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Masha
In Russian, Masha () is a diminutive of Maria. It has been used as a nickname or as a pet name for women named Maria or Marie. An alternative spelling in the Latin alphabet is "Macha". In Serbo-Croatian and Slovene, "Maša" is a diminutive of "Marija" but can be a given name in its own right. The Jewish name Masha () is of Biblical extraction. Tradition has it that the first Masha was named after a departed male named Moshe (Moses). Other diminutives of Maria There are a large number of diminutives (nicknames) in Russian for ''Maria'' beside ''Masha'': * Marusya () * Manya () * Manyunya () * Manyasha () * Mashunya () * Mashuta () * Mashenka () * Mar'ya () * Mashulya () * Mashka () Notable people * Masha Bruskina (1924–1941), Soviet partisan of the Minsk Resistance * Masha Dashkina Maddux, Ukrainian dancer * Masha Gessen (born 1967), Russian and American journalist and author * Maria Kolenkina, Russian socialist revolutionary of the late 19th century * Masha and Dasha Kri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Gessen
Masha Gessen (born 13 January 1967) is a Russian-American journalist, author, translator and activist who has been an outspoken critic of the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the former president of the United States, Donald Trump. Gessen is nonbinary and trans and uses ''they/them'' pronouns. Gessen has written extensively on LGBT rights. Described as "Russia's leading LGBT rights activist," they have said that for many years they were "probably the only publicly out gay person in the whole country." They now live in New York with their wife and children. Gessen writes primarily in English but also in their native Russian. In addition to being the author of several non-fiction books, they have been a prolific contributor to such publications as ''The New York Times'', ''The New York Review of Books'', ''The Washington Post'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''The New Republic'', ''New Statesman'', ''Granta'', ''Slate'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''Harper's Magazine'', ''The New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha (singer)
Masha Shirin (born ), professionally known as Masha, is a Latvian-born American pop/rock singer-songwriter. Career On June 5, 2012, Masha was featured on VH1's ''Big Morning Buzz Live'' show, where she performed a rendition of Rihanna's "Where Have You Been", and "Payphone" by Maroon 5. In 2013, Masha's cover of the Nirvana song " Come as You Are" was picked up by the Lifetime channel to promote its series ''Witches of East End''. Her debut EP, ''Stupid, Stupid Dreams'', was released on October 22, 2013; it was co-produced by Claude Kelly and Nathan Chapman. In January 2014, Masha was chosen by a judging panel highlighted by Fall Out Boy, Emeli Sandé, and Austin Mahone as one of 40 finalists out of more than 2,000 competing American singers and bands for the CBS Grammy Gig of a Lifetime. Masha covered "Werewolves of London" for a Three Olives Vodka Three Olives Vodka is a brand of vodka produced and distilled in the United Kingdom and imported to the United States by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Rasputina
Masha Rasputina (Russian: Маша Распутина, born Alla Nikolayevna Ageeva, Russian: Алла Николаевна Агеева) is a Russian pop singer, who went through her peak of popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2003, she scored her biggest hit, "Roza chaynaya" (Russian: Роза чайная, meaning "Tea rose"), a duet with Philipp Kirkorov. Early life Rasputina was born in Inskoy, Kemerovo Oblast in 1964 as the daughter of an employee of the local power station and an Odessa-born hydriologist. As a child, Rasputina moved to the village of Urop, where she lived with her paternal grandparents. Following her parents footsteps, Rasputina initially applied for a technical course, but dropped out as she preferred to immerse herself in music. She then moved to Moscow, taking part in multiple auditions, with different outcomes. Eventually, she was employed as an ensemblist in a Moscow ensemble and decided to pick up studies at the Kemerovo State University of Cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Dashkina Maddux
Mariya "Masha" Dashkina Maddux is a Ukrainian modern dancer and dance teacher. She is a former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company and is the founder and director of the Wake Forest Dance Festival. Early life and education Mariya Dashkina Maddux was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. As a child she studied classical ballet, training in the Vaganova method. She moved to the United States as a young adult and studied under Ruth Weisen at the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet in Miami, Florida. She graduated from New World School of the Arts. Career In 2007 Dashkina Maddux joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in New York City and was eventually promoted to the rank of principal dancer. She performed in many lead roles in Graham works including the Bride in ''Appalachian Spring'', Ariadne in ''Errand into the Maze'', Woman in Red in ''Diversion of Angels'', Eve in ''Embattled Garden'', the duet ''Conversation of Lovers'', and danced featured roles in ''Deaths and Entrances'', Leade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha And The Bear
''Masha and the Bear'' (russian: Ма́ша и Медве́дь, translit=Masha i Medved ) is a Russian preschool comedy computer-animated television series created by Oleg Kuzovkov and produced by Animaccord Animation Studio, loosely based on the oral children's folk story of the same name. The show focuses on the adventures of a little girl named Masha and her caring friend, the bear (''mishka'') that always keeps her safe from disasters. Masha and The Bear is the most watched preschool series in the world, with 36 times more requests than the average. It is also the fifth most-watched youth series (0–18) worldwide, just ahead of Peppa Pig. Many of the episodes have been successful on YouTube. In particular, the Russian-language version of the episode "Маша плюс каша" ("Recipe for Disaster") has almost 4.5 billion views as of April 2022, making it the site's tenth most viewed video of all time, and the most viewed video on YouTube that is not a music video. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Ma
