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Slovo Family
Slovo may refer to: Publications *Slovo (newspaper), Bulgaria * Slovo (US journal), ''Slovo'' (US journal), a journal published biannually by the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa * Slovo (London), ''Slovo'' (London), a journal of the University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies * Slovo (Zagreb), ''Slovo'' (Zagreb), a journal of the Old Church Slavonic Institute Surname * Joe Slovo, South African politician *Gillian Slovo, South African-born British writer *Robyn Slovo, South African film producer, based in the UK * Shawn Slovo, South African screenwriter Other * Slovo (album), ''Slovo'' (album), by Arkona * Slovo (band) a British electronic band *Slovo Building, Kharkiv, Ukraine *The acrophonic name of the letter Es (Cyrillic) in the old Russian alphabet See also * {{disambig, surname, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovo (newspaper)
''Slovo'' (, 'Word') was a daily newspaper published in Bulgaria from 1922 until 1924. The newspaper fiercely opposed the Aleksandar Stamboliyski government and also the communist movement. Aleksandar Grekov served as director of the newspaper. After Grekov was assassinated, Prof. Milev took over the editorship of ''Slovo''. References {{reflist Daily newspapers published in Bulgaria 1922 establishments in Bulgaria 1924 disestablishments Bulgarian-language newspapers Newspapers established in 1922 Publications disestablished in 1924 Defunct newspapers published in Bulgaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovo (US Journal)
Slovo may refer to: Publications *Slovo (newspaper), Bulgaria * ''Slovo'' (US journal), a journal published biannually by the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa * ''Slovo'' (London), a journal of the University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies * ''Slovo'' (Zagreb), a journal of the Old Church Slavonic Institute Surname * Joe Slovo, South African politician *Gillian Slovo, South African-born British writer * Robyn Slovo, South African film producer, based in the UK * Shawn Slovo, South African screenwriter Other * ''Slovo'' (album), by Arkona * Slovo (band) a British electronic band * Slovo Building, Kharkiv, Ukraine *The acrophonic name of the letter Es (Cyrillic) Es (С с; italics: ''С с'') is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It commonly represents the voiceless alveolar fricative , like the pronunciation of in "sand". History The Cyrillic letter Es is derived from a variant of the Gr ... in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) is a museum and library of Czechs, Czech and Slovakia, Slovak history and culture located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States. Established in 1974, the museum and library moved to its present site in 1983. The museum and library was severely affected by the Iowa flood of 2008. In 2012, rebuilding and expansion efforts were completed and the NCSML reopened. In 2018, the NCSML became a Smithsonian Affiliations, Smithsonian Affiliate, joining a network of museums, educational institutions, and cultural organizations that share Smithsonian resources. Dr. Cecilia Rokusek serves as the President & CEO of the museum since 2018. Beginnings until opening the first building in 1995 In 1974, several second and third-generation Czech Americans in the Cedar Rapids area founded the Czech Fine Arts Foundation to preserve their Czech heritage and culture. In 1978, the group's growing collection of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovo (London)
''Slovo'' is a biannual academic journal edited and managed entirely by postgraduates of the University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies. ''Slovo'' is an interdisciplinary publication covering Russian, Eurasian, Central and East European affairs, from the fields of anthropology, economics, film, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, literature, media, politics and sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol .... ''Slovo'' was produced and distributed through Maney Publishing, but is now available online only through UCL Press. The first issue of ''Slovo'' appeared in May 1988 and included contributions from staff members Geoffrey Hosking and György Schöpflin. See also * List of Slavic studies journals External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovo (Zagreb)
''Slovo'' is an annual academic journal edited and managed by the Old Church Slavonic Institute. It is a Slavistics publication with a focus on Church Slavonic, including the Glagolitic script. The journal was and continues to be a print journal, but since 2006 is also available online. It was established in 1952. Each issue begins with articles, transitions through reviews, and ends with news. History Josip Hamm was editor-in-chief of issues 1–12, of issues 13–24, and of the issues that followed. Issue 6–8 was published as a "Collection dedicated to on the occasion of the 60th annerversary of his arrival in Croatia" (). Issue 13 was dedicated to the 1100th annerversary of the invention of Glagolitic. Issue 15–16 was dedicated o Vjekoslav Štefanić on his 65th birthday. Issue 21 was published as a collection with the title "Glagolitic: eleven centuries of a great tradition" (). Issue 24 published papers from the symposium on the Slavonic Patericon held 19–22 May 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Slovo
Yossel Mashel "Joe" Slovo (23 May 1926 – 6 January 1995) was a South African politician and Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist. A Marxist-Leninist, he was a long-time leader and theorist in the South African Communist Party (SACP), a leading member of the African National Congress (ANC), and a commander of the ANC's military wing uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Slovo was a delegate to the multiracial Congress of the People (1955), Congress of the People of June 1955 which drew up the Freedom Charter. He was imprisoned for six months in 1960, and emerged as a leader of uMkhonto we Sizwe the following year. He lived in exile from 1963 to 1990, conducting operations against the apartheid régime from the United Kingdom, Angola, Mozambique, and Zambia. In 1990, he returned to South Africa, and took part in the negotiations that ended apartheid. He became known for proposing the "sunset clauses" covering the 5 years following a democratic election, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Slovo
