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Kartvelophile
A Kartvelophile ( ka, ქართველოფილი) is a person who is fond of, admires or loves Georgian culture, Georgian history, Georgian language, Georgian cuisine, Georgian people or Georgia in general or even exhibits Georgian nationalism in spite of not being an ethnic Georgian. Such love of Georgia and everything Georgian is called "Kartvelophilia". Its opposite is Kartvelophobia. Typical interests * Georgian wine * Georgian cuisine *Georgian language *Georgian literature *Georgian scripts * Georgian calligraphy Notable Kartvelophiles *Lyn Coffin *Francis Ford Coppola *Victoria Lopyreva * Michael McFaul * Simon Sebag Montefiore * Eldar Ryazanov *Anastasia Zavorotnyuk Anastasia Yuryevna Zavorotnyuk (russian: Анастасия Юрьевна Заворотнюк; born April 3, 1971) is a Russian actress and television presenter. She is best known for her lead role on '' My Fair Nanny'' (2004–2009). Early ... See also * Russophilia * Persophilia Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gillan may refer to: Places * Gillan, Cornwall, England * Gillan, the former Turkish name for Gjilan (Serbian: Gnjilane) People * Gillan (1809 cricketer), English cricketer * Audrey Gillan, journalist * Cheryl Gillan (1952–2021), Welsh politician * Chester Gillan (born 1943), Canadian politician * Felix Gillan (1903–1986), Scottish footballer * Ian Gillan (born 1945), English musician * James Angus Gillan (1885–1981), Scottish rower and colonial service official * James Gillan (actor) (born 1975), British actor * Jamie Gillan (born 1997), American football player * Jeff Gillan (born 1957), American journalist * Karen Gillan (born 1987), Scottish actress * Kim Gillan (born 1951), Montana politician * Robert Gillan (died 1879), minister of the Church of Scotland Other * Gillan (band), A rock band headed by Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan in the late seventies and early eighties, selling ten million albums in Europe ** Gillan (album), ''Gillan'' (album), their debut album See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Calligraphy
Georgian calligraphy ( ka, ქართული კალიგრაფია, tr) is a form of calligraphy, or artistic writing of the Georgian language using its three Georgian scripts. History Georgia has a centuries-old tradition of a calligraphic school. Hand-written books from the early centuries became a cultural and a national phenomenon in Georgia. Christianity had played an enormous role in Georgian literature life since the Georgian Orthodox Church and its monks contributed their life to the Georgian writing by creating manuscripts and all the historical records for the Georgian nation. Every year on April 14, Georgia celebrates the "Day of Georgian language". On this day the calligraphy contests are held, the winners are named and awards are given to the best calligraphers at the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts. Georgian calligraphy was actively created outside Georgia as well. Georgians created calligraphical, religious and scholar works in the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persophilia
Persophilia refers to the appreciation and love of the culture, people or history of Iran (Persia). The earliest use of the word may have been by the Royal Numismatic Society in 1838; it referred to a king of Marium, in modern-day Cyprus. The opposite of Persophilia is Persophobia or anti-Iranianism. Origins Admiration of the Persians was especially high during the Achaemenid dynasty. Its founder, Cyrus the Great, was the only Gentile to be considered a messiah in the Bible. Alexander the Great, who conquered the empire in its entirely, was himself an avid admirer of Cyrus the Great, and adopted Persian customs. The Macedonian satrap Peucestas gained the support of his subjects in Persis due to his Persophilia. Ancient Greek leaders of the Achaemenid period who gave themselves Persian titles or names were considered Persophiles. The kings of Sidonian whose governmental policies gave special rights to the Persians may also be referred to as Persophiles. Caucasian leaders who sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russophilia
Russophilia (literally love of Russia or Russians) is admiration and fondness of Russia (including the era of the Soviet Union and/or the Russian Empire), Russian history and Russian culture. The antonym is Russophobia. In the 19th Century, Russophilia was often linked to variants of Pan-Slavism, since the Russian Empire and the autonomous Serbia were the only two slav-associated sovereign states during and after Spring of Nations. Russophilia in Europe American author Robert Alexander wrote: "I love Russians for their dramatic, emotional nature. They're not afraid to love, not afraid to get hurt, not afraid to exaggerate or act impulsively." Russophilia in Serbia Russia is hugely popular in Serbia, and Serbs have always traditionally seen Russia as a close ally due to shared Slavic heritage, culture, and Orthodox faith. According to European Council on Foreign Relations, 54% of Serbians see Russia as an ally. In comparison, 11% see European Union as an ally, and only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Zavorotnyuk
Anastasia Yuryevna Zavorotnyuk (russian: Анастасия Юрьевна Заворотнюк; born April 3, 1971) is a Russian actress and television presenter. She is best known for her lead role on '' My Fair Nanny'' (2004–2009). Early life and education Anastasia Zavorotnyuk was born on April 3, 1971, in Astrakhan. Her mother, People's Artist of Russia's Valentina Borisovna Zavorotnyuk, worked in the Astrakhan Youth Theatre. Her father, Yuri Zavorotnyuk, worked on television, and was a member of the Academy of Russian Television. Even from early childhood, Anastasia decided to play in the theater and insist on her dream: in her spare time making music and dancing, took part in the dance ensemble "Lotus". She received lessons at the Moscow Art Theatre. In 1991, she took part in her first film playing Masha. Career After graduating from the Moscow Art Theatre School in 1993, she and became and actress under the direction of Oleg Tabakov. Over 10 years in the theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (russian: Эльдар Александрович Рязанов; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, poet, actor and pedagogue whose popular comedies, satirizing the daily life of the Soviet Union and Russia, are celebrated throughout the former Soviet Union and former Warsaw Pact countries. Biography Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov was born in