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All-Union Council On Physical Culture And Sports
The Physical Culture and Sports Committee under the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (, earlier known as the All-Union Council on Physical Culture and Sports () was a main body of Soviet executive power in physical culture and sports originally established in August 1920 as part of the Soviet vsevobuch (Main directorate of General Military Education of the Council of People's Commissars on War and Navy Affairs (Soviet Russia), Russian People's Commissariat on War). In 1936 it was transformed into an All-Union committee and a State committee. At first it was established as interdepartamental commission that included representatives of Vseobuch, People's Commissariat of Enlightenment, People's Commissariat of Healthcare, trade unions, Russian League of Communist Youth (RKSM, later known as Komsomol), and sports-gymnastics societies. It also was a consultative agency to Vseobuch. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Emblem Of The Soviet Union
The State Emblem of the Soviet Union was the official symbol of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics adopted in 1923 and used until the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, dissolution of the state in 1991. Although it technically is an emblem rather than a coat of arms, since it does not follow traditional heraldry, heraldic rules, in Russian language, Russian it is called (), the word used for a traditional coat of arms. The coat of arms was recorded in Article 143 of the 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, 1936 Constitution of the USSR. The emblem contains an image of a hammer and sickle on the background of the globe, terrestrial globe, in the rays of the Sun (heraldry), sun and surrounded by ears of grain (wheat), in a Red flag (politics), red ribbon with the inscription in the Languages of the Soviet Union, languages of the union republics "Proletarians of all countries, unite!" In the upper part of the coat of arms is a five-pointed red star with a yellow border. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasiliy Mikhailov
Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy (Russian: Василий) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to ''Basil''. It may refer to: *Vasily I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389–1425 *Vasily II of Moscow Grand Prince from 1425–1462 *Vasili III of Russia Grand Prince from 1505–1533 *Vasili IV of Russia Tsar from 1606–1610 *Basil Fool for Christ (1469–1557), also known as Saint Basil, or Vasily Blazhenny *Vasily Alekseyev (1942–2011), Soviet weightlifter *Vasily Arkhipov (1926–1998), Soviet Naval officer in the Cuban Missile Crisis *Vasily Boldyrev (1875–1933), Russian general *Vasily Chapayev (1887–1969), Russian Army commander *Vasily Chuikov (1900–1982), Soviet marshal *Vasily Degtyaryov (1880–1949), Russian weapons designer and Major General *Vasily Dzhugashvili (1921–1962), Stalin's son *Vasili Golovachov (born 1948), Russian science fiction author *Vasily Grossman (1905–1964), Soviet writer and journalist *Vasily Ignatenko (1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marat Gramov
Marat may refer to: People *Marat (given name) *Marat (surname) **Jean-Paul Marat (1743–1793), French political theorist, physician, and scientist Arts, entertainment, and media *''Marat/Sade'', a 1963 play by Peter Weiss * ''Marat/Sade'' (film), a 1967 adaptation by Adrian Mitchell *''The Death of Marat'', a 1793 painting *''Il piccolo Marat'', an opera Places * Marat (Phoenicia), a former Phoenician town now known as Amrit, Syria * Marat, Puy-de-Dôme, a commune in France * Marat Fjord, Severnaya Zemlya * Marat Shahr Marat Shahr (, also Romanized as Maratʿ Shahr) is a village in Deraz Kola Rural District, Babol Kenar District, Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a ..., a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran Ships * ''Marat'' (ex- ''Petropavlovsk''), a Soviet battleship * ''Marat'', the French name of HMS ''Belleisle'' See also * Murat (other) {{disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Pavlov (politician)
Sergei Pavlovich Pavlov (Russian: Сергей Павлович Павлов) (19 January 1929 – 7 October 1993) was a Soviet youth leader, hardline politician and diplomat. Career Sergey Pavlov was born in Rzhev into a family of a peasant father and a noble mother. His maternal grandfather, Nikolai Timofeevich Vasiliev, graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory and worked as a conductor. Maternal grandmother Glafira Sergeevna Pylaeva came from a hereditary family of clergymen. His paternal grandfather, Pyotr Pavlov was captured by the Germans during the First World War, and learnt how to make confectionary while he was a prisoner of war. Sergei's father, Pavel Pavlov, was the choirmaster in Rzhev, and his mother was a pianist. Sergei and his mother were evacuated after the German invasion in 1941, while his father organised a choir on the front line. After his return, Sergei went to an agricultural college in Rzhev, and then the Moscow Institute of Physical Education, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkadiy Apollonov
Arkadiy () may refer to: *Arkadiy Abramovich (born 1993), heir to Roman Abramovich, Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea F.C. Biography * Arkadiy Akopyan (born 1984), Russian professional footballer, currently playing for FC Dynamo Bryansk *Arkadiy Alov (1914–1982), Soviet Russian football player, coach and referee *Arkadiy Babchenko (born 1977), Russian print and television journalist * Arkadiy Belinkov (1921–1970), Russian writer and literary critic * Arkadiy Bondarenko (born 1996), Russian football player * Arkadiy Chernyshev (1914–1992), Soviet ice hockey and soccer player *Arkadiy Holovchenko (born 1936), Ukrainian former swimmer * Arkadiy Imrekov (born 1985), Russian professional football manager and a former player * Arkadiy Kiselyov (1880–1938), politician of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and Prosecutor General from 1935 to 1936 * Arkadiy Krasavin (born 1967), Russian professional football coach and a former player * Arkadiy Lobzin (born 1997), Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasiliy Snegov
Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy (Russian: Василий) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to ''Basil''. It may refer to: *Vasily I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389–1425 *Vasily II of Moscow Grand Prince from 1425–1462 *Vasili III of Russia Grand Prince from 1505–1533 *Vasili IV of Russia Tsar from 1606–1610 *Basil Fool for Christ (1469–1557), also known as Saint Basil, or Vasily Blazhenny *Vasily Alekseyev (1942–2011), Soviet weightlifter *Vasily Arkhipov (1926–1998), Soviet Naval officer in the Cuban Missile Crisis *Vasily Boldyrev (1875–1933), Russian general *Vasily Chapayev (1887–1969), Russian Army commander *Vasily Chuikov (1900–1982), Soviet marshal *Vasily Degtyaryov (1880–1949), Russian weapons designer and Major General *Vasily Dzhugashvili (1921–1962), Stalin's son *Vasili Golovachov (born 1948), Russian science fiction author *Vasily Grossman (1905–1964), Soviet writer and journalist *Vasily Ignatenko (1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Zelikov
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha, Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kharchenko
Ivan Ustinovich Kharchenko (; 23 September 1918 – 1 July 1989) was a Soviet Army military engineering colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union. During World War II, he was a platoon commander. Kharchenko was promoted to the rank of junior lieutenant in 1939, lieutenant in 1943 and senior lieutenant in 1944. He reportedly personally defused more than 50,000 explosives, including bombs, mines, and shells. For his actions in defusing explosives, Kharchenko was named a Hero of the Soviet Union and awarded the Gold Star and Order of Lenin on 2 November 1944. In the citation for the Hero of the Soviet Union award, it was stated that Kharchenko personally defused more than 1500 bombs weighing more than 500 kilograms each and 25,000 other explosive objects. After World War II, Kharchenko continued his military service until retirement in 1964. Until 1956 he was personally engaged in rendering innocuous explosive items left over from World War II. In March 1961, the battalion commanded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasiliy Mantsev
Vasiliy Nikolayevich Mantsev (; 5 March 1889 – 19 August 1938) was a Russian revolutionary and high-ranking official of the Cheka. Early career Mantsev was born in Moscow into a large family of Old Believers. His father was an office worker. He studied law at Moscow University, but did not graduate. He was active in the 1905 Revolution, joining the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1906. After several arrests he was sent into internal exile, but in 1911 he escaped from Vladimir to France, and was a pupil at the school for revolutionaries that Vladimir Lenin had set up in Longjumeau. He returned to Moscow illegally in 1913, and was again arrested and exiled to Vologda Oblast. In 1916, he was called up for the Imperial Army. Career from 1917 At the time of the February Revolution, Mantsev's infantry regiment was based in Rostov, in Yaroslavl province where he was elected to the Rostov Soviet. During 1917 he returned to Moscow, where he played a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Antipov
Nikolai Kirillovich Antipov (; 15 December 1894 – 29 July 1938) was a Soviet politician. He was appointed Member of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and elected member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1924–1937) and candidate member of the Orgburo (1924–1925, 1928–1930). He was executed during the Great Purge and rehabilitated posthumously. Biography Antipov was born on in the village of Lisichkino, Starorussky Uyezd, Novgorod Governorate, in the family of a peasant. He was of Russian ethnicity. Antipov trained as a fitter at a nautical technical school, and worked as a locksmith in a Saint Petersburg shipyard and in the Dynamo factory, Moscow. In 1912 he joined the ranks of RSDLP (b). He was arrested in 1913 for participating in the activities organized by the party. In 1914, he was once again rearrested, and spent a year in prison. Arrested for a third time, for running an underground printing press, he was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Semashko (medicine)
Dr. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Semashko (; – 18 May 1949), was a revolutionary, Soviet statesman, medical doctor and academic who became People's Commissar of Public Health in 1918, and served in that role until 1930. He was one of the organizers of the health system in the Soviet Union (often called the Semashko system), an academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences (1944) and of the Russian SFSR (1945). Life and career Early life Nikolai Semashko was born to a teacher in the village of Livenskoe in Yelets uyezd of Oryol guberniya (in present-day Lipetsk Oblast). His mother was a sister of Georgi Plekhanov. In 1891, after graduating from the Yelets gymnasium (where he studied with Mikhail Prishvin), Semashko entered the medical faculty of Moscow University. In 1893 he became a member of a Marxist group. In 1895, for his participation in the revolutionary movement, he was arrested and exiled to his home in Livenskoe, under strict police surveillance. In 1901 he gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
