Volok Reform
Volok may refer to: *Volok (unit), a unit of land measurement *Volok Reform, land reform in the 16th-century Grand Duchy of Lithuania People with the surname *Bill Volok (1910–1991), American football player *Ilia Volok (born 1965), Russian actor See also *Voloka (other) *Volokh Volokh may refer to: * Ilia Volok (Ilia Volokh), Ukrainian actor * Eugene Volokh (born 1968), Ukrainian-American legal scholar ** The Volokh Conspiracy, a blog associated with Eugene Volokh See also * Wallach * Wallach (other) * Ol� ...

Volok (unit)
Volok ( lt, valakas, pl, włóka) was a late medieval unit of land measurement in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Kingdom of Poland and later, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was equal, on average, to in Lithuania or to in Poland. It was subdivided into 30 or 33 morgens. Volok was also a unit that determined taxation and other duties to the state. Previously, taxes and duties were based on the number of households (see, for example, 1528 census of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that recorded households as a measure of military duty) or number of horses/bulls needed to work the land. Such system was not exact: households varied greatly in size and in wealth. Therefore, the introduction of voloks marked an important transition to taxes based on area (width times length). In Lithuania, it was introduced during the Volok Reform that began in 1547. Officially, voloks were abandoned as a unit after the emancipation reform of 1861, but survived in everyday use until the introduc ...
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Volok Reform
Volok may refer to: *Volok (unit), a unit of land measurement *Volok Reform, land reform in the 16th-century Grand Duchy of Lithuania People with the surname *Bill Volok (1910–1991), American football player *Ilia Volok (born 1965), Russian actor See also *Voloka (other) *Volokh Volokh may refer to: * Ilia Volok (Ilia Volokh), Ukrainian actor * Eugene Volokh (born 1968), Ukrainian-American legal scholar ** The Volokh Conspiracy, a blog associated with Eugene Volokh See also * Wallach * Wallach (other) * Ol� ...

Bill Volok
William J. Volok (March 23, 1910 - August 6, 1991) was a professional American football player who played guard and tackle for six seasons for the Chicago Cardinals The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons. Roots .... Volok was 6'2, and, during his six seasons of play time, was 216lbs. He was known to have pep talks with his teammates, often occurring at half time. He attended Lucas High in Kansas. Volok died in Drumright, Oklahoma, at the age of 81. 1910 births 1991 deaths American football guards American football tackles Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players Chicago Cardinals players {{offensive-lineman-1910s-stub ...
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Ilia Volok
Ilia Volok (Russian: Илья Волох) (Ukrainian: Ілля Волох) (November 22) is a Ukrainian actor. He has appeared in over 170 films, television shows, and video games. Career Volok has appeared in more than 90 films and television programs. He starred as Vladimir Krasin in ''Air Force One'' and portrayed Master Org in ''Power Rangers Wild Force''. Additionally, he has had recurring roles in ''General Hospital'' and ''The Young and the Restless''. He guest starred in an episode of ''Friends'' in which reference was made to ''Air Force One'' without mentioning him as one of its actors. Volok frequently performs on stage. He co-wrote, co-created, and starred as the title character in the comedy play ''Fakov in America''. He plays a leading part in ''Cat's Paw'', an Actors Studio project. in ''Diary of a Madman'' by short story Nikolai Gogol. The character Vladimir Kamarivsky in the Electronic Arts video game ''Battlefield 3'' is modeled after and voiced by Volok. Filmo ...
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Voloka (other)
There are two villages named Voloka in Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast ( uk, Черніве́цька о́бласть, Chernivetska oblast), also referred to as Chernivechchyna ( uk, Чернівеччина) is an oblast (province) in Western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the regio ... in the West of Ukraine. See: * Voloka, Hlybotskyi Raion ( ro, Voloca pe Derelui) * Voloka, Vyzhnytsia Raion ( ro, Voloca pe Ceremuș) {{Disambig ...
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