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Smirnoff (surname)
Smirnoff is a Germanization of the Russian-language surname Smirnov. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913), Finnish scientist, pomologist and writer * Alexis Smirnoff, Canadian professional wrestler * Boris Smirnoff (1903–2007), Franco-Russian cubist, avantgardist and analytical art painter * Karin Smirnoff (1880–1973), Finnish-Swedish writer * Karin Smirnoff (writer) (born 1963), Swedish writer * Karina Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American dancer best known for ''Dancing with the Stars' * Natalia Smirnoff, Argentine film director and screenwriter * Veronica Smirnoff, Russian-born British artist * Wladimir Smirnoff (1917–2000), Soviet-born entomologist who worked in French Morocco and Canada * Yakov Smirnoff Yakov Naumovich Pokhis (russian: Яков Наумович Похис; born 24 January 1951), better known as Yakov Smirnoff (russian: Яков Смирнов; ), is a Ukrainian-American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smirnov
Smirnov (masculine, russian: Смирнов) or Smirnova (feminine, russian: Смирнова, link=no) is one of the two most common surnames in Russia. ''Smirnov'' (russian: Смирнов, link=no) is derived from an adjectival nickname ''smirnyj'' (russian: смирный, link=no; in archaic form ''smirnoy'', russian: смирной, link=no), that means "quiet, still, peaceful, gentle". Smirnov * Aleksandr Smirnov (other), multiple people *Aleksandr Petrovich Smirnov (1877–1938), Russian old Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet statesman *Alexei Smirnov (physicist) (born 1951), Russian particle physicist * Alexey Smirnov (other), multiple people * Anatoly Smirnov (other), multiple people * Andrei Smirnov (other), multiple people * Anton Smirnov (other), multiple people *Artem Smirnov (tennis) (born 1988), Ukrainian tennis player * Artyom Aleksandrovich Smirnov (born 1989), Russian footballer * Boris Smirnov (other), multi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Smirnoff
Alexandra Smirnoff (6 May 1838 – 25 September 1913) was a Finnish scientist, pomologist and writer. Her research had great influence in contemporary pomology in particularly Finland and Sweden. (Subscription required.) Early years and work Alexandra Smirnoff was born inVaasa
Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas), . She was the first Nordic female pomologist. She studi ...
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Alexis Smirnoff
Michel Lamarche (February 9, 1947 – January 5, 2019) was a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ringnames Alexis Smirnoff and Michel "Justice" Dubois (''Mike "The Judge" Dubois''), who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, including the Mid-South, Central States, Georgia and San Francisco territories, as well as brief stints in International Wrestling Enterprise, the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation during the 1970s and 1980s. Professional wrestling career Early career (1970-1974) Born in Saint-Lin, Quebec, Lamarche was involved in amateur wrestling as a teenager before training under Edouard Carpentier for a career in professional wrestling. Making his debut as "Michel 'Justice' Dubois" in 1970, he wrestled for Montreal promoter Bob Langevin during the early part of his career and, after spending six months in the Kansas City-area, he returned to Canada becoming a major villain or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Smirnoff
Boris Smirnoff (1903 - 2007) was a Franco-Russian cubist, avant-gardist and analytical art painter. Boris Smirnoff was born in Russia. He had two brothers - Alexander and Vladimir. He was the youngest son. Vladimir was known as the artist-amateur and the futurist, big admirer of David Burliuk and Vasily Kamensky. His family escaped to France in 1917 after the October Revolution in Russia. Boris behind them, and stayed in Petrograd. He is learning as artist and works in Meyerhold Theatre. In 1926 Boris has found the new idol - Pavel Filonov with new "Analytical Art". In 1927 Boris Smirnoff has appeared in France. He worked as a painter in France. Over the next decade, he drew a lot of oil paintings and pastels. All this oils and pastels were burned by the German invaders as "degenerate art" during the Second World War. Because of this Boris Smirnoff began to draw exclusively watercolour on paper after the war. He said: "I can always put these watercolours into a suitcase and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Smirnoff
Karin Smirnov or Smirnoff (née Strindberg; 26 February 1880 – 10 May 1973) was a Finno-Swedish writer. She was the daughter of August Strindberg and Siri von Essen. Smirnov was a socialist; she married Russian Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ... . She wrote plays and also books about her mother and father, and their marriage. Finnish writers in Swedish Swedish-speaking Finns 1880 births 1973 deaths Strindberg family {{Finland-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Smirnoff (writer)
