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Through Art – To Peace And Understanding
Through Art – to Peace and Understanding is an award made in Belarus to people of culture and arts, artistic groups or organizations who have made significant contribution to international cultural cooperation, promoting the achievements and examples of world culture based on humanistic ideals and values. The award is presented by the President of Belarus or its authorized officer on the opening ceremony of the International Art Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk". Recipients *2005 - Andrey Petrov *2006 - Alla Pugacheva *2007 - Sofia Rotaru *2008 - Aleksandra Pakhmutova *2009 - Valery Leontiev *2010 - Vladimir Mulyavin and Pesniary *2011 - Igor Luchenok *2012 - Lev Leshchenko *2013 - Edita Piekha *2014 - Nadezhda Babkina *2015 - Polad Bülbüloğlu *2016 - Michael Finberg and Belarusian State Philharmonic and the Concert Orchestra *2017 - Tamara Gverdtsiteli *2018 - Roza Rymbayeva *2019 - Taisia Povaliy *2020 - Philipp Kirkorov *2021 - N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edita Piekha
Edita Piekha (russian: Эди́та Станисла́вовна Пье́ха, ''Edita Stanislavovna Pyekha'', pl, Edyta Piecha, french: Édith-Marie Piecha) is a Soviet and Russian singer and actress of Polish descent. She was the third popular female singer, after Klavdiya Shulzhenko and Sofia Rotaru, to be named a People's Artist of the USSR (1988). Edita Piekha is a well known public activist for humanitarian causes, and is a supporter of orphanages in Russia. Life and career Edita Piekha was born in Noyelles-sous-Lens, France in 1937 to an ethnic Polish family. Her father was Stanisław Piecha, a mining worker, and her mother was Felicja Korolewska. From 1945 to 1955, Edita Piekha lived in Boguszów, Poland with her mother and stepfather. There, she studied music, sang with a choir, and excelled in Russian at her school, graduating at the top of her class. In 1955, Piekha moved to Leningrad to study psychology on a state scholarship. From 1955 to 1957, she attended A. A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Awards
Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic See also * * Belorussky (other) Belorussky (masculine), Belorusskaya (feminine), or Belorusskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Belorussky Rail Terminal, a rail terminal in Moscow, Russia *Belorussky (settlement), a settlement in Pskov Oblast, Russia *Belorusskaya-Koltsevaya, a station ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders, Decorations, And Medals Of Belarus
Awards and decorations of Belarus are governed by the Law of the Republic of Belarus on State Awards of 18 May 2004. The highest award is the title of the Hero of Belarus. The law also specifies orders, medals and honorary titles of Belarus. Hero of Belarus Awardees Orders Medals Commemorative medals Additionally the President can introduce jubilee medals (юбiлейныя мядалi) on occasions of important anniversaries observed in Belarus. Honorary Titles Honorary titles are introduced for various categories of professions and occupations. The honorary titles are accompanied by the corresponding diploma and badges. Awards and decorations of the Belarusian Democratic Republic In 1949, the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in exile under President Mikoła Abramčyk has introduced a number of civic and military awards. There has been a number of decorations in the 1950s. In 2016, the Rada of the BDR has announced plans to renew the decorations. In 2018, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Baskov
Nikolay Victorovich Baskov (russian: link=no, Николай Викторович Басков; born 15 October 1976) is a Russian tenor who performs in both operatic and popular music styles. His honors include commendations as Meritorious Artist and People's Artist of the Russian Federation, as well as People's Artist of Ukraine. In addition to his career as a vocalist, Baskov is a regular figure on the Russian game show ''What? Where? When?''. Biography Baskov studied at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and Moscow Conservatory. In 1998, he placed first in the All-Russian Young Singers Competition and placed second in the 1999 Grande Voce competition in Spain. Released in 2011, the ''Nikolai Baskov: Romantic Journey'' concert performance CD/DVD took place at Moscow's Hall of the Luzhniki Stadium. Baskov was accompanied by a full orchestra and played to a crowd of nearly 10,000 people. Taped with 24 HD cameras, this is Russia's most elaborate and expensive performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Kirkorov
Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov PAR (russian: Филипп Бедросович Киркоров; bg, Филип Бедросов Киркоров, Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov; born 30 April 1967) is a Bulgarian-born Russian pop singer. He is a five-time winner of the "Best Selling Russian Artist" title at the World Music Awards ceremonies. Biography Philipp Kirkorov was born on 30 April 1967 in Varna, Bulgaria. His father, Bedros Kirkorov, is a Bulgarian-born singer of Armenian descent. In 1990, Kirkorov won the Grand Prix in the competition "Shlyager-90" (Hit-90) in Leningrad with the song "Nebo i Zemlya" (Sky and Earth). In 1992, his music video to the song "Atlantida" was selected as "Music Video of the Year". His popularity began to spread outside of Russia and he toured in the United States, Canada, Germany, and Israel. In 1994, he proposed to Alla Pugacheva and she accepted. On 13 January the couple announced their engagement in Moscow. On 15 March the marriage was regist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taisia Povaliy
