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Olga
Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Primorsky Krai * Olga Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan in Primorsky Krai * Olga (river), Primorsky Krai United States * Olga, Florida, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Olga, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Olga, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Olga, Washington, an unincorporated community * Olga Bay, Alaska, a bay on the south end of Kodiak Island * Olga, a neighborhood of South Pasadena, California Elsewhere * Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory, Australia, also known as the Olgas, a group of domed rock formations ** Mount Olga, the tallest of these rock formations * Olga, Greece, a settlement * 304 Olga, a main belt asteroid Arts and entertainment * ''Olga'' (opera), a 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga (name)
Olga is an East Slavic female given name, derived from the Old Norse name Helga. It is used in Russia (Ольга), Ukraine (Ольга, transliterated ''Olha''), Belarus (Вольга, transliterated ''Vol'ha''), Bulgaria (Олга transliterated ''Ólga''), the Czech Republic, Greece and Cyprus (Όλγα, ''Ólgha''), Georgia (ოლგა (Olga) or more archaic ოლღა (Olgha)), Latvia, Lithuania (''Alge,Algis''), Finland, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Balkans (Serbian Олга or Оља), Western Europe and Latin America (Olga). Name days (St. Olga of Kiev): Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic, Greece and France – July 11, Slovakia – July 23, Ukraine, Russia – July 24, Hungary – July 27. The male equivalent is Oleg (Олeг). People Kievan Rus' * Saint Olga of Kiev (890–969), regent of Kievan Rus' and wife of Igor of Kiev Russian imperial family * Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822–1892), second daughter of Nicholas I of Russia, wife to Charles I, King of W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kata Tjuta
Kata Tjuṯa / The Olgas (Pitjantjatjara: , lit. 'many heads'; ) is a group of large, domed rock formations or bornhardts located about southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluṟu / Ayers Rock, located to the east, and Kata Tjuṯa / The Olgas form the two major landmarks within the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. The park is considered sacred to the Aboriginal people of Australia. The 36 domes that make up Kata Tjuṯa / Mount Olga cover an area of are composed of conglomerate, a sedimentary rock consisting of cobbles and boulders of varying rock types including granite and basalt, cemented by a matrix of coarse sandstone. The highest dome, Mount Olga, is above sea level, or approximately above the surrounding plain higher than Uluṟu). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Algar
Michael "Olga" Algar (born 21 September 1959 in Marsden, South Shields, England) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who fronts the band Toy Dolls. Mainly a lead/rhythm guitarist, Olga is also a songwriter and record producer. Algar lived in the City of Sunderland during most of his life before moving to Tokyo, Japan, in 2000. He then moved to central London in 2002 where he has lived since. Musical career Michael “Olga” Algar, began playing music "around the age of 11 after seeing Mud, Sweet, Slade and Suzi Quatro on ''Top of the Pops'', a UK pop TV show". He had started songwriting/composing by the age of 17. He played in various local bands including Straw Dogs and The Showbiz Kids before forming Toy Dolls in October 1979. Over their 40-year existence Toy Dolls have toured the world extensively and released numerous albums and singles. Olga has written all the band's albums which include such titles as ''Absurd-Ditties'', '' Fat Bob's Feet'', ''Idle Gossip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Storm Olga
The name Olga has been used for sixteen tropical cyclones worldwide: three in the Atlantic Ocean (where it replaced the name ''Opal''), ten in the Western Pacific Ocean, and three in the Australian region in Southern Hemisphere. In the Atlantic: * Hurricane Olga (2001) – large Category 1 hurricane that had no effect on land. *Tropical Storm Olga (2007) – off-season storm that killed 40 people, mostly in the Dominican Republic. *Tropical Storm Olga (2019) Tropical Storm Olga was a short-lived tropical cyclone that caused unexpected severe damage as a non-tropical system along its track across the Central United States in late October 2019. The storm began as a distinct tropical wave that mo ... – formed in the Gulf of Mexico and became post-tropical shortly thereafter. In the Western Pacific: * Tropical Storm Olga (1948) (T4827) * Typhoon Olga (1954) (T5417) * Typhoon Olga (1958) (T5830) * Typhoon Olga (1961) (T6119, 51W) * Tropical Storm Olga (1964) (22W) – fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga, Russia
Olga (russian: О́льга) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Olginsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Olga Bay of the Sea of Japan, northeast of Nakhodka. Population: History During the Balhae Kingdom period, a town called ''Anju'' was founded near the present-day Olga, on the shores of the Olga Bay. The military post of Olga was established by the Russians in 1858, several months after the region passed to Russia under the terms of the Treaty of Aigun. It was named for St. Olga. In the 19th century, it had a significant Chinese minority. This town has a similar name to the eldest daughter of Nicholas II. Notable residents *Valentin Parinov Valentin Olegovich Parinov (russian: Валентин Олегович Паринов; born 16 June 1959) is a retired Russian swimmer who won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1977 European Aquatics Championships, behind Vladimir Saln ... (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga (2004 Film)
