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Young Guard (Napoleonic)
Young Guard may refer to: * Young Guard (Napoleon), a French elite military unit during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte *Young Guard, associated with Soviet Union and Russia: **Molodaya Gvardiya (magazine), ''Molodaya Gvardiya'' (magazine), a monthly literary magazine published since 1922 **Molodaya Gvardiya (publisher), a publishing house in the Soviet Union and Russia, established in 1922 **Young Guard (Soviet resistance), a Soviet resistance organisation during World War II, composed mainly of teenagers ***The Young Guard (novel), ''The Young Guard'' (novel), a 1945 (rev. 1951) novel by Alexander Fadeyev about the Soviet resistance organisation ****The Young Guard (opera), ''The Young Guard'' (opera), a 1947 opera by Yuliy Meitus, based on Fadeyev's novel ****The Young Guard (film), ''The Young Guard'' (film), a 1948 Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov, based on Fadeyev's novel ** Young Guard of United Russia, a pro-Kremlin 'direction action' youth organization, youth wing of U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Guard (Napoleon)
The Imperial Guard (French language, French: ''Garde Impériale'') was the imperial guard formation of the French Imperial Army (1804–1815), French Imperial Army. Under the direct command of Napoleon, the formation expanded considerably over time and acted as his personal bodyguard and tactical reserve. The Imperial Guard was divided into a general staff and infantry, cavalry and artillery regiments along with battalions of sappers and marines. It distinguished between experienced veterans and less experienced members by being separated into three formations: the Old Guard (France), Old Guard, Middle Guard (Napoleonic), Middle Guard and Young Guard (Napoleonic), Young Guard. The Young Guard was virtually annihilated in the Battle of Krasnoi during the French invasion of Russia. History The Guard had its origin in the Consular Guard (''Garde des consuls''), created on 28 November 1799 by the union of the Guard of the French Directory, Directory (''Garde du Directoire exécuti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molodaya Gvardiya (magazine)
''Molodaya Gvardiya'' (, "Young Guard") is a monthly Russian magazine focusing on literature and politics, founded in Moscow in May 1922 as an organ of the Central Committee of the Komsomol. It had an immediate success with Alexander Tarasov-Rodionov's short novel ''Shokolad'' (Chocolate), a controversial work in which the author "faced without blinking the truth about 'revolutionary justice' as meted out by the organs of state security, and with knowledge gained at first hand he revealed the methods used by the Cheka to maintain the Bolsheviks in power"; the "chocolate" of the title stands for luxuries enjoyed "in the midst of proletarian starvation." It was not published from 1942 to 1947 due to the hardships of the second world war. Between 1947 and 1956 it was published as a periodical anthology for young writers. It became increasingly conservative and nationalist over the years, publishing strongly nativist and sometimes xenophobic material during the Khrushchev Thaw (altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molodaya Gvardiya (publisher)
Molodaya Gvardiya (, lit. ''Young Guard'') is an open joint-stock Russian publishing house, one of the oldest publishers in Russia, having been founded in 1922 during the Soviet era. From 1938 until 1992, it was responsible for publishing the magazine '' Vokrug sveta (, literally: "Around the World")''. History 1922 — The Molodaya Gvardiya publishing and printing association was founded in Moscow on the initiative of the Central Committee of the Komsomol on October 10. In the first year of the publishing house's operation, 71 books were published with a circulation of 584,000 copies. 1930s — The publishing house began to produce not only books, but also newspaper and magazine products. In 1968, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin signed for the printing of his book ''Psychology and Space'', written in collaboration with Vladimir Lebedev, which has been reprinted and translated into numerous languages. He also wrote the preface of the biography of Konstantin Tsiol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Guard (Soviet Resistance)
The Young Guard (, translit. Molodaya gvardiya, , translit. Moloda hvardiya) was an underground anti-fascist Komsomol organization, in the German-occupied Soviet city of Krasnodon (Ukrainian SSR, now Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine). They were active during World War II, until January 1943. They carried out several acts of sabotage and protest before being destroyed by German forces. Most members of the Young Guard, about 80 people, were tortured and then executed by the Germans. History The Young Guard was established soon after Krasnodon was occupied by Nazi Germany on 20 July 1942. Several youth groups amalgamated, calling themselves the Young Guard. One of the first meetings of the organization was held on 2 October the same year. The organization was led by the local Communist Party underground of Krasnodon, headed by Filipp Lyutikov. Lyutikov was the former head of the parents' committee of the 4th secondary school of Krasnodon, where many members of the organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Guard (novel)
''The Young Guard'' () is a 1946 Russian-language young adult historical novel (rewritten in 1951) by Soviet writer Alexander Fadeyev. The novel describes the operations of the Young Guard, an anti-German resistance organization operating in 1942–1943 during The Great Patriotic War in and around the city of Krasnodon in eastern Ukraine. Many of the Young Guard were executed by the Germans. Most of the main characters of the novel – Oleg Koshevoy, Uliana Gromova, Lyubov Shevtsova, Ivan Zemnukhov, Sergei Tyulenin, etc. - were actually existing people, although aspects of their characters, actions, and dialogues were invented or creatively embellished by the novelist, and there are also fictional characters in the novel. ''The Young Guard'' was the second most popular work of children's literature in the Soviet Union for the period 1918–1986, with total sales over 276 editions of 26,143,000 copies. Historical background : Krasnodon was liberated from German occupation on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Guard (opera)
