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Spassky (masculine) or Spasskaya (feminine) is a common Russian surname, usually of descendants of Russian Orthodox clergymen. The neuter form is Spasskoye. The term may refer to: ;People *Boris Spassky, Soviet chess player and former world champion *Igor Spassky, Russian scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur ;Places *Spassky District, name of several districts in Russia *Spassky (rural locality) (''Spasskaya'', ''Spasskoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia ;Other *Spasskaya Tower The Spasskaya Tower ( rus, Спасская башня, Spasskaya Bashnya), translated as 'Saviour Tower', is the main tower on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin which overlooks Red Square. History The Spasskaya Tower was built in 1491 by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Orthodox Church
, native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow July 2011-7a.jpg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia , abbreviation = ROC , type = , main_classification = Eastern Orthodox , orientation = Russian Orthodoxy , scripture = Elizabeth Bible ( Church Slavonic) Synodal Bible (Russian) , theology = Eastern Orthodox theology , polity = Episcopal , governance = Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church , structure = Communion , leader_title = , leader_name = , leader_title1 = Primate , leader_name1 = Patriarch Kirill of Moscow , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = , leader_title3 = Bishops , leader_name3 = 382 (2019) , fellowships_type = Clergy , fellowships = 40,514 full-time clerics, including 35,677 presbyters and 4,837 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Spassky
Boris Vasilievich Spassky ( rus, Бори́с Васи́льевич Спа́сский, Borís Vasíl'yevich Spásskiy; born January 30, 1937) is a Russian chess grandmaster who was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972. Spassky played three world championship matches: he lost to Tigran Petrosian in 1966; defeated Petrosian in 1969 to become world champion; then lost to Bobby Fischer in a famous match in 1972. Spassky won the Soviet Chess Championship twice outright (1961, 1973), and twice lost in playoffs (1956, 1963), after tying for first place during the event proper. He was a World Chess Championship candidate on seven occasions (1956, 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1985). In addition to his candidates wins in 1965 and 1968, Spassky reached the semi-final stage in 1974 and the final stage in 1977. Spassky immigrated to France in 1976, becoming a French citizen in 1978. He continued to compete in tournaments but was no longer a major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Spassky
Igor Dmitriyevich Spasskiy (russian: Игорь Дмитриевич Спасский, born August 2, 1926) is a Russian (and former Soviet) scientist, engineer and entrepreneur, General Designer of nearly 200 Soviet and Russian nuclear submarines, and the head of the Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering Rubin. Spasskiy was born in the town of Noginsk in the Moscow Region on August 2, 1926. In 1949 he graduated from the Engineering Department (паросиловой факультет) of Dzerzhinsky Higher Naval Engineering School, after which he briefly served as lieutenant-engineer on the cruiser ''Frunze''. Hero of Socialist Labor In 1950 he started work as a submarine designer, first in Construction Design Bureau-143 (currently Malakhit Design Bureau). Since 1953 he has worked in Construction Design Bureau-18 (currently Rubin Design Bureau). In 1956 he became the vice Chief Engineer of Rubin; in 1968 he became the Chief Engineer; and since 1974 he has been the head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spassky District
Spassky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or related to the root "''spas''" ("savior")—usually alluding to the concept of the Christian faith. * Spassky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast *Spassky District, Penza Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Penza Oblast * Spassky District, Primorsky Krai, an administrative and municipal district of Primorsky Krai *Spassky District, Ryazan Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Ryazan Oblast *Spassky District, Republic of Tatarstan, an administrative and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan See also * Spassky (other) *Spassk Spassk (russian: Спасск) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities ;Urban localities *Spassk, Penza Oblast, a town in Spassky District of Penza Oblast *Spassk, Kemerovo Oblast, an urba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spassky (rural Locality)
Spassky (russian: Спасский; masculine), Spasskaya (; feminine), or Spasskoye (; neuter) is the name of several rural localities in Russia. Republic of Bashkortostan As of 2010, two rural localities in the Republic of Bashkortostan bear this name: * Spasskoye, Iglinsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, a village in Tavtimanovsky Selsoviet of Iglinsky District * Spasskoye, Sterlitamaksky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, a village in Podlesnensky Selsoviet of Sterlitamaksky District Bryansk Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Bryansk Oblast bears this name: * Spassky, Bryansk Oblast, a settlement in Baklansky Selsoviet of Pochepsky District Chelyabinsk Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Chelyabinsk Oblast bears this name: * Spassky, Chelyabinsk Oblast, a settlement in Spassky Selsoviet of Verkhneuralsky District Ivanovo Oblast As of 2010, three rural localities in Ivanovo Oblast bear this name: * Spasskoye, Komsomolsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, a villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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