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Ustinov
Ustinov (russian: Устинов) is a surname of Russian language, Russian origin. The feminine form is Ustinova (russian: Устинова). People with this name include: * Alexander Ustinov (born 1976), K-1 fighter and boxer * Dmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984), the Soviet Union's defence minister from 1976 to 1984 * Ivan Ustinov (1920–2020), Soviet military counterintelligence officer * Jona von Ustinov aka "Klop" Ustinov (1892–1962), journalist and diplomat, father of Sir Peter Ustinov * Sir Peter Ustinov (1921–2004), born Peter Alexander von Ustinov, British actor, writer, dramatist and raconteur. * Plato von Ustinov (1840–1918), Russian aristocrat who lived in Jaffa, father of Jonah von Ustinov * Vladimir Ustinov (born 1953), Russian politician See also * Ustinov College, University of Durham, England * Izhevsk, renamed in Dimitri Ustinov's honour in 1985, but was reverted to Izhevsk two years later. * Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov, Russian cruiser ''Marshal Ustinov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ustinov
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov ; 16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. An intellectual and diplomat, he held various academic posts and served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and president of the World Federalist Movement. Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards during his life, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and BAFTA Awards for acting, and a Grammy Award for best recording for children, as well as the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He also displayed a unique cultural versatility which frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance man. Miklós Rózsa, composer of the music for ''Quo Vadis'' and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet No. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitriy Ustinov
Dmitriy Fyodorovich Ustinov (russian: Дмитрий Фёдорович Устинов; 30 October 1908 – 20 December 1984) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union and Soviet politician during the Cold War. He served as a Central Committee secretary in charge of the Soviet military–industrial complex from 1965 to 1976 and as Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death in 1984. Ustinov was born in the city of Samara to a Russian working-class family in 1908. Upon reaching adulthood, he joined the Communist Party in 1927 before pursuing a career in engineering. After graduating from the Institute of Military Mechanical Engineering in 1934, he became a construction engineer at the Leningrad Artillery Marine Research Institute. By 1937, he transferred to the Bolshevik "Arms" Factory where he ultimately rose to become the director. While serving as People's Commissar of Armaments during World War II, he achieved distinction within the party's ranks by succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Cruiser Marshal Ustinov
The Russian cruiser ''Marshal Ustinov'' (russian: Маршал Устинов, italic=yes), is a (Project 1164) of the Russian Navy. The Russian name for the ship type is ''Raketnyy Kreyser'' (RKR), meaning "Missile Cruiser". The ship is named after Dmitriy Ustinov, a former Soviet Minister of Defence. ''Marshal Ustinov'' was assigned to the 43rd Missile Ship Division of the Russian Northern Fleet, whose homeport is in Severomorsk. From 2012 to 2016, the cruiser underwent a major overhaul. The vessel returned to service in 2017 and has since been deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. Description ''Marshal Ustinov'' is a designed during the Soviet Union as a ''Raketnyy Kreyser'' or "anti-ship rocket cruiser (RKR)." As originally constructed the vessel had a standard displacement of and at full load. By 2009, this had decreased to standard and at full load. The cruiser measures long with a beam of and a draught of . The vessel is powered by a combined gas or gas (COGOG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jona Von Ustinov
Jona Freiherr von Ustinov (russian: Иона Платонович Устинов, Iona Platonovich Ustinov; 2 December 18921 December 1962), often known as Klop Ustinov (), was a German journalist and diplomat who worked for MI5 during the time of the Nazi regime. His father was the Russian-born emigre Baron Plato von Ustinov (1840–1918). His son was the actor Sir Peter Ustinov. Early life Ustinov was born Jonah Freiherr von Ustinow in Jaffa, Palestine, then part of the Ottoman Empire, the son of Plato von Ustinov, a former Russian officer and naturalised citizen of the Kingdom of Württemberg who had married Magdalena Hall, then living in Jaffa, the daughter of the Ethiopian court lady Katharina Hall, also known as Welette-Iyesus and her husband, Moritz Hall, a Jewish-born convert to Protestantism, cannon- caster of Tewodros II of Ethiopia and missionary of in Ethiopia, and later in Jaffa. Magdalena and Plato von Ustinov (sometimes transcribed as "Ustinow") had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ustinov College
Ustinov College is the largest college of Durham University, located in Durham, North East England. Founded as the Graduate Society in 1965, it became a college in 2003 and was named after then-chancellor, Sir Peter Ustinov. Formerly at the Howlands Farm site at the top of Elvet Hill, in 2017 the college relocated to the Sheraton Park site in Neville's Cross. History In 1965, William Bayne Fisher, a professor in Durham University's geography department, founded the Graduate Society and in its inaugural year, the total membership was 94 students: 86 men and 8 women. As more than 50% of its members lived in private accommodation, it retained its status as a society for over 35 years. In this time, the society acquired more accommodation: the Parsons field site off Old Elvet consisted of Fisher House, the Parsons Field House, Fonteyn Court and the Parsons Field Court; Palatine House; Kepier House and Kepier Court, both at the top of Claypath; 29, 34 and 38 on Old Elvet and Shinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plato Von Ustinov
