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Irina
Irina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is List of Christian denominations by number of members, one of the three major doctrinal and .... It is derived from Eirene (goddess), 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 centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Irina Alexandrovna Of Russia
Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (; – 26 February 1970) was the only daughter and eldest child of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia. She was the first grandchild of Tsar Alexander III and the only biological niece of Tsar Nicholas II. Irina was married to the wealthiest man in Imperial Russia, Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov. Her husband was one of the men who in 1916 murdered Grigori Rasputin, "holy healer" to Irina's hemophiliac cousin, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich. Early life Before her marriage on , Irina, the eldest child and only daughter in a family of seven children, was considered one of the most elegant women in Imperial Russia. Her family had spent long periods living in the south of France beginning in about 1906 because of her father's political disagreements with the Tsar. Irina's father, Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich, was carrying on an affair with a woman in the south of France and often asked her m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Cabezas
Carmen Irina Cabezas Rodríguez (born 26 November 1971) is an Ecuadorian politician and educator. She was the secretary of the "Toda Una Vida" plan. Biography Beginnings in PAIS Alliance Cabezas entered politics in Ecuador during the general election of 2006 as a member of PAIS Alliance in Tungurahua Province. In January 2007, after winning the confidence of provincial prefect Fernando González, she was appointed to a public office in Ambato. Within a few months of this, she joined the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly as the representative of Tungurahua. In the , Cabezas was elected to the National Assembly of Ecuador for Alliance PAIS and in short order became the Assembly's Vice President. In 2011 in the power struggle that saw Rafael Correa take over the leadership of the Alianza Pais party, a National board was created. Soliz was one of the 22 members of that board which included Doris Soliz, Nancy Morocho, María Luisa Moreno, Dora Aguirre , Jorge Loor, Gabriela Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Khakamada
Irina Mutsuovna Khakamada ( rus, Ири́на Муцу́овна Хакама́да, p=ɪˈrʲinə mʊˈtsuəvnə xəkɐˈmadə; born 13 April 1955) is a Russian economist, political activist, journalist, teacher, publicist, and politician who ran in the 2004 Russian presidential election. Khakamada was a former member (deputy) of the lower house (the State Duma) of the Russian parliament for three convocations (electoral terms, 1993–2003) and vice-chair of the house; co-chair of a political party Union of Right Forces (1999–2003), presidential candidate of the Russian Federation (2004), member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (2012–2018). In 1995, ''Time'' named Khakamada a 21st-century politician among 100 well-known women in the world. In 2002, Khakamada served as a rapporteur from Russia at the 57th session of the UN General Assembly. 2005 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Biography Khakamada was born to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Lozovan
Irina Lozovan (born 27 December 1983) is a Moldovan politician. She has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2019. Originally a member of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM), she joined the Revival Party, affiliated to Moldovan fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor, in 2023. On 31 March 2025, Lozovan was sentenced to six years in prison for knowingly accepting funding for a political party from Shor's criminal group. She and her husband, sentenced at the same time as her to five years for complicity, escaped to Moldova's Russian-backed unrecognized breakaway region of Transnistria to avoid justice. Biography Early life and education Irina Mihail Lozovan was born on 27 December 1983 in the town of Lipcani, in the Moldavian SSR of the Soviet Union (now Moldova). She studied at the Gheorghe Asachi Pedagogical College (now the Gheorghe Asachi College) of Lipcani from 1999 to 2001 and at the Alecu Russo State University of Bălți from 2001 to 2007. Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Berezhna
Irina Berezhna , romanized: '' Iryna Hryhorivna Berezhna'', , romanized: '' Irina Grigorievna Berezhnaya'', ) (13 August 1980 – 5 August 2017) was a Ukrainian politician who represented the Party of Regions in the Verkhovna Rada, while serving as a People's Deputy from 2007 to 2014. Career She was born in 1980 in Voroshylovhrad (present-day Luhansk), Ukrainian SSR, USSR. In 2002, Irina Berezhna graduated from the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, law faculty, majoring in jurisprudence. In 2009, she graduated from the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine with a degree in public administration. After training in her major, as provided by applicable law, in January 2004, she successfully passed the qualification exam, received a license for notarial activities, and worked as a trainee notary in Kyiv. During the training (2000-2002) Berezhna worked as an assistant-consultant of the Chairman of the Subcommittee on legislation, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Dunn
Irina Patsi Dunn (born 17 March 1948) is an Australian writer, social activist and filmmaker, who served in the Australian Senate between 1988 and 1990. Born in Shanghai, Dunn grew up in Australia and studied at the University of Sydney. In 1988 she became a senator representing the Nuclear Disarmament Party. She was chosen following the disqualification from parliament of the man originally elected from that party in the 1987 election, Robert Wood, who was ruled ineligible as he did not hold Australian citizenship. Following her refusal to resign to allow Wood to return to the Senate once he had become a citizen, she was expelled from the party and sat as an independent. She was defeated at the 1990 election. Dunn was the executive director of the New South Wales Writers' Centre from December 1992 to 2008. Background Dunn was born in Shanghai, China, to Raisa Andreevna (née Yakimenko) and Timothy Edward Dunn. Her mother was a Shanghai Russian, while her father was of Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Krohn
Irina Kaarina Krohn (born 10 July 1962) is a Finnish politician and a former member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She is also member of the city council of Helsinki and has held positions in various other organisations. She was first elected to the parliament in 1995. She was a substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and a member of the Sub-Committees on Sustainable Development and Population. In December 2005, Krohn was appointed the new managing director of the Finnish Film Foundation; she was succeeded in the Parliament by another Green from Helsinki, Johanna Sumuvuori. Krohn was born in Helsinki, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, .... She has a master's from the Theatre Academy of Finland. Kroh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Kozhanova
Irina Andreyevna Kozhanova (; born 6 July 1987) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Smolensk Oblast since 22 October 2021. Biography Irina Kozhanova was born 6 July 1987 in Smolensk. In 2009, she graduated from the Smolensk State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism. From 2004 to 2014, she worked as a trainer-teacher at a specialized children's and youth sports school of the Olympic reserve. In 2012, she joined the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. From 2013 to 2014, she headed the youth organization of the Smolensk branch of the party. From 2014 to 2018, Kozhanova was the assistant to the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from the LDPR Yaroslav Nilov in the Smolensk Oblast. From 2015 to 2018, she was the deputy of the Smolensk City Council. From 2018 to 2021, she was the deputy of the Smolensk Oblast Duma. On 22 October 2021, she became the senator from the Smolensk Oblast Duma. Sanctions Irina Kozhanova is under personal sanct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene (given Name)
Irene (), sometimes written Irini, is derived from εἰρήνη, the Greek language, Greek word for "peace". Eirene (goddess), Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace. Irene was also the name of an 8th-century Byzantine empress (Irene of Athens), as well as the name of several saints (see Saint Irene (other), Saint Irene). Variants * Arina (Russian language, Russian) * Arisha (Russian language, Russian) * Eireen (English language, English, Irish language, Irish) * Eirena (English language, English) * Eirene (English language, English, Greek language, Greek) * Eirini (Greek language, Greek) * Eraina (English language, English) * Erayna (English language, English) * Erea (Galician language, Galicia) * Erene (English language, English) * Ereni (Greek language, Greek) * Eriny (Greek language, Greek, similar to the pronunciation of) * Ira (Indonesian language, Indonesian, Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian) * Ireen (English language, English) * Iren (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iryna Akimova
] Iryna Mykhailivna Akimova (; born on April 26, 1960, in Kharkiv, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian politician and former First Deputy Head of Presidential Administration of Ukraine.Банкова обирає між Хорошковським і Акімовою? (14 February 2012) She held this post from February 2010 till February 2014. Biography Akimova was born in on 26 April 1960. In 1982, she graduated from the Economics Faculty of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Filatova
Irina Anatolievna Filatova (; born 8 August 1978, Novosibirsk) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma. After graduating from the Siberian Academy of Public Administration, Filatova became a Russian Federal Bar Association member. She led a private law practice specializing in civil law relations. In 2007, she joined the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. In 2008, she became a member of the Youth Public Chamber of Russia. From 2011 to 2018, she was an advisor to the deputy of the 6th and 7th State Dumas Yury Afonin. From 2018 to 2021, she worked as an advisor on legal questions to Gennady Zyuganov. Since September 2021, she has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma. Sanctions She was sanctioned by the Government of the United Kingdom in 2022, as retribution for the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Belykh
Irina Viktorovna Belykh (; born 16 August 1964) is a Russian politician from United Russia. She has been the member of the State Duma for the Khovrino constituency since 2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa .... Education She graduated from the Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities and Synergy University. Awards and titles * 2018 - Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree * 1993 - Honorary Worker of General Education of the Russian Federation * Academician of the Russian Municipal Academy References Living people 1964 births 21st-century Russian women politicians United Russia politicians Sixth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