''The Young Guard'' () is an opera in four acts and seven scenes by the Ukrainian composer Yuliy Meitus, with a libretto by Andriy Malyshko. The opera deals with the fate of the youth resistance group The Young Guard in Krasnodon, Ukraine, during the Second World War. The libretto was based on the novel of the same name by the Russian author Alexander Fadeyev. The original version of the opera premiered in Kyiv in 1947, and a reworked version was performed for the first time in Stalin (now Donetsk, Ukraine) in 1950. Origin and history Immediately after the Second World War, there was a demand in the Soviet Union for operas about the war that celebrated its heroism in the conflict against Nazi Germany. In Ukraine, the first works of this type were ''The Honour of Herman Zhukovsky'', ''The Only Life of Dmytr Klebanov'' and ''Oscar Sandler'', which are considered by musicologists to be artistic failures. Yuliy Meitus chose one of the most popular books of post-war Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Guard (film)
''The Young Guard'' (, Transliteration, translit. Molodaya Gvardiya) is a two-part 1948 cinema of the Soviet Union, Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov (film director), Sergei Gerasimov and based on The Young Guard (novel), the 1946 novel of the same title by Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev, Alexander Fadeyev. In 1949 a USSR State Prize, Stalin Prize for this film was awarded to Gerasimov, cinematographer Vladimir Rapoport, and the leading actors. The film was the highest grossing Soviet film of 1948, with approximately 48,600,000 tickets sold. Synopsis The film is set in July 1942 during The Great Patriotic War. Part of the Red Army leaves the mining town Krasnodon. After that, the city gets occupied by the German troops. Enemy machines destroy their path and members of the Komsomol group are forced to return home. In response to the atrocities of the invaders, the young Komsomol members, who are former students, create an underground Anti-fascism, anti-fascist Komsomol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Guard Of United Russia
The Young Guard of United Russia (; MGER) is the youth wing of the United Russia party. Founded in 2005, it uses the name of the famous Young Guard (Soviet resistance), Young Guard, a World War II underground organization. A largely pro-Putin youth direct action group, the Young Guard claims to have 85 regional branches across Russia from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok in the far east. The Young Guard was founded to unite Russian youth, to engage young people into social-political life of Russia. The organization develops projects in many categories, e.g. "Volunteering", "Youth Electoral Campaigning", "Healthy Nation", "Accessible Environment", "Innovator", "Street Energy", 'My History', 'My Territory', "Youth Parliamentarianism", "Youth Federal Assembly", "Senses Factory", etc. The organization has 160,000 members. The co-presidents of its coordinating council are Alena Arshinova and Timur Prokopenko. In late December 2010 convicted spy Anna Chapman was appointed to the public c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Guard (ice Hockey Team)
Molodaya Gvardia (; , '' tr. Moloda Hvardiya'', ) is a Ukrainian junior ice hockey team based in Donetsk. The team is an affiliate of the Kontinental Hockey League's HC Donbass, and is a member of the Minor Hockey League (MHL), joining in the 2013–14 season. They are the sole representative from Ukraine competing at the major-junior level. Borys Kolesnikov, a prominent Ukrainian politician and businessman, owns the organization. The team takes its name from the World War II Soviet resistance group the Young Guard, who consisted mainly of local youths and also operated in the Donbass region. History On April 2, 2013, HC Donbass announced official negotiations had taken place regarding the inclusion of a Ukrainian minor hockey team in the KHL's Minor Hockey League The Junior Hockey League (JHL) (), sometimes translated as the ''Minor'' or ''Youth'' Hockey League, is a major junior ice hockey league in Eurasia, founded in 2009. It currently consists of 33 teams from 3 count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Guard (Die Erste Wache!)
Young Guard (Die Erste Wache!) is a musical score written for piano composed by Harry Appel. The score was first published in 1909 by Seminary Music Co. in New York, NY. The sheet music cover, designed by Frew, features a photo of a small boy with a stick in Prussian helmet standing guard. The score is dedicated to Prinz Wilhelm Von Preussen. Appel, Harry, Frew, and August Wilhelm Preussen. 1912. Young guard: (die erste Wache!) : march. New York: Seminary Music Co. The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library The Pritzker Military Museum & Library (formerly Pritzker Military Library) is a non-profit museum and research library for the study of military history located in a state-of-the art facility in Kenosha, WI. The institution was founded in 2003, .... References Songs about soldiers 1909 songs Songs of World War I March music {{1900s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Guard (Brazilian Movement)
Jovem GuardaJovem Guarda translates literally as "young guard". It could be interpreted as "vanguard". was primarily a Brazilian musical television show first aired by Rede Record in 1965, although the term soon expanded to designate the entire movement and style surrounding it. The members of the program were singers who had been influenced by the American rock n' roll of the late 1950s and British Invasion bands of the 1960s, although the music often became softer, more naïve versions with light, romantic lyrics aimed at teenagers. They were Roberto Carlos, Erasmo Carlos and Wanderléa, with other bands and musicians appearing on the show as guests. The style became popularly known as " iê-iê-iê", a term that, like French yé-yé, is most likely based on the frequent "yeah" cries heard in songs of the period (for instance, the Beatles' "She loves you/Yeah yeah yeah"). Iê-iê-iê was often considered a lesser genre, inferior to the more sophisticated bossa nova and MPB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
