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Efim
Efim is a given name, also spelled as Yefim. It is derived from the Greek name ''Euthymios'' (Εὐθύμιος; ; latinized as ''Euthymius''). Notable people with the name include: * Efim Alexandrov (born 1960), Russian-Jewish comedian * Efim Bogoljubov (1889–1962), Russian-German chess grandmaster * Efim Dzigan (1898–1981), Soviet film director * Efim Etkind (1918–1999), Russian philologist * Efim Fradkin (1924–1999), Russian physicist *Efim Geller (1925–1998), Soviet chess grandmaster * Efim Jourist (1947–2007), Ukrainian composer * Efim Kolbintsev (1875–), Russian peasant, treasurer, merchant and deputy of the Fourth Imperial Duma from Orenburg Governorate * Efim Motpan (born 1971), Moldovan racewalker * Efim Shifrin (born 1956), Russian actor *Efim Zelmanov (born 1955), Russian-American mathematician * Yefim Alekseyevich Cherepanov and Miron Yefimovich Cherepanov (1774–1842) and (1803–1849), Russian inventors, father and son *Yefim Bronfman (born 1958), Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Etkind
Efim Etkind (, 26 February 1918, Petrograd – 22 November 1999, Potsdam) was a Soviet philologist and translation theorist. in the In the 1960s and 1970s he was a dissident
A dissident is a person who actively challenges an established political or religious system, doctrine, belief, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since the 18th century, and in the political sense since the 2 ... ; from 1974 he lived in France.
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Efim Shifrin
Efim (Yefim, born Nakhim) Zalmanovich Shifrin (; born March 25, 1956) is a Soviet and Russian actor, humorist, singer. He is the creator and artistic director of " Shifrin-Theater". Biography Efim Shifrin was born in 1956 in the village of Neksikan in the Magadan region. From 1973—1974 he studied at the philological department of Latvian University, and from 1974 to 1978 at the stage department of State University of Circus and Stage Art. One of his professors was Roman Viktyuk. From 1977, he began to act on stage at Moscow State University. Among Efim’s theatrical works of that time were ''Goodbye, Boys!'', ''The Night After Being Released'' and ''Duck Hunting''. In 1979, Efim Shifrin became the prize winner of the 1st Moscow Contest of Stage Actors. In 1983, Shifrin became the prize winner of the 7th USSR’s Contest of Stage Actors. His first solo performance, ''I Would Like to Say'', mainly based on works by Viktor Koklyushkin, was in 1985. Koklyushkin's texts also ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Zelmanov
Efim Isaakovich Zelmanov (; born 7 September 1955) is a Russian-American mathematician, known for his work on combinatorial problems in nonassociative algebra and group theory, including his solution of the Burnside problem, restricted Burnside problem. He was awarded a Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Zürich in 1994. Biography Zelmanov was born on 7 September 1955 into a Jewish family in Khabarovsk. He entered Novosibirsk State University in 1972, when he was 17 years old. He obtained a doctoral degree at Novosibirsk State University in 1980, and a higher degree at Leningrad State University in 1985. He had a position in Novosibirsk until 1987, when he left the Soviet Union.In 1990, he moved to the United States, becoming a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was at the University of Chicago in 1994/5, then at Yale University. In 1996, he became a Distinguished Professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study and in 2002, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Bogoljubov
Efim Bogoljubow, also known as Efim Dimitrijewitsch Bogoljubow (April 14, 1889 – June 18, 1952), was a Russian-born German Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster. Early career Bogoljubow learned how to play chess at 15 years old, and developed a serious interest at the age of 18. His father was a priest. Originally he wanted to become a priest too, and studied theology in Kiev, but he decided otherwise and enrolled in the Polytechnical Institute to study agriculture.Efim Bogoljubov Chess Federation of Russia He did not finish his studies and instead focused on chess. In 1911, Bogoljubow tied for first place in the Kiev championships, and finished 9–10th in the Saint Petersburg (All-Russian Amateur) Tournament, won by Stepan Levitsky. In 1912, he took second place, behind Karel Hromádka, in Vilna ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Jourist
Efim Jourist (January 13, 1947 – January 13, 2007, born Yukhym Yukhymovych Yuryst) was a Soviet and German composer, accordionist and bajan player. Life Efim Jourist was born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, graduated from the Kamianets-Podilskyi City Children's Music School in 1961, and studied at the Khmelnytskyi Music School, now known as the , from 1962–1966. From 1966 until 1971 he studied at the conservatory of Gorky where he made the acquaintance of the composer Nikolai Chaykin. This connection had a great influence on his musical development. After his graduation he became a soloist with the Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic orchestra and he started on an international career. Jourist came to Germany with his family in 1992, where he continued giving recitals. Jourist also founded the quartet ''Efim Jourist Quartett'' which consists of bajan, violin, guitar and double bass. With his quartet he has played on many international festivals, like the Rheing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Geller