Karin Smirnoff, (born 24 September 1964 in Umeå) is a Swedish writer and author. In December 2021, Smirnoff was announced as the new author of books in the best-selling and award-winning ''Millennium (novel series), Millennium'' series, originally created by Stieg Larsson. Smirnoff said she accepted the offer to write three books without hesitation, despite knowing it would postpone her own ideas for original novels, and stated "The ''Millennium'' books are classics in their genre, where the combination of unforgettable characters and the strong political and societal engagement still fascinates readers. I will continue to build on Stieg Larsson's core themes, such as violence, abuse of power, and contemporary political currents." Bibliography *2018 – (Jana Kippo, #1): Stockholm: Polaris. *2019 – (Jana Kippo, #2): Stockholm: Polaris. *2020 – (Jana Kippo, #3): Stockholm: Polaris. *2021 – . Stockholm: Polaris. *2023 (2022) - ''The Girl in the Eagle's Talons'' (''Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff (russian: Карина Смирнова, links=no; born January 2, 1978) is a Soviet-born American professional ballroom dancer of Ukrainian origins. She is known as a professional dancer on '' Dancing with the Stars,'' where she won the thirteenth season with army veteran and soap opera star J. R. Martinez. She has also won two runner-up titles, a semifinal title, and several quarterfinal titles. She is a five-time U.S. National Champion, World Trophy Champion, and Asian Open Champion. She has won the title at the UK Open, is a three-time champion at the US Open, two-time champion at the Asian Open, five-time champion at the Dutch Open, and five-time US National Professional Champion. She has taken second at the British Open Blackpool Dance Festival, and the first woman to reach the British Professional Final with three different partners, and surpassed her own distinction by being the only woman to have made the final with four different partners between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Smirnoff
Natalia Smirnoff (born 14 May 1972) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. Her 2010 film ''Rompecabezas'' was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Rompecabezas'' (2010) * ''Lock Charmer ''Lock Charmer'' (Spanish: ''El cerrajero'') is a 2014 Argentine drama film written and directed by Natalia Smirnoff. The film premiered in-competition in the ''World Cinema Dramatic Competition'' at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2014 ...'' (2014) References External links * 1972 births Living people Argentine film directors Argentine screenwriters {{Argentina-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Smirnoff
Veronica Smirnoff (1979) is a British artist of Russian origin. She is known for her paintings in egg tempera, made by mixing pigments from ground semi-precious stones with egg yolk. She was selected for the John Moores Painting Prize UK in 2010. Born in Moscow, she is now based in London, having left Russia in the mid-90s. Early life Smirnoff was born in Moscow, Russia in 1979. She moved to Edinburgh in 1994 to attend St. George's School for Girls, before moving to London in 1998. Career Smirnoff gained a BA from the Slade School of Fine Art and a Post-Graduate Diploma from the Royal Academy of Arts. She was awarded the Terence Cuneo Prize in 2004. Her first solo exhibition was in 2008 with Galleria Riccardo Crespi, Milan, who she is represented by. In 2008, she was also included in 'Invasion/Evasion', an exhibition hosted by Baibakov Art Projects in Moscow, which included work by Gosha Ostretsov and Kirill Chelushkin, among others. Smirnoff had her second solo exhibition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wladimir Smirnoff
Wladimir Alexandre Smirnoff or Vladimir A. Smirnoff (1 September 1917 – 1 November 2000) was a Soviet-born entomologist who worked in French Morocco and Canada on biological control particularly for the use of ''Bacillus thuringiensis'' for the management of forest insects. Smirnoff was born in St. Petersburg and was educated at the Forest Institute of the Soviet Union, receiving a PhD for studies in biological control from the Forestry Academy. Smirnoff left the USSR and worked in the Institut national de la recherche agronomique posted in Morocco. During this period he examined scale insects on palms. He moved to the Canadian Forest Service in Quebec in 1957 and studied the control of sawflies and other forest insects using viruses, protozoa and other organisms. At a hearing on the safety of the use of ''Bacillus thuringiensis ''Bacillus thuringiensis'' (or Bt) is a gram-positive, soil-dwelling bacterium, the most commonly used biological pesticide worldwide. ''B. thuringien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakov Smirnoff
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis (russian: Яков Наумович Похис; born 24 January 1951), better known as Yakov Smirnoff (russian: Яков Смирнов; ), is a Ukrainian-American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Soviet Union, then immigrated to the United States in 1977 in order to pursue an American show business career, not yet knowing any English. He reached his biggest success in the mid-to-late 1980s, appearing in several films which include ''Moscow on the Hudson'' with Robin Williams, ''The Money Pit'' with Tom Hanks, ''Heartburn'' with Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, and '' Brewster's Millions'' with Richard Pryor. He was a star of the television series ''What a Country!'' and was a recurring guest star on NBC's hit television series ''Night Court'' playing a part of Yakov Korolenko. His comic persona was of a naive immigrant from the Soviet Union who was perpetually confused and delighted by life in the United States. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smirnoff (other)
Smirnoff is a brand of vodka. Smirnoff may also refer to: *Smirnoff (surname) Smirnoff is a Germanization of the Russian-language surname Smirnov. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913), Finnish scientist, pomologist and writer * Alexis Smirnoff, Canadian professional wrestler * Boris S ... * Novell "Smirnoff", codename of Personal NetWare 1.0 See also * * Smirnov (other) {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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