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Masha Vintonyak
In Russian language, Russian, Masha () is a diminutive of Maria (given name), Maria. Also as in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian is a diminutive of Mariia (other), Mariia or Mariya. It has been used as a nickname or as a pet name for women named Maria or Marie. An alternative spelling in the Latin alphabet is "Macha". In Serbo-Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene, "Maša" is a diminutive of "Marija" but can be a given name in its own right. The Jewish name Masha () is of Biblical extraction. Tradition has it that the first Masha was named after a departed male named Moshe (Moses). Other diminutives of Maria There are a large number of hypocorism#Russian, diminutives (nicknames) in Russian for ''Maria'' beside ''Masha'': * Marusya () * Manya () * Manyunya () * Manyasha () * Mashunya () * Mashuta () * Mashenka () * Mar'ya () * Mashulya () * Mashka () Notable people * Masha Bruskina (1924–1941), Soviet partisan of the Minsk Resistance * Masha Dashkina Maddux, Ukrainian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language
Russian is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russians. It was the ''de facto'' and ''de jure'' De facto#National languages, official language of the former Soviet Union.1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 Russian has remained an official language of the Russia, Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and is still commonly used as a lingua franca in Ukraine, Moldova, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to a lesser extent in the Baltic states and Russian language in Israel, Israel. Russian has over 253 million total speakers worldwide. It is the List of languages by number of speakers in Europe, most spoken native language in Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Lubelsky
Masha Lubelsky (; born 25 December 1936) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 1992 and 1996. Biography Born in Herzliya during the Mandate era, Lubelsky worked in education. She served as secretary general of Na'amat from 1981 until 1992 and was a member of the Histadrut central committee. A member of the Labor Party, she was elected to the Knesset on its list in 1992 and was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade. She lost her seat in the 1996 elections. In 1999 she joined Pnina Rosenblum's Tnufa party and was third on its list for the elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ... that year. However, it failed to cross the electoral threshold. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain's Daughter
''The Captain's Daughter'' () is a historical novel by the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin. It was first published in 1836 in the fourth issue of the literary journal '' Sovremennik'' and is his only completed novel. The novel is a romanticized account of Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773–1774. The title "The Captain's Daughter" has also been used to refer to a collection of stories, one of which was the actual novel. Plot Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov (the narrative is conducted on his behalf) is the only surviving child of a retired Imperial Army officer. When Pyotr turns 17, his father sends him into military service in Orenburg. While en route, Pyotr gets lost in a blizzard, but is rescued by a mysterious man. As a token of his gratitude, Pyotr gives the guide his hareskin coat. Arriving in Orenburg, Pyotr reports to his commanding officer and is assigned to serve at Fort Belogorsky under Captain Ivan Mironov. The "fort" is little more than a fence around a village, and the captai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet,Short biography from University of Virginia . Retrieved 24 November 2006.Allan Reid, "Russia's Greatest Poet/Scoundrel" Retrieved 2 September 2006. as well as the founder of modern Russian literature [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha And The Bear
''Masha and the Bear'' (, ) is a Russian preschool television comedy, comedy animated television series created by Oleg Kuzovkov and produced by Animaccord Animation Studio, loosely based on the oral children's Folklore, folk story of the same name. The series focuses on the adventures of a very young girl named Masha and a bear (whom she dubs "Mishka"), her caring friend who always keeps her safe from disasters. ''Masha and The Bear'' is the most watched preschool series in the world, with 36 times more requests than the average. It is also the fifth most-watched youth series (3–7) worldwide, just ahead of Peppa Pig. Many of the episodes have been successful on YouTube. In particular, the original Russian-language version of the episode "Recipe for Disaster" () has almost 4.6 billion views as of January 2025, making it the site's List of most-viewed YouTube videos, fourteenth most viewed video of all time, and the most viewed video on YouTube that is not a music video. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Kondratenko
Mariia Ihorivna Kondratenko (; born 5 December 1999), more popularly known by her stage name Masha Kondratenko, is a Ukrainian actress and singer. Was composing under many pseudonyms, among which were Magic, Marichka and Masha Krash. Career She became famous after featuring in the 2018 TV series ''The School'' where she played a schoolgirl, Sonya. Kondratenko was a finalist in the tenth season of the talent show in 2020. Her ironic Europop song "", released in 2022, has been widely remixed and re-used as a backing track to footage of the war during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Masha was a candidate to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2025 The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the with the song "The Code (Nemo song), The Code" by Nemo (singer), Nemo. Organised ... with the song “No Time To Cry”. Discography Singles Notes References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masha Efrosynina