Masha Ma is a Chinese fashion designer. Her collections have been featured in leading publications such as ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', '' Pop'', French ''Playboy'', ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''L'Officiel''. Career Masha Ma received her M.A. in Women's Wear from Central Saint Martins in 2008. During her studies she was an assistant to well-known designers Veronique Branquinho and Alexander McQueen. Also while in school, Masha's graduate collection was selected and shown at London Fashion Week and subsequently purchased by B store, a retail fashion store in London. Since graduating Masha has been presenting her AW and SS collections during Fashion Week each year, both in London and Paris. In 2010, Masha collaborated with the British graphic designer Neville Brody on an art-fashion crossover installation for Get It Louder, an influential Chinese art and design bienalle that features both emerging and established artists from China and abroad. She has also collaborated wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Alyokhina
Maria Vladimirovna "Masha" Alyokhina ( rus, Мария Владимировна "Маша" Алёхина, p=ɐˈlʲɵxʲɪnə; born June 6, 1988) is a Russian political activist. She is a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot. Early life Alyokhina was born on June 6, 1988, in Moscow, Russia. Her mother works as a programmer and her father is a mathematics professor. She was raised by her mother, and only met her father at age 21. During her youth she hated the Russian education system and changed schools four times, They discourage people from thinking and asking questions, they only teach you to follow the rules and submit without explanation or, most importantly, reason... Obviously I didn’t like that. Who would? Career Arrest and indictment On August 17, 2012, Alyokhina was convicted of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" for a performance in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. She has been recogn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Yovanovitch
Marie Louise "Masha" Yovanovitch (born November 11, 1958) is a Canadian-American former diplomat and retired senior member of the United States Foreign Service. She served in multiple State Department posts, including Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2004–2005), U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan (2005–2008), U.S. Ambassador to Armenia (2008–2011), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (2012–2013), and Ambassador to Ukraine (2016–2019). Yovanovitch is a diplomat in residence at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. On January 31, 2020 it was reported that she had retired from the State Department. While ambassador to Ukraine, Yovanovitch was the target of a conspiracy-driven smear campaign, amplified by President Donald Trump and his allies. In May 2019, Trump abruptly recalled Yovanovitch from her post following claims by Trump surrogates that she was undermin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Bruskina
Maria "Masha" Bruskina ( be, Марыя Барысаўна Брускіна ''Marïya Barïsawna Bruskina''; russian: Мария Борисовна Брускина ''Mariya Borisovna Bruskina''; 1924 – 26 October 1941 in Minsk) was a Belarusian Jewish nurse and a member of the Minsk Resistance during World War II. While volunteering as a nurse, she cared for Soviet forces, and assisted them in escaping. For this, she was executed by German forces. Biography Masha Bruskina lived in Minsk with her mother, senior product manager of the Book Trade Office of the BSSR State Publishing House. She was an avid reader and learner. She was a pioneer leader and a member of the school committee of Komsomol. In December 1938, the newspaper ''Pioneer of Belarus'' published a photograph of Masha with the caption: "Masha Bruskina - the schoolgirl of 8th grade in school № 28, Minsk. She has only good and excellent marks in all subjects". In June 1941, Maria Bruskina graduated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Arkhipova
Maria Arkhipova (russian: link=no, Мари́я Архи́пова; born 9 January 1983), known by her stage name as Masha Scream, is a Russian metal musician from Moscow. She is the founder, vocalist and main songwriter of the folk metal band Arkona. She has also played in other bands such as Nargathrond. Personal life Arkhipova is married to fellow band member Sergei "Lazar" Atrashkevich with whom she has two children. Discography With Arkona Studio albums * ''Vozrozhdeniye'' (2004) * ''Lepta'' (2004) * '' Vo Slavu Velikim!'' (2005) * '' Ot Serdtsa K Nebu'' (2007) * ''Goi, Rode, Goi!'' (2009) * '' Stenka Na Stenku'' (2011, EP) * '' Slovo'' (2011) * '' Yav'' (2014) * '' Khram'' (2018) Live albums / DVDs * '' Zhizn Vo Slavu'' (2006) * ''Noch Velesova ''Noch Velesova (Ночь Велесова - Night of Veles)'' is the second live album by the Russian pagan / folk metal band Arkona. It was released on 11 February 2009 through Sound Age Production in Russia an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, a=ru-Pushkin.ogg; ) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poetShort biography from University of Virginia . Retrieved 24 November 2006.Allan Rei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain's Daughter
''The Captain's Daughter'' (russian: «Капитанская дочка», Kapitanskaya dochka) is a historical novel by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin. It was first published in 1836 in the fourth issue of the literary journal ''Sovremennik''. The novel is a romanticized account of Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773–1774. The title "The Captain's Daughter" has also been used to refer to a collection of stories, one of which was the actual novel. Plot Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov (the narrative is conducted on his behalf) is the only surviving child of a retired Imperial Army officer. When Pyotr turns 17, his father sends him into military service in Orenburg. While en route, Pyotr gets lost in a blizzard, but is rescued by a mysterious man. As a token of his gratitude, Pyotr gives the guide his hareskin coat. Arriving in Orenburg, Pyotr reports to his commanding officer and is assigned to serve at Fort Belogorsky under Captain Ivan Mironov. The "fort" is little more than a fence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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