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Rustam Valiullin
Rustam Valiullin (born in Ulianovsk on ) is a retired Belarusian biathlete. He competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002, 2006 Winter Olympics, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics for Belarus. His best finish is 11th, as a member of the Belarusian relay team in Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's relay, 2006 and Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's relay, 2010. His best individual performance is 24th, in the Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint, 2006 sprint. As of March 2013, he has won two medals at the Biathlon World Championships, both in relays; bronze in the men's in Biathlon World Championships 2003, 2003 and silver in the mixed in Biathlon World Championships 2008, 2008. His best individual performance in a World Championships is 7th, in the Biathlon World Championships 2004, 2004 individual. As of March 2013, he has earned four Biathlon World Cup victories, all in the men's relay. His best individual finish is from 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk, known until 1924 as Simbirsk, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River east of Moscow. Population: The city, founded as Simbirsk (), was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Ulyanov), for whom it was renamed after his death in 1924; and of Alexander Kerensky, the leader of the Russian Provisional Government which Lenin overthrew during the October Revolution of 1917. It is also famous for its writers such as Ivan Goncharov, Nikolay Yazykov and Nikolay Karamzin, and for painters such as Arkady Plastov and Nikas Safronov. UNESCO has designated Ulyanovsk as a City of Literature since 2015. History Simbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo. The fort of "Simbirsk" (alternatively "Sinbirsk") was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River. The fort was meant to protect the eastern frontier of the Tsardom of Russia from the nomadic tribes and to establish a permanent royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
