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Alena Poboraková
Alena is a feminine given name. It may be either derived from the name Helene or as a diminutive form of ' Magdalena'. In the Balkans, this particular spelling of the name is predominantly found among the peoples of the former Yugoslav nations, specifically among the Bosniaks and Croats. This region also has a male equivalent: Alen. The name is also found in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, also with the spelling Alyona. Given name * Saint Alena (died 640), Christian saint * Alena Antalová (born 1972), Slovak actress * Alena Douhan, Belarusian diplomat * Alena Holubeva (born 1994), Belarusian basketball player * Alena Kostornaia (born 2003), Russian figure skater * Alena Matejka (Alena Matějková, born 1966), Czech sculptor and glass designer * Alena Mazouka (born 1967), Belarusian long-distance runner * Alena Mihulová (born 1965), Czech actress * Alena Šeredová (born 1978), Czech model * Alena Shirmanova (born 1999), Czech singer known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Female
An organism's sex is female ( symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and males are results of the anisogamous reproduction system, wherein gametes are of different sizes (unlike isogamy where they are the same size). The exact mechanism of female gamete evolution remains unknown. In species that have males and females, sex-determination may be based on either sex chromosomes, or environmental conditions. Most female mammals, including female humans, have two X chromosomes. Characteristics of organisms with a female sex vary between different species, having different female reproductive systems, with some species showing characteristics secondary to the reproductive system, as with mammary glands in mammals. In humans, the word ''female'' can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders of Russia, land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the List of European countries by population, most populous country in Europe and the List of countries and dependencies by population, ninth-most populous country in the world. It is a Urbanization by sovereign state, highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the List of metropolitan areas in Europe, most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and Society and culture in Saint Petersburg, cultural centre. Human settlement on the territory of modern Russia dates back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Vránová
Alena Vránová (born 30 July 1932) is a Czech film and theatre actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. .... At the 1997 Thalia Awards she won the category of Best Actress in a Play. She studied at the Faculty of Theatre (Prague). Vránová was recognised with an award for lifetime achievement in theatre at the 2016 Thalia Awards. Selected filmography *'' Thanks for Every New Morning'' (1994) *'' Konec cesty'' (1960) *'' Lost Children'' (1956) *'' Playing with the Devil'' (1956) *'' Dovolená s Andělem'' (1952) *'' The Proud Princess'' (1952) References External links * 1932 births Living people Czech film actresses Czechoslovak film actresses Actresses from Prague 20th-century Czech actresses 21st-century Czech actresses Czechoslovak stage actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Vinnitskaya
Alena Vinnitskaya ( ''Alona Vinnytska'';Her artist name is the Russian version of her name ( ''Alena Vinnitskaya'') born Olha Viktorivna Vinnytska () on 27 December 1974, Kyiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union – in present-day Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...) is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, composer and TV presenter. She is an author and performer. Career During six years of solo career, Vinnitskaya released 8 CDs: ''Rassvet'' (2004), ''007'' (2005), ''Sunrise'' (2005), ''Kukly''(2006), ''Electro ''(2007), maxi-single ''Konvert'' (2008), ''ZaMIXovano. The Best mixes'' (2008), ''Alena Vinnitskaya. Sbornik hitov 2003-2010'' (2010). She started to write songs in childhood, sending them to the newspaper ''Pionerskaya Pravda''. Some time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Veselá
Alena Veselá (married name Štěpánková; 7 July 1923 – 11 May 2025) was a Czech organist and academic music teacher, rector of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno from 1990 to 1997. She played concerts internationally. Life and career Veselá was born in Brno on 7 July 1923. Her parents were Vítězslav Veselý, a professor of chemistry and his wife Helena; she grew up with a brother, Karel. Her first piano teacher was Zdeňka Illnerová. Veselá studied organ at the Brno Conservatoire during World War II. She studied further at the newly established Brno Janáček Academy of Music (JAMU) from 1947. She studied musicology at the Masaryk University in Brno. From 1952, she worked for almost fifty years at the Academy where she was the head of the department of keyboard instruments from 1986 to 1990 and rector from 1990 to 1997. She was the first rector after the Soviet period, and the only woman on the post in the academy's history. She pursued a histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Shirmanova
Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova (, ; born 26 December 1999), known by her stage name Aiko, is a Russian-Czech singer and songwriter based in Brighton, England. She represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song " Pedestal". Early life Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova was born in Moscow, Russia. At the age of five, she moved with her family to Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Career In 2015, Shirmanova participated in the fourth season of the reality talent show . She then moved to the United Kingdom to pursue a musical career, first settling in London and later in Brighton. Under the stage name Aiko, she released her debut self-titled album in 2018, followed by ''Expiration Date'' in 2020, when she released her first single "Hunt". Her stage name originates from a combination of her love for Japanese culture and her childhood nickname 'Ajka'. She was the first Czech artist to feature on the Times Square screens and the first Czech female to ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Šeredová
Alena Šeredová (; born 21 March 1978) is a Czech model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Czech Republic 1998 and represented her country at Miss World 1998 where she placed Top 5. Career Šeredová was born in Prague. Her modeling career began at the age of 15. Five years later, she was first runner-up for Miss Czech Republic 1998 and her country's representative at Miss World 1998 where she tied for fourth in the finals. She started her career as a model in 2002. She was chosen by the Italian comedian Giorgio Panariello to co-host his own prime-time TV show ''Torno Sabato''. She has been featured on the covers of several magazines including '' Penthouse Europe'', '' Playboy Europe'', '' Spy'', '' Extreme'' and ''Quo''. In 2005, she was chosen to star in Max Calendar. Personal life Šeredová was in a relationship with Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. They have two sons, Louis Buffon, who was born on 28 December 2007, and David Lee wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Mihulová
Alena Mihulová (born 4 May 1965) is a Czech film and television actress. She won Czech Lion for her role in '' Home Care''. She was married to film director Karel Kachyňa. Selected filmography *'' Sestřičky'' (1983) *'' Smrt krásných srnců'' (1986) *'' Kráva'' (1992) *'' Wild Flowers'' (2000) *'' Lidice'' (2011) *'' Innocence'' (2011) *'' Home Care'' (2015) *'' Anthropoid'' (2016) *'' The Zookeeper's Wife'' (2017) *'' Milada'' (2017) External links * 1965 births Czech television actresses Czech film actresses Actresses from Brno 21st-century Czech actresses 20th-century Czech actresses Living people Czech Lion Awards winners Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts alumni {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Mazouka
Alena Mazouka (, also - ''Yelena Mazovka;'' born June 30, 1967) is a retired female long-distance runner from Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ..., who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race. There she finished in 24th place in the overall-rankings. Mazovka set her personal best (2:29:06) in the classic distance in 1997. Achievements References * * 1967 births Living people Belarusian female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Belarus Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Belarusian female marathon runners {{belarus-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Matejka
Alena Matejka (also Alena Matějková; born 26 January 1966) is a Czech sculptor and glass designer. She also works with other materials, often in combination. Education Matejka was born in Jindřichův Hradec; she studied at the Secondary School of Glassmaking in Kamenický Šenov from 1981 until 1985. She was a student of Professor Vladimir Kopecky at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (AAAD) between 1989 and 1997. In 1995 she studied for two months at the Glasgow School of Art, in the Ceramic Department. From 2000 to 2005 she studied for a PhD, again at the AAAD.Sylva Petrova, Research Professor and Director of Institute for International Research in Glass asks Alena 10 questio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Kostornaia
Alena Sergeevna Kostornaia (; her first name is properly pronounced Alyona as the Yo (Cyrillic), Cyrillic ё is pronounced yo; born 24 August 2003) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2020 European Figure Skating Championships, 2020 European champion, the 2019–20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix medalist (including gold at the 2019 Internationaux de France and the 2019 NHK Trophy), and the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy champion. Competing domestically, she is a three-time Russian Figure Skating Championships, Russian senior national medalist (silver 2020, bronze 2018 and 2019). She previously held the world record for the highest List of highest scores in figure skating, senior short program score in women's skating. At the junior level, Kostornaia is the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2018 Junior World silver medalist, the 2018–19 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alena Holubeva
Alena Holubeva (, born 4 April 1994), is a Belarusian basketball player for Olimpia Grodno and the Belarusian national team. Holubeva was also known as Alena Karasevich, after she married basketball player Pavel Karasevich. She participated at the EuroBasket Women 2017. References External links * * 1994 births Living people Belarusian women's basketball players Sportspeople from Grodno Point guards 21st-century Belarusian sportswomen {{Belarus-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