Plato Freiherr von Ustinov (born Platon Grigoryevich Ustinov, russian: Платон Григорьевич Устинов; 1840–1918) was a Russian-born German citizen and the owner of the Hôtel du Parc (Park Hotel) in Jaffa, Ottoman Empire (now Israel). Biography Ustinov was born in Russia, younger brother of Mikhail Grigorievich Ustinov (the Russian consul in Hong Kong), son of Grigori Mikhailovich Ustinov (1803–1860) and wife Maria Ivanovna Panshina, paternal nephew of Mikhail Mikhailovich Ustinov (1800-1871; the Russian ambassador in Constantinople), paternal grandson of Mikhail Adrianovich Ustinov (1755–1836), a millionaire merchant from Saratov. He was a Russian nobleman who held a manor estate in Ustinovka (Устиновка) in today's Balashov Raion. He travelled to the Levant after his doctors recommended its climate to heal his lung disease. On his way there, he met (1824–1907) and his wife Dorothea, née Bauer (1831–1870), who both worked in Jaffa as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ustinov
Alexander "Sasha" Ustinov (russian: Александр Устинов; born 7 December 1976) is a Russian professional boxer,. Retrieved 1 October 2016. former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, he has challenged once for the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title in 2017. Ustinov currently resides in Minsk, Belarus, but remains a Citizenship of Russia, Russian citizen and competes under the Russian flag. Kickboxing career In 2003 after winning K-1 Moscow Grand Pix with three consecutive KO's Alexander Ustinov earned his spot at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris. In quarter finals he met Gregory Tony and won the fight by a second-round TKO. In the semi-final he stepped into the ring against his own sparring partner Alexey Ignashov and after the hard-fought battle the judges ruled the fight for Ignashov's favor. In December 2003 he continued his strong performances at the tournaments winning the K-1 Spain GP in Barcelona. On 7 August 2004 Alexander Ustinov was invit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Ustinov
Ivan Lavrentevich Ustinov (russian: Иван Лаврентьевич Устинов; 1 January 1920 – 15 January 2020) was a Soviet intelligence officer who held a number of posts in Soviet military counterintelligence, reaching the rank of general-lieutenant. Born in 1920, Ustinov joined the Red Army in 1939 and was assigned to serve in the state's security organs. He had begun his operational studies two weeks before the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, and was soon in service in the front lines. He saw action at the Battle of Smolensk and the fighting around Vyazma, having to escape encirclement before he could rejoin the Soviet forces. He served on several of the fronts during the Second World War, as part of the detachments of NKVD and SMERSH operatives assigned to army groupings. By the end of the war he was head of a SMERSH detachment with a regiment, and during the 1950s was part of military counterintelligence assigned to the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Ustinov
Vladimir Vasilyevich Ustinov (russian: Владимир Васильевич Устинов; born 25 February 1953) is a Russian politician. He currently is the Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District. Until 2008, he was Russia's Minister of Justice. He was Vladimir Putin's first General Prosecutor of Russia from 2000 to June 2006. Sanctions In April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals. In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 April 2022 the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Ustinov to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant to as well. Office of Foreign Assets Control.Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions" Published 2022-0418. Personal life He is married to a housewife, Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Ustinova (russian: Надежда Александровна Устинова), and they have a son, Dmitry, and a daughter, Irina. Dmitry Ustinov (russian: Д ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ustinova
Ustinova is a Russian surname (the feminine form of Ustinov) that can refer to the following: * Anna Ustinova, Kazakh high jumper * Anna Ustinova, Russian mountain bike orienteer * Daria Ustinova, Russian backstroke swimmer * Natalya Ustinova, Uzbek former swimmer * Svetlana Ustinova, Russian actress * Tatyana Ustinova Tatyana Ustinova (November 14, 1913, Alushta — September 4, 2009, Vancouver) was a USSR, Soviet geologist, who discovered Valley of Geysers in Kamchatka. Biography Tatyana Ustinova graduated from Kharkiv University and subsequently worked on p ..., Soviet geologist {{surname Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izhevsk
Izhevsk (russian: Иже́вск, p=ɪˈʐɛfsk; udm, Ижкар, ''Ižkar'', or , ''Iž'') is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city in Russia, and the most populous in Udmurtia, with over 600,000 inhabitants. From 1984 to 1987, the city was called Ustinov (russian: Усти́нов), named after Soviet Minister of Defence Dmitry Ustinov.Izhlife.ruКак Ижевск 900 дней был Устиновым The city is a major hub of industry, commerce, politics, culture and education in the Volga Region. It is known for its defense, engineering and metallurgy industries. Izhevsk has the titles of the Armory Capital of Russia and the City of Labor Glory. History Pioneer settlements The pioneer settlements on the territory where modern Izhevsk now stands were founded by Udmurts in the 5th century. There were two fortified settlements situated on the banks of the Karlut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of four living East Slavic languages, and is also a part of the larger Balto-Slavic languages. Besides Russia itself, Russian is an official language in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and is used widely as a lingua franca throughout Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to some extent in the Baltic states. It was the De facto#National languages, ''de facto'' language of the former Soviet Union,1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 and continues to be used in public life with varying proficiency in all of the post-Soviet states. Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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