Taisia Mykolaivna Povaliy; russian: Таи́сия Никола́евна Повали́й, Taisiya Nikolaevna Povaliy; née Hiriavets ( uk, Гиряве́ць, russian: Гиряве́ц, Giryavets) (born 10 December 1964) is a Ukrainian singer and actress. She started her career of singer in 1985. In 1993, she won the Grand Prix at the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus. In 1995, she released her first album./(website has automatic Google Translate option)''Short bio LIGA The next year she was awarded the honorary title of Merited Artist of Ukraine. In 1997, she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. In 1998, she was awarded the Order of Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgus (International). Povaliy was a candidate for Party of Regions at the October 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election; placed second on the party list She was elected into parliament. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roza Rymbayeva
Roza Kuanyshkyzy Rymbayeva ( kk, Роза Қуанышқызы Рымбаева, ''Roza Quanyşqyzy Rymbaeva''; born 1957) is a Soviet and Kazakh singer, the people's artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986). Biography Rosa Rymbayeva was born on 28 October 1957 at the Zhangiz-Tobe station in the East Kazakhstan Province to a family of railway workers. She graduated from the faculty musical-dramatic comedy of theatrical-artistic institute in Almaty (1984). From 1976 to 1979, she was a soloist in the republican youth-pop band "Gulder" ("Flowers"), and from 1979 in a pop band " Arai", managed by her husband T. Okapov. Since 1979, a soloist of Kazakhconcert, the main republican concert. She also combines as a teacher of Republic pop-circus college. The winner of various international contests of pop singers (1977 Sopot, Bulgaria: Golden Orpheus, 1979, Istanbul, Turkey). The winner of grand-prix of "Gala-83" international contest in Cuba. Her repertoire includes songs of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara Gverdtsiteli
Tamara Mikhailovna Gverdtsiteli ( ka, თამარ გვერდწითელი}, russian: Тамара Михайловна Гвердцители; born 18 January 1962) is a Georgian-Russian singer and actress. Early life and education Gverdtsiteli was born on 18 January 1962 in Tbilisi, in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Her father came from a Georgian aristocratic family, and her mother was Inna Kofman, a Jewish woman and granddaughter of a rabbi from Odessa. Gverdtsiteli graduated from the music school at the piano department of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. In the early 1970s, she became a soloist of a children's music group called Mziuri, with which she toured the countries of Soviet Union. The singer sang in this formation for the next seven years. Career At the age of 19, Gverdtsiteli finished in second place at the All-Union Festival in Dnepropetrovsk and won the international competition "Red Carnation" in Sochi. The songs "Music" (V. Azarashvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polad Bülbüloğlu
Polad Bulbuloghlu ( az, Polad Bülbüloğlu; born February 4, 1945) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, actor, politician, and diplomat. Bulbuloghlu became famous in the Soviet Union with composing jazz-influenced pop songs which has heavy Azerbaijani folk feelings in Azerbaijani and Russian languages. He also sang his own songs. Three of his songs became Songs of the Year and he received numerous prestigious awards in the Soviet Union. Bulbuloghlu is a lyrical tenor. In the late 1990s, despite having a huge success with a new version arranged by Paul Buckmaster of his old song ''Gəl Ey Səhər'' (''Come, Hey Morning!'') in Turkey and sold-out concerts in Russia, Bulbuloghlu started a political career. He became the Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan and is currently the Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia. In 2017, he was a candidate to the post of Director-General of UNESCO. He withdrew his candidacy on October 10 after getting only 2 votes in the first round of the election. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadezhda Babkina
Nadezhda Georgievna Babkina (russian: Надежда Георгиевна Бабкина; born 19 March 1950) is а Soviet and Russian folk and pop singer. In 1992 she was named a People's Artist of the RSFSR. A minor planet, 10684 Babkina, was named in her honor. Since 2014 she has been a deputy of the Moscow City Duma. Biography Nadezhda Babkina was born on March 19, 1950 in Chyorny Yar, Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Oblast, Soviet Union, in the family of the hereditary Volga Cossack Georgy Ivanovich Babkin (1916–1990). Her mother, Tamara Alexandrovna Babkina (1925–2008) was a school teacher at the elementary school. She spent her childhood and the school years in the village of Zubovka, Chernoyarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast. From early childhood she sang. In 1967, while studying in the 10th grade of secondary school, she won the All-Russian Youth Competition in the genre of Russian folk song. Education In 1967, after graduating from high school, she studied at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