Efim Petrovich Geller (; ; 8 March 1925 – 17 November 1998) was a Soviet chess player and world-class grandmaster at his peak. He won the Soviet Championship twice (in 1955 and 1979) and was a Candidate for the World Championship on six occasions (1953, 1956, 1962, 1965, 1968, and 1971). He won four Ukrainian SSR Championship titles (in 1950, 1957, 1958, and 1959) and shared first in the 1991 World Seniors' Championship, winning the title outright in 1992. His wife Oksana was a ballet dancer while his son Alexander was also a chess master. Geller was coach to World Champions Boris Spassky and Anatoly Karpov. He was also an author. Early life Geller grew up in Odessa, Soviet Union, and was Jewish. He was a fine basketball player, and earned his doctorate in physical education before specialising in chess. His father was a First Category chess player. His development as a top player was delayed by the inception of World War II. Geller's first notable result was sixth plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Alexandrov
Efim Alexandrov (born Efimian Ziсerman; 13 May 1960, Pidvolochysk Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian artist of the "spoken word” genre (stand-up comedian) and performer of Jewish music. He focuses in particular on Yiddish folk songs, intent on preserving a culture of Yiddish music that is considered endangered in Eastern Europe and Russia. He is a Merited Artist of the Russian Federation, Meritorious Artist. (2007). Parents Alexandrov's parents, Lubov Efimovna and Boris Mikhailovich Ziсerman, were born in the township of Bershad in Vinnytsia Oblast and later interned as Bershad Ghetto prisoners. After the liberation of Bershad in 1944, Boris Ziсerman was called up for military service in the Soviet Army. Following the end of the war in Western Ukraine and his military discharge, he attended and graduated from Lviv University. He then worked as letters department manager in the neighborhood papers of Pidvolochysk Raion and, later, Volochysk of Khmelnytskyi Ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Fradkin
Efim Samoilovich Fradkin (Russian: ''Ефим Самойлович Фрадкин'') (November 30, 1924 – May 25, 1999) was a Russian physicist. Biography Fradkin was born in Shchedrin near Zhlobin (now Belarus), then in the Soviet Union, in 1924. From 1942 to 1947, Fradkin served in the Soviet Army and in 1945 became a member of the CPSU. In 1948 he graduated from the University of L’vov. That same year he began working at the Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. His major works are devoted to quantum field theory, quantum statistics, and hydrodynamics. Fradkin has used the methods of functional analysis in the theory of relativists fields. He developed a modified perturbation theory for the theory of interacting particles. He obtained renormalized field theory equations and studied their solution. He also introduced functional methods into quantum statistics, in which he developed the diagram technique. He was awarded the USSR State Prize in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Motpan
Efim Motpan (Efim Moțpan; born 10 February 1971) is a Moldovan racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Motpan, Efim 1971 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Moldovan male race walkers Olympic athletes for Moldova People from Ungheni District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Kolbintsev
Efim Grigoryevich Kolbintsev (; 18 January 1875, Orenburg Governorate — after 1917) was a peasant, a treasurer, a merchant and a deputy of the Fourth Imperial Duma from Orenburg Governorate between 1912 and 1917. December 3, 1913 he was a member of a group of 39 parliamentarians who signed the Duma legislative proposal "On the establishment of a special spiritual administration (muftiate) for the Muslims of the North Caucasus." During the February Revolution of 1917, he carried out various assignments of the Provisional Committee of the State Duma The Provisional Committee of the State Duma () was a special government body established on March 12, 1917 (27 February O.S.) by the Fourth State Duma deputies at the outbreak of the February Revolution in the same year. It was formed under .... Literature * ''Николаев А. Б.'Колбинцев Ефим Григорьевич(in Russian) // Государственная дума Российской импери ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yefim Moiseevich Fomin
Yefim Moiseyevich Fomin (; ; 15 January 1909 – 26 June 1941) was a Soviet political commissar. He is known for his part in the 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress, during which the German Army captured and immediately executed him. Early life Fomin was born into a Jewish family in Kolyshki in Vitebsk Governorate (present-day Liozna Raion, Belarus) in 1909. He lost his parents as a young boy and was raised in orphanages. In 1924, Fomin joined the Komsomol, at the age of 15. He worked at a shoe factory in Vitebsk and then moved to Pskov. There, he was sent to the Communist Party school to prepare for a career as a professional party worker. In 1930, at age of 21, while at the party school, Fomin became a member of the Soviet Communist Party. When he returned from the school, he was assigned to be a propagandist of the Pskov City Committee of the Communist Party. Army career In 1932 the Party assigned Fomin to the Soviet Army, where he became a political commissar and began a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efim Dzigan
Yefim Lvovich Dzigan (14 December 189831 December 1981) was a Soviet actor, film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Filmography Director * '' First Cornet Streshnev'' (1928, co-directed with Mikheil Chiaureli) * '' The Sailors of Kronstadt'' (1936) * '' If War Comes Tomorrow'' (1938) * '' Jambyl'' (1952) * '' Torrents of Steel'' (1967) Awards *Two Orders of Lenin (1936 – for movie ''The Sailors of Kronstadt'', 1978) * Stalin Prize, 2nd class (1941) – for movies ''The Sailors of Kronstadt'' and ''If War Comes Tomorrow'' *Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1958) * People's Artist of the RSFSR (1966) *Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1967, 1973) *People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ... (1969) Notes Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
