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Kin-Dza-Dza
''Kin-dza-dza!'' (russian: link=no, italics=yes, Кин-дза-дза!) is a 1986 Soviet film released by the Mosfilm studio and directed by Georgiy Daneliya, with a story by Georgiy Daneliya and Revaz Gabriadze. Plot The story begins in 1980s Moscow. Vladimir Mashkov, aka Uncle Vova, a generic but gruff construction foreman, is relaxing at home after a stressful day at work. His wife asks him to buy some groceries, so Vova goes out to the nearest store. Standing right in the city centre on Kalinin Prospekt (now New Arbat Avenue), is a barefoot man, dressed in a tattered coat, who appeals to passersby with a strange request: "Tell me the number of your planet in the Tentura? Or at least the number of your galaxy in the spiral?". Uncle Vova and a young Georgian student with a violin (The Violinist) stop and talk to the strange man. During a short conversation, the stranger shows them a teleportation device he calls a "traveler". Uncle Vova decides to test the veracity of the stra ...
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Revaz Gabriadze
Revaz "Rezo" Gabriadze ( ka, რევაზ ეზოგაბრიაძე; 29 June 1936 – 6 June 2021) was a Georgian theatre and film director, playwright, writer, painter, and sculptor. His son, Levan Gabriadze, is also an actor and film director. Gabriadze graduated from the Higher Scriptwriters' Courses in Moscow and worked as a correspondent for the newspaper ''Youth of Georgia''. He began working as a screenwriter for director Georgiy Daneliya and co-wrote some of his most popular films, including '' Mimino'' and '' Kin-dza-dza!'' Gabriadze also worked as a scenographer, painter, sculptor, and book illustrator. In 1981 he founded a puppet theatre in Kutaisi. He was awarded a USSR State Prize in 1989. Works and activities Gabriadze wrote over 35 screenplays, including such influential films as '' Don't Grieve'', '' Mimino'', '' The Eccentrics'' and '' Kin-Dza-Dza!''. At some point he was frustrated with lack of intellectual freedom in the Soviet Union, ...
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Stanislav Lyubshin
Stanislav Andreyevich Lyubshin (russian: link=no, Станислав Андреевич Любшин; born 6 April 1933) is a Russian actor, film director, and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1981). Life Stanislav Lyubshin is a Russian actor whose recognition came after his role of a spy in '' Shchit i mech'' (1968). He was born Stanislav Andreevich Lyubshin on 6 April 1933 in the village of Vladykino, a suburb of Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. His father, Andrei Lyubshin, was an agricultural engineer, his mother was a milkmaid. Young Lyubshin was fond of theatre, he was encouraged by his parents and joined the drama class at his school. From 1955-1959 he studied acting at Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in Moscow, graduating in 1959 as an actor. Lyubshin made his film debut in 1959, while a student, in ''There Will Be No Leave Today'' (1959), by directors Andrey Tarkovsky and Aleksandr Gordon. He shot to fame in the Soviet Union with the leading role as Weiss/Belov, a Rus ...
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Georgiy Daneliya
Georgiy Nikolayevich Daneliya ( ka, გიორგი ნიკოლოზის ძე დანელია; russian: Георгий Николаевич Данелия; 25 August 1930 – 4 April 2019), also known as Giya Daneliya ( ka, გია დანელია), was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter of Georgian origin. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1989 and a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 1997. Early life Georgiy Daneliya was born in Tbilisi into a Georgian family. His father Nikolai Dmitrievich Danelia (1902–1981) came from peasants. He moved to Moscow following the October Revolution, finished the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering and joined Mosmetrostroy where he spent the rest of his life working as an engineer and a manager at different levels.''Georgiy Daneliya (2006)''. A Passenger Without a Ticket. — Moscow: Eksmo, 416 pages Georgiy's mother Maria Ivlianovna Anjaparidze (1905–1980 ...
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Victor Makhmutov
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * ''Victor'' (2008 film), a 2008 TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * ''Viktor'' (film), a 2014 Franco/Russian film Music * ''Victor'' (album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation originally a subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company ** Victor Entertainment, or JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, a Japanese record label ** Victor Interactive So ...
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Aleksandra Dorokhina
Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken. Variants * Alejandra, Alejandrina ( diminutive) (Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) ( Albanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian) * Alessandra (Italian) * Alessia (Italian) * Alex (various languages) * Alexa (Eng ...
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Gennady B
Gennady ( rus, Геннадий, p=ɡʲɪˈnadʲɪj), also spelled Gennadi or Gennadiy, is a Russian male name. They are derived from the Greek given name Gennadius. People * Gennady Gladkov, Soviet and Russian composer *Gennady Golovkin, Kazakh boxer * Gennady Gudkov, Russian politician and businessman * Gennadi Karponosov, Soviet and Russian Olympic and world champion ice dancer and coach * Gennady Korotkevich, Belarusian sport programmer * Gennady Logofet, Soviet and Russian footballer and football coach * Gennady Semenovich Makanin, Russian mathematician * Gennady Mikhasevich, prolific Soviet serial killer and rapist * Gennady of Novgorod, Russian archbishop *Gennady Padalka, Russian cosmonaut * Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Soviet and Russian conductor * Gennadi Syomin, Russian footballer and football coach * Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American cartoonist * Gennady Yanayev, the only vice president of the Soviet Union * Gennady Zyuganov, Russian political party leader and assemblyma ...
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Yelena Mashkova-Sulakadze
Yelena or Jelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian form of Helen, written Елена in Russian. Notable people called Yelena *Yelena Afanasyeva (born 1967), former Russian athlete who competed in the 800 metres * Yelena Vladimirovna Afanasyeva (born 1975), member of the State Duma of Russia * Yelena Akhaminova, former volleyball player for the Soviet Union * Yelena Andreevna, play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov * Yelena Andreyuk, former volleyball player for the USSR * Yelena Antonova (rower) (born 1952), rower from the Soviet Union *Yelena Arshintseva (born 1971), retired female race walker from Russia * Yelena Azarova (born 1973), Russian Synchro-swimmer *Yelena Baranova (born 1972), Russian professional basketball player * Yelena Baturina (born 1963), Russian oligarch, Russia's richest woman * Yelena Bekman-Shcherbina (1882–1951), Russian pianist, composer and teacher *Yelena Belevskaya (born 1963), retired athlete who represented the USSR until 1991 ...
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Victor Marenkov
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * Victor (1951 film), ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * Victor (1993 film), ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * Victor (2008 film), ''Victor'' (2008 film), a 2008 TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * Victor (2009 film), ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * Viktor (film), ''Viktor'' (film), a 2014 Franco/Russian film Music * Victor (album), ''Victor'' (album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation originally a subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company ** V ...
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Igor Bogolyubov
Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * Igorrr, (born 1984) a French musician Fictional characters * Igor (character), a stock character * Igor Karkaroff, character in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Igor, the eagle in '' Count Duckula'' * Igor, the first enemy character in fighting game ''Human Killing Machine'' * Igor, a baboon with shape-shifting powers in Marvel comics (see List of fictional monkeys) * Igor, a reoccurring character in the ''Persona'' series * Igor, a character in ''Young Frankenstein'' * Igor Nevsky, an assassin in ''Air Force One'' (film) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Igor'' (album), a 2019 album by Tyler, The Creator * ''Igor'' (film), a 2008 American animated film * '' Igor: Objective Uikokahonia'', a 1994 Spanish MS-DOS PC video game released ...
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Nikolai Garo
Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Nikolay II, last Emperor of Russia, from 1894 until 1917 * Prince Nikolai of Denmark (born 1999) Other people Nikolai * Nikolai Aleksandrovich (other) or Nikolay Aleksandrovich, several people * Nikolai Antropov (born 1980), Kazakh former ice hockey winger * Nikolai Berdyaev (1874-1948), Russian religious and political philosopher * Nikolai Bogomolov (born 1991), Russian professional ice hockey defenceman * Nikolai Bukharin (1888–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician * Nikolai Bulganin (1895-1975), Soviet politician and minister of defence * Nikolai Chernykh (1931-2004), Russian astronomer * Nikolai Dudorov (1906–1977), Soviet politician * Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (born 1952), Soviet serial killer * Nikolai Goc ...
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Vitali Leonov
Vitali, Vitalii, Vitaly, Vitaliy and may refer to: People Given name * Vitaly Borker (born 1975 or 1976), Ukrainian American Internet fraudster and cyberbully * Vitaly Churkin (1952–2017), Russian politician * Vitaly Ginzburg (1916–2009), Russian physicist * Vitaly Grachev (born 1979), Ukrainian-Russian singer and songwriter * Vitaly Kaloyev (born 1956), Russian architect and convicted murderer * Vitaliy Khan (born 1985), Kazakh freestyle swimmer * Vitali Kiryushchenkov (born 1992), Belarusian ice hockey player * Vitali Klitschko (born 1971), Ukrainian professional boxer * Vitaliy Kolpakov (born 1972), Ukrainian athlete * Vitaliy Konovalov (1932–2013), Soviet engineer and politician * Vitali Konstantinov (born 1949), Russian wrestler * Vitaly Petrov (coach), Vitaly Petrov (born 1938), Ukrainian athletics coach * Vitaly Petrov (born 1984), Russian racing driver * Vitaly Scherbo (born 1972), Belarusian and former Soviet gymnast * Vitali Sevastyanov (1935-2010), Soviet cosmonaut ...
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Lyudmila Solodenko
Ludmila, Ludmilla, or Lyudmila (Cyrillic , bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця , fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs , fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic , fam3 = Phoenician , fam4 = G ...: Людмила, ''Lyudmila'') may refer to: People * Ludmila (given name) a Slavic female given name (including a list of people with the name) * Ludmila da Silva (born 1994), Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Ludmila * Ludmilla (singer), Brazilian singer and songwriter Ludmila Oliveira da Silva (born 1995) * Anna Ludmilla, American ballerina born Jean Marie Kaley (1903–1990) Arts and literature * a title character of '' Ruslan and Ludmila'', a poem by Alexandr Pushkin * a title character of ''Ruslan and Lyudmila'' (opera), by Mikhail Glinka * the title character of '' Ludmila's Broken English'', a 2006 book by D.B.C. Pierre * the title character of ''Saint Ludmila'' (orato ...
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