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Renata Bogdanska
Irena Renata Anders (12 May 1920 – 29 November 2010), born Iryna Renata Jarosiewicz (Yarosevych), was a Ukrainian-Polish stage actress and singer. During World War II she performed with Henryk Wars' troupe and later with the ''Polska Parada'' (Polish Parade) band, entertaining the Polish Armed Forces in the West (commanded by General Władysław Anders, her future husband). She was one of the first singers to perform the anthem, ''Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino'' (The Red Poppies on Monte Cassino).A. Tycner, J. StróżykByła pierwszą damą emigracji Rzeczpospolita. 29 November 2010 Life and career She was born as Iryna Yarosevych into a Ukrainian family in Bruntál, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic), where her father was a chaplain for Greek-catholic soldiers. Her mother Olena Yarosevych (née Nyzhankivska) came from a Ukrainian family which counted theater artists and musicians as their members, was the native sister of composer Ostap Nyzhankivsky and opera s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruntál
Bruntál (; german: Freudenthal) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is located in the historical region of Czech Silesia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts The area of the former village of Karlovec is an administrative part of Bruntál. It forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The original German name ''Freudenthal'' means "valley of joy" and refers to the town's location in a valley. The Czech name was later created by transcribing the German name. Geography Bruntál lies about north of Olomouc and northwest of Ostrava. It is situated in the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. The town lies in a valley surrounded by several hills. The highest point is the hill Uhlířský vrch at . The Černý Creek with its tributaries, the creeks Bukový, Kobylí and Vodárenský, flows through Bruntál. The Kobylí Pond is locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
