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Minuta Slavy
''Minute of Fame'' ( rus, Минута славы, r=Minuta slavy, p=mʲɪˈnutə ˈslavɨ}) is a Russian television talent show competition originating from the ''Got Talent'' series and which started in February 2007 on 1TV. For the first two seasons it was hosted by Garik Martirosyan, replaced in the 3rd season by Alexander Tsekalo, then in the 4th season the hosts were Alexander Oleshko and Ville Haapasalo, and in the 5th and 6th seasons Julia Kovalchuk took over from Haapasalo. Judges *Alexander Maslyakov, host of KVN, head judge, seasons 1-8; *Leonid Parfyonov, journalist, season 4. *Tatyana Tolstaya, writer, seasons 1-3. *Mariya Shukshina, TV host show season 5. * Larissa Guzeyeva, TV host show seasons 6-8. *In the first season, the role of third judge was filled by different visitor, but in the second season a third permanent judge appeared is Alexander Tsekalo. In the third and following seasons, the third judge was again a series of visitors. *Sergei Yursky, actor, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VID (company)
VIDgital (russian: ВИDgital), formerly and still commonly known as simply VID (, stylized as ВИD, lit. "View"; acronym of '' Vzglyad i Drugiye'', "Outlook and Others") is a Russian and former Soviet TV production company. VIDgital produces shows for Channel One Russia, NTV and OTR. It is best known for producing the television programmes '' Wait for Me'' (Russian: Жди меня), designed to help people find loved ones and ''Pole Chudes'' (Russian: Поле Чудес) which is a popular Russian version of ''Wheel of Fortune''. VIDgital's TV shows are also aired by Inter, ONT, Evraziya and Prime TV channels. History 1987–2000 The VID Television Company was founded in 1987 by Vladislav Listyev, Andrey Rasbash, Alexander Lyubimov, Alexander Politkovsky, Ivan Demidov and Alexander Gorozhankin, based on Vzglyad, a Russian creative association affiliated with the Youth Editorial Board of the Central Television of the USSR. In the 1990, VID opened new subdivisions in Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Zhizhikin
Igor Vitalievich Jijikine (Russian: И́горь Вита́льевич Жижи́кин; born 8 October 1965) is a Russian-American actor working in Los Angeles and Moscow. Early life and career Jijikine was born in Moscow and from 1983 to 1988 he studied drama and acrobatics. From 1982 to 1984, Jijikine performed mandatory military service with the Soviet Special Forces unit Spetznaz. He performed on stage with the Moscow State Circus,Igor Jijikine official website . Retrieved 28 December 2013 ’s "Jubilee" and 's "Mystere" in Las Vegas. Film care ...
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Svetlana Druzhinina
Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina (russian: Светла́на Серге́евна Дружи́нина ; born 16 December 1935 in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian actress, film director, screenwriter, film producer. She is best known for directing the Gardes-Marines trilogy consisting of ''Gardes-Marines, ahead!'', ''Viva Gardes-Marines!'' and '' Gardes-Marines-III''. Biography Svetlana Druzhinina was born on 16 December 1935 in Moscow. In 1946, Druzhinina entered the circus school, where she successfully worked with a group of circus acrobats for one year. A year later she moved to the ballet school at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre. In 1955 she graduated from the ballet school of the Bolshoi Theatre, where she studied together with future ballet stars Māris Liepa and Natalya Kasatkina. Because of a serious injury Druzhinina couldn’t become a dancer. In 1955 Druzhinina debuted as an actress in the movie ''Showcase for Supermarket'' (r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgard Zapashny
Edgard may refer to the following: *Edgard, Louisiana *Edgard Félix Pierre Jacobs *Edgard Varèse See also *Eadgar (other) *Edgar (other) *Edgardo Edgardo is an Italian-language form of the name Edgar. It may refer to: *Edgardo Abdala (born 1978), Chilean-Palestinian football midfielder *Edgardo Adinolfi (born 1974), Uruguayan football player *Edgardo Alfonzo (born 1973), former Major League ... {{disambig, given name French masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Rust
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalised its first audiences. Bizet died suddenly after the 33rd performance, unaware that the work would achieve international acclaim within the following ten years. ''Carmen'' has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical Western canon, canon; the "Habanera (aria), Habanera" from act 1 and the "Toreador Song" from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias. The opera is written in the genre of ''opéra comique'' with musical numbers separated by dialogue. It is set in southern Spain and tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Circus
The title Moscow State Circus is used for a variety of circuses. Most commonly, it refers to one of the two circus buildings in Moscow, the " Circus Nikulin" (the old circus, featuring animal acts) and the "Bolshoi Circus" (the new circus, featuring trapeze and acrobatics), or to traveling shows which may or may not be directly related to Russia.Circopedia: The Free Encyclopedia of the International Circus, s.v. "Moscow Circus.(Accessed May 3, 2011) The Russian Circus rose during the Soviet Union, Soviet period, when acts from many Russian circuses united to tour the United States under the title, "The Moscow Circus."Glenn Collins. "The Moscow Circus: Vaudeville That Delivers a Nationalistic Message," The New York Times. September 11, 1988. During this time, the circus became a point of pride. Russian Circus traditions include clowning, juggling, acrobatics, contortion, and animal acts (especially bear acts, such as bears who juggle with their feet).Miriam Birch. Inside the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubles
The ruble (American English) or rouble (Commonwealth English) (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is the currency unit of Belarus and Russia. Historically, it was the currency of the Russian Empire and of the Soviet Union. , currencies named ''ruble'' in circulation include the Belarusian ruble (BYN, Rbl) in Belarus and the Russian ruble (RUB, ₽) in Russia. Additionally, the Transnistrian ruble is used in Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway province of Moldova. These currencies are subdivided into one hundred kopeks. No kopek is currently formally subdivided, although ''denga'' (½ kopek) and ''polushka'' (½ denga, thus ¼ kopek) were minted until the 19th century. Historically, the grivna, ruble and denga were used in Russia as measurements of weight. In 1704, as a result of monetary reforms by Peter the Great, the ruble became the first decimal currency. The silver ruble was used until 1897 and the gold ruble was used until 1917. The Soviet ruble officially replaced the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semi-finals
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion. Each match-up may be a single match or several, for example two-legged ties in European sports or best-of series in American pro sports. Defeated competitors may play no further part after losing, or may participate in "consolation" or "classification" matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings; for example, a third place playoff between losing semi-finalists. In a shootout poker tournament, there are more than two players competing at each table, and sometimes more than one progressing to the next round. Some competitions are held with a pure single-elimination tournament system. Others have many phases, with the last being a single-elimination final stage, often c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larissa Guzeyeva
Larisa Andreyevna Guzeyeva (russian: Лари́са Андре́евна Гузе́ева; born 23 May 1959) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress and television host. She is a Meritorious Artist of Russia and honored artist of the Russian Federation in 1994. She is a member of the public organization "Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation". She was awarded the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation in 2011. Biography Life and career Larisa Andreevna Guzeeva was born May 23, 1959, in the village of Burtinsky of Belyayevsky District, Orenburg Oblast. Her mother was Albina Andreevna Guzeeva, a school teacher. In 1984 she graduated from the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, course of Vladimir Petrov. At the end of the institute, she began acting in films. Her first major role was Larissa Ogudalova in the film Eldar Ryazanov's ''A Cruel Romance'' (1984). In 1985, films with the participation of the actress ''Let's Meet in the Metro'' (Lely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Shukshina
Maria Vasilievna Shukshina (russian: Мари́я Васи́льевна Шукшина́; born 27 May 1967) is a Russian actress. Her film credits include '' Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus'' (2010), '' Bury Me Behind the Baseboard'' (2009) and ''American Daughter'' (1995). Her television credits include ' (2004), ''Take me with You'' (2008) and ''McMafia'' (2018).{{cite web, url=https://russia.tv/person/show/person_id/720/, work=Russia-1>{{cite web, url=https://russia.tv/person/show/person_id/720/, title=Мария Шукшина / Биография She hosted the show ''Wait for Me'' on Channel One Russia and was a member of the judging panel on '' Minute of Fame''. Biography Early life and education Maria Shukshina was born in Moscow, the daughter of Russian writer, film director and actor Vasily Shukshin and Russian film actress Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina. The actress has an older half-sister Anastasia, and younger sister Olga. She graduated from the translation department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1TV (Russia)
Channel One ( rus, Первый канал, r=Pervyy kanal, p=ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal, t=First Channel) is a Russian state-controlled television channel. It is the first television channel to broadcast in the Russian Federation. Its headquarters are located at Ostankino Technical Center near the Ostankino Tower in Moscow. From April 1995 to September 2002, the channel was known as Public Russian Television ( rus, Общественное Российское Телевидение, r=Obshchestvennoye Rossiyskoye Televideniye, ORT ). History When the Soviet Union was abolished, the Russian Federation took over most of its structures and institutions. One of the first acts of Boris Yeltsin's new government was to sign a presidential decree on 27 December 1991, providing for Russian jurisdiction over the central television system. The 'All-Union State TV and Radio Company' (Gosteleradio) was transformed into the 'Russian State TV and Radio Company Ostankino'. A presidential dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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