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Svoboda (album)
Svoboda (), or swoboda is the abstract noun that means freedom in various Slavic languages. It may also refer to: Organizations Media * Radio Svoboda, operated by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty * ''Svoboda'' (newspaper), a daily Ukrainian language newspaper published in New Jersey by Ukrainian National Association Politics * Svoboda (political party) (All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda"), a nationalist political party in Ukraine * Freedom Movement (Slovenia) Sports * NK Svoboda (other) Places * Svoboda Factory Club, memorial building in Moscow * Svoboda, Pazardzhik Province, a village in Bulgaria * Svoboda nad Úpou, a town in the Czech Republic * Svoboda, a former name of the Russian town of Liski, Voronezh Oblast Surname * Svoboda (surname) Other uses * 2559 Svoboda, asteroid *Svoboda, a lighting device designed by Josef Svoboda Josef Svoboda (10 May 1920 – 8 April 2002) was a Czech artist and scenic designer. He was a production designer and director, kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East where it says that "the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed". RFE/RL is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation supervised by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, an independent government agency overseeing all U.S. federal government international broadcasting services. Daisy Sindelar is the vice president and editor-in-chief of RFE. RFE/RL broadcasts in 27 languages to 23 countries. The organization has been headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, since 1995, and has 21 local bureaus with over 500 core staff and 1,300 stringers and freelancers in countries throughout their broadcast region. In addition, it has 700 employees at its headquarters and corporate office in Washington, D.C. Radio Free E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svoboda (newspaper)
''Svoboda'' (in uk, «Свобода» — "Liberty") is the oldest existing Ukrainian newspaper and the most widely read in the Western world.Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Volume 5 , Volodymyr Kubiĭovych, Danylo Husar Struk (eds.), University of Toronto Press, 1993, p.128 History ''Svoboda'' was founded in Jersey City, New JerseyAbout this Newspaper: Svoboda - Chronicling America - The Library of Congress on 11 September 1893 by Father Hryhorii Hrushka. On February 22, 1894, the Ukrainian National Association (UNA) adopted the newspaper as its organ. It became a bi-weekly newspaper on 1 March 1894, a tri-weekly on 8 August 1914, and a daily on 3 January 1921. ''Svoboda'' served as a 'Spokesperson, mouthpiece" for Ukrainian American, Ukrainians in North America, and played an important role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svoboda (political Party)
The All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" ( uk, Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Свобода», translit=Vseukrainske obiednannia "Svoboda"), commonly known as Svoboda, is an ultranationalist political party in Ukraine. It has been led by Oleh Tyahnybok since 2004. It formed and officially registered as a political party in October 1995. It was characterized as a radical right-wing populist party that combined elements of ethnic ultranationalism and anti-communism. During the 1990s, it was accused of neo-Nazism due to the party's recruitment of skinheads and usage of neo-Nazi symbols.Andrusechko, P. Road of Tyahnybok towards Freedom'. "Ukrayinsky zhurnal". Poznan, May 2009 Tyahnybok was elected in 2004 as the president of the party and shortly after he made efforts to moderate the party's image by changing the party's name and symbols and expelling neo-Nazi and neofascist groups. Although Tyahnybok expelled neofascist groups from his party, it never abandoned ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom Movement (Slovenia)
The Freedom Movement ( sl, Gibanje Svoboda, GS) is a social liberal and green liberal political party. It was founded on 26 January 2022, as the successor of the Party of Green actions ( Z.DEJ). At the January congress, Robert Golob was elected as the party's first president and the party received its new identity and name. In its first parliamentary election, the party placed first, obtaining 41 of the 90 seats in the National Assembly, which is a record for a single party in the history of independent Slovenia. Chairman Robert Golob subsequently became Prime Minister of Slovenia heading the 15th Government in a coalition with the Social Democrats and The Left. Shortly after the elections, the Party of Alenka Bratušek and List of Marjan Šarec merged into the party. History Originally known as the Green Actions Party ( sl, Stranka zelenih dejanj, Z.DEJ), its founding congress took place on 8 May 2021. It was founded by Jure Leben, and its establishment was announced in Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Svoboda (other)
NK Svoboda may refer to: *NK Svoboda Ljubljana Nogometni klub Svoboda Ljubljana ( en, Svoboda Ljubljana Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Svoboda Ljubljana or simply Svoboda, is a Slovenian football club from Ljubljana which plays in the Slovenian Third League. History The club ... * NK Svoboda Kisovec * NK Svoboda Brežice, old name of NK Brežice 1919 See also * FK Sloboda (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svoboda Factory Club
