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Konkordiya Samoilova
Konkordiya Nikolavna Samoilova (née Gromova) (Russian: Конкордия Николаевна Самойлова; 1876 – June 3, 1921) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and a founding editor of the Russian newspaper, ''Pravda'', in 1912. She was a revolutionary and activist for women workers both before and after the Bolshevik Revolution. She devoted her life to the cause of proletarian women. Feeling strongly as a Communist, she sometimes used the name "Natasha Bolshevikova". Biography Samoilova's father was an Orthodox priest in Irkutsk, Siberia, and she had a sister, Kaleriia. Samoilova graduated with a gold medal from gymnasium in Irkutsk. She took part in her first demonstration in February 1897 while a university student, studying Bestuzhev Courses in St. Petersburg. In 1901, she was expelled from school after three months in prison. She returned home to Irkutsk until early 1902, when she received a passport and left for Paris to study Marxism at the ''Vol'naaia Russkaia shk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Konkordiaplatz or Concordia Place (French: Place de la Concorde), is a flat area of snow and ice lying just to the south of the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Valais. It is the junction of four large glaciers coming down from the ''Aletschfirn'', the ''Jungfraufirn'', the ''Ewigschneefäld'' and the ''Grüneggfirn''. The main Aletsch Glacier originates from Konkordiaplatz. The ''Konkordiaplatz Charter'' was signed by the municipalities located in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area UNESCO World Heritage site, vowing to retain the aesthetic beauty of the region. Naming '':wikt:Concordia, Concordia'' is the Latin word for harmony, literally "with (one) heart". It was the name of the Roman goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. British mountaineer John Frederick Hardy dubbed the location at the convergence of the several glaciers ''Place de la Concorde of Nature''. The name ''Concordia'' was then given to other places where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
