|
Modris Supe
Modris is a Latvian masculine given name, borne by more than 2,500 men in Latvia.PMLP database The name means "watchful" or "vigilant". Its nameday is celebrated on 21 September. The name is one of the relatively few surviving Latvian names of indigenous origin from among the great number revived or introduced during the Latvian National Awakening of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Individuals Modris may refer to: * Modris Eksteins (born 1943), Latvian-Canadian historian * Modris Liepiņš (born 1966), Latvian race walker *Modris Tenisons Modris Tenisons (19 March 1945 – 16 September 2020) was a mime artist in Lithuania and Latvia. He was especially well known in Lithuania. He was also a multidisciplinary artist: a theater director, stage designer and theater consultant. Backg ... (born 1945), Latvian mime Sources Pilsonības un Migrācijas Lietu Parvalde (PMLP): Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs personal name database References * Siliņš, K., 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modra (given Name)
Modra (german: Modern, hu, Modor, Latin: ''Modur'') is a city and municipality in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. It has a population of 9,042 as of 2018. It nestles in the foothills of the Malé Karpaty (Little Carpathian mountains) and is an excellent centre for hiking. Modra is famous for its pottery industry. Its blue-and-white porcelain is famous throughout Slovakia. It is also known as one of the most important viticulture centres in the Little Carpathians region. Besides the main town, there are also other adjacent settlements incorporated in the municipality: former vassalage viticulture village Kráľová and two recreational hamlets of Harmónia and Piesok (also known as Zochova Chata), both located in the woods of Little Carpathians mountains. Etymology Most experts agree that the name is connected to sk, modrá (blue). The name probably originates from another historic geographic name in the neighbourhood, e.g, Modrá hora (Blue Mountain). According to a less ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Masculine Given Name
Latvian names, like in most European cultures, consist of two main elements: the given name (''vārds'') followed by family name (''uzvārds''). During the Soviet occupation (1940–1941; 1944–1991) the practice of giving a middle name (''otrais vārds'') was discouraged, but since the restoration of independence, Latvian legislation again allows the giving of up to two given names and it has become more common to give a middle name to children. Latvian male names end in 1st or 2nd declension masculine endings, either ''-s/-š'' or ''-is'' (with a handful of mostly foreign exceptions ending in indeclinable ''-o'', such as ''Ivo'', ''Raivo'', ''Gvido'', ''Bruno'', ''Oto'' and only a few belonging to the 3rd declension ending in ''-us'', such as ''Ingus'', ''Mikus'', ''Edžus'', ''Zemgus''). Latvian female names have the feminine 4th or 5th declension endings ''-a'' or ''-e'' respectively. For centuries, one of the most popular Latvian names has been ''Jānis'', whose written use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian National Awakening
The Latvian National Awakening ( lv, latviešu [or latvju] tautas atmoda) refers to three distinct but ideologically related Romantic nationalism, National revival movements: * the ''The First Latvian National Awakening, First Awakening'' refers to the Romantic nationalism, national revival led by the Young Latvians from the 1850s to the 1880s, * the ''Second Awakening'' or "New Current" was the movement that led to the proclamation of Latvian independence in 1918, and * the ''Third Awakening'' was the movement that led to the restoration of Latvia's independence in the "Singing Revolution" of 1987–1991. Application of the term Though the term "Awakening" was introduced by the Young Latvians themselves, its application was influenced by the nationalist ideologue Ernests Blanks and later by the academician Jānis Stradiņš. Stradiņš was the first person to use the term "Third Awakening" (at the expanded plenum of the Writers' Union of the Latvian SSR in June 1988), opposing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modris Eksteins
Modris Eksteins ( lv, Modris Ekšteins; born December 13, 1943) is a Latvian Canadian historian with a special interest in German history and modern culture. Born in Riga, Latvia, his works include ''Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age'' (1989), which won the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize and the Trillium Book Award. ''Walking Since Daybreak: A Story of Eastern Europe, World War II and the Heart of Our Century'' (1999), which juxtaposes the history of World War II and Latvia with personal memoir, and won the Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize, and ''Solar Dance: Genius, Forgery, and the Eclipse of Certainty'' (2012), which seeks to interpret the enormous posthumous success of Vincent van Gogh and discusses his forger Otto Wacker, and won the 2013 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. His work has been translated into German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Latvian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. After emigrating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modris Liepiņš
Modris Liepiņš (born 3 August 1966 in Tukums) is a Latvian race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful .... Achievements References * 1966 births Living people People from Tukums Latvian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Latvia Latvian male marathon runners Latvian Academy of Sport Education alumni {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modris Tenisons
Modris Tenisons (19 March 1945 – 16 September 2020) was a mime artist in Lithuania and Latvia. He was especially well known in Lithuania. He was also a multidisciplinary artist: a theater director, stage designer and theater consultant. Background Modris lost his father at an early age. He started schooling in Riga, Latvia when he was six years old. During his school days, he showed talent in art."MODRIS TENISONS: Režisors un scenogrāfs, dizaina mākslinieks, profesionāla pantomīmas teātra izveidotājs Kauņā." 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2010. Mime career After graduating from the School of Applied Arts in |