''Olga'' is a 2004 Brazilian biographical drama film directed by Jayme Monjardim from a screenplay by Rita Buzzar, based on the 1985 biography of the same name by Fernando Morais. It was Brazil's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was a produced by Nexus Cinema in conjunction with Globo Filmes and Lumiere. ''Olga'' was seen by over three million viewers and won more than 20 awards in Brazil and internationally. It is one of several Brazilian films to treat Jewish themes.Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols Ph.D., Timothy R. Robbins Ph.D. ''Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean'' 2015 - 1610697545- Page 145 "In Brazil, Jom Tob Azulay's film, O judeu he Jew, 1996 tells of 18th-century intellectual Antônio José da Silva, who was burned at the stake by the Inquisition. Other Brazilian filmmakers who deal with Jewish themes include Jayme Monjardim, who directed Olga (2004); Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Bay
Olga Bay (russian: Залив Ольги, ) is a small (11x4 km) mainly ice-free bay in the Sea of Japan on the east coast of Primorsky Krai. In July 1856 Captain Charles Codrington Forsyth of HMS ''Hornet'' named the bay "Port Michael Seymour" in honour of Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, the commander-in-chief of the East Indies and China Station (in office: 1856-1859). In July 1857 Captain of the Russian corvette '' ''Amerika'''' named this "new bay, not ..marked on maps" as the "Bay of Saint Olga" after Saint Olga of Kiev. (The previous day Chikhachyov had visited the "Bay of Saint Vladimir" (now "Vladimir Bay") to the north-east of Olga Bay, naming it after Saint Olga's grandson Saint Vladimir.) The port town of Olga stands on the northern coast of the bay; the Avvakumovka River flows into the bay's western part. The northern part of Olga Bay - ''Tihaya Pristan'' ( ru , Тихая Пристань , translation = Calm or Quiet Wharf) - is highly protected fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga (2021 Film)
''Olga'' is a 2021 Swiss sports drama film directed by Elie Grappe. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Plot While in exile in Switzerland, a 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast prepares for the European Gymnastics Championships when Euromaidan protests begin in Kyiv. Cast * Anastasia Budiashkina as Olga * Sabrina Rubtsova Awards The film won the prize for Best Screenplay at the 74th International Critics Week. The film also won the Best Feature Film, the Best Screenplay and the Best Sound at 2022 Swiss Film Awards. See also * List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film * List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Switzerland has submitted 46 films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since their first entry in 1961. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga, Washington
Olga is a waterfront unincorporated community on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, San Juan County, Washington (U.S. state), Washington, United States. History Olga was founded in 1860, after William Moore homesteaded the region. The Olga post office opened in 1890, with Hibbard Stone serving as postmaster. Olga is named after the mother of the first storekeeper of the area, John Ohlert. Climate References External links http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=10240 {{authority control Unincorporated communities in San Juan County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga, Florida
Olga is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,952 at the 2010 census, up from 1,398 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Olga is located in northeastern Lee County at (26.715310, -81.702539), on the south side of the Caloosahatchee River. It is bordered to the east and north by Alva and to the west by Fort Myers Shores. Florida State Road 80 passes through the CDP, leading southwest to the center of Fort Myers, the county seat, and east to LaBelle. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Olga CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.49%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,398 people, 515 households, and 402 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 553 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.34% Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga (horse)
There have been five equine recipients of the Dickin Medal since its creation in 1943. The first three were British horses Regal, Olga, and Upstart, followed by the Canadian Corps Cavalry horse Warrior and the American Sergeant Reckless. The first three received their awards at a ceremony on 11 April 1947 at Hyde Park in recognition of the courage they exhibited during World War II. These three were mounts used by members of the Metropolitan Police Service during official duties and to aid civilians during the Blitz and later bombings from September 1940 to late 1944. Warrior served on the Western Front during World War I and was awarded an honorary posthumous medal in September 2014. Another posthumous award was given in 2016 to Sergeant Reckless, a mare who served during the Korean War with the United States Marine Corps and was given the rank of staff sergeant. Of the recipients, three were honoured for courage during active duty, one for remaining calm when his stable was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga TV
Olga TV is a British independent television production company set up by the entertainer and talk show host, Paul O'Grady in 2005. Named after O'Grady's pet dog, Olga the company is best known for producing shows such as ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' for Channel 4. The Paul O'Grady Show ended on Channel 4 on 18 December 2009, as O'Grady had signed a new deal with ITV. Between 2010 and 2011, Olga TV produced Friday night ITV chatshow ''Paul O'Grady Live'', however on 7 October 2011, it was announced that the show had been cancelled. Paul O'Grady's latest show ''For the Love of Dogs'' is not produced by Olga TV, but with Shiver instead. On 4 May 2013 ITV confirmed that ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' would return in November 2013 with an initial 25 episode run and that it will be produced by O'Grady's production company Olga TV. Productions *1 This was a joint production with Potato *2 These were joint productions with Shiver Productions References {{Reflist External links''The Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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