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Mariya Kuznetsova (actress)
Maria Kuznetsova or Mariya Kuznetsova (russian: Мария Кузнецова) may refer to: * Maria Kuznetsova (novelist), Ukrainian American novelist * Maria Kuznetsova (wrestler) (born 1997), Russian wrestler * Mariya Kuznetsova (born 1950), Russian actress in the 2001 film ''Taurus'' * Mariya Kuznetsova (singer) (1880–1966), Russian opera singer and dancer * Mariya Kuznetsova (pilot) Mariya Mikhailovna Kuznetsova (russian: Мария Михайловна Кузнецова; 14 April 1918 12 October 1990) was a Soviet fighter pilot who originally flew with the women's 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment but was later transferred to ... (1918–1990), Soviet fighter pilot See also * Maria Kouznetsova (violinist) (born 1991), Russian violinist {{hndis, Kuznetsova, Mariya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Kuznetsova (novelist)
Maria Kuznetsova is a Ukrainian American novelist with two book publications, both from Random House. Early life and education Kuznetsova was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to the U.S. at five years old with her family. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, her family became Jewish refugees in Alabama. Upon moving, she learned English, and eventually attended Duke University as an English major. She went on to receive master's degrees in creative writing from University of California, Davis and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She serves as an assistant professor in the English department at Auburn University. Writing Kuznetsova's debut novel ''Oksana, Behave!'' was published in 2019 by Random House. A bildungsroman about a young Ukrainian immigrant woman divided into "episodes" for chapters, the book was reviewed positively by Emma Straub in the ''Wall Street Journal'', Anya Ulinich in the ''New York Times'', ''O, The Oprah Magazine'', ''Kirkus Reviews'', and ''Publishers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Kuznetsova (wrestler)
Mariya Sergeyevna Kuznetsova (born 17 December 1997) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Chuvash origin. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. Career Kuznetsova competed in the 65 kg event at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia. In that same year, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2018 Russian National Women's Freestyle Wrestling Championships. In 2019, Kuznetsova represented Russia at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus and she won one of the bronze medals in the 62 kg event. A few months later, at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China, she won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event. In 2019, Kuznetsova also won a bronze medal in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. The following year, she won a bronze medal in this event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy. In 2020, she also competed in the women's 65 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Kuznetsova (actress)
Maria Kuznetsova or Mariya Kuznetsova (russian: Мария Кузнецова) may refer to: * Maria Kuznetsova (novelist), Ukrainian American novelist * Maria Kuznetsova (wrestler) (born 1997), Russian wrestler * Mariya Kuznetsova (born 1950), Russian actress in the 2001 film ''Taurus'' * Mariya Kuznetsova (singer) (1880–1966), Russian opera singer and dancer * Mariya Kuznetsova (pilot) Mariya Mikhailovna Kuznetsova (russian: Мария Михайловна Кузнецова; 14 April 1918 12 October 1990) was a Soviet fighter pilot who originally flew with the women's 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment but was later transferred to ... (1918–1990), Soviet fighter pilot See also * Maria Kouznetsova (violinist) (born 1991), Russian violinist {{hndis, Kuznetsova, Mariya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taurus (2001 Film)
''Taurus'' (russian: Телец, Telets) is a 2001 Russian biographical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov, portraying Vladimir Lenin. It is the second film in a trilogy by director Aleksandr Sokurov that began with ''Moloch'' about Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler and continued with '' The Sun'' about Japanese emperor Hirohito. It was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In the face of illness, the historical personality turns out to be simply a man powerless to change anything in the fate of a country that is not yet under his control, the fate of his doomed awkward family, or the fate of his decaying personality. Cast * Leonid Mozgovoy as Vladimir Lenin * Mariya Kuznetsova as Krupskaya * Sergei Razhuk as Joseph Stalin * Natalya Nikulenko as Sister * Lev Yeliseyev as Doctor * Nikolai Ustinov as Pacoly Awards * 2001 Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards: **Best Film, Best Director (Alexander Sokurov), Best Female Actor ( Mariya Kuznetsova), Best Male Actor (Leon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Kuznetsova (singer)
Maria Nikolaevna Kuznetsova (25 April 1966) (russian: Мария Николаевна Кузнецова, also spelled Maria Kuznetsova-Benois) was a 20th century Russian opera singer and dancer. Prior to the Revolution, Kuznetsova was one of the most celebrated opera singers in Imperial Russia, having worked with Richard Strauss, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Jules Massenet. She was frequently paired with Feodor Chaliapin. After leaving Russia in 1917, Kuznetsova continued to perform for another thirty years abroad before retiring.Grove, George and Blom, Eric. ''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', 879. St. Martin's Press, 1955. Family Kuznetsova was born in 1880, in Odessa, the daughter of portraitist Nikolai Kuznetsov.Salmina-Haskell, Larissa. ''Russian Paintings and Drawings in the Ashmolean Museum'', Pages 23–24. Published by Ashmolean Museum, 1989 Kuznetsova's mother was descended from a distinguished family of scientists and intellectuals of Romanian and Russo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Kuznetsova (pilot)
Mariya Mikhailovna Kuznetsova (russian: Мария Михайловна Кузнецова; 14 April 1918 12 October 1990) was a Soviet fighter pilot who originally flew with the women's 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment but was later transferred to the 437th Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yekaterina Budanova, Lydia Litvyak, and several other members of the unit in September 1942. While she did not become an ace, she made it through Battle of Stalingrad unlike many of her colleagues transferred there. Civilian life Kuznetsova was born on 4 April 1918 to a Russian peasant family in Yazvishchi village, Moscow Governorate, RSFSR. She began flying when she was 18, but her father was arrested during the Red Terror in 1937, forcing her to note the arrest in applications and documents, resulting in her being kicked out of flight training several times for being related to an "enemy of the people"; however, her friends spoke up on her behalf and managed to convince the head of the flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |