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Åvik
Åvik is a small seaport village in the municipality of Lindesnes, Norway. Across the sound to the south lies Svinør. ..
Vik
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Vik kommune County Sogn og Fjordane District Sogn Municipality NO-1417]] Administrative centre Vik i Sogn Mayor (2003) Erik Lidal (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²797 k..
Vik, Sømna
Vik (also Vik i Helgeland is the administrative centre of Sømna municipality, Norway. Its population (2005) is 365. The local church, Vik kirke, was built in 1876. ..
Vik, Vestnes
Vik is a little village-in-a-village, to the southwest of Vestnes, a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. They have a tire-shop, an MC club, and the society house Idahall and its football field resides here. Also, a snackbar with video renting service. ..
ViK. Recordings
ViK. Recordings Parent company Sony BMG Founded ? Founder(s) ? Distributing label ? Genre(s) Various Country Canada Web address http://vikrecordings.com/ ViK. Recordings is a Canadian record label that is wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG. It began shortly after 1998, ..
Vikadal
Vikadal is a village in Kvam municipality, Norway. Located west of Indre Ålvik, Vikadal is included in the urban area Ålvik which has a population of 583 . References ..
Vikaralamon
Vikaralamon is an Ultimate Level Digimon and the largest member of the Devas. He is known in Japan as Vikararamon. Contents 1 Abilities1.1 Attacks2 Appearances2.1 Digimon Tamers3 Trivia Abilities Attacks Boar Bog (Sukara): Vomits sticky goo from his mouth.Fusion Ball ..
Vikasa vidya vanam
Vikasa vidya vanam is a school located in Poranki, a suburb of Vijayawada, affiliated to ICSE Board, New Delhi. It was established in 1983 in Vijayawada with the principle of child-centered education by a group of academic intellectuals forming Vikasa educational trust. It later moved to the cur..
Vikash Dhorasoo
Vikash Dhorasoo (Telugu:వికాష్ దొరసూ) (born October 10, 1973 in Le Havre, France) is a French football midfielder, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in France Ligue 1. He was a member of French Team for 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Contents 1 Profession..
Vikasnagar
Vikasnagar is a city and a municipal board in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttaranchal. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Vikasnagar had a population of 12,485. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vikasnagar has an a..
Vikaspuri
Vikaspuri is a suburb of Delhi, India. Started by the Delhi Development Authority in the '80s, it boomed in population in the late '90s. Real estate prices have shot up and are comparable to the posh areas of Delhi, in large part because of the continued boom of immigrants. The geographical are..
Vikas Khanna
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Vikas Swarup
Vikas Swarup is an Indian diplomat who has served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia and Great Britain. His debut novel Q and A tells the story of how a penniless waiter in Mumbai becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history. Critically acclaimed in India and abroad, this international bestse..
Vikas Vidyalaya, Ranchi
Vikas Vidyalaya is a school. Established in 1952 to impart quality education, it is situated in the outskirt of Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand and spread over an area of around 200 acres. The school is situated on the Ranchi-Patna Highway at a distance of 15 km from the Railway station, 35 km from Ram..
Vikavågen
Vikavågen is a village in Øygarden municipality, Norway. Its population in 2003 was 440 , but since 2004 it is not considered an urban settlement by Statistics Norway, and its data is therefore not registered. . References ..
Vika and Linda
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Vika and Linda Bull are a sister vocal duo who came to prominence after being asked to sing backing vocals in Jo..
Vika Court District
Vika Court District, or Vika tingslag, was a district of Dalarna in Sweden. The court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of the rural areas in Dalarna, except for one district that was a hundred (härad). The entire province had once been a single hundred, called Dala hundare. ..
Vikedal
Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It was created as Vikedal formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1923 the municipality was divided in three, creating the new municipalities Imsland and Sandeid. The split left Vikedal with a population of 924. On 1 January 1965 the ..
Vikemon
Vikemon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. Although he never appears in the anime series, he is the official Mega-level form of Armadillomon. He is the pirate of the Net Ocean. His name comes from the word Viking. Contents 1 Evolution2 Abilities2.1 Attacks3 ..
Viken
Viken (Norwegian for "the bay") is an historical district surrounding the Oslofjord in southeastern Norway. The cultural hub is centred in Oslo and the capital of the region was formerly at Borre. It comprises the historical provinces of Vestfold, Østfold, Ranrike, Vingulmark and Båhuslen. Durin..
Vikentiy Khvoyka
Vikentiy Khvoyka (1815-1914) was a famous Ukrainian archaeologist who discovered the Tripolian culture. External links ..
Vikersund
Vikersund, a center of 2,448 inhabitants, is the municipality capital of Modum, Buskerud, Norway. This center is located in the southern end of Tyrifjorden. Vikersund is known for its ski jump hill, Vikersundbakken. ..
Vikeså
Vikeså is the administrative centre of Bjerkreim municipality, Norway. Its population (2005) is 715. It was once voted the ugliest town centre in Norway. ..
Vikhroli
Vikhroli is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Central Railway line. The station was built just before India's independence in 1947 to take care of transport for the sprawling Godrej Complex in the vicinity. Vikhroli Next station s..
Vikhvatinets
Vikhvatinets (Russian: Vykvatintsy) is a village near Rybnitsa in Transnistria. Historically, it was part of the Podolsk district of the Russian Empire and a small trading port on the Dniester river. The famous Russian composer Anton Rubinstein was born here. ..
Viki
Viki (ビッキー) is a recurring character in the Suikoden video game series. She has appeared in all of the main games in the Suikoden series and is (as of now) permanently the main magician to go to for teleportation. Contents 1 Statistics2 Weapon3 Abilities4 Mystery5&nb..
Viking
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Viking, Alberta
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Viking, Minnesota
Viking is a city in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 92 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 92 people, 39 households,..
Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course
Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course is a Japanese endurance game show (orig. name, Baikingu) produced by Fuji TV and Monster 9. The English version of Viking is produced by ESPN2 with two American commentators calling the action. The entire show is broadcasted from Tokyo Bay. Contents 1 Sum..
Vikingarännet
Vikingarännet, (The Viking Run), is a long distance ice skating race and Tour skating event between Uppsala and Stockholm in Sweden. The race length is about 80 km. The first race was in 1999 when about 4000 skaters participated. There is also a shorter 50 km event called Vikingaturen. The event..
Vikingarock
Vikingarock is a rock music genre that takes much of its themes from 19th century viking romaticism, mixing it with rockabilly, oi, streetpunk and folk elements. It is generally associated with Nordic nationalism and often linked to White Power. Many record companies makes no distinction between vik..
Vikingligr Veldi
Vikingligr Veldi is the first full-length album release by Enslaved (band). Track listing "Lifandi Lif Undir Hamri [Living Life Under the Hammer]" (11:31)"Vetrarnótt [Winternight]" (10:58)"Midgards Eldar [Fires of Midgard]" (11:16)"Heimdallr" (6:15)"Norvegr" (10:56) Per..
Vikingsholm
Vikingsholm is a 38-room mansion on the shore of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe, USA. The foundation was laid in 1928, but the building was constructed in 1929 by 200 workers. Vikingsholm was built by Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight as a summer home. Some parts of the structure contain no nails or spikes, a..
Vikingskipet Arena
Vikingskipet Arena is an indoor ice hockey arena in Hamar, Norway. It was built in 1992 and holds 15,000 people. ..
Vikingskipet Olympic Arena
The Vikingskipet Olympic Arena is an indoor speed skating facility in Hamar, Norway. The hall is also used for other purposes, such as athletics, soccer, concerts, trade fairs and other categories of events. The Gathering demo party is annually arranged in the Vikingskipet. The Vikingskipet wa..
Vikings Tarot
The Vikings Tarot or Tarocchi Vichinghi is a tarot-deck created by Manfredi Toraldo for the Italian publisher Lo Scarabeo. The deck features 78 cards with illustrations by Sergio Tisselli, based on Nordic mythology. ..
Viking (album)
Viking is the second album by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. Tracklisting All songs written by Lars Frederiksen and Tim Armstrong unless otherwise noted. "Bastards""Skins, Punx and Drunx""Fight""1%""Switchblade" (Tim Armstrong, Lars Fredericksen, Rob Aston) (featuring Skinhead Rob)"Marie Mari..
Viking (disambiguation)
Viking can refer to: Contents 1 History2 Aerospace3 Music4 Sports5 Other uses6 See also History Viking Age, the period between 793 A.D and 1066 A.D in ScandinaviaViking, seafaring Scandinavians during the Viking Age (in the western trail)Varangian, seafaring Sca..
Viking (satellite)
Viking was Sweden's first satellite. It was launched on an Ariane 1 rocket as a piggyback payload together with the French satellite SPOT 1, on February 22, 1986. Operations ended on May 12, 1987. Viking was used to explore plasma processes in the magnetosphere and the ionosphere. Space was limited..
Viking (ship)
The Viking is the reconstruction of a viking ship found in a burial mound near Sandefjord, Norway in 1880. The ship was built in Rødsverven. The reconstruction was undertaken by Commander Christen Christensen in Sandefjord. The Viking was sailed by Captain Magnus Andersen from Bergen, via Newfou..
Viking 1
The Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft sent to Mars as part of NASA's Viking program. For a description of the spacecraft, see the Viking program article. This image was acquired at the Viking Lander 1 site with camera number 1. The large rock just left of center is about 2 meters wide. Th..
Viking 2
The Viking 2 mission was part of the Viking program to Mars, and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially identical to that of the Viking 1 mission. Contents 1 Mission profile1.1 Orbiter1.2 Lander2 See also Mission profile Following launch using a Titan/Centaur la..
Viking Age
This article is part of the Scandinavia series Geography MountainsPeninsula The Viking Age Viking AgeVarangianVikingThing (assembly) Unions Kalmar UnionDenmark-NorwaySweden-NorwayMonetary UnionDefense union History ScandinaviaDenmarkNorwaySweden Sports Royal League The Viking Age ..
Viking Age arms and armour
Our knowledge about arms and armour of the Viking age (8th to 11th centuries Europe) is based on relatively sparse archaeological finds, pictorial representation, and to some extent on the accounts in the Icelandic sagas, recorded in the 13th century. According to custom, all free Norse men were re..
Viking Airlines
Viking Airlines is a privately owned charter airline with head office in Stockholm, Sweden. It operates charter flights for European tour operators. The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 10 May 2003. Main bases are Greece and UK. Code Data ICAO Code: VIKCallsign: Swedjet Fle..
Viking Airport
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Viking Altar Rock
The Viking Altar Rock in Sauk Centre, Minnesota is a chancel-like stone that, like the Kensington Runestone, is claimed to have been used by Vikings as an altar during their exploration of the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The rock is 8.2 m (27 ft) long by 5.2 m (17 ft) wide. Evidence ..
Viking automobile
Viking was an automobile manufactured by General Motors' Oldsmobile Division for model year 1929 and 1931. Viking was part of Alfred Sloan's companion make program introduced to help span gaps in General Motors pricing structure, and was marketed through GM's Oldsmobile division. Viking was one o..
Viking biological experiments
The Viking spacecrafts carried three biological experiments to the surface of Mars in the late 1970s. These were the first experiments used specifically to look for biosignatures on another planet. Schematic of the Viking Lander Biological Experiment System The three experiments all looked f..
Viking Bjork
Viking Bjork is one of the men for which Pfizer's Bjork-Shiley heart valve is named. ..
Viking Child
Mainly titled Prophecy I - The Viking Child was a game created by Imagitec Design Limited on Amiga, Atari Lynx, Game Boy and the Game Gear. The game was based on a Viking Child called Brian who must enter the Halls of Valhalla and do battle against an evil god Loki and his minions. Chea..
Viking class submarine
Career Shipbuilder: Viking Submarine Corporation Ordered: Laid down: Launched: Commissioned: General Characteristics Length: 52-60 m Beam: 6.7 m Draft: Displacement: 1100-1700 tonnes Propulsion: Stirling Air-independent propulsion (AIP) Complement: 22-28 men Armament: Mu..
Viking Crown
Viking Crown was a black metal band featuring Killjoy (Necrophagia) on vocals, Phil Anselmo (of Pantera, Superjoint Ritual, and Down) (guitar / bass / drums), and Stephanie Windstein (credited as Opal Enthroned) (keyboards). The band released two full albums and one EP. It was originally started by..
Viking Crown Lounge
The Viking Crown Lounge is a signature design element of every Royal Caribbean International cruise ship. The lounge, originally built around a stack of the ship, is the highest guest-accessible area onboard. Early versions were difficult to reach via narrow stairs but on newer ships such as Gr..
Viking Cup
The Viking Cup is a world ice hockey tournament in Camrose, Alberta. In 2002 there was a mix of international and Canadian junior leagues allstar teams but in 2004 there was only international junior teams. ..
Viking Eggeling
Viking Eggeling (October 21 1880–May 19 1925) was a Swedish artist and filmmaker. His work is of significance in the area of experimental film, and has been described as absolute film and Visual Music. In 1918 he and Hans Richter were introduced to one another by Tristan Tzara. Richter wrote..
Viking F.K.
Viking F.K. is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular. It is one of the aristocrats of Norwegian football, having won 8 Norwegian Premier Football League titles, last in 1991, and 5 domestic cup titles. The cl..
Viking funeral
Ship burial of Igor the Old, by Heinrich Semiradzki (1845-1902). The Vikings often immolated their dead leaders in ship burials, known from archaeology and notably from the account of Ibn Fadlan. Ibn Fadlan's account is contentious, as it refers to Rus rather than Norse vikings. The ceremon..
Viking Gas Transmission
Viking Gas Transmission is a natural gas pipeline which takes gas from TransCanada pipeline in Minnesota and brings it to Wisconsin. It is owned by Northern Border Partners. Its FERC code is 82.[link] External links [Pipeline Electronic Bulletin Board] ..
Viking Hall (Bristol)
The Viking Hall is a 6,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Bristol, Tennessee, USA. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. The arena is the home stadium for Tennessee High School. It was opened in 1977. ..
Viking Hills
Viking Hills is an enclave of Edina, Minnesota. It is across the highway from Indian Hills. There are about 400 residents who live in the Viking Hills neighborhood, that has 5 streets. A lot of Viking Hills is made up of forest, and it has nice hiking trails. Viking Hills is governed by the Viking H..
Viking Hockey
Viking Hockey is one of Norway's best known hockey clubs, playing in Stavanger. Now playing in the 1st division, they have a great history, twice winning the bronze medal. Viking Hockey was founded in 1968, and is one of the oldest hockey clubs in Norway. Their colors are all blue. Famous players: ..
Viking II (rocket)
Viking II was an American rocket. On May 29, 1954, it reached a height of 253 km, and took the first pictures of the Earth from near orbit. It also performed suborbital tests of the Vanguard satellite, which were called Vanguard TV 0 and TV 1. (Vanguard TV 2 launched on a 1 stage Vanguard rocket) I..
Viking Line
Viking Line Mariella Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of large combined cruiseferry ships between Finland, the Åland Islands, Sweden and Estonia. Viking Line shares are quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. In Finnish the cruiseferries on the route between Fin..
Viking Lotto
Viking Lotto is a unique Lotto game cooporation between the national lotteries in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Estonia. Viking Lotto started in 1995 and was the first of its kind in Europe. Draws are held every Wednesday evening and takes place at Norsk Tipping in Hamar. Cost per ..
Viking metal
Viking metal is a cross-genre reference usually used to describe the lyrical and thematic elements of bands rather than the music itself. The bands that are associated with viking metal cover a broad range of musical genres and influences, such as folk metal, death metal, black metal, and power meta..
Viking Press
Viking Press was founded on March 1, 1925, in New York City, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim. The name of the company as well as its logo, a Viking ship drawn by Rockwell Kent, were actually chosen as symbols of enterprise, adventure, and exploration in publishing. In 1975, Viking Pr..
Viking program
Image from Mars taken by Viking 2 NASA's Viking program consisted of two unmanned space missions to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2. Each mission had a satellite designed to photograph the surface of Mars from orbit, and to act as a communication relay for the Viking lander that each mission carri..
Viking Range
Viking Range Corporation is a privately held company which manufactures professional kitchen appliances for home use. Viking originated the "professional" segment of kitchen appliances with its introduction of the first commercial-grade range for home use in 1987. Today the company offers two comp..
Viking revival
Early modern publications dealing with what we now call Viking culture appeared in the 16th century, e.g. Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus (Olaus Magnus, 1555) and the first edition of the 13th century Gesta Danorum in 1514. The pace of publication increased during the 17th century with Lati..
Viking ring castles
Trelleborg in Trelleborg, Skåne Trelleborg is a collective name for six Viking Age circular forts, located in Denmark and the southern part of modern Sweden. Five of them have been dated to the reign of the Harold Bluetooth of Denmark (d. 986). The fort in Borgeby has been dated to the vicini..
Viking rocket
Based on its experiments with captured German V-2 rockets after WWII, the United states decided to develop its own liquid fueled rocket. In 1946, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) directed the development of the new sounding rocket, to be called Viking. It was designed and built by the Glenn ..
Viking ship
Viking ship is a collective term for ships used during the Viking Age (800-1100) in Northern Europe. The ships are normally divided into classes based on size and function. Knarr - Large vessels used for transport purposesKarv - Smaller vessels mainly for coastal sailingLongship - Large vessels g..
Viking Ship Museum
Viking Ship Museum may refer to: Viking Ship Museum in OsloViking Ship Museum in Roskilde This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ..
Viking Ship Museum in Oslo
The Viking Ship Museum (in Norwegian Vikingskipshuset - The Viking Ship House) is located at Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway. It is part of the Historical museum of the University of Oslo, and houses the Viking ships from Tune, Gokstad, and Oseberg. Also on display are finds from the mound cemetery at ..
Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is the Danish national museum for ships, seafaring and boatbuilding in the ancient and medieval periods. Around the year 1070, when five Viking ships were deliberately sunk at Skuldelev in Roskilde Fjord, times were rough and troubled. The sunken ships blocked th..
Viking Skull
Viking Skull are a 5-piece Heavy Metal band from the UK. Contents 1 Biography2 Members3 Discography4 Miscellanea5 See also Biography Formed in 2002 as a semi-serious side project of leading UK heavy metal act Raging Speedhorn, Viking Skull has now turned into a project th..
Viking Stadion
Viking Stadion is a football stadium built at Jåttåvågen in Stavanger, Norway. It was inaugurated in May 2004 and cost 160 million NOK to build (€ 20 million). 50 million NOK plus the lot it was built on, was a gift from the municipality. It replaced Stavanger Stadion as the home stadium for ..
Viking Township, Minnesota
Viking Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 116.4 km² (45.0 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 145 p..
Viking Way
The Viking Way is a long distance footpath running 235 kilometers between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland. The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high quality long distance walk linking other major routes in Eastern England, these ..
Viking Youth Power Hour
The Viking Youth Power Hour is a weekly podcast. Viking Youth Power Hour is created by four men: Viking Alex, Viking Mat, Viking Brian, and Viking Jason. Marrying their many diverging interests—the occult, politics, drugs and altered states, aquaman, and food to name just a few — they found th..
Viki Miljković
Viki Miljković is a popular Serbian singer in the ex-Yugoslavian countries. Biography Viki Milković was born Violeta Viki Miljković. Discography Album 2003 (2003)Mahi, mahi (2005) ..
Viki Neil
Viki Neil was born on 5th June 1974 in Ayrshire, Scotland and is a British glamour model who worked with Playboy in the late 1990s. She has also appeared in most of the British tabloid newspapers, in calendars as well as some of the "lads" magazines such as "Maxim" Appearances in Playboy special e..
Vikki Bunce
Vikki Bunce (born February 12, 1983 in Dundee) is a field hockey forward from Scotland, who plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove Ladies. She was a member of the Women's National Team that failed to qualify for the World Hockey Cup at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy. Scotl..
Vikki Carr
Vikki Carr (born July 19, 1941 in El Paso, Texas as Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona) is an American singer who has sung in a variety of music genres, including jazz, pop and country, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish Her first hit was He's a Rebel, which in 1962..
Vikna
Vikna kommune County Nord-Trøndelag District Namdalen Municipality NO-1750]] Administrative centre Rørvik Mayor (2003) Karin Søraunet (KrF) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²310 km²0.10 % 2004) - Percen..
Vikos-Aoos National Park
The Vikos gorge The Vikos-Aoos National Park (Greek: Ethnikós Drymós Víkou-Aóou) is a national park in northeastern Epirus, Greece, and covers an area of 126 square kilometres. The park was founded in 1973, and encompasses the Vikos Gorge, the Aoos Gorge, Mount Timfi (with its highest pea..
Vikram
Vikramāditya, a semi-legendary king of IndiaVikram, a character in Baital Pachisi, identified with VikramādityaVikram (name) is a male name in the Hindu community.Vikram (actor) is the name of the south Indian actor. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles assoc..
Vikramāditya
Vikramāditya (विक्रमादित्य) is the name of a legendary king of Ujjain, India, famed for his wisdom, valour and magnanimity. The title Vikramaditya has also been assumed by many kings in Indian history, notably the Gupta King Chandragupta II. The name is a Sanskrit tatpurush..
Vikramaditya I
Vikramaditya I (655 – 680 C.E.) followed his father, Pulakesi II on to the Chalukya throne. He restored order in the fractured kingdom and made the Pallavas retreat from the capital Vatapi. Contents 1 Early crises2 Continued battles with Pallava3 Death and succession4 Ref..
Vikramaditya II
Vikramaditya II (733 – 744 C.E.) ascended the Chalukya throne following the death of his father, Vijayaditya. Conflict with Arabs In the early years of Vikramaditya's reign Arab invaders who had established themselves in the Sindh made a push into the Deccan. Avanijanashraya Pulakesi, a son ..
Vikramaditya V
Vikaramaditya V (1008 – 1015 C.E.) succeeded Satyasraya on the western Chalukya throne. Vikramaditya was Satyasraya's nephew and had a very uneventful short reign. Vikramaditya was followed on the throne by his brother Jayasimha II in 1015 CE. |- style="text-align: center;" References Ni..
Vikramaditya VI
Vikramaditya VI (1076 – 1126 CE) became the Chalukya king after deposing his elder brother Somesvara II. Vikramaditya's reign is marked by the start of the Chalukya-Vikrama era. Vikramaditya was one of the greatest Chalukya kings and had the longest reign in the Kalyani Chalukya dynasty. He earned..
Vikraman
Vikraman is a reputed Tamil filmmaker. He is also one of the most successful Tamil directors . Contents 1 Early Career2 Second phase of his career3 Speciality4 External links Early Career Vikraman made his debut with the movie Pudhu Vasantham,a story of four unemployed friends..
Vikramarjuna Vijaya
Vikramarjuna Vijaya(victory of the mighty Arjuna),also known as Pampa Bharatha is a classic work of the jain poet Pampa. It is an abridged version of the great epic, the Mahabharatha of Vyasa. Pampa choose the Arjuna, the central figure of the Pandava Clan, as the hero of his epic. This work differs..
Vikramarkudu
Vikramarkudu is a Telugu film released on June 23, 2006 and was directed by S.S. Rajamouli. Ravi Teja and Anushka Shetty play the main roles in this film. This film was a big success. Ravi Teja plays a dual role in this film. ..
Vikramasingapuram
Vikramasingapuram is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Vikramasingapuram is located at [8.67° N 77.33° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vikramasingapuram]. It has an average elevation of 200 metres (656 fe..
Vikrama Chola
Vikrama Cholaவிக்ரம சோழன் Chola Territories c. 1126 C.E. Reign 1118 – 1135 C.E. Title Parakesari Capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram Queen MukkokilanTyagapatakaNeriyan Madeviyar Children Kulothunga Chola II Predecessor Kulothunga Chola I Successor Kulothu..
Vikramshila
Vikramshila University was one of the two most important centers of Buddhist learning in India, along with Nalanda University. Vikramashila was established by King Dharampal of Bengal (783 to 820) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda. Atisha, the renowned pandit..
Vikramuurvashiiya
This play by Kalidasa is about the love story between Pururava and Urvashi. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The story centers on Urvashi's abduction by demons and Pururava rescue efforts. Subsequently Urvashi falls in love with him. But Pururuva ..
Vikram (name)
Vikram is a male name in the Hindu community. Vikram means the one who is wise, brave and strong. The name originally is derived from one of the qualities attributed to Vishnu, the Preserver, one of the main Trinity of Hindu devas. This is one of the first few names in the Vishnu Sahasranama - a ..
Vikram Akula
Vikram Akula is the founder of SKS Microfinance a company that offers microloans on plastic cards in India. He was recently named to Time Magazine's 100 people of the year in 2006. References ..
Vikram Amar
Vikram David Amar is a professor at the U.C. Hastings College of the Law. Before becoming a professor, he clerked for Judge William A. Norris of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for Justice Harry Blackmun at the Supreme Court of the United States. After clerking, Profe..
Vikram Batra
Captain Vikram Batra (September 9, 1974 - July 7, 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Contents 1 Early life and career1.1 ..
Vikram Bhatnagar
Vikram Bhatnagar is an Indian Shooter. He won the silver medal in the Men's Double Trap (Pairs) with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In this process he was able to score higher than his compatriot and derived much press coverage, as it was widely believed that Rajyavardhan..
Vikram Bhatt
Vikram Bhatt is a Bollywood director. Filmography Deewane Huye PagalJurm (Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta, Milind Soman, Gul Panag)Elaan (Arjun Rampal, John Abraham, Rahul Khanna, Amisha Patel, Lara Dutta)Aitbaar (Amitabh Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, John Abraham)Footpath (Aftab Shivdasani, Rahul Dev)Awara Paaga..
Vikram Chandra
Vikram Chandra, is an emerging Indian writer who has won awards and critical acclaim for his novel, Red Earth and Pouring Rain, and a collection of short stories, Love & Longing in Bombay. Born in New Delhi, he was schooled in Ajmer, Rajasthan, and did his college at St. Xavier’s College in Mumba..
Vikram Chatwal
Vikram Chatwal (born 1 November 1971) is an American hotelier of Indian Sikh heritage. April 1999, at the age of 28, he created "Hautel Couture by Vikram Chatwal" which is an independent hotel group of 9 luxury hotels in 5 cities, valued at $350 million, with the flagship Dream Hotel [[http://www..
Vikram Gokhale
Vikram Gokhale (occasionally credited as Vikram Gokhle) is a well known theatre and Marathi and Hindi film actor. He is the son of another well known veteran Marathi Theater and Film actor Chandrakant Gokhale. Filmography: Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005)[[Lucky: No Time for Love]] (2005)Kisna: The War..
Vikram Rathour
Vikram RathourIndia (IND) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests ODIs Matches 6 7 '''Runs scored 131 193 Batting average 13.09 27.57 100s/50s -/- -/2 Top score 44 54 ..
Vikram Sarabhai
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai (from NASA archive) Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (August 12, 1919 – December 31, 1971) was an Indian physicist. He is considered the Father of the . Many Indians consider him to be a national hero. Contents 1 Early years2 Career3 Indian Space Program4 ..
Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre
The Vikram Sarabhai Community Science Centre is an educational institution in Ahmedabad, named after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. The centre aims to promote science and technology education across the city, aimed at children and young adults. ..
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
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Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth (pronounced sayt), born June 20, 1952 is an Indian poet, novelist, travel writer, librettist, children's writer, biographer and memoirist. An unusually forthcoming writer whose published material is replete with un- or thinly-disguised details as to the personal lives of himself and his ..
Vikram Singh
VRV SinghIndia (IND) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Right-arm Medium Pace (RM) Tests ODIs Matches 2 2 '''Runs scored 2 8 Batting average 2.00 8.00 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 2 8 ..
Vikram Solanki
Vikram SolankiEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Right-arm off-break (OB) Tests ODIs Matches - 48 '''Runs scored - 1036 Batting average - 26.56 100s/50s - 2/5 Top score - 106 ..
Vikram Verma
Vikram Verma is a political leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh, India. He was born on 23 January 1944 in village Dharampuri of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh. He was born in a Hindu Jat family. His father’s name is Ganpat Singh Verma. He Married with Shrimati Neena Verma on 22 Jun..
Vikrant Bhargava
Vikrant Bhargava, an MBA from IIM Calcutta, is the Group Marketing Director of PartyGaming. Vikrant Bhargava's experience prior to joining the group included positions as a credit officer at the Bank of America, where he was responsible for managing credit exposure and revenue for a portfolio of cor..
Vikravandi
Vikravandi is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Vikravandi is located at [12.03° N 79.55° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vikravandi]. It has an average elevation of 44 metres (144 feet). Demographics As ..
Viksjö
Viksjö is a district outside Stockholm in Sweden. It belongs to the municipality Järfälla in Stockholm county. Viksjö has 15,000 inhabitants. The district was developed in the 1970's. The architecture consists mainly of detached terraced houses. Viksjö is named after the old farm Viksjö Går..
Viktor
Viktor is a character in Konami's role playing game Genso Suikoden, Suikoden II, Suikogaiden Vol. 1. In Genso Suikoden Viktor is one of the original members of the Liberation Army. In Suikoden II Viktor and his best friend Flik lead a rebellion army at a Mercanary Fortress to battle Highland Arm..
Viktoria-Luise-Platz
Underground station Viktoria-Luise-Platz Viktoria-Luise-Platz is an oval on Motzstraße in Schöneberg, Berlin. It was laid out in 1900. It is named after Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia 1892 - 1980, the daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Great-Grand daughter of Queen Victoria. ..
Viktoria-Luise-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)
Viktoria-Luise-Platz is an Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U4. Stations on the Berlin U-Bahn U1 Warschauer Straße | Schlesisches Tor | Görlitzer Bahnhof | Kottbusser Tor | Prinzenstraße | Hallesches Tor | Möckernbrücke | Gleisdreieck | Kurfürstenstra..
Viktoriapark
The Viktoriapark is a park in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough of city of Berlin, Germany. The park is situated on a slope between the Teltow plateau in Brandenburg to the Urstromtal valley in Berlin. The major landmark of the park is a national monument dedicated by Frederick William IV o..
Viktoria 89 Berlin
Viktoria 89 Berlin is a German sports club based in the Tempelhof district of Berlin. Football, rugby, and cricket came to continental Europe late in 19th century, and these "English games" became immediately popular in many countries. Viktoria is the oldest club in the country playing both footba..
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria playing in the IV tier Oberliga-Hessen. History The team was formed on June 24, 1904 out of the merger of FC Aschaffenburg (August 6, 1901) and FC Viktoria Aschaffenburg (April 12, 1902). The united side played..
Viktoria Kelsterbach
FC Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach is a German football club based on Kelsterbach, 12km from Frankfurt. Founded in 1907. [Official Website] ..
Viktoria Köln
SBC Viktoria Koln is a German football club playing in the city of Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen. The club has roots that go back as far as 1904 to a club also called Viktoria Köln, the product of a 1957 merger between Preussen Dellbrück and SC Rapid Köln. In 1994, Viktoria fused with SC Brück ..
Viktória Mohácsi
Viktória Mohácsi (born April 1, 1975 in Berettyóújfalu) is a Romani politician and Member of the European Parliament (another Romani member is Lívia Járóka) for the Alliance of Free Democrats, part of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. She replaced a party colleague, Gábor Demsz..
Viktoria Mullova
Viktoria Mullova (Викmория Муллова) (born in 1959) is a Russian violin virtuoso. She has become highly regarded for her performances and recordings of a number of great violin concertos, J.S. Bach, and for her innovative interpretations of popular and jazz compositions by Miles Davis, ..
Viktoria Tolstoy
Viktoria Tolstoy, née Kjellberg, (born 1974), Swedish jazzsinger. She is the daughter of Erik Kjellberg, and the great great granddaughter of writer Leo Tolstoy. Discography 1994 - Smile, Love and Spices1996 - För Älskad1997 - White Russian2001 - Blame It On My Youth2004 - Shining on You2005 -..
Viktoria Volchkova
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Viktoriya Beloslydtseva
Viktoriya Beloslydtseva (born 9 January 1972) is an athlete from Kazakhstan. She competes in archery. Beloslydtseva represented Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 26th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 629. In the first round of elimination, she fac..
Viktoriya Kutuzova
Viktoriya Kutuzova (born August 19, 1988 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a female tennis player from Ukraine. On November 28, 2005, Kutuzova reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 76. Contents 1 ..
Viktoriya Styopina
Viktoriya Styopina (born February 21, 1976) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, setting a new personal best of 2.02 in the process. Achievements 2nd IAAF World Athletics Final — Silver medal2004 Summer Olympics — Silver medal External lin..
Viktors Birze
Viktors Birze (b. February 17 1982, in Liepāja) is the current chair of Latvia's National Power Unity, a far-right political group. He has threatened that the group's planned protest against the gay pride march scheduled to take place in Riga on July 22, 2006, will not be limited to non-violent me..
Viktors Scerbatihs
Viktors Ščerbatihs (born October 6, 1974 in Dobele) is a Latvian weightlifter. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the over 105 kg weight category, with the total result of 455 kg (205 kg in snatch and 250kg in clean and jerk). He has also won three bronze medals in the Wo..
Viktory
Viktory is a board wargame loosely based on 19th century warfare—there are infantry, cavalry, artillery, and frigate units. It, and its successor Viktory II are published by Morrison Games. You expand by building towns and cities and taking those of your opponents. The winning player is the one w..
Viktor (Underworld)
Viktor is one of the Vampire Elders in the Underworld mythos, portrayed by Bill Nighy. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Biography Viktor was a Hungarian general and warlord. As he was nearing the end of his life, Marcus Corvinus, the first true vampire,..
Viktor Abakumov
Viktor Abakumov Viktor Semyonovich Abakumov (Russian: Виктор Семёнович Абакумов) (1894 - December 18 1954), Soviet police official, was a protege and subordinate of Lavrenty Beria, head of the Soviet political police aparatus from 1938 to 1953. Abakumov was a notorious..
Viktor Afanasyev
Viktor Afanasyev may refer to: Viktor G. Afanasyev, a Russian editor, editor-in-chief of Pravda 1976-1989Viktor M. Afanasyev, a Russian cosmonaut This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may w..
Viktor Alekseevich Balala
Viktor Alekseevich Balala is a former Minister of Justice of Transnistria. He studied law in Russia and is a lawyer by profession. He was a member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia. The ministry has several purposes, including making draft laws purposes. He stepped down in October 2005 amid rumors of..
Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian
Viktor Ambartsumian Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian (Վիկտոր Համբարձումյան in Armenian, Виктор Амазаспович Амбарцумян in Russian) (September 18 1908 (Julian calendar: September 5) – August 12 1996) was an Armenian astronomer and astrophysici..
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson (born 12 april 1955, Akureyri) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction. He has a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering and, in addition to having a successful career as a writer, he continues to work full time at the Public Roads Administration in Iceland. Viktor Arnar has twic..
Viktor Astafiyev
Viktor Petrovich Astafiyev also spelled Astafiev or Astaf'ev (Russian: Виктор Петрович Астафьев) (May 1, 1924 - November 29, 2001), was a Russian writer of short stories and novels. Viktor Astafiyev was born in a village of Ovsyanka near Krasnoyarsk on the bank of the Yeni..
Viktor Band
Viktor is a Christian Rock band comprised of industry veterans from popular bands of the past. The most recognizable member is Louie Weaver (previously of Petra.) Also in the band are Jimi Bennett of Sacred Fire, King James and Tommy Brown, Terry McCollam and Shane Regal. Viktor's first CD is in ..
Viktor Belenko
Viktor Ivanovich Belenko (Виктор Иванович Беленко) (born February 15, 1947) is an American aerospace engineer and lecturer of Russian origin. Belenko was a pilot with the 513th Fighter Regiment of the Soviet Anti-Air Defense based in Chuguyevka, Primorsky Krai. He achieved worl..
Viktor Bout
-->Viktor Anatolyevich Bout (born January 13, 1967 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, then the Soviet Union) is a Russian arms dealer and former KGB officer. He is nicknamed the Merchant of Death. Recent reports suggest he is also operating in Iraq using front companies and Cargo Airlifts (Airline Transport..
Viktor Brack
Viktor Brack testifies in his own defense at the Doctors' Trial in Nuremberg in 1947 Viktor Brack (1904-1948) was the organiser of the Euthanasia Programme, Operation T4, where the Nazi state systematically murdered German disabled people. Following this, Brack was one of the men responsible f..
Viktor Bryzgin
Viktor Arkadyevich Bryzgin (Russian: Виктор Аркадьевич Брызгин) (born August 22, 1962) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Viktor Bryzgin made his debut in the international championships at the first World Champion..
Viktor Buchstaber
Viktor M. Buchstaber, (Russian:Виктор Матвеевич Бухштабер), Born: 1943, Tashkent, USSR) is a Russian mathematician known for his work on algebraic topology, homotopy and Mathematical Physics Buchstaber's first research work was in cobordism theory. He calculated the diffe..
Viktor Bunyakovsky
Victor Yakovlevich Bunyakovsky (Russian: Виктор Яковлевич Буняковский; December 16 [O.S. December 4] 1804 – December 12 [O.S. November 30] 1889) was a Russian mathematician, member and later vice president of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He..
Viktor Car Emin
Viktor Car Emin (Kraj 1870-Abbey 1963) was a prominent Croatian writer. His numerous novels and stories dealt with economic-social and political problems of the past and the present of the Istria. Of particular interest there includes: Insignificant people (1900), become parched source (1904), In do..
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (Russian: Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин) (born April 9, 1938) is a Russian politician. Chernomyrdin was the Prime Minister of Russia from 1992 to 1998. Since 2001, he has been Russia's ambassador to Ukraine. He is also a Russian busin..
Viktor Chernov
Viktor Mikhailovich Chernov (1873 – 1952) was a Russian revolutionary and a founder of the Russian Socialist-Revolutionary Party in 1901/1902. Under Alexander Kerensky's provisional government in 1917, Chernov was the Minister for Agriculture. He was also the president of the Petrograd cons..
Viktor Chistiakov
Viktor Chistiakov is also the name of a famous Soviet-era parodist. Viktor Chistiakov (born February 9, 1975 in Moscow, Russia) is an Australian athlete competing in the pole vault. Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov won the 1993 World Junior Championships when Markov placed third. Th..
Viktor Chukarin
Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin (Russian:Виктор Иванович Чукарин) (born November 9, 1921 – died August 25, 1984) was the first of the great Soviet gymnasts. Contents 1 Early start2 Champion years3 References4 External link Early start Born November 9, ..
Viktor Denisov
Viktor Denisov (Russian: Виктор Денисов}, born April 2, 1966 in Tver, is a retired Russian flatwater canoer who won seven world championship titles between 1987 and 1994 – three for the USSR and then four for Russia. All his world titles came in the four-man kayak (K4). At th..
Viktor Deputatov
Viktor Deputatov (born May 10, 1961) is a former field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. ..
Viktor Dorkin
Viktor Ivanovich Dorkin (Russian: ) (October 3, 1953–March 31, 2006). Dorkin grew up in Novodevichinsky sovkhoz in Shigonsky District of Kuybyshev Oblast, Soviet Union. He obtained a degree in chemical engineering in 1976 from Kuybyshev Politechnical School. After graduation he was assigne..
Viktor Dyk
Viktor Dyk (December 31, 1877, Pšovka u Mělníka – May 14, 1931, near the island of Lopud, Yugoslavia) was a well-know Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician, and lawyer. See also List of Czech writers ..
Viktor Filatov
Viktor Filatov (Russian: ) is a Russian politician. In his military career he reached a rank of major-general. He was press-secretary of Vladimir Zhirinovsky[[Citing sources citation needed]] and the editor-in-chief[[Citing sources citation needed]] of t..
Viktor Frankl
Man's search for meaning Viktor Emil Frankl, M.D., Ph.D., (March 26, 1905 - September 2, 1997) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy and Existential Analysis, the "Third Viennese School" of psychotherapy. His book Man's Search for Meaning (first p..
Viktor Fyodorovich Yerin
Viktor Fyodorovich Yerin is a former Russian interior minister, ascending to the position in 1992. ..
Viktor G. Afanasyev
Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev (November 18, 1922, Aktamysh, Tatar ASSR - April 10, 1994, Moscow), was a Russian Soviet journalist. He was editor-in-chief of the journal Kommunist; deputy editor (1968-1974) and editor-in-chief (1976-1989) of Pravda. ..
Viktor Gerashchenko
Viktor Vladimirovich Gerashchenko, byname Gerakl (the Russian version of Heracles), was the Chairman of the Soviet and then Russian Central Bank during much of the Perestroika and post-Perestroika periods. Viktor Gerashchenko was born in Leningrad on 21 December, 1937. His father was a leading S..
Viktor Gorbatko
Viktor Vassilyevich Gorbatko (Russian: Виктор Васильевич Горбатко; born December 3, 1934 in Ventsy-Zarya) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions. After leaving the space programme in 1982 he taught at the Air Force Engineering Academ..
Viktor Grebennikov
Viktor Stepanovich Grebennikov (?-2001) was a Russian scientist, naturalist and entomologist who claimed to have invented a levitation platform which operated by virtue of insect body parts attached to the underside. Grebennikov wrote detailed accounts of his 1988 discovery, which involved an accide..
Viktor Grishin
Viktor Vasilyevich Grishin (Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Гри́шин) (1914?-May 25, 1992) was a Soviet communist and member of the Politburo. He was known for his hardline stance on issues and rose to be the leader of the Communist Party in the city of Moscow (1967–1985). A foe..
Viktor Gundarev
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Viktor Gusev
Victor Mihailovich Gusev (Russian: , 1909, - 23 January 1944) wrote lyrics to accompany several patriotic Soviet military tunes, including Polyushko Pole. References () [VGD.ru] ..
Viktor Hartmann
Viktor Hartmann Viktor Alexandrovich Hartmann (Russian: Виктор Александрович Гартман; b. 5 May 1834 in St Petersburg; d. 4 August 1873 in Kireyevo near Moscow) was a Russian architect, sculptor and painter of Volga German ancestry. He was associated with the Abramtsevo..
Viktor Holtz
Viktor Holtz (b. May 3, 1846 in Stolberg (Rheinland) – d. September 3, 1919 in Poznań) was a German educator and a pioneer of German-Japanese academic and cultural relations. He studied from 1865 to 1867 at the Royal Catholic Teacher's Academy Kempen, became subsequently teacher in Aachen an..
Viktor Ilyin
On January 22, 1969, a Soviet Army officer, Viktor Ilyin, tried to assassinate Leonid Brezhnev. redirect [[Template:Uncategorized]]This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appr..
Viktor Ishayev
Victor Ivanovich Ishaev(Russian: ) is the governor of Khabarovsk Krai in Russia. He is a Deputy of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. He was reelected with an overwhelming majority in 2005. redirect [[Template:Not verified]] ..
Viktor Ivančić
Viktor Ivančić is a Croatian journalist, best known as the founding member and long-time editor-in-chief of satirical weekly Feral Tribune. A native of Sarajevo, Ivančić came to public spotlight in 1980s as a member of VIVA LUDEŽ, trio of young humourists who wrote for humour sections of Split..
Viktor Jelenić
Viktor Jelenić (born October 31, 1970) is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He spent 2005/06 season playing for Savona. ..
Viktor Kadler
Viktor Kadler (born 11 January 1981 in Győr), is a Hungarian flatwater canoer. He won his first major international title in 2004, becoming European champion as a member of Hungary's victorious four-man (K4) kayak crew in the 200m final. In 2005 the Hungarians did the double, retaining their Eur..
Viktor Kalina
Viktor Kalina (be: Віктар Каліна, ru: Виктор Калина) (born February 3, 1968 in Barysaŭ) - Belarusian singer in the genre of Russian chanson. Medic by education, master of sports in closed fight. Discography Zhizn' prodolzhaetsa (Life Continues) (1996)Strannik (Wanderer) (19..
Viktor Kaplan
Viktor Kaplan Viktor Kaplan (November 27 1876 – August 23 1934) was an Austrian engineer and the inventor of the Kaplan turbine. Life Kaplan was born in Mürzzuschlag, Austria into a railroad worker's family. He graduated from high school in Vienna in 1895, afterwhich he attended the Techni..
Viktor Karpukhin
Viktor Karpukhin (1947–March 24, 2003) was a member of the KGB who was instrumental in the Soviet Union's invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. He was born in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk. He joined the KGB's crack Alpha unit in 1979 and worked his way up to commander. On December 23, 1979..
Viktor Kazantsev
Viktor Kazantsev was an envoy of the Russian president who performed primary negotiations between the Russian government and the Chechen oppostion. Decorated with the Hero of the Russian Federation title, [link] he was involved in coordinating the government responses to various violent ac..
Viktor Khristenko
Viktor Khristenko Viktor Khristenko (Ви́ктор Бори́сович Христе́нко) (born August 28, 1957) was the acting prime minister of Russia from February 24, 2004, until March 5, 2004. He was a deputy prime minister when on February 24, 2004, President Vladimir Putin appointe..
Viktor Khryapa
Viktor Khryapa (born August 3 1982, in Kiev, Soviet Union, now Ukraine) is a professional basketball player in the NBA, originally from Ukraine who often goes by the nickname "Tayka". He was the 22nd overall selection of the 2004 NBA Draft, chosen by the New Jersey Nets and subsequently traded to th..
Viktor Kingissepp
Viktor Kingissepp (born in Kaarma, Saaremaa, 24 March [O.S. 12 March] 1888 – 4 May 1922 in Tallinn) was an Estonian Bolshevik politician. After he was convicted for treason and executed by the authorities of Estonia, the Soviet Russian government renamed the town of Yamburg to "Kingisepp"..
Viktor Klima
Viktor Klima Viktor Klima (born 4 June 1947), a Social Democratic Austrian politician, was Federal Chancellor of Austria (Bundeskanzler) from 1997 till his resignation in 2000. Born in Schwechat, Lower Austria, Klima started working for the OMV oil company in 1969 and remained with the compa..
Viktor Klimenko
Viktor Klimenko (born 1942) is a singer who made himself known as the "Singing Cossack". A few years after his birth in Karelia his family moved to Finland, where he became a noted musician and also appeared in several films, mostly playing himself. The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was his first app..
Viktor Knorre
Viktor Knorre (October 4, 1840 – August 25 1919) was a Russian astronomer of German ethnic origin, son of Karl Friedrich Knorre. Worked at Berlin Observatory. Asteroids discovered: 4 158 Koronis January 4 1876 215 Oenone April 7 1880 238 Hypatia July 1 1884 271 Penthesilea O..
Viktor Kochubey
Count Viktor Pavlovich Kochubey (Russian: ) (1768-1834) was a Russian statesman and a close aide of Alexander I of Russia. Of Ukrainian birth, he was a great-grandson of the celebrated Vasily Kochubey. He took part in the Privy Committee that outlined Government reform of Alexander I. He served in L..
Viktor Konovalenko
Viktor Konovalenko (March 11, 1938 - 1996) was an ice hockey goaltender in the Soviet Union. He played for the Torpedo Gorki (now Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) team from 1956 to 1972. Konovalenko led the Soviet team to the IIHF World Championships title every year from 1963 to 1968, 1970, and 1971. ..
Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi (also Korchnoy, Kortchnoy, Kortschnoj, etc) (Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й), born March 23 1931 in Leningrad, USSR, is currently the oldest active grandmaster on the world tournament circuit. Korchnoi is a four times USSR chess champ..
Viktor Kosichkin
Viktor Ivanovich Kosichkin (Russian: ) (born 25 February 1938 in Moshky, Russia) is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union. Viktor Kosichkin participated in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. On the 5,000 m, held on his 22nd birthday, he gave himself a great birthday gift ..
Viktor Kostyrko
Viktor Ivanovich Kostyrko is the mayor of Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria. He was born in Tiraspol and is a native Transnistrian citizen. Originally elected in 1999, he has since been re-elected once. Viktor Kostyrko is a political ally of Transnistria's president, Igor Smirnov. External li..
Viktor Kovačić
Viktor Kovačić (1874-1924) was a renowned Croatian architect. External Links ()[Biography] ..
Viktor Kožený
Viktor Kožený (born June 20, 1963 in Prague) is a Czech-born fugitive financier, an Irish citizen residing in the Bahamas. Efforts to bring him to justice stem from both the Czech Republic and the U.S.A. An international arrest warrant has been issued for Kožený, who in the early '90s ran one o..
Viktor Kozlov
For the politician, see Viktor Kozlov (politician). Viktor Kozlov (born 14 February, 1975 in Togliatti, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian ice hockey player. He plays as a center. Contents 1 Playing career2 Career statistics3 International play4 References Playing career Kozlov was draf..
Viktor Kress
Viktor Kress (Russian: ) (b. 1948 in Kostroma Oblast) is the governor of Tomsk Oblast, Russia. Both his parents were ethnic Germans. Kress graduated from Novosibirsk Agricultural Institute in 1971. From 1987-90, he was First Secretary of the CPSU committee of Pervomayskoye rayon. In 1990, Kre..
Viktor Krueger
Professional wrestler Viktor “The Konstriktor” Krüger is a European Strong Style athlete who has survived 20 years of full contact sports. Krueger made occasional appearances for World Championship Wrestling in the 1990's. External links [Official Viktor Krüger Website] ..
Viktor Krum
redirect [[Template:HP character]]Viktor Krum (Виктор Крум in Bulgarian) is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In the movie adaptation of the book, he is played by actor Stanislav Ianevski from Bulgaria. His surname is derived from the forename ..
Viktor Kulikov
Viktor Georgiyevich Kulikov (born July 5, 1921) was the Warsaw Pact commander-in-chief from 1977 to 1989. He has held the title of the Marshal of the Soviet Union for almost 30 years, since January 14, 1977. Kulikov saw service in the Great Patriotic War and was made a Hero of the Soviet Union. He ..
Viktor Kyrpychov
Viktor Kirpichov (1845-1913) was a prominent Ukrainian engineer and physicist, known especially for his work on applied and structural mechanics. References [Biography] ..
Viktor Lazlo
Viktor Lazlo on the album cover of "Cry me a River" Viktor Lazlo (real name Sonia Dronier) is a Belgian singer born on October 7, 1960 in Lorient. Her biggest hit was "Breathless", in 1987, and that year she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Belgium. ..
Viktor Lomidze
Viktor Lomidze, also known by his Polish name of Wiktor Łomidze-Wachtang, was a Georgian-Polish military officer. After the Bolshevik take-over of his country in early 1920s he emigrated to Poland, where he joined the Polish Army and then the Polish Navy. Between 1935 and 1939 he was the commandi..
Viktor Lutze
Viktor Lutze (December 28, 1890 - May 2, 1943) was an SA officer (Obergruppenführer) in Nazi Germany. He joined the German Army in 1912 and fought during World War I, where he lost his left eye. After the war, Lutze joined the police force. He was a member of the National Socialist German Worker..
Viktor M. Afanasyev
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev (Russian: Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев) is a colonel in the Russian Air Force, who is also a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A..
Viktor Maigourov
Viktor Maigourov (b February 7 1969 in Yekaterinburg). Is a former Russian biathlete. At the Lillehammer 1994 he placed 4th on the relay with the belarussian team. He won his first and so far only World Cup victory in Osbrlie 1997. His olympic pedigree is two bronze medals, from the relay at the Nag..
Viktor Manoel
Viktor Manoel (born in 1957) is an Mexican-American dancer, choreographer, writer, and actor. Viktor Manoel was born and raised in Mexico. His charismatic, androgynous look and unique style of dancing captured the imaginations of choreographers Édouard Lock of Canadian dance group La La La Human..
Viktor Markin
Viktor Fyodorovich Markin (Russian: Виктор Фёдорович Маркин) (born February 27, 1957) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Born in Novosibirsk, Russia (then Soviet Union), Markin started athletics only at age 19. He remained quite..
Viktor Maslov
Viktor Maslov leaving the LUKoil Arden paddock during the 2001 Silverstone event. Viktor Maslov is a Russian race car driver born on January 16, 1976. Maslov spent six years in top-level karting, debuting in 1989, before competing in the premiere ice racing event Trophy Andros in 1996. In 199..
Viktor Medvedchuk
Viktor Medvedchuk (Ukrainian: Віктор Медведчук) is a Ukrainian politician and business oligarch. In 1998–2001, Medvedchuk was the First Deputy Chairman (First Vice Speaker) of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament). In 2002–04, Medvedchuk served as head of Leonid Kuchma's presidenti..
Viktor Meyer
Viktor Meyer (8 September, 1848 – 8 August, 1897) was a German chemist and significant contributor to knowledge of both organic and inorganic chemistry. He is best known for inventing an apparatus for determining vapour densities, the Viktor Meyer apparatus, and as the discoverer of the hetero..
Viktor Morozov
Victor Morozov (Ukrainian: Віктор Морозов) (born June 15, 1950) is one of Ukraine's most popular singer-songwriters. Contents 1 Musical career2 Current musical projects3 Translator4 External links Musical career Victor Morozov was born on June 15, 1950 in Krem..
Viktor Motovilkata
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Viktor Myasnikov
Viktor Myasnikov (born 3 September 1948) is a retired hurdler who represented the USSR. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 1st 60 m hurdles 1977 European Indoor Champion..
Viktor Nekipelov
Viktor Aleksandrovich Nekipelov (Russian: ; September 29, 1928 Harbin, China - July 1, 1989 Paris) was a Russian poet, translator, human rights activist and dissident. Pharmacist by occupation, in 1968, he participated in protest against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and was arrested and s..
Viktor Nekrasov
Víktor Platónovich Nekrásov (Russian: ) (June 17, 1911, Kiev - September 3, 1987, Paris) was a Russian writer, journalist and editor. Nekrasov graduated with a degree in architecture in 1936. Between 1937 and 1941, he was an actor and set designer with the Kiev Russian Drama Theater. During Worl..
Viktor Nessler
Viktor Nessler (born Baldenheim bei Schlettstadt, Alsace, 28 January, 1841 - died Strasbourg, 28 May, 1890) was an Alsatian composer who worked mainly in Leipzig. At Strasbourg he began his university career with the study of theology, but he concluded it with the production of a light opera entit..
Viktor Nikitich Panin
Count Viktor Nikitich Panin (9 April (28 March Old Style) 1801 Moscow – 13 April (1 April Old Style) 1862 Nice) was conservative Russian Minister of Justice (1841 – 1862). External links [link] |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Viktor Oliva
Viktor Oliva (April 24, 1861-April 5, 1928) was a Czech painter and illustrator. According to an annotation from what is most likely the Troja Chateau gallery in Prague: "The youngest artist at Troja is Viktor Oliva. He was primarily a graphic artist. His dust covers, book bindings and posters a..
Viktor Onopko
Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (Виктор Савельевич Онопко; born October 14, 1969 in Voroshilovgrad (currently Luhansk), Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian football defender, the all-time cap leader for the Russian national team. In his club career that started in 1988, Onopko played for Sh..
Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán in the Hungarian Parliament,1997 [Viktor Orbán] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (b. May 31, 1963) is a Hungarian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Hungary between 1998 and 2002. Contents 1 Biography2 Political career3 ..
Viktor Orth
Viktor Orth (1853-1919) was a schizophrenic outsider artist and one of the "schizophrenic masters" profiled by Hans Prinzhorn in his field-defining work Artistry of the Mentally Ill. He had an imaginary friend who he called "Charlie", and he spoke to him frequently. He sometimes called him "Fred" ..
Viktor Patsayev
Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev (Russian: Виктор Иванович Пацаев; June 19, 1933, Aktyubinsk – June 30 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and had the unfortunate distinction of being part of the second crew to die during a space flight. After a normal re-..
Viktor Pavlovich Barannikov
Viktor Pavlovich Barannikov (born 1940), was the Soviet interior minister in 1991 and Soviet security minister 1991-1993. External links http://www.agentura.ru/english/dosie/fsb/story/http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/russia.htm..
Viktor Petrenko
Petrenko skates in 2002. Viktor Petrenko (born June 17, 1969 in Odessa, Ukraine) was the 1992 World and Olympic champion in figure skating. He also won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. He was coached by Galina Zmievskaya. Competitive highlights 1988 Olympics - 3rdWorld Championships ..
Viktor Pietschmann
Viktor Pietschmann (1881-1956) was an Austrian zoologist/ ichthyologist at the Vienna Museum of Natural History. He was the curator of the fish collection from 1919 to 1946. During his life, he made collecting to trips to the Barents Sea, Greenland, Mesopotamia, Armenia, Hawaii, Romania, and Poland...
Viktor Pinchuk
Viktor Pinchuk (Ukrainian: Віктор Михайлович Пінчук), one of the "Business oligarchs" who control post-Communist Ukraine, is the son-in-law of the ex-President Leonid Kuchma. Poland's weekly Wprost ranked him Central and Eastern Europe's 12th richest man, with a fortune of $1.5..
Viktor Pokrovsky
Viktor Leonidovich Pokrovsky (Russian: Покровский Виктор Леонидович) (1889 - November 9,1922)- Russian lieutenant general and one of the leaders of counterrevolutionary White Army during Russian Civil War. Viktor Pokrovsky graduated from Pavlovsk army cadet and Sevasto..
Viktor Ponedelnik
Viktor Vladimirovich Ponedelnik (Виктор Владимирович Понедельник, born May 22, 1937 in Rostov-on-Don) is a former Soviet football player, regarded as one of the best strikers in Soviet football history. Ponedelnik first started playing for a local team, Rostselmash, in..
Viktor Pugachyov
Viktor Georgiyevich Pugachyov (Russian: ) (born August 8, 1948 in Taganrog) is the inventor of the Pugachev's Cobra maneuver of Su-27. He was named Hero of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. He graduated from Yeysk military aviation school in 1970. Test-pilot school and MAI (Moscow State Aviation ..
Viktor Reneysky
Viktor Reneysky (or Reneiski), born January 24, 1967 in Babruysk, is a canoer from Belarus who won three Olympic medals for the USSR and Moldova in the C-2 event with his teammate Nikolaï Juravschi. He also won a total of nine world titles, more than any other Canadian canoe paddler of his genera..
Viktor Ruban
Viktor Ruban (born 24 May 1981) is an athlete from Ukraine, who competes in archery. Ruban competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the rou..
Viktor Rydberg
Rydberg in 1876. Abraham Viktor Rydberg (Jönköping, December 18 1828 - September 22 1895) was a Swedish author, publicist and poet. He also translated Edgar Allan Poe's work into Swedish. The son of a prison guard and ex-soldier, and midwife, Rydberg had two brothers and three sisters. In..
Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium
Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium is a gymnasium (upper secondary school) in Stockholm, Sweden. In August 1994, Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium was begun in the halls of Djursholm Samskola’s eastern wing. Two parents, Louise Westerberg och Louise Andersson, were the initiators of the school that prepares stude..
Viktor Safronov
Viktor Sergeevich Safronov (Russian:Виктор Сергеевич Сафронов) (1917 - September 19 1999) is the Soviet astronomer who was one of the first to hypothesize that planets formed from a disk of space dust around the Sun. His ideas were further developed by William Hartmann. Safro..
Viktor Saneyev
Viktor Saneyev (born October 3, 1945) was a Russian triple jumper, who won four Olympic medals; three golds (1968, 1972 and 1976) and one silver (1980). He dominated the event during the late 1960s and 1970s. External links [Viktor Saneyev on www.sporting-heroes.net][Viktor Saneye..
Viktor Sanyeyev
Viktor Sanyeyev (Виктор Санеев) (Sukhumi, October 3 1945) is a former Georgian athlete. Achievements ..
Viktor Savinykh
Viktor Petrovich Savinykh was born in Berezkiny, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR on March 7, 1940. Married with one child. Selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. Retired on February 9, 1989. Flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5. Has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minutes i..
Viktor Schauberger
Viktor Schauberger (30 June1885–25 September1958) was an Austrian forester, naturalist and inventor. The founder of implosion technology, he studied the phenomenon of fluidic vortices. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early years1.2 World War1.3 Later years2 Patents3 ..
Viktor Schreckengost
Viktor Schreckengost (born June 26, 1906, in Sebring, Ohio) is the father of industrial design and creator of the [Jazz Bowl], an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt. He is the creator of the largest freestanding ceramic sculpture in the world, [Early Settler&#..
Viktor Shershunov
Viktor Shershunov is the governor of Kostroma Oblast in Russia. He worked at the Prosecutor’s Office of Kostroma Oblast. He was elected with a large majority. He is a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. He is a member of the Federation Soviet since 1997. redirect [[Template..
