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Maria Quisling
Maria Quisling, born Maria Vasilyevna Pasek or Pasetchnikova Dahl (1991), p.93 (10 October 1900 – 17 January 1980), was known as the wife of the Norwegian fascist politician Vidkun Quisling, but historians have doubts on whether the couple were legally married. The couple met in Kharkiv in 1923, and they were formally and informally married in September that year. For a few years, she lived in Norway and France and was often separated from Vidkun because of his work and travels. They settled permanently in Norway in 1929 where Vidkun was one of the founders of the fascist party ''Nasjonal Samling''. During the German occupation of Norway, Vidkun led a pro-German puppet regime. Maria lived with him in the Villa Grande from 1941 to 1945 and served as hostess for social gatherings there and at the Royal Palace. After Vidkun was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death, she made several appeals to authorities on his behalf but was unsuccessful. She was briefly arrested in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kharkiv "never had eastern-western conflicts" ''Euronews'' (23 October 2014) Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic Sloboda Ukraine, Slobozhanshchyna region. Kharkiv is the administrative centre of Kharkiv Oblast and of the surrounding Kharkiv Raion. The latest population is Kharkiv was founded in 1654 as Kharkiv fortress, and after these humble beginnings, it grew to be a major centre of industry, trade and Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. At the beginning of the 20th century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Voronin
Alexandra Andreyevna Voronin (''née'' Voronina, later Yourieff; russian: Александра Андреевна Воронина, 20 August 1905 — 1 October 1993) was the Russian wife of Norwegian fascist Vidkun Quisling, the leader of Nasjonal Samling (NS), the political party which collaborated with the German occupational force in Norway during World War II. Early life Voronin was born in Sevastopol into an upper-class family, the daughter of physician Andrei Sergeyevich Voronin. The third of five children, she was the only one to survive infancy.Chapter 2, “Alexandra’s Childhood and Family”, in ''In Quisling's Shadow: The Memoirs of Vidkun Quisling's First Wife, Alexandra'' (1999) Her mother was Irina Theodorovna von Kotzebue, a descendant of a viceroy of Poland and of the 9th century Varangian chieftain Rurik.Kirsten A. SeaverIntroductionto Alexandra Yourieff, W. George Yourieff, ''In Quisling's Shadow'' (1999) When Voronin was about three years old, the family mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arve Juritzen
Arve Otter Juritzen (born 10 November 1960) is a Norwegian book publisher. In his early career he was a journalist, television presenter and television producer. He founded the publishing house Juritzen Forlag in 2006, which among others is the Norwegian publisher of Cecilia Samartin. He has also written six books himself and even appeared in The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back as a Rebel Alliance, rebel soldier in the Battle of Hoth scenes, as the majority of extras during that scene were Norwegians from Finse, Norway, where filming of the Hoth landscape and battle took place. He also presented the first two series of Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother between 2001 and 2002 and the first series of ''Vil du bli millionær'', the Norwegian version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'', in 2000. References External links * 1960 births Living people People from Drammen Norwegian book publishers (people) Norwegian television presenters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
