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Mantas Kvedaravičius
Mantas Kvedaravičius (23 June 1976 – 30 March 2022) was a Lithuanian filmmaker, anthropologist, and archaeologist known for War correspondent, war reporting in hostile areas. He was killed during the Siege of Mariupol. Life and career Kvedaravičius held a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in social anthropology from the University of Cambridge, and was an associate professor at Vilnius University. His doctoral thesis concerned "Knots of absence: death, dreams, and disappearances at the limits of law in the counter-terrorism zone of Chechnya" (Cambridge University, 2012). Second Chechen War, War-torn Chechnya, one of the republics of the Russian Federation, is also the setting of his 2011 documentary film, ''Barzakh'' ("Limbo"). His next documentary film, in 2016, focused on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in 2014–15 and War in Donbas (2014–2022), the attacks of separatist troops. In 2019, Kvedaravičius's first feature film appeared, ''Partenonas'' (Parthenon), set in Athe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biržai
Biržai (, also known by several alternative names) is a city in northern Lithuania. Famous for its reconstructed Biržai Castle manor, the whole region is renowned for its many traditional-recipe beer breweries. Name The exact origin of the city name is not known, but it is derived from the Lithuanian word (which means ''birch''). The name of the city in other languages includes ; , (and pre-1917 ); . It is simplified to ''Birzai'' in English. History The city's first written mention dates to 1455. The construction of Biržai Castle began in 1586, and the town was granted Magdeburg Rights in 1589. In 1575, as preparation for the castle's construction, a dam was built at the confluence of the Agluona and Apaščia Rivers, and the artificial Lake Širvėna, covering about , was created. It is the oldest surviving artificial lake in Lithuania. The town's history is closely associated with the Radziwiłł family (Lithuanian: Radvila). Jerzy Radziwiłł was the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barzakh
Barzakh (Arabic: برزخ) is an Arabic word meaning "obstacle", "hindrance", "separation", or "barrier". In Islam, it denotes a place separating the living from the hereafter or a phase/"stage" between an individual's death and their resurrection in "the Hereafter". It is also considered as a place where souls rest until the day of judgement. It bears resemblance to the intermediate state in Christianity. Some scholars believe that good Muslims will have a heavenly experience during this time, and sinners will experience suffering; while some Shia scholars believe the experience will not be like the physical pain or pleasure of the temporal world. Scholars have different definitions of ''Barzakh''. According to Ghazali, Barzakh may be the place for those who go neither to hell nor to heaven. According to Ibn Hazm, Barzakh is also the place for unborn souls, which are elsewhere described as residing in the lowest of the seven heavens, where an angel blows them into the wombs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recipients Of The Lithuanian National Prize
The Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts honors achievements in Lithuanian culture and arts. It is traditionally awarded on February 16, commemorating the Act of Independence of Lithuania. The awards are conferred by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. 1989 * Jonas Juškaitis – poet, * Algirdas Martinaitis – composer, * Šarūnas Sauka – painter, * Kornelijus Matuzevičius – film director, * Henrikas Šablevičius – movie director, * Čiurlionis String Quartet, performers: ** Rimantas Šiugždinis – 1st violin, ** Saulius Kiškis – 2nd violin, ** Aloyzas Grižas – alto, ** Saulius Lipčius – cello. 1990 * Julius Juzeliūnas – composer, * Kazys Napoleonas Kitkauskas – architect, * Algirdas Steponavičius – painter, * Zita Žemaitytė – art critic, * Romualdas Požerskis – photographer. 1991 * Vytautas Bložė – poet, * Jeronimas Kačinskas – composer, * Gediminas Karalius – sculptor, * Bronius Radzevičius (posth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthenon (film)
The Parthenon (; ; ) is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, democracy, and Western civilization. The Parthenon was built in the 5th century BC in thanksgiving for the Greek victory over the Persian invaders during the Greco-Persian Wars. Like most Greek temples, the Parthenon also served as the city treasury. Construction started in 447 BC when the Delian League was at the peak of its power. It was completed in 438 BC; work on the artwork and decorations continued until 432 BC. For a time, it served as the treasury of the Delian League, which later became the Athenian Empire. In the final decade of the 6th century AD, the Parthenon was converted into a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. After the Ottoman conquest in the mid-15th century, it became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barzakh (documentary)
Barzakh (Arabic: برزخ) is an Arabic word meaning "obstacle", "hindrance", "separation", or "barrier". In Islam, it denotes a place separating the living from the hereafter or a phase/"stage" between an individual's death and their resurrection in "the Hereafter". It is also considered as a place where souls rest until the day of judgement. It bears resemblance to the intermediate state in Christianity. Some scholars believe that good Muslims will have a heavenly experience during this time, and sinners will experience suffering; while some Shia scholars believe the experience will not be like the physical pain or pleasure of the temporal world. Scholars have different definitions of ''Barzakh''. According to Ghazali, Barzakh may be the place for those who go neither to hell nor to heaven. According to Ibn Hazm, Barzakh is also the place for unborn souls, which are elsewhere described as residing in the lowest of the seven heavens, where an angel blows them into the wombs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Azoulay
Audrey Azoulay (; born 4 August 1972) is a French Jew of Moroccan descent, French Civil Service, civil servant and politician who has served as the 11th Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 2017, becoming the second female leader of the organization. She previously served as France's Ministry of Culture (France), Minister of Culture under Prime Minister of France, prime ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve from 2016 to 2017. In 2024 she won the award of Paris Dauphine University Alumna of the Year. Early life and education Audrey Azoulay was born on 4 August 1972 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud to a Moroccan Jewish family from Essaouira. Her father, André Azoulay, is the current senior adviser to King Mohammed VI of Morocco, having previously been the adviser to his predecessor Hassan II of Morocco, King Hassan II from 1991 to 1999. Azoulay gained a master's degree in management science from Paris Dauphine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashists
Ruscism (also Rashism or Russism, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: and ) also called Russian fascism – is a neologism and a derogatory term which is used to describe the political ideology and policies of the Russia under Vladimir Putin, Russian state under Vladimir Putin. It is used in reference to the Russian state's Autocracy, autocratic political system, ultranationalism and Russian neo-imperialism, neo-imperialism, Militarism#Russia, militarism, expansionism, corporatism, possibly neofascism, close alignment of Russian Orthodox Church, church and state, political repression, use of Censorship in Russia, censorship and State propaganda in the Russian Federation, state propaganda, justifying of several wars in the 21st century and a cult of personality around Putin. Ruscism is described as based on the imperialist ideas of so-called "Russian world" and "special Civilizing mission, civilizational mission" of the Russians, such as Moscow, third Rome, Moscow as the third Rome, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
