Svirsky

	Svirsky Svirsky (feminine: Svirskaya) is a Russian-language toponymic surname literally meaning "of Svir"/"from Svir". Another transliteration is Swirsky. The Polish-language equivalent is Świrski. Notable people with this surname include: * Grigory Svirsky Alexander Svirsky Alexander Svirsky () or Alexander of Svir (1448–1533) was an Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox saint, monk, and hegumen of the Russian Orthodox Church. Amos (his Given name, baptismal name) was born to a peasant family in the Novgorod Republ ... {{surname Russian-language surnames category:Toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Grigory Svirsky Grigory Tsezarevich Svirsky () (September 29, 1921 – 2016) was a Russian-born Canadian writer. Svirsky was born in Ufa in September 1921. He was a military pilot during World War II from 1941 to 1944, then worked as a journalist. After publishing several books, Svirsky openly criticized censorship in the Soviet Union, and all his writings were forbidden and destroyed in 1968. Svirsky also criticized the 1968 suppression of the Prague Spring by Soviet military forces. He was forced to emigrate to Israel on the personal request from KGB director Yuri Andropov in 1972. He published numerous fiction and non-fiction books, short stories, and plays. He was also an active participant of political discussions in RuNet, Russian blogosphere. One of his recent books was about the Internet brigades - teams of FSB agents who conduct psychological operations in the internet against political bloggers. He died in 2016. References External links (Russian) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alexander Svirsky Alexander Svirsky () or Alexander of Svir (1448–1533) was an Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox saint, monk, and hegumen of the Russian Orthodox Church. Amos (his Given name, baptismal name) was born to a peasant family in the Novgorod Republic, east of Lake Ladoga, Ladoga. At the age of 19, he left home for the Valaam Monastery and became a monk and later a hermit. In 1506, Serapion (Archbishop of Novgorod), Serapion, Archbishop of Novgorod, appointed him Hegumen of the Trinity monastery, which later became known as Alexander-Svirsky Monastery. Saint Alexander became known for his righteous life and contemplative miracles, including the appearances of the Trinity and the Virgin Mary with the Holy Child. The Russian Orthodox Church canonized Alexander Svirsky in the year of 1547. His feast day is commemorated on April 17 and August 30, according to the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar. Relics of Saint Alexander were found on April 17 (27), 1641. According to the Vita of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Swirsky Swirsky (feminine: Swirskaya) is an East Slavic-language surname, a variant of the Polish surname Świrski. Another Russian-language form is Svirsky. Notable people with this surname include: * Chuck Swirsky (b. 1954) - sports commentator. * David Swirsky - vocalist for the Moshav Band * Rachel Swirsky (b. 1982) - science fiction & fantasy author. * Robert Swirsky (b. 1962) - computer scientist, author, pianist. * Seth Swirsky (b. 1960) - songwriter, recording artist, author. * Thamara Swirskaya (1888-1961), Russia-born dancer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Świrski Świrski is the name two different Polish noble families who do not share same descents. It is a toponymic surname literally meaning "of Świr", in the case of Świrskis of Lis clan () or "of Świrz", in the case of Świrskis of Szaława clan, see Svirzh Castle (). Belarusian-language form: Swirsky, Russian: Svirsky, Lithianian: Svirskis. Notable persons with this surname include: * Jerzy Świrski (1882-1959), Polish vice admiral and officer in the Russian Imperial Navy and later the Polish Navy * Peter Swirski Peter Swirski is a Canadian novelist, scholar, and literary critic featured in '' Canadian Who's Who''. He is the author and editor of 19 nonfictions, including the prize-winning ''Ars Americana, Ars Politica'' (2010) and the staple of American ... (born 1966), Canadian scholar and literary critic See also * Swirski mite * {{surname, Swirski Polish-language surnames Toponymic surnames Polish toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Toponymic Surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,"Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views" , by Benjamin Z. Kedar.Last Names and Their Meanings ''ancestry.com'' which included names of specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or lands that they held, or, more generically, names that were derived from regional topographic features.Iris Shagrir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", ''In Laudem Hierosolymitani'' (Shagrir, Ellenblum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Svir (other) Svir can refer to: Svir, a river in Leningrad Oblast, Russia Svir, Belarus, a town in Myadzyel District , a lake in Myadzyel District, Belarus 9M119 Svir The 9K120 ''Svir'', 9K119 ''Refleks'', 9K119M ''Refleks-M'' (NATO reporting name AT-11 ''Sniper'') are laser beam riding, guided anti-tank missile systems developed in the Soviet Union. Both are designed to be fired from smoothbore 125 mm tan ... , an anti tank missile {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Russian-language Surnames Russian is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the 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'' official language of the former Soviet Union. 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 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 Israel. Russian has over 253 million total speakers worldwide. It is the most spoken native language in Europe, the most spoken Slavic language, as well as the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia. It is the world's seventh-most spoken language by number of native speakers, and the world's ninth-most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]