Maria Oleksandrivna Efrosynina (; born 25 May 1979), professionally known as Masha Efrosynina (), is a Ukrainian television host and media personality. Along with Pavlo Shylko, she hosted the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2018, Maria became the United Nations Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador. Biography Graduating from high school with a gold medal (an honour roll), Efrosinina enrolled in the Department of Foreign Languages in the Kyiv University, graduating as an interpreter of the English and Spanish languages. At 19 she debuted on the First National channel in the program ''Happy Bell''. In 2002 she received the ''Teletriumph'' prize in the nomination the Best TV show. She co-presented the 50th Eurovision Song Contest alongside Pavlo Shylko, in 2005 from Kyiv's Sports Palace, to a pan-European TV-audience of an estimated 150 million people. She has also co-presented the UEFA Euro 2012 draw held at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Alyokhina
Maria "Masha" Vladimirovna Alyokhina (; born 6 June 1988) is a Russian political activist. She is a member of the Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot. Early life and education Maria Vladimirovna Alyokhina, also known as Masha, was born on June 6, 1988, in Moscow, Russia. Her mother works as a programmer and her father is a mathematics professor. She was raised by her mother, and only met her father at age 21. During her youth she hated the Russian education system and changed schools four times: They discourage people from thinking and asking questions, they only teach you to follow the rules and submit without explanation or, most importantly, reason... Obviously I didn’t like that. Who would? She studied journalism at the Institute of Journalism and Creative Writing in Moscow, where she participated in a sequence of literature workshops given by the poets Dmitry Vedenyapin and Alexey Kubrik. Career Arrest and indictment On Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Viktorovna
Maria "Masha" Viktorovna (Russian: Мари́я Викторовна; born July 22, 1986), known professionally as Gentle Whispering ASMR, is a Russian-American ASMR performer and YouTube personality. Her YouTube videos are considered to be among the best-known and most popular in the ASMR genre. Early life Maria "Masha" Viktorovna was born on July 22, 1986, in the city of Lipetsk, Russia. She has an older sister, Olga. During her childhood, Maria was active in theatre, and participated in several school plays. Career Maria recalls her first ASMR experiences taking place while in kindergarten in central Russia, and says she felt similar relaxing and "ticklish" sensations throughout her life. In 2009, Maria had depression and anxiety during a divorce from her husband. While watching massage and meditation videos to relax, she clicked on a video of a woman whispering that was recommended by YouTube's suggestion algorithm. This video triggered the same relaxed feeling she had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkona (band)
Arkona () is a Russian folk metal band. Their lyrics are heavily influenced by Folklore of Russia, Russian folklore and Slavic mythology, and their music incorporates several traditional Russian musical instruments. The name of the band "Arkona" refers to the last Pre-Christianized Slavic Jaromarsburg, city-castle. History The band was founded in February 2002 by two members of Dolgoprudny Slavic Neopaganism Society: Masha "Scream" Arkhipova and Alexander "Warlock" Korolyov, originally as Giperboreya (Гиперборея – Hyperborea). At the end of 2002 the group (featuring also Evgeny Knyazev on guitar, Evgeny Borzov on bass and Olga Loginova on keyboards, and now as Arkona) entered the Moscow CDM Studios. Having recorded the ''Rus'' demo (its three tracks re-surfaced in 2006 as bonuses for the live set ''Zhizn vo Slavu''), the band started playing live, performing with fellow Russian folk metal bands, like Butterfly Temple, Pagan Reign, Svarga, and Rossomahaar. In Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Arkhipova
Maria Arkhipova (; born 9 January 1983), known by her stage name as Masha Scream, is a Russian metal musician from Moscow. She is the founder, vocalist and main songwriter of the folk metal band Arkona. She has also played in other bands such as Nargathrond. Personal life Arkhipova is married to fellow band member Sergei "Lazar" Atrashkevich with whom she has two children. Discography With Arkona Studio albums * '' Vozrozhdeniye'' (2004) * ''Lepta'' (2004) * ''Vo Slavu Velikim!'' (2005) * '' Ot Serdtsa K Nebu'' (2007) * '' Goi, Rode, Goi!'' (2009) * '' Stenka Na Stenku'' (2011, EP) * '' Slovo'' (2011) * '' Yav'' (2014) * '' Khram'' (2018) * '' Kob''' (2023) Live albums / DVDs * ''Zhizn Vo Slavu'' (2006) * '' Noch Velesova'' (2009) With Nargathrond Studio albums * ''Carnal Lust and Wolfen Hunger'' (2000) * ''...For We Blessed This World With Plagues'' (2002) * ''Inevitability'' (2004) Guest appearances Arkhipova appeared as a guest vocalist on Svarga's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Yovanovitch
Marie Louise "Masha" Yovanovitch (born November 11, 1958) is a Canadian-American former diplomat and retired senior member of the United States Foreign Service. She served in multiple State Department posts, including Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2004–2005), U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan (2005–2008), U.S. Ambassador to Armenia (2008–2011), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (2012–2013), and Ambassador to Ukraine (2016–2019). Yovanovitch is a diplomat in residence at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. On January 31, 2020, it was reported that she had retired from the State Department. While ambassador to Ukraine, Yovanovitch was the target of a conspiracy-driven smear campaign, amplified by President Donald Trump and his allies. In May 2019, Trump abruptly recalled Yovanovitch from her post following claims by Trump surrogates that she was underm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
