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Natalya Vavilova
Natalya Dmitrievna Vavilova (russian: Наталья Дмитриевна Вавилова, born 26 January 1959) is a Russian film actress. Biography Vavilova started her career as an actress at the age of fourteen. She appeared in several pictures in supporting roles. In 1984, Natalya Vavilova graduated from the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography, studying under Yevgeny Matveyev, an acclaimed Russian actor and director. Her classmate was Alim Kouliev. Success and fame followed her role of Aleksandra Tikhomirova in the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film picture ''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears''. While being filmed for the picture ''Nikolai Podvoisky'', she fell from a horse and suffered a spinal trauma. Her last film was ''The Sukhovo-Kobylin Case''. After she accomplished that work, Natalya Vavilova stopped pursuing her acting career. Since that time she has avoided all contacts with the press. She lived with her husband, Russian film director Samv ... [...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] |
Philanthropy
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material gain; and with government endeavors, which are public initiatives for public good, notably focusing on provision of public services. A person who practices philanthropy is a List of philanthropists, philanthropist. Etymology The word ''philanthropy'' comes , from ''phil''- "love, fond of" and ''anthrōpos'' "humankind, mankind". In the second century AD, Plutarch used the Greek concept of ''philanthrôpía'' to describe superior human beings. During the Middle Ages, ''philanthrôpía'' was superseded in Europe by the Christian theology, Christian cardinal virtue, virtue of ''charity'' (Latin: ''caritas''); selfless love, valued for salvation and escape from purgatory. Thomas Aquinas held that "the habit of charity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1959 Births
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Gerasimov Institute Of Cinematography Alumni
Gerasimov (russian: Герасимов) or Gerasimova (feminine; Герасимова) is a Russian surname, derived from the given name Gerasim. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksei Gerasimov (other), multiple people *Aleksandr Gerasimov (painter) (1881–1963), Russian/Soviet painter * Aleksandr Gerasimov (footballer) (born 1969), former Russian professional football player * Anatoly Gerasimov (1945–2013), Russian/American musician *Dmitry Gerasimov (c.1465–after 1535), Russian translator, diplomat, and philologist *Egor Gerasimov (born 1992), Belarusian tennis player *Gennadi Gerasimov (1930–2010), Soviet diplomat * Innokentiy Gerasimov (scientist) (1905–1985), a Soviet geographer, geomorphologist, soil scientist, and academician * Innokenty Gerasimov (1918–1992), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union * Ivan Gerasimov (footballer) (born 1985), Russian footballer * Ivan Gerasimov (botanist) (1867–about 1920), Russian botanist * Ivan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Moscow
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Film Actresses
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Film Actresses
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and people of Russia, regardless of ethnicity *Russophone, Russian-speaking person (, ''russkogovoryashchy'', ''russkoyazychny'') *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *Russian alphabet *Russian cuisine *Russian culture *Russian studies Russian may also refer to: *Russian dressing *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series *Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 *The South African name for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Practical Joke (1977 Film)
Practical Joke (russian: Poзыгрыш, Rozygrysh) is a 1977 romantic drama directed Vladimir Menshov. In Russian The film was his feature directorial debut. It was a hit movie and became the leader of Soviet film distribution in 1977. In Russian In Russian Plot The action takes place in an ordinary Soviet school. On the weekend, students of the 9 "B" class gathered for a party. The party dragged on, and the guys were unable to prepare for a number of tests scheduled for Monday. The class leader Oleg Komarovsky offered to negotiate with the teachers to postpone the tests, and since it was impossible to agree with the math teacher and class teacher 9 "B" Maria Vasilyevna Devyatova, he suggested trying to trick her by telling her that she allegedly didn't warn about the control. The drawing took place, everyone whom Devyatova asked confirmed that nothing was said about the test. Everything was revealed by chance when the teacher unexpectedly asked the modest and shy Taya Petro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor's Pupil
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train Off Schedule
''Train Off Schedule'' (russian: Поезд вне расписания, Poezd vne raspisaniya) is a 1985 Soviet disaster film written and directed by Aleksandr Grishin. Plot The crew of diesel locomotive M62 receives the task to drive out the team from the "cold" (with the engine off) the locomotive M62, the platform and the passenger car. On this day the driver Fyodor Ivanovich Morgunov does not feel very well. While waiting for the departure of the train number 4042, the driver sends an assistant to mark the route sheet. After that, from a sudden heart attack, the driver loses consciousness, and, falling, grabs at the helm of the driver's controller, transferring it to the upright position. The locomotive with the train spontaneously comes into motion and gathers speed near 100 km/h (66 miles/h), uncontrollable. The device of vigilance can not stop the locomotive, because due to a malfunction the driver, in accordance with the order of the dispatcher, disconnected this de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Not Marry, Girls
''Do Not Marry, Girls'' (russian: Не ходите, девки, замуж, Ne khodite, devki, zamuzh) is a 1985 Soviet musical film directed by Yevgeni Gerasimov. Plot Collective farm chairman Ivan Savelich Malkov (Vyacheslav Nevinny) is faced with an acute shortage of men in his farms, the problem has caused the female workers to complain and attempt to flee the city. Ivan Savelich decides to create an amateur folk ensemble, and show his performance on television, and the result was not long in coming. Cast * Vyacheslav Nevinny as Ivan Savelievich Malkov, the chairman of the collective farm * Tatyana Dogileva as Valya, an agronomist * Valery Leontiev ( cameo) * Natalya Vavilova as milkmaid * Victor Pavlov as Victor Skorobeynikov * Yury Nazarov as Chairman of the Commission * Lyubov Sokolova as Praskovya Ilinichna * Stefaniya Staniyuta * Raisa Ryazanova as Anna Ilinichna * Nikolai Parfyonov as Trofimov * Yevgeny Steblov as Andrey, barber * Tatyana Agafonova as Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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