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Vya, NevadaVya, Nevada is a small ghost town located in Washoe County, in northwestern Nevada, several miles east of the California state line. Not much remains of the town, which may have died in the 1920s, but two wooden buildings can still be seen. References ghostowns.com - [link] ..
Vyacheslav ArtyomovVyacheslav Petrovich Artyomov also Artemov (Russian: Вячесла́в Петро́вич Артё́мов, born: June 29, 1940) is a Russian composer. Contents 1 Biography2 Music3 Works4 Discography5 External links Biography Artyomov first studied physics at the Mos..
Vyacheslav ChecherVyacheslav Checher (born December 15, 1980 in Ukraine) is a professional footballer. He is currently a defenceman for FC Metalurh Donetsk. He is also a member of the Ukrainian national football team. References [Official Metalurh Donetsk website] ..
Vyacheslav DudkaVyacheslav Dudka is the governor of Tula Oblast. He was nominated by Vladimir Putin in 2005. His predecessor was a Communist. He was born in 1960. ..
Vyacheslav GanelinVyacheslav Ganelin (born 1944) is a Lithuanian Jewish jazz musician, composer. He plays piano, organ, bass, guitar, percussions, etc. One of the jazz pioneers. ..
Vyacheslav HlebVyacheslav Hleb (Belarusian: Вячаслаў Глеб, b. February 12,1983) is a football player from Belarus. Plays as a midfielder for FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk and Belarus national team. His brother Aliaksandr Hleb is also a footballer who plays for Arsenal F.C.. Clubs Dynamo MinskVfB StuttgartJan20..
Vyacheslav IvanenkoVyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanenko (Russian:Вячеслав Иванович Иваненко) (born March 3, 1961 in Kemerovo) is a retired race walker who represented the USSR. He won the gold medal over 50 kilometres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with a personal best time of 3:38:29. He also ..
Vyacheslav Ivankovredirect [[Template:Inappropriate tone]]Vyacheslav Kirillovich Ivankov (born 2 January, 1940 in Moscow, Russia), (Russian: Вячеслав Кириллович Иваньков) nicknamed Yaponchik ("Little Japanese"), was a very well known member of the Russian Mafia. Yaponchik was born and grew..
Vyacheslav Ivanovich IvanovVyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (Russian: Вячеслав Иванович Иванов) (February 16 (28), 1866–July 16, 1949) was a Russian poet and playwright associated with the movement of Russian Symbolism. He was also a philosopher, translator, and literary critic. Born in Moscow, Ivan..
Vyacheslav Ivanovich ZofVyacheslav Ivanovich Zof (Вячеслав Иванович Зоф in Russian) (December of 1889, Dubno - June 20, 1937) was a Soviet military figure and a statesman of Czech nationality. Zof joined the revolutionary movement in 1910. Three years later he became a member of the Russian Social Democ..
Vyacheslav KozlovVyacheslav 'Slava' Kozlov (b. May 3, 1972 in Voskresensk, Soviet Union) is a Russian ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL. Kozlov was drafted 45th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He did not become a regular player with Detr..
Vyacheslav MenzhinskyVyacheslav Menzhinsky. Vyacheslav Rudolfovich Menzhinsky (Russian: ) (1874 - May 10, 1934) was a Russian Soviet administrator who served as chairman of the OGPU from 1926 to 1934. As a senior Chekist and confidant of Joseph Stalin, Menzhinsky was responsible for implementing many of the major ..
Vyacheslav MescherinVyacheslav Mescherin (1923-1995) was a Soviet musician who used synthesisers to produce his music. For a long time he was the director of the Moscow Orchestra of Electromusical Instruments. It was informally known as Vyacheslav Mescherin Orchestra, and for some quirk of translation, Mescherin's name..
Vyacheslav MolotovVyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (Russian: ) (March 9 [O.S. February 25] 1890 – November 8, 1986), Soviet politician and diplomat, was a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s, when he rose to power as a protégé of Joseph Stalin, to the 1950s, when he was dismissed ..
Vyacheslav Nikolayevich IvanovVyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov, born 1938, Moscow, known to most of the non-Russian speaking world as Vyacheslav Ivanov (Russian: ; German: Wjatscheslaw Iwanow), was one of the most accomplished rower of his generation. He rowed for the Soviet Union, and he won the Olympic Gold medals in the sing..
Vyacheslav PozgalevVyacheslav Pozgalev is the governor of Vologda Oblast in Russia. He is a member of NDR. He was born in 1946. He became governor in 1996. He had been mayor of Cherepovets before this. ..
Vyacheslav RybakovVyacheslav Rybakov(Russian: ; born January 1954 in Leningrad) is a known Russian science fiction author, who was first published in 1979 and an orientalist, interested in medieval bureaucracy of China. He deserved a 1987 Governmental Award of the RSFSR for the scenario of the film Dead Man's Lette..
Vyacheslav ShevchukVyacheslav Shevchuk (born on May 13, 1979 in Lutsk, Ukraine ) is a professional Ukrainian football player for Shakhtar Donetsk. ..
Vyacheslav ShtyrovVyacheslav Anatolyevich Shtyrov (born May 23, 1953) is the president of the Russian republic of Sakha. He took office on January 27 2002 after being elected in an election which took two rounds. He received 59% of the vote in the runoff. External links [Official website of the government o..
Vyacheslav SviderskiyVyacheslav Sviderskiy (born on January 1, 1979 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a professional Ukrainian football player for Arsenal Kyiv. He was a part of Ukraine's 2006 World Cup Squad. ..
Vyacheslav TikhonovVyacheslav Tikhonov in Seventeen Instants of Spring. Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Tikhonov (February 8, 1928) is a famous Soviet actor, a recipient of numerous state awards, including the titles of People's Artist of the USSR (1974) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1982). He was born in Pavlovsky Posa..
Vyacheslav TsugbaVyacheslav Tsugba (born 1944) was the fifth Prime Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia (a de facto independent republic of Georgia) from December 1999 to June 2001. Before his appointment as Prime Minister, Tsugba had headed the Central Election Committee, which had overseen the internationally unre..
Vyacheslav VedeninVyacheslav Vedenin (Russian: , born 1 October 1941) was a Soviet/Russian cross country skier who competed in the late 1960's and early 1970's. He won the 50km silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, then followed with three medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with golds in the 30..
Vyacheslav Vladimirovich SychevVyacheslav Vladimirovich Sychev (born 1933) was a Russian administrator and engineer. He served as the secretary of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECOM) from 1983 to 199X. ..
Vyacheslav von PlehveVyacheslav Konstantinovich von Plehve (Вячесла́в Константи́нович фон Пле́ве), also Pléhve, or Pleve (OS) April 8, (NS) April 20 1846 Meshchovsk, Kaluga Guberniya – (OS) July 15, (NS) 28 July 1904 St Petersburg) was the director of the tsarist Russian Police a..
Vyacheslav VoroninVyacheslav Voronin (born April 5, 1975 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian athlete who specializes in the high jump. Voronin is a World Champion (1999) and European Indoor Champion (2000). His personal best is 2.40, set in London in August 2000. He competed in Athens 2004 and Helsinki 2005, but did not wi..
Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich IvanovVyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov is a prominent Soviet/Russian philologist and Indo-Europeanist probably best known for his glottalic theory of Indo-European consonantism and for placing the Indo-European urheimat in the area of the Lake Urmia. Vyacheslav Ivanov was born in 1929. His father was Vsev..
Vyacheslav ZudovVyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov, born January 8, 1942 in Bor, Gorki Oblast, Russian SFSR, was a USSR cosmonaut. He was selected as a cosmonaut on October 23, 1965, flew as Commander on Soyuz 23 on October 14-16, 1976 and retired on May 14, 1987. Vyacheslav Zudov is married and has two children. ..
VyachkoVyachko (Russian: ; Latvian: Vetseka) was a Rus'ian prince who fought against the expansionism of the Germanic Livonian Knights at the turn of the 13th century. His name is the Old Novgorod dialect form of Vyacheslav and his father is supposed to have been a Rurikid Prince of Drutsk. At the time in..
VyaghrapadaVyaghrapada, that is, one having the feet like a tiger, was one of the mythical rishis (sage) of ancient India. Contents 1 The tradition2 Iconography3 See also4 Further reading5 Reference The tradition The legend states that Vyaghrapada was a rishi and he was entrusted..
Vyalova caveVyalova cave (пещера Вялова) is a cave in a lower plateau of the Chatyrdag mountain, Crimea. It also has an 'old' name: Togerik-Alan-Hosar (Тогерик-Алан-Хосар). The cave has a vertical entrance of 31 m depth, which gradually (at a depth about 16 m) transforms into a stee..
Vyalova cave systemVyalova caves system is a system of 3 caves that are located on a lower plateau of the Chatyrdag mountain, Crimea. The system consists of 3 caves (has 3 entrances): Uchunzhu cave, Vyalova cave and Obval'naya cave (or Landslip cave, Crimea). The system is names after Russian speleologist Vyalov. ..
VyapamVyapam (Vyavasayik Pariksha Mandal) is the Professional Examination Board of Madhya Pradesh, India that conducts various tests for admission to professional courses and streams. It is the largest examination conducting body of Madhya Pradesh and comes directly under the Directorate of Technical Educ..
VyaraVyara is a city and a municipality in Surat district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Vyara is located at [21.12° N 73.4° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Vyara]. It has an average elevation of 69 metres (226 feet). Demographics As of 2001 India c..
VyasaThis page contains Indic text. Without rendering support, you may see irregular vowel positioning and a lack of conjuncts. [Enabling complex text support for Indic scriptsMore...] Veda Vyasa''(Contemporary painting) Part of a series onHindu philosophy ..
VyasatirthaVyasatirtha (1460-1539) (also known as Vyasaraja, Vyasaraayaru) a haridasa, was born in Bannur which is in the Mysore District in the modern Karnataka state. He was one of the foremost dialecticians in the history of Indian philosophy. He belonged to the Dvaita school of Madhvacharya. He along with ..
Vyasa Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School..
Vyas Deo SharmaVyas Deo Sharma is a Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represents the Vuda Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians. He won the seat for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the parliamentary elections of 2001 with almost 80 percent of ..
Vyas SammanThe Vