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Kortik (Ко́ртик) may be *the Russian for naval dirk *a nickname for Kashtan CIWS, a weapons system of the Russian navy *a 1948 children's book by Anatoly Rybakov, translated into English as ''The Dirk'' *Kortik (1954 film), ''Kortik'' (1954 film), an adaptation of Rybakov's book, by Vladimir Vengerov and Michael Schweitzer *Kortik (1973 film), ''Kortik'' (1973 film), an adaptation of Rybakov's book for TV by Nikolai Kalinin {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Dirk
A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.); "Dagger", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729. Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic ) where it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of SailO'Brian, Patrick; ''Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy'', New York: W. W. Norton & Co., (1974), p. 35. as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders. It was also the traditional sidearm of the Highland Clansman and later used by the officers, pipers, and drummers of Scottish Highland regiments around 1725 to 1800 and by Japanese naval officers. Etymology The term is associated with Scotland in the Early Modern Era, being attested from about 1600. The term was spelled ''dork'' or ''dirk'' during the 17th century,Head, T. F.; ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology'' Oxford University Press (1996) . presumed relate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashtan CIWS
The Kortik (, "dirk") close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a modern naval air defence gun-missile system deployed by the Russian Navy. Its export version is known as Kashtan (, English: Chestnut), with the NATO designation CADS-N-1 Kashtan. The Kortik is found on the Russian aircraft carrier ''Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, Admiral Kuznetsov'', the , the , as well as the People's Liberation Army Navy Sovremenny class destroyer#PLAN variants, ''Sovremenny''-class destroyers, and other modern designs. Typically deployed as a combined gun and missile system, it provides defence against anti-ship missiles, Anti-radiation missile, anti-radar missiles and guided bombs. The system can also be employed against fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft or even surface vessels such as fast attack boats or targets on shore. The Kortik will be replaced in Russian Navy service by the Pantsir-M CIWS, which uses similar rotary cannons but different missile and radar systems. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoly Rybakov
Anatoly Naumovich Rybakov (; – 23 December 1998) was a Soviet and Russian writer, the author of the anti- Stalinist '' Children of the Arbat ''trilogy, the novel ''Heavy Sand'', and many popular children books including ''Adventures of Krosh'', ''Dirk'' and ''Bronze Bird''. One of the last of his works was his memoir ''The Novel of Memoirs'' (Роман-Воспоминание) telling about all the different people (from Stalin and Yeltsin, to Okudzhava and Tendryakov) he met during his long life. Writer Maria Rybakova is his granddaughter. Biography Rybakov (the birth family name Aronov) was born in Derzhanivka in a Jewish family. In 1934 he was arrested by the NKVD and exiled to Siberia for three years. After the end of his exile, he worked as a transport worker. During World War II, he was a tank commander. In 1948, he wrote the popular children's book ''Dirk'' (''Кортик''). In 1950, he published the novel ''Drivers'' (''Водители''), then in 1979, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kortik (1954 Film)
Kortik (Ко́ртик) may be *the Russian for naval dirk *a nickname for Kashtan CIWS, a weapons system of the Russian navy *a 1948 children's book by Anatoly Rybakov Anatoly Naumovich Rybakov (; – 23 December 1998) was a Soviet and Russian writer, the author of the anti- Stalinist '' Children of the Arbat ''trilogy, the novel ''Heavy Sand'', and many popular children books including ''Adventures of Kr ..., translated into English as ''The Dirk'' * ''Kortik'' (1954 film), an adaptation of Rybakov's book, by Vladimir Vengerov and Michael Schweitzer * ''Kortik'' (1973 film), an adaptation of Rybakov's book for TV by Nikolai Kalinin {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Vengerov
Vladimir Yakovlevich Vengerov (; 1920–1997) was a Soviet film director. He directed fourteen films between 1951 and 1985. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1978). His 1962 film '' A Trip Without a Load'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival The 3rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1963. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Italian film ''8½'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Grigori Chukhrai (USSR - President of the Jury) * Shaken Ajmanov (USSR) * Se ... where it won a Silver Prize. Selected filmography * '' The Forest'' (1953) * '' Two Captains'' (1955) * '' The City Turns the Lights On'' (1958) * '' Baltic Skies'' (1960) * '' A Trip Without a Load'' (1962) * '' Rupture'' (1983) References External links * 1920 births 1997 deaths Soviet film directors People's Artists of the RSFSR Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni People from Saratov {{USSR-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