Gillian Slovo (born 15 March 1952) is a South African-born writer who lives in the UK. She was a recipient of the Golden PEN Award. Early life and education Gillian Slovo was born on 15 March 1952 in Johannesburg, South Africa, a daughter of Joe Slovo and Ruth First. Her family moved to London in 1964, as political exiles. Her family is Jewish. Slovo attended the University of Manchester, graduating in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in the history and philosophy of science, before working as a journalist and television producer. Career Slovo's novels were at first predominantly of the crime and thriller genres, including a series featuring the detective Kate Baeier, but she has since written more literary fiction. Her 2000 work ''Red Dust (novel), Red Dust'', a courtroom drama that explores the meanings and effects of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa), Truth and Reconciliation Commission, was made into Red Dust (2004 film), a film of the same n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robyn Slovo
Robyn Slovo is a South African film producer, based in the UK. Her work includes the 2000 film '' Morvern Callar'', the 2006 film ''Catch a Fire'', and the 2011 film '' Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy''. Biography Slovo started her career in theatre, before moving into the television and film industry, working first as a script editor and development executive for the BBC, and then as a film producer for Company Pictures and Working Title Films. Slovo's family is Jewish. She is the daughter of Joe Slovo and Ruth First — both major figures in the anti-apartheid struggle who lived perilous lives of exile, armed resistance, and occasional imprisonment, culminating in her mother's assassination in 1982. A family memoir in the form of a feature film, '' A World Apart'', was written by her sister Shawn Slovo and starred Barbara Hershey. She played her mother in the film ''Catch a Fire'', also written by her sister Shawn Slovo. She is the youngest sister of novelist Gillian Slovo Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Slovo
Shawn Slovo (born 1950) is a South African screenwriter, best known for the film '' A World Apart'', based on her childhood under apartheid. She is the daughter of South African Communist Party leaders Joe Slovo and Ruth First. She wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film ''Catch a Fire'' (also a historical film about apartheid), and for the 2001 film '' Captain Corelli's Mandolin''. In the late 1970s, she served as Robert De Niro's personal assistant while he made the films ''Raging Bull'' and '' The King of Comedy''. She also wrote the screenplay for ''Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight''. Slovo lives in London and often works for Working Title Films. Her sister Gillian Slovo is also a writer and her sister Robyn Slovo is a producer. Slovo's family is Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovo (album)
''Slovo'' (, A Word) is the sixth full-length album by the Russian pagan metal band Arkona. It was released on 26 August 2011 through Napalm Records. An academical choir and a chamber orchestra were used on the album. Reception A review by the webzine Jukebox Metal called the album "imaginative and lively" but criticised a lack in musical consistency and identity. ''Metal Hammer'' Germany was more positive and lauded the evolution in the band's musical quality, writing that the songs were more complex and sophisticated than those on the previous studio album '' Goi, Rode, Goi!''. Track listing Personnel Arkona * Masha "Scream" – vocals, keyboards, tambourine, khomus, shaman drums, shaker, choirs, acoustic guitar on ''Bol’no mne'', producing, engineering, mixing *Sergei "Lazar" Atrashkevich – lead guitar, acoustic guitars, balalaika, additional vocals on ''Arkaim'' and ''Nikogda'', producing, engineering, mixing, mastering *Ruslan "Kniaz" – bass *Vlad "Artist" Lyovushk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovo (band)
Slovo is a south London based music collective founded by former Faithless guitarist Dave Randall. Their latest line up includes the Italian singer Barbarella (Barbara Pugliese of Barbarella's Bang Bang) and US hip-hop artist Mike Ladd, who both contribute to the album ''Bread & Butterflies'' which was released 17 July 2020. The group has previously released two other studio albums: ''nommo (2002)'' and ''Todo Cambia (2007)''. For the first album ''nommo'', Randall brought together Icelandic singer Emilíana Torrini, English singer Kirsty Hawkshaw, American hip hop recording artist Anthony Demore, drummer Max Roach, and the voices of Charlie Chaplin and Woody Guthrie. The album raised questions about the world and was in the words of ''The Sunday Times'', "a wonderful album that is both stridently polemical and determinedly celebratory". Randall then put together the Slovo live band with singer Andrea Britton, bass player Lucy Shaw, percussionist Sudha Kheterpal, and gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovo Building
The Slovo Building () is a residential, multi-story building in the Shevchenkivskyi District, Kharkiv, Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv. The shape of the building reflects the letter C or S in the Ukrainian language, the first letter of слово ("slovo") or "word". The shape of the building symbolized its construction to house prominent Ukrainians, Ukrainian writers, who lived there in over sixty apartments. Built in the late 1920s, it accommodated Ukrainian writers and poets, many of whom were later Capital punishment, shot by the Communist authorities at Sandarmokh in Karelia. Today they are known as the "Executed Renaissance". Construction Kharkiv was the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 19 December 1919 to 24 June 1934, and the city became the center of the Economy of Ukraine, Ukrainian economy. Its population grew rapidly from 285,000 in 1920 to 423,000 in 1927, and housing shortages became a major problem. This affected the literary community, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