Svoboda Factory Club (Russian:Клуб фабрики "Свобода"), conceived as ''Chemists Trade Union Club'' (Клуб Химиков), also known as ''Maxim Gorky Palace of Culture'' (Дворец культуры имени Горького), is a listed memorial avant-garde building in Moscow, Russia, designed by Konstantin Melnikov in 1927 and completed in 1929. It is located at 41A, Vyatskaya Street, in Savyolovsky District. Evolution of design Upon his return from Paris in 1925 and completion of Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage, Melnikov enjoyed a rush of commissions from trade unions, who launched a nationwide campaign to build workers' clubs in 1926. After negotiations with the Communal Workers Unions, who accepted his concept for Rusakov Workers' Club and rejected his Zuev Workers' Club (awarded to Ilya Golosov), Melnikov was employed by the Chemists' Union who planned to build one large (Svoboda Factory) and one small ( Frunze Factory) club. Initial concept for Svoboda C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svoboda, Pazardzhik Province
Svoboda ( bg, Свобода) is a village in the Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon .... As of 2005 it has 218 inhabitants. In Bulgarian its name means "freedom". A copper mine, Mina Radka is located at 5 km to the south. {{Strelcha Villages in Pazardzhik Province Romani communities in Bulgaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svoboda Nad Úpou
Svoboda nad Úpou (german: Freiheit an der Aupa) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. It lies in the Giant Mountains in the valley of the Úpa River. Geography Svoboda nad Úpou is located about northwest of Trutnov and north of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains. The highest point is at above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Úpa River. History Based on the chronicle of Simon Hüttel, Svoboda nad Úpou was founded in 1009, the date is however unsubstantiated. The first written trustworthy mention of Svoboda nad Úpou is from 1533. In 1546, Svoboda nad Úpou was granted the status of market town by Emperor Ferdinand I, receiving all the privileges of a mining town. In 1580, Svoboda nad Úpou was promoted to a town by Emperor Rudolf II. Later the mining stopped in the area, but in Svoboda nad Úpou became an important industrial town when paper mills were built in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liski, Voronezh Oblast
Liski (russian: Ли́ски) is a town and the administrative center of Liskinsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: History Liski was founded as Novaya Pokrovka () in 1571 and renamed Svoboda () in 1943, and after a period again as Liski. It was renamed Georgiu-Dezh () in 1965 for the Romanian communist leader, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, before returning to Liski again in 1990.''Post-Soviet Geography, Volumul 34'', V.H. Winston & Son, 1993, p. 648''The Current Digest of the Soviet Press, Volume 43, Issues 1-16'', American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, 1991, p. 31''The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropaedia (10 v.)'', Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983, p. 490Lewis H. Siegelbaum, ''Cars for Comrades: The Life of the Soviet Automobile'', Cornell University Press, 2008, p. 82 Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Liski serves as the administrative center of Liskinsky District.Law #87-OZ As an ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svoboda (surname)
Svoboda is a common Czech surname. Svobodová is a feminine form of the surname. For more than century it is one of the three most common Czech surnames. Etymology The primary meaning of the word is 'freedom' or 'liberty' in Czech. As a surname, it used to refer to "free men" (to distinguish them from "serfs"). In the old Czech orthography the word was written as Swoboda and this spelling is still preserved in countries where the letter "w" is common, such as Poland or German-speaking countries. The Slovak, Croatian and Serbian version is written as " Sloboda". People named Svoboda * Adam Svoboda (1978–2019), a Czech ice hockey goaltender * Alena Svobodová, Czech rower * Antonin Svoboda (other), multiple people * Bill Svoboda (1928–1980), an American football linebacker * Bohuslav Svoboda, Czech politician, mayor of Prague * Cyril Svoboda (born 1956), former Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic * David Svoboda, Czech modern pentathlete * František S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2559 Svoboda
Year 559 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 559 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Winter – The Kutrigurs and Huns under Zabergan cross the frozen Danube River, and invade the Balkans. They raid Thracia and Macedonia, but are driven back near Constantinople by a Byzantine force under Belisarius. * Battle of Melantias: Outside the city walls of Constantinople, Belisarius defeats the combined "barbarians" with his veteran cavalry (''bucellarii''), and a few thousand hastily raised levies. Britain * Glappa succeeds his father Ida as king of Bernicia (North East England). During his rule, Anglian settlers expand their territory in what is now southeastern Scotland. Asia * First successful human flight: a kite carrying Yuan Huangt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Svoboda
Josef Svoboda (10 May 1920 – 8 April 2002) was a Czech artist and scenic designer. He was a production designer and director, known for Amadey (1984), Laterna Magika: Puzzles (1996) and Laterna Magika: Trap (1999). Education Svoboda was born in Čáslav, Czechoslovakia (today the Czech Republic). He began his training as an architect at the Central School of Housing in Prague. At the end of World War II, he became interested in theatre and design. He began to study scenography at the Prague Conservatory and architecture at the Academy of Applied Arts. Career Svoboda became the principal designer at the Czech National Theatre in 1948 and held that position for more than 30 years. His multimedia installations ''Laterna Magika'' and '' Polyekran'', realized together with director Alfréd Radok and his brother Emil on the occasion of the Expo 58 in Brussels, allowed him to be internationally known. These productions introduced the combination of live actors and filmed proj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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