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Sergei Pavlovich Pavlov (politician)
Sergei Pavlovich Pavlov ( Russian: Сергей Павлович Павлов) (19 January 1929 – 7 October 1993) was a Soviet youth leader, politician and diplomat. Career Sergey Pavlov was born in Rzhev into a family of a peasant father and a noble mother. His maternal grandfather, Nikolai Timofeevich Vasiliev, graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory and worked as a conductor. Maternal grandmother Glafira Sergeevna Pylaeva came from a hereditary family of clergymen. His paternal grandfather, Pyotr Pavlov was captured by the Germans during the 1914-1918 war, and learnt how to make confectionary while he was a prisoner of war. Sergei's father, Pavel Pavlov, was the choirmaster in Rzhev, and his mother was a pianist. Sergei and his mother were evacuated after the German invasion in 1941, while his father organised a choir on the front line. After his return, Sergei went to an agricultural college in Rzhev, and then the Moscow Institute of Physical Education, where he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April 61
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. It is the first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. April is commonly associated with the season of autumn in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, and spring in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. History The Romans gave this month the Latin name ''Aprilis''"April" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 497. but the derivation of this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb ''aperire'', "to open", in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open", which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of άνοιξη (''ánixi'') (opening) for spring. Since some of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
