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Koshkin
Koshkin is a Russian surname, which means "cat" or cat owner", from the Russian word ''koshka'' or "cat".Mikheev, Alexey"What Russian Surnames Mean" ''Russia & India Report'', Moscow, 25 May 2014. Retrieved on 7 January 2016. An alternative spelling is Koshkyn, and a name with the same meaning is Kotov. The name Koshkin may refer to: * Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Koshkin (born 1941), Russian football player * Aleksandr Koshkyn (1959– 2012), Russian boxer * Dmitriy Koshkin (born 1986), Kazakh skier *Ivan Fyodorovich Koshkin (died 1427), Russian nobleman * Mikhail Koshkin (1898–1940), Russia tank designer * Nikita Koshkin (born 1956), Russian classical guitarist and composer *Zakhary Ivanovich Koshkin Zakhary Ivanovich Koshkin (died 1461) was a boyar at the court of Vasili II. He was a male-line forefather of the Romanov family, and the first Romanov Tsar, Michael I of Russia, was his agnatic descendant. Koshkin was the son of Ivan Fyodorovich ... (died 1461), Russian nobleman Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Koshkin
Nikita Arnoldovich Koshkin (; born 28 February 1956) is a classical guitarist-composer born in Moscow USSR. His early influences included Stravinsky, Shostakovich and Prokofiev, as well as rock music. Koshkin first came to prominence with his suite ''The Prince's Toys'', completed in 1980 and first performed by the Czech-born guitarist Vladimir Mikulka. Koshkin's best-known guitar work is ''Usher-Waltz'' (1984), a piece inspired by the Edgar Allan Poe story ''The Fall of the House of Usher'', written for the guitarist Vladislav Blaha. It was made famous by John Williams' performance in the ''Seville Concert'' CD in 1993. Other famous performers of Koshkin's work include the Assad Duo and the Zagreb and Amsterdam Trios. His other important works include the set of variations ''The Porcelain Tower'' and the ''Andante quasi Passacaglia e Toccata: The Fall of Birds'' (1978). Besides writing works for solo guitar, Koshkin has composed guitar-ensemble music as well; in addition to nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakhary Ivanovich Koshkin
Zakhary Ivanovich Koshkin (died 1461) was a boyar at the court of Vasili II. He was a male-line forefather of the Romanov family, and the first Romanov Tsar, Michael I of Russia, was his agnatic descendant. Koshkin was the son of Ivan Fyodorovich Koshkin. He had several brothers: Yakov, Ivan, and Feodor. He was the great-grandfather of Anastasia Romanovna, the first wife of Ivan the terrible, and a progenitor of the Romanov dynasty. The first Romanov Tsar of Russia, Michael I, was a male-line descendant of Zakhary. Progeny Koshkin had three sons of his own: Yakov Zakharyevich, Yuri Zakharyevich, and Vasily Zakharyevich. Among them, Yuri Zakharyevich Koshkin was the father of Roman Yurievich Zakharyin. It is from the first name of the latter that the future royal family derives its surname, Romanov. Roman Yurievich Zakharyin was the father of Nikita Romanovich Zakharyin-Yuriev, who in turn was the paternal grandfather of Tsar Michael I. Thus, the lineage is: *Zakhary Ivanovich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Koshkyn
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Koshkin (russian: Александр Николаевич Кошкин; 13 June 1959 – 16 October 2012) was a Russian amateur light-middleweight boxer. After placing second at the 1980 Summer Olympics, he won a European title in 1981 and a world title in 1982. Koshkin typically kept a distance from the opponent and was known for his sudden knockouts. As a child Koshkin trained in cross-country skiing, and changed to boxing at the age of 11, following his elder brother. He first trained at Spartak under Boris Grekov, who previously raised the Olympic medalist Sergei Sivko. In 1978 Koshkin was included to the Soviet national team. In the 1980 Olympic final he lost to Armando Martínez, but avenged the loss in the world championship final in 1982. During his boxing career Koshkin fractured his hands 36 times. Hand injuries eventually forced him to retire in 1983 with a record of 180 wins out of 240 bouts. In retirement he coached boxers at Dynamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Fyodorovich Koshkin
Ivan Fyodorovich Koshkin (died 1427) was a boyar and Voivode at the court of Vasily I and Vasily II. He was a son of Fedor Andreevich Kobylin and a progenitor of the Romanov dynasty. He had four sons: Ivan Ivanovich Koshkin, Fedor Ivanovich Koshkin, Jakov Ivanovich Koshkin, and Zahari Ivanovich Koshkin. Zahari Ivanovich Koshkin was an ancestor of the very first tsaritsa, Anastasia Romanovna, the wife of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584. Ivan ..., nicknamed "the Terrible." External links History of Early Romanovs House of Romanov 1427 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Russia-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Koshkin
Mikhail Ilyich Koshkin (Russian language, Russian: Михаи́л Ильи́ч Ко́шкин; 3 December 1898, Pereslavsky District, Brynchagi, Yaroslavl Oblast – 26 September 1940) was a Soviet Union, Soviet tank designer, chief designer of the famous T-34 medium tank. The T-34 was the most produced tank of World War II. He started out in life as a confectioner, but then studied engineering.Panther Vs T-34: Ukraine 1943 By Robert Forczyk, Osprey Publishing, 2007, , on Google Books/ref> In 1937, the Red Army assigned him to lead design bureau KB-190 to design a replacement for the BT tanks at the Kharkiv Komintern Locomotive Plant (KhPZ) in Kharkiv. Koshkin imagined the T-34 tank after BT tanks tested during the Spanish Civil War proved to be under-armored and prone to catching fire. Koshkin claimed that he named the tank “T-34” because he began to imagine designs for the tank in 1934. After the Soviet Army rejected his prototype, Koshkin began privately assembling a test ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitriy Koshkin
Dmitriy Koshkin (born April 20, 1986 in Novosibirsk, Russia) is an alpine skier competing for Kazakhstan. He competed for Kazakhstan at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. He previously competed for his native Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... References 1986 births Living people Olympic alpine skiers for Kazakhstan Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Kazakhstani male alpine skiers Russian male alpine skiers Sportspeople from Novosibirsk Asian Games medalists in alpine skiing Alpine skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games {{Kazakhstan-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of four living East Slavic languages, and is also a part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages. Besides Russia itself, Russian is an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is used widely as a lingua franca throughout Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to some extent in the Baltic states. It was the De facto#National languages, ''de facto'' language of the former Soviet Union,1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 and continues to be used in public life with varying proficiency in all of the post-Soviet states. Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotov
Kotov (russian: Котов) and Kotova (russian: Котова; feminine) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Kotov (1913–1981), a Soviet chess grandmaster and author * Grigory Kotov (1902–1944), Soviet general * Konstantin Kotov (activist) (b. 1985), a Russian political activist * Oleg Kotov (b. 1965), a Russian cosmonaut * Sergei Kotov (b. 1985), an Israeli figure skater * Sergei Kotov (footballer) (b. 1982), a Russian professional footballer * Vladimir Kotov (b. 1958), a South African long-distance runner * Nina Kotova (b. 1969), a Russian American cellist and composer * Tatyana Kotova (b. 1976), a Russian long jump athlete * Tatiana Kotova Tatiana Nikolaevna Kotova (russian: Татьяна Николаевна Котова; born 3 September 1985) is a Russian singer, actress, and television personality. She is the winner of the title Miss Russia 2006 and former soloist of Ukraini ... (b. 1985), the winner of Miss Russia 2006 tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Koshkin
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
