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Konovalenko
Konovalenko is a Ukrainian-language surname derived from the occupation of ''konoval'' :ru:коновал.html" ;"title=":ru:коновал">коновал an archaic term for "veterinarian", literally meaning "descendant of ''konoval''". Notable people with this surname include: *Vasily Konovalenko *Viktor Konovalenko See also * *Konovalov, Russian surname with the same derivation *Konovalyuk *Konoval Konoval or Konowal is a Slavic-language surname literally meaning the occupation of ''konoval'' :ru:коновал.html" ;"title=":ru:коновал">коновал an archaic term for "veterinarian". Variants include Koneval and Konefal. Notabl ... {{surname Ukrainian-language surnames Occupational surnames Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Konovalenko
Vasily Vasilivich Konovalenko (russian: Василий Васильевич Коноваленко, koʊ-noʊ-VA-ɪŋ-koʊ; 5 July 1929 – 27 January 1989) was a Soviet artist, known for creating unique three dimensional gemstone sculptures. Early life Konovalenko was born in Petrovka, a village in east-central Ukraine on July 5, 1929 to a Ukrainian father, Basil Vasily Konovalenko (1900–1946), and a Russian mother, Galiguzova Theodosius Tikhonovna (b. 1899). He was the couple's fifth child and only son, and his documents listed him as "Ukrainian". After spending his first few years in Petrovka, the family moved to the mining center of Donetsk (which at that time was called Stalino), a larger and more cosmopolitan city in eastern Ukraine. The remainder of his childhood was spent there, with the exception of the two years of Nazi occupation, October 1941 through September 1943. In 1944 at the age of fifteen, he began work in the Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Konovalenko
Viktor Sergeyevich Konovalenko (; 11 March 1938 – 20 February 1996) was a Soviet ice hockey goaltender. He led the Soviet team to the Olympics gold medals in 1964 and 1968, to the IIHF World Championships title in 1963–1968, 1970 and 1971, and to the European title in 1963–68 and 1970. He was named the most valuable player in the Soviet league in 1970 and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2007. Konovalenko played his entire career from 1956 to 1972 for Torpedo Gorky (now Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod); he never won a national title, and once placed second (in 1961). As a goaltender of the Soviet team he replaced Nikolai Puchkov, and in 1971, he was succeeded by Vladislav Tretiak. In retirement he worked as a goaltender coach with Torpedo Gorky and later became director of the Torpedo Gorky sports arena, which was renamed to the Konovalenko Sports Palace Konovalenko Sports Palace is an indoor sporting arena located in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The capacity of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |