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Irena Blühová
Irena Blühová (2 March 1904 – 30 November 1991) was one of the first women Slovak photographers and one of the first photographers in Czechoslovakia to use photography as a means of documentary study and social commentary. During World War II she was a communist dissident, working in the underground to disseminate literature and help refugees fleeing persecution. After the war, she helped establish the State Pedagogical Institute and founded the Slovak Pedagogic Library. Late in life she returned to the pursuit of photography and participated in many international exhibitions. Early life Irena Blühová was born on 2 March 1904 in Vágbeszterce (now Považská Bystrica) a village in the Kingdom of Hungary, which at the time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her father, Móricnak Blüh was a trader, and her mother's family, Balázs, came from the northern district in Árva County and were poets and intellectuals. She attended school in Trencsén, traveling there daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Považská Bystrica
Považská Bystrica (; ; ) is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the Váh river, around 30 km from the city of Žilina. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism. Profile Považská Bystrica is situated in a fold of mountain ranges Strážovské vrchy (1213 m) and Javorníky (1071 m a.s.l.). Mountains offer an attractive experience to trekkers and mountain-bikers in summer season, cross-country and skiing opportunities in winter season. Veľký Manín mountain (890 m a.s.l.) dominates the town skyline providing views from most places in the town. On the hill next to the town on the opposite side of the river Váh lies the ruins of Považský hrad castle with two manor houses beneath, to which the town's history is closely bounded. Another popular tourist attraction close to the town is a breathtaking canyon Manínska Gorge, Manínska tiesňava. Canyon splits Veľký and Malý Manín mountains. It is an internationally sought-after place-to-die for rock clim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
