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Afanasy (other)
Afanasy (, ) is the Slavic form of Athanasios, a Greek name meaning "immortal". It may refer to: People: * Afanasy Bagration, Prince Adarnase of Kartli (1707–1784), Georgian prince royal and Russian Empire general * Afanasy Beloborodov (1903–1990), Russian general * Afanasy Fet (1820–1892), Russian poet * Afanasy Grigoriev (1782–1868), Russian architect * Afanasy Nikitin (died 1472), Russian merchant and traveler * Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin (1605–1680), Russian statesman * Afanasy Razmaritsyn (1844–1917), Russian-Ukrainian painter * Afanasy Seredin-Sabatin (1860–1921), Russian architect and journalist, first Western architect to live and work in the Korean Empire * Afanasy Shchapov (1830–1876), Russian historian Fictional people: * Afanasy Ivanovich Tovstogub, the main character of Nikolai Gogol's short story '' The Old World Landowners'' Afanasy Nikolayevich Borschov , Main character in Georgiy Daneliya's 1975 film Afonya potrayed by Leonid Kuravlyov and works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavic Languages
The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavs, Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic language, Proto-Slavic, spoken during the Early Middle Ages, which in turn is thought to have descended from the earlier Proto-Balto-Slavic language, linking the Slavic languages to the Baltic languages in a Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic group within the Indo-European family. The current geographical distribution of natively spoken Slavic languages includes the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe, and all the way from Western Siberia to the Russian Far East. Furthermore, the diasporas of many Slavic peoples have established isolated minorities of speakers of their languages all over the world. The number of speakers of all Slavic languages together was estimated to be 315 million at the turn of the twenty-first century. It is the largest and most d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; ; (; () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Gogol used the Grotesque#In literature, grotesque in his writings, for example, in his works "The Nose (Gogol short story), The Nose", "Viy (story), Viy", "The Overcoat", and "Nevsky Prospekt (story), Nevsky Prospekt". These stories, and others such as "Diary of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol), Diary of a Madman", have also been noted for their Proto-Surrealism, proto-surrealist qualities. According to Viktor Shklovsky, Gogol used the technique of defamiliarization when a writer presents common things in an unfamiliar or strange way so that the reader can gain new perspectives and see the world differently. His early works, such as ''Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka'', were influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing, Ukrainian culture and Ukrainian folklore, folklore. His later writing satirised political corruption in contemporary Russian Empire, Russia (''The Government I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavic Masculine Given Names
Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to: Peoples * Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia ** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples ** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples ** West Slavic peoples, western group of Slavic peoples * Anti-Slavic sentiment, negative attitude towards Slavic peoples * Pan-Slavic movement, movement in favor of Slavic cooperation and unity * Slavic studies, a multidisciplinary field of studies focused on history and culture of Slavic peoples Languages, alphabets, and names * Slavic languages, a group of closely related Indo-European languages ** Proto-Slavic language, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages ** Old Church Slavonic, 9th century Slavic literary language, used for the purpose of evangelizing the Slavic peoples ** Church Slavonic, a written and spoken variant of Old Church Slavonic, standardized and widely adopted by Slavs in the Middle Ages, which became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afonin
Afonin () is a Russian surname derived from ''Afonya'', a short form of the name Afanasy. The surname literally means ''Afonya's''. It may refer to: * Mikhail Afonin (born 1957), Russian football coach * Vadim Afonin (born 1987), Uzbek-Russian footballer * Valentin Afonin (1939–2021), Soviet footballer * Vasily Afonin (1919–1996), Soviet military aviator * Vyacheslav Afonin (born 1978), Russian football coach * Yury Afonin (born 1977), Russian politician {{surname, Afonin Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afanasyev
Afanasyev (masculine; Афанасьев) or Afanasyeva (feminine; Афанасьева) is a Russian last name. It is derived from Afanasy (other), Afanasy which is etymologically directly connected to Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), a very common Greek masculine first name that means "immortal". As a Russian last name, it is shared by the following people: People *Aleksey Afanasyev (1850-), Russian painter and illustrator *Alexander Afanasyev (1826–1871), Russian folklorist *Alexander Afanasyev-Chuzhbinsky (1817–1875), Russian/Ukrainian writer and ethnographer *Alexey Ivanovich Afanasyev (1910–1978), Soviet naval officer and Hero of the Soviet Union *Alexey Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1916–1968), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union *Anatoly Afanasyev (1912–2003), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union *Egor Afanasyev (born 2001), Russian ice hockey player *Fyodor Afanasyev (1859–1905), Russian revolutionary *Georgy Afanasyev (1906–1975), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plumber