Samara. His father, Aleksandr Semyonovich Ryazanov, was a diplomat who worked in Tehran. His mother, Sofya Mikhailovna (née Shusterman), was of Jewish descent. In 1930, the family moved to Moscow, and soon his parents divorced. He was then raised by his mother and her new husband, Lev Mikhailovich Kopp. In 1937 his father was arrested by the Stalinist government and subsequently served 18 years in the correctional labour camps. Ryazanov began to create films in the early 1950s. In 1955, Ivan Pyryev, then a major force in the Soviet film industry, sugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore (; born 27 June 1965) is a British historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels, including ''Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar'''' (2003), Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and Women (2008), Jerusalem: The Biography'' (2011), '' The Romanovs 1613–1918'' (2016), among others. Early life Simon Sebag Montefiore was born in London. His father was psychotherapist Stephen Eric Sebag Montefiore (1926–2014), a great-grandson of the banker Sir Joseph Sebag-Montefiore (1822-1903), the nephew and heir of the wealthy philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore considered by some "the most important Jew of the 19th century". Simon's mother was Phyllis April Jaffé, (1927–2019) from the Lithuanian branch of the Jaffe family. Her parents fled the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. They bought tickets for New York City, but were cheated, being instead dropped off at Cork, Ireland. Due to the Limerick boycott i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McFaul
Michael Anthony McFaul (born October 1, 1963) is an American academic and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014. McFaul is currently the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor in International Studies in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University, where he is the Director of the Stanford University centers and institutes, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He is also a Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is also a contributing columnist at ''The Washington Post''. Prior to his nomination to the ambassadorial position, McFaul worked for the United States National Security Council, U.S. National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President and senior director of Russian and Eurasian affairs. In that capacity, he was the architect of President of the United States, U.S. President Barack Obama's Russian reset policy. Early life and education Born in Glasgow, Montana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Lopyreva
Victoria Petrovna Lopyreva (russian: Виктория Петровна Лопырёва, Viktoriya Petrovna Lopyryova; born 26 July 1983) is a Russian television presenter, actress, model, blogger, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2003. She was an official ambassador of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia. As a model, Lopyreva has appeared in magazines such as '' Cosmopolitan'', '' Gala'', '' Future Television'', ''L'Officiel'', ''Beauty'', ''Beauty Unlimited'', ''NRG'', ''OK!'', and ''HELLO!''. She also was a director of the Miss Russia pageant for a period of time. In 2006, Lopyreva hosted the Miss Europe pageant held in Ukraine. In 2008, she took part in the Russian version of ''Survivor'', ''Last Hero''. Early life Victoria Lopyreva (Russian: Виктория Лопырёва) was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 28 July 1983. In 2002, she won the "Donbass_Open fest", in 2003 – "Miss Russia Awards" and moved to Moscow. In 2006, Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Palmes d'Or, and a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA). After directing '' The Rain People'' in 1969, Coppola co-wrote '' Patton'' (1970), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with Edmund H. North. Coppola's reputation as a filmmaker was cemented with the release of '' The Godfather'' (1972), which revolutionized the gangster genre of filmmaking, receiving strong commercial and critical reception. ''The Godfather'' won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with Mario Puzo). His film '' The Godfather Part II'' (1974) became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Highly regarded by critics, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyn Coffin
Lyn Coffin (born November 12, 1943) is an American poet, writer, translator, and editor. Biography She has been an Associate Editor of the '' Michigan Quarterly Review'' and previously taught English at the University of Washington, Renton High School,through "Writers of the School" the University of Michigan Residential College, Detroit University, MIAD ( Milwaukee Institute of Arts and Design), University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Ilia State University at Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, Jih Elementary School at Marianské Lázně, Czechoslovakia, and Mando Technical Institute, as well as Council House and the Summit at Capitol Hill. Coffin is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction, and translation. She has published fiction, poetry and non-fiction in over fifty quarterlies and small magazines, including '' Catholic Digest'' and ''Time'' magazine. One of her fictions, originally published in the Michigan Quarterly Review appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgian Scripts
The Georgian scripts are the three writing systems used to write the Georgian language: Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli. Although the systems differ in appearance, their letters share the same names and alphabetical order and are written horizontally from left to right. Of the three scripts, Mkhedruli, once the civilian royal script of the Kingdom of Georgia and mostly used for the royal charters, is now the standard script for modern Georgian and its related Kartvelian languages, whereas Asomtavruli and Nuskhuri are used only by the Georgian Orthodox Church, in ceremonial religious texts and iconography. Georgian scripts are unique in their appearance and their exact origin has never been established; however, in strictly structural terms, their alphabetical order largely corresponds to the Greek alphabet, with the exception of letters denoting uniquely Georgian sounds, which are grouped at the end. Originally consisting of 38 letters, Georgian is presently written in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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