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Mariana Drăgescu
Marie Ana Aurelia (Mariana) Drăgescu (7 September 1912 – 24 March 2013) was a Romanian military aviator during World War II. She was the last surviving member of the White Squadron, a team of female aviators who flew medical aircraft during World War II. Romania was the only country in the world to allow women to pilot medical missions during the war. Biography Born 7 September 1912 in Craiova, Romania. Her mother was an "independent woman" and music teacher, and her father, a military man, had become a colonel after World War I. She recounted that her introduction to flying came at an early age. "When the first world war started, I came to Bucharest with the whole family... I remember, I was 4 years old and I was with my mother on the street when I first heard the air alarm sirens. The German planes bombed Bucharest, with my mother in a basement, we would take shelter, but I was anxious to see the planes."At age 23, Drăgescu received her pilot's license in 1935. She s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians (north) and the Danube, River Danube (south). Craiova is the chief commercial city west of Bucharest and the most important city of Oltenia. The city prospered as a regional trading centre despite an earthquake in 1790, a plague in 1795, and a Ottoman Empire, Turkish assault in 1802 during which it was burned. Eight villages are administered by the city: Făcăi, Mofleni, Popoveni, Șimnicu de Jos, Cernele, Cernelele de Sus, Izvoru Rece, and Rovine. The last four were a separate commune called ''Cernele'' until 1996, when they were merged into the city. Etymology and names There are two possible etymologies for Craiova: Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adevărul
(; meaning "The Truth", formerly spelled ''Adevĕrul'') is a Romanian daily newspaper, based in Bucharest. Founded in Iași, in 1871, and reestablished in 1888, in Bucharest, it was the main left-wing press venue to be published during the Kingdom of Romania, Romanian Kingdom's existence, adopting an independent pro-Democracy, democratic position, advocating Land reform in Romania, land reform, and demanding universal suffrage. Under its successive editors Alexandru Beldiman and Constantin Mille, it became noted for its virulent criticism of King of Romania, King Carol I of Romania, Carol I. This stance developed into a Republicanism, republican and Socialism, socialist agenda, which made clash with the Kingdom's authorities on several occasions. As innovative publications which set up several local and international records during the early 20th century, and its sister daily ''Dimineața'' competed for the top position with the right-wing ''Universul'' before and throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Căile Ferate Române
Căile Ferate Române (; abbreviated as the CFR) was the state railway carrier of Romania. The company was dissolved on 1 October 1998 by splitting into several successor companies. CFR as an entity existed from 1880, even though the first railway on current Romanian territory was opened in 1854. CFR was divided into four autonomous companies: * ''CFR Călători'', responsible for passenger services; * ''CFR Marfă'', responsible for freight transport; * ''Compania Națională de Căi Ferate CFR'', manages the infrastructure on the Romanian railway network; and * ''Societatea Feroviară de Turism'', or SFT, which manages Heritage railway, scenic and tourist railways. CFR was headquartered in Bucharest and had regional divisions centered in Bucharest, Brașov, Cluj-Napoca, Constanța, Craiova, Galați, Iași, and Timișoara. Its International Union of Railways code is 53-CFR. History Railways in the nineteenth century The first railway line on Romania's present-day territory w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghimbav
Ghimbav (; ) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, central Romania. Geography The town is situated in the southern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Ghimbășel. It is located in the Burzenland ethnographic area, in the central part of Brașov County, just west of the county seat, Brașov. History The town was first mentioned in a letter written in 1420 by King of Hungary, King Sigismund of Luxembourg, Sigismund of Hungary. He advised the inhabitants of Weidenbach/Ghimbav to join their forces together with the people living in three other neighboring Saxon villages (Petersberg/Sânpetru, Honigberg/Hărman and Brenndorf/Bod, Brașov, Bod) and contribute to the construction of the stone fortress of Brașov. The Ottomans invaded Ghimbav in 1422. In 1469 a major fire damaged the town. In 1611 the Hungarian prince Gabriel Báthory set fire to several villages in Burzenland (Țara Bârsei); Ghimbav was one of them. The local church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitila
Chitila () is a town in the west of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, situated to the north-west of Bucharest. It is often seen as a satellite town of Bucharest. One village, Rudeni, is administered by the town. Transport Chitila is linked to Bucharest by two bus routes (r476 and r429 run by Ecotrans STCM). The serves two of the CFR main railway lines emanating from Bucharest: Lines 500 and 300, going to Ploiești and Târgoviște. Natives * Teohari Georgescu Teohari Georgescu (January 31, 1908 – December 31, 1976) was a Romanian statesman and a high-ranking member of the Romanian Communist Party. Early life Born in Chitila, near Bucharest, he was the third of seven children of Constantin and ... (1908–1976), Communist politician Other The Romanian 1st Surface to Air Missiles Brigade has its headquarters in Chitila. References Populated places in Ilfov County Localities in Muntenia Towns in Romania {{Ilfov-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet Union, it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country by area, extending across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and sharing Geography of the Soviet Union#Borders and neighbors, borders with twelve countries, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of Republics of the Soviet Union, national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, Government of the Soviet Union, its government and Economy of the Soviet Union, economy were Soviet-type economic planning, highly centralized. As a one-party state go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Mariana is a given name (the link includes a list of people of this name). Mariana may also refer to: Literature * ''Mariana'' (Dickens novel), a 1940 novel by Monica Dickens * ''Mariana'' (poem), a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson * ''Mariana'' (Vaz novel), a 1997 novel by Katherine Vaz Music *"Mariana", a song by Alberto Cortez *"Mariana", a song by Collectif Métissé *"Mariana", a song by Gibson Brothers Places *Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mariana * Mariana Lake, Alberta, Canada *Mariana, Corsica **Roman Catholic Diocese of Mariana in Corsica * Mariana, Humacao, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Mariana, Naguabo, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Mariana, Cuenca, a municipality in the province of Cuenca, Spain *Mariana, a Roman town in Hispania, currently named Puebla del Príncipe, in Ciudad Real, Spain *Mariana, village in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia *Mariana, village in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia *Mariana, Quezon Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Burnaia
Irina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It is mostly used in countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Balkans. Diminutive forms in Slavic languages include Ira, Irinka, Irinushka, Irinochka, Irisha, Irka, Irochka, Irusia, Iraya. Origin Irina is connected with who was the first woman recognized by the church as a great martyr. She was born pagan as Penelope and later baptized as Irene. Some sources refer to her being baptized by Saint Timothy, in which case she lived in the 1st–2nd century, while others date her death in the year 315. Opinions also differ about the location of her birthplace, the city of Magedon, placing it either in Persia or in Migdonia (Macedonia). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