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, hot-water production, sewage and drainage in plumbing systems.Employment and Occupations in the Skilled Trades in Michigan , Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives (June 2013). History The origin of the word "plumber" dates from the . Roman roofs used lead in conduits and drain pipes and some were also covered with lead; lead was also used for[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Kuravlyov
Leonid Vyacheslavovich Kuravlyov (; 8 October 1936 – 30 January 2022) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He became a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1976. Early life Kuravlyov was born in Moscow into a working-class family. His father Vyacheslav Yakovlevich Kuravlyov (1909–1979) worked as a locksmith at the Salyut Machine-Building Association and his mother Valentina Dmitriyevna Kuravlyova (1916–1993) was a hairdresser.История создания фильма Афоня // Вокруг ТВ Plot summary – Afanasy "Afonya" Borshchov ( Leonid Kuravlev) and his friend Fedulov () spend all day ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgiy Daneliya
Georgiy Nikolozis dze Daneliya, Romanization of Georgian, : (25 August 19304 April 2019) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1989 and a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 1997. Early life Georgiy Daneliya was born in Tbilisi into a Georgians, Georgian family. His father Nikolai Dmitrievich Danelia (1902–1981) came from peasants. He moved to Moscow following the October Revolution, finished the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering and joined Mosmetrostroy where he spent the rest of his life working as an engineer and a manager at different levels.''Georgiy Daneliya (2006)''. A Passenger Without a Ticket. — Moscow: Eksmo, 416 pages Georgiy's mother Maria Ivlianovna Anjaparidze (1905–1980) belonged to a noble Anjaparidze family known since the 13th century and recognized by the Russian Empire in 1880. She worked as a film director, a second unit director and an assistant direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old World Landowners
"The Old World Landowners" () is a short story written in 1835 by Nikolai Gogol. It is the first tale in the Mirgorod collection. A bittersweet and ironic reworking of the Baucis and Philemon legend from Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'', it is a simple story that represents the mature Gogol and hints at his later works. Plot Gogol opens by providing a romantic description of landowners in the countryside, giving particular attention to minute details. The two landowners, Afanasy Ivanovich Tovstogub and Pulkheriya Ivanovna Tovstogubikha live peacefully together in a remote village. The descriptions of them fit into the Slavophile tradition, comparing them strikingly against urban Little Russians (Ukrainians), particularly in Saint Petersburg, who are referred to as "paltry contemptible creatures" (because they acquire wealth dishonorably and conceal their descent by changing their last names to sound like Great Russians). The two old landowners live in peace, with a mutual love that b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afanasy Shchapov
Afanasiy Prokopievich Shchapov (Russian: Афанасий Прокофьевич Щапов) (5 October .S. 17 October1830 – February 27 N.S.10 March1876) was a Russian historian accused of " Siberian nationalism" and persecuted by tsarist authorities. Life Afanasiy Shchapov was born in the village of Anga some 210 miles from Irkutsk, into a family of a Russian sexton and Buryat peasant woman. Educated in Irkutsk, he moved to Kazan and became a student at Kazan Theological Academy (1852–1856). Upon receiving his bachelor's degree, Shchapov began to deliver lectures on Russian history at his alma mater (1856–1860) and later at Kazan University (1860–1861). He also studied the Solovetsky Monastery library, which had been evacuated during the Crimean War to Kazan. Fascinated with the Solovetsky Uprising, Shchapov started writing articles about the Raskol and Old Believers. On April 16, 1861, he delivered a revolutionary speech dedicated to the victims of the Bez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athanasios (other)
Athanasios (), also transliterated as Athnasious, Athanase or Atanacio, is a Greek male name which means "immortal". In modern Greek everyday use, it is commonly shortened to Thanasis (Θανάσης), Thanos (name), Thanos (Θάνος), Sakis (Σάκης), and Nasos (Νάσος). The female version of the name is (Greek language, Greek: Αθανασία), shortened to Sia (Σία) or Nancy (Νάνσυ). Notable people with this name include: Religious figures * Athanasius of Alexandria (/298–373), Christian saint, Coptic pope, theologian * Athanasius (died 320), one of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste * Athanasius of Alexandria (presbyter) () * Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria (died 496), Coptic pope from 490 to 496 * Athanasius I Gammolo (died 631), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch from 595 to 631 * Athanasius II Baldoyo (died 686), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 683 to 686 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
