Nicholas Orloff (dancer)
Nikolay Orlov (russian: Николай Орлов) may refer to: *Nikolay Alexeyevich Orlov (1827–1885), Russian diplomat * Nikolai Orlov (painter) (1863–1924), Russian painter *Nicholas W. Orloff (1890s–1961), Russian-American spy * Nikolai Orlov (pianist) (1892–1964), Russian pianist * Nikolay Orlov (wrestler) (fl. 1900s), Russian wrestler * Nicholas Orloff (dancer) (1914/15–2001), Russian-American ballet dancer *Nikolai Stepanovich Orlov Nikolai Stepanovich Orlov (russian: Никола́й Степа́нович Орло́в; 1871, Gryazovetsky District, Novosyolki, Vologda Governorate — after 1917) was a peasant, an estate manager, a chairman of a ''volost'' court and a deputy o ...

Nikolay Alexeyevich Orlov
Nikolay Alekseyevich Orlov (russian: Николай Алексеевич Орлов; April 27, 1827 — March 17, 1885) was a Russian nobleman, soldier, social reformer and diplomat. He started his career as an officer in the Russian army, and later served variously as the Russian ambassador to Belgium, Great Britain, France, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Germany. He was primarily responsible for the end of corporal punishment under Russian law. Orlov was born in St. Petersburg to Prince, then Count, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov and his wife Olga Alexandrovna (nee Zherebtsova). He studied law, and in 1843, he became a page at the Russian Imperial Court. In 1845, he was assigned to the Life Guard Horse Regiment. In 1846, he was attached to the staff of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, the Tzar's son. In 1849, he distinguished himself in the suppression of the 1848 Hungarian uprising, and was promoted to captain. From 1851 to 1854 he served on the General Staff and in t ...
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Nikolai Orlov (painter)
Nikolai Vasilyevich Orlov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Орлов; 8 May 1863, Buytsy, Tula Governorate - 5 August 1924, Moscow) was a Russian genre painter and art teacher; associated with the Peredvizhniki and a friend of Leo Tolstoy. Biography His first art lessons came from his uncle, a local icon painter. From 1882 to 1892 he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture with Illarion Pryanishnikov and Vladimir Makovsky.Brief biography
@ ArtInvestment.ru He graduated with a silver medal and his family moved to the village of Kuleshovo in , where he painted decorations at the local church. In 1893, he began exhibiting with the Peredvi ...
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Nicholas W
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. Origins The name is derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of νίκη ''nikē'' 'victory' and λαός ''laos'' 'people'.. An ancient paretymology of the latter is that originates from λᾶς ''las'' ( contracted form of λᾶας ''laas'') meaning 'stone' or 'rock', as in Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on. The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the insp ...
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Nikolai Orlov (pianist)
Nikolai Andreyevich Orlov (russian: Николай Андреевич Орлов; 26 February ( J: 14 February) 1892 in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire – 31 May 1964 in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland, United Kingdom) was a Russian pianist who was appreciated especially for his interpretations of Frédéric Chopin. Nikolai Orlov studied piano at Moscow and graduated from Moscow Conservatory on 1910. He also studied privately composition and counterpoint with Sergei Taneyev. His first public concert was held in 1912, and he gave the première of the first piano concerto of Alexander Glazunov Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov; ger, Glasunow (, 10 August 1865 – 21 March 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. He was director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 1905 ... in the same year. Orlov worked as teacher in Moscow in 1913–1921 and then moved to West. He made several successful concert tours ...
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Nikolay Orlov (wrestler)
Nikolay Orlov (russian: Николай Орлов) was a Russian wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an International sport, international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. Th .... References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Olympic wrestlers for the Russian Empire Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Male sport wrestlers from the Russian Empire Olympic silver medalists for the Russian Empire Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian people {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub ...
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Nicholas Orloff (dancer)
Nikolay Orlov (russian: Николай Орлов) may refer to: *Nikolay Alexeyevich Orlov (1827–1885), Russian diplomat * Nikolai Orlov (painter) (1863–1924), Russian painter *Nicholas W. Orloff (1890s–1961), Russian-American spy * Nikolai Orlov (pianist) (1892–1964), Russian pianist * Nikolay Orlov (wrestler) (fl. 1900s), Russian wrestler * Nicholas Orloff (dancer) (1914/15–2001), Russian-American ballet dancer *Nikolai Stepanovich Orlov Nikolai Stepanovich Orlov (russian: Никола́й Степа́нович Орло́в; 1871, Gryazovetsky District, Novosyolki, Vologda Governorate — after 1917) was a peasant, an estate manager, a chairman of a ''volost'' court and a deputy o ...