wounded, killed, captured) for the two opponents, including tens of thousands of Russian civilians. The story follows soldiers from both sides as they fight to survive while saving the lives of their l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immortal (Highlander)
In the '' Highlander'' franchise, human beings born with the power of " the Quickening" become immortal if they suffer a premature death by unnatural means (such as by violence). After the First Death, they are ageless and invulnerable to death unless their head is removed or destroyed. From the time they are born, immortals and "pre-immortals" cannot biologically have children. Immortals can sense each other's presence and may take Quickening power from another of their kind by beheading them. They duel each other across the centuries, a deadly "Game" with few rules. One day, the last few will fight during "the Gathering" and the survivor will win the Prize, the collected energy of all immortals who ever lived, enough power to conquer or destroy humanity. "In the end, there can be only one." These immortals are first introduced in the 1986 film ''Highlander'', featuring Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert), a Scottish Highlander born in the 16th century and trained to be a warrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katya (Highlander)
Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia. It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina, which is a Russian form of Katherine.This name is also can be spelled Katia.MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Yekaterina The name is sometimes used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world. In German, Dutch and Scandinavian languages it is spelled Katja. For origin and meaning see also Indian literature for the name Katya-yani/Katyayani, possibly the oldest and therefore the origin of the name Katya. Katya may also refer to: In the arts: * Katya Chilly (born 1978), Ukrainian singer * Katya Jones (born 1989), Russian dancer * Katya Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter * Katya Paskaleva (1945–2002), Bulgarian actress * Katya Reimann (born 1965), American writer of fantasy novels * Katya Santos (born 1982), Filipina actress and model * Katya Zamolodchikova, (performed by Brian McCook, born 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Birdsell
Sandra Louise Birdsell, CM (née Bartlette) (born 22 April 1942) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer of Métis and Mennonite heritage from Morris, Manitoba. Life and career Born in Hamiota, Manitoba, Birdsell was the fifth of eleven children. She lived most of her early life in Morris, Manitoba, where the family moved after her father joined the army in 1943. Her father was a French-speaking Cree Métis born in Canada and her mother was a Low-German speaking Mennonite who was born in Russia. When Birdsell was six and a half, her sister died from leukemia, which left a four-year gap between her and her next older sister. Her loneliness led her to ponder by herself to the nearby parks and rivers allowing her imagination to go wild. Her hometown of Morris experienced a major flood in 1950. Her first three stories in ''Night Travellers'' are based on that flood. Birdsell left home at the age of fifteen, where she studied at the University of Winnipeg and the University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Russia House
''The Russia House'' is a spy novel by British writer John le Carré published in 1989. The title refers to the nickname given to the portion of the British Secret Intelligence Service that was devoted to spying on the Soviet Union. A film based on the novel was released in 1990 starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, and directed by Fred Schepisi. The BBC produced a radio play starring Tom Baker. Plot summary In 1987, Bartholomew "Barley" Scott Blair, a British publisher, is at a book fair in Moscow. With business friends he goes on a drunken retreat to a secluded dacha in the forest near Peredelkino. When their talk turns to politics, Barley finds himself talking boldly of patriotism and courage, of a new world order, and an end to Cold War tensions. One attentive listener, "Goethe", asks him privately whether he truly believes in the possibility of such a world. Barley convincingly says that he does. Several months later in Moscow, a woman named Katya seeks Barley ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katya Nadanova
''James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing'' is a third-person shooter video game based on the James Bond films. It was developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts under EA Games label for GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. The game features a cast of voice actors including Pierce Brosnan, reprising his film role as MI6 agent James Bond. Other returning actors include Richard Kiel, John Cleese and Judi Dench, as Jaws, Q and M respectively. It is considered as a continuation of ''Die Another Day'' (2002), featuring Brosnan in his final performance as Bond. Development on the game began in 2001. Written by Bruce Feirstein, Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, ''Everything or Nothing'' centers around Bond dealing with the use of nanotechnology as terrorism. The player controls Bond, and the game includes several driving levels. It is the second Bond game played in third-person after ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' (1999), and is the first Bond game to feature a two-player coopera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katya Kinski
Katya Kinski is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Dichen Lachman. She made her first on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 12 December 2005. Lachman originally auditioned for the role of Elle Robinson. But producers asked her to play Katya instead. Katya is characterised as a "bitchy nasty person" with a "dark past". She arrives in Erinsborough to visit her terminally-ill father Alex ( Andrew Clarke) before he died. She reunites with her younger siblings Rachel (Caitlin Stasey) and Zeke Kinski (Matthew Werkmeister). Katya feuds with Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne) and Karl Kennedy ( Alan Fletcher) over custody of her siblings. Lachman believed that her flawed character disliked Susan to justify her own failings as a sister. Writers paired her with psychopath character Robert Robinson ( Adam Hunter). He planned to murder her, stalked her and kidnapped her. Katya develops posttraumatic stress disorder and her neighbour M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