Viktor Shklovsky
Viktor Shklovsky Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky (or Shklovskii; Russian: ; Saint Petersburg, 24 January [O.S. 12 January] 1893; Moscow, 6 December 1984) was a Russian and Soviet critic, writer, and pamphleteer. Life and work He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and attended St. Peters..
Viktor Sidjak
Viktor Sidjak (Russian: ; b. 1943) - an extremely successful left-handed sabreur from the Soviet era, pupil of Mark Rakita and David Tyshler. As a fencer, Sidjak was famous for his aggressive style. He was one of the best known exponents of the "Russian preparation" or the "one-and-a-half tempo att..
Viktor Suslin
Viktor Yevseyevich Suslin (Russian: Ви́ктор Евсе́евич Сусли́н, born June 13, 1942 Miass, Ural, Russia ) is a Russian composer living in Germany as of 1981. Contents 1 Biography2 Works3 See also4 Bibliography5 External links Biography At age of fo..
Viktor Suvorov
Viktor Suvorov (Ви́ктор Суво́ров; real name Vladimir Rezun : Влади́мир Богда́нович Резу́н) (born April 20, 1947) was a Soviet intelligence officer of Ukrainian and Russian descent who had been working for the Soviet military intelligence (GRU), but defected..
Viktor Talalikhin
Viktor Talalikhin (1918-1941) was a Soviet lieutenant during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Talalikhin Viktor Vasilievich (Талалихин Виктор Васильевич, in Russian) (1918-1941) Soviet fighter-plane pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1941), 2nd lieutenant (1938). ..
Viktor Tausk
Viktor Tausk (1879 - July 3, 1919) was a pioneer psychoanalyst and neurologist. A student and a colleague of Sigmund Freud and the earliest exponent of psychoanalytical concepts with regard to clinical psychosis and the personality of the artist. In 1919 after he had stepped out from Freud’s sha..
Viktor Thorn
Viktor Thorn is a Norwegian Nordic combined athlete who won the Nordic combined event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 1895. For that honor, Thorn became the first winner of the Holmenkollen Medal that same year. External Links [Holmenkollen Winners since 1892][Holmenkollen Medali..
Viktor Tikhonov
Victor Vasilevich Tikhonov (Russian: ; born June 4 1930) is a prominent Russian ice hockey player and coach. He was the coach of the Soviet team when it was one of the strongest in the world. Life Victor Tikhonov was born on June 4, 1930. He became a Soviet Sports Master in 1950,Latvian merited ..
Viktor Tolokonsky
Viktor Tolokonsky is the governor of Novosibirsk Oblast in Russia. He is governor since 1999. He was mayor of Novosibirsk from 1993 to 1999. Since 2002 he is a member of the Russian State Council. redirect [[Template:Not verified]]..
Viktor Tretiakov
Viktor Tretiakov (born 17 October 1946) is a Russian violinist and conductor. Son of the musician who played in the military band in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, he showed an extraordinary musical talent at the very early age. In 1956 he has entered Yury Yankelevich's class at the Moscow Central S..
Viktor Trkal
Viktor Trkal (1888-1956]) was an eminent Czech physicist and mathematician who specialized in theoretical quantum physics. In 1919 Trkal was Paul Ehrenfest's assistant in Leiden. Further reading Czechoslovak Journal of Physics Viktor Trkal, Beltrami fields, and Trkalian flowsCzechoslovak Journal of..
Viktor Tsoi
"The Wall of Tsoi" on Arbat street in Moscow. Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (Russian: Виктор Робертович Цой) was a famous Russian rock artist and leader of the rock group Kino. Tsoi was born to a Korean father and Russian mother on June 21, 1962 in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersb..
Viktor Ullmann
Viktor Ullmann (b. 1 January 1898 in Teschen, Austro-Hungarian Empire, now divided between Cieszyn in Poland and Cesky Tesin in the Czech Republic; d. 18 October 1944 in Auschwitz-Birkenau) was an Austrian/Czech composer, conductor and pianist. Contents 1 Biography2 Chronology3 Lis..
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria (Viktor and Viktoria) is a 1933 musical comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel. Remakes 1935 First a Girl1957 Viktor und Viktoria1982 Victor/Victoria1995 Victor/Victoria (TV) External links ..
Viktor Unnar Illugason
Viktor Unnar Illugason is a 16 year old Icelandic footballer, who plays as a striker for Ipswich Town. He had spent time on trial with both Ipswich Town and Reading F.C. during his school holidays over previous years but committed himself to Ipswich Town in April 2006. Before joining Ipswich he pl..
Viktor Uspaskich
Viktor Uspaskich (in Lithuanian: Viktoras Uspaskichas) (born 24 July 1959 in Urdoma, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian entrepreneur and politician. He arrived in Lithuania (then the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic) in 1985 and worked as a welder in the gas industry. He left s..
Viktor Vasilevish Sveshchnikov
Viktor Vasilevish Sveshchnikov, also known as Vladimir Vladimirovich De Sveshnikov, and V.V. Sveshnikov, was a ballistics expert at the War Department in the 1930s. Whittaker Chambers identified him to the FBI. Sveshchnikov reported to Soviet Agent handler Boris Bykov. When inteviewed by the FBI, ..
Viktor Vasnetsov
Self-portrait 1873 Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (Виктор Михайлович Васнецов) (may 15 (N.S.), 1848—June 23, 1926) was a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered a key figure of the revivalist movement in Russian art..
Viktor Vekselberg
Viktor Feliksovich Vekselberg (born April 14, 1957) is a chairman of Tyumen Oil (TNK), Russia's third-largest oil and gas company. He took a controlling interest in the company in 1997 and has subsequently developed a joint venture with BP. He is also a chairman of SUAL Holding, which controls Russi..
Viktor von Weizsäcker
Viktor Freiherr von Weizsäcker (* 21 April 1886 in Stuttgart; † 9 January 1957 in Heidelberg) was a German physician. He is the brother of Ernst von Weizsäcker, and thus the uncle of Richard von Weizsäcker and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker. For his family tree, see Weizsäcker [link�..
Viktor Wendel
Viktor Wendel Swedish floorball player. Forward in the Swedish club Karlstad Innebandy. ..
Viktor Yakovlevich Bunyakovskii
Viktor Yakovlevich Bunyakovskii (1804-1889) was a famous Ukrainian mathematician. External links ..
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Yanukovych Campaign Poster 2004 Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych (Ukrainian: Віктор Федорович Янукович; Russian: ), (born July 9 1950) is a Ukrainian politician and statesman. He is the leader of the Party of Regions, one of the main political parties in Ukraine, cur..
Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Андрійович Ющенко) (born 23 February 1954) is the current President of Ukraine. As an informal leader of the Ukrainian opposition coalition, he was one of two main candidates in the October–November 2004 Ukrainian presi..
Viktring Abbey
Viktring Abbey (Stift Viktring) was a Cistercian monastery in Viktring near Klagenfurt in Carinthia, Austria. Stift Viktring is now the name of the present Roman Catholic parish in the same place. History Viktring Abbey was founded in 1142 by Cistercian monks from Weiler-Bettnach Abbey, probably by..
Viktualienmarkt
The Viktualienmarkt is a daily food market in the center of Munich The Viktualienmarkt developed from an original farmers’ market to a popular market for gourmets. The selection, variety and exclusiveness of the products offered contribute to the market’s special flair. On an area covering 22..
Vikuiti
Vikuiti Brandname for 3M optical films used for electric displays to enhance readability. www.vikuiti.com ..
Vikurfrettir
Vikurfrettir is the main newspaper of the Icelandic city of Keflavík. ..
Vik (disambiguation)
Vik, which means cove in Scandinavian languages, may refer to the following: Places Vik, a municipality and village in Sogn og Fjordane, NorwayVik village in Hole municipality, Buskerud, NorwayVik village in Vestnes municipality, Møre og Romsdal, NorwayVík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Icelan..
Vik Lalić
Vik Lalić (born February 2 1976) is a Croatian football player who plays as a defender. His current club is Neuchâtel Xamax. He started his career at Hajduk Split in 1996 before moving to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in Germany in 2001. The following season he returned to Hajduk, transfering to NK Solin..
Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz (Brazil, 1961) is an avant-garde artist who experiments with novel media. For example, he made two detailed replicas of the Mona Lisa: one out of jelly and the other out of peanut butter. He has also worked in sugar, wire, thread, and Bosco Chocolate Syrup. Many of Muniz's works are ne..
Vi kallar honom Anna
Vi kallar honom Anna (We call him Anna) is a 1987 Swedish book by Peter Pohl. It is about Anders, a boy visiting a summercamp who is severely bullied. It is written from the perspective of Micke, one of the leaders of the summercamp. Vi kallar honom Anna has been translated into Dutch (We noemen h..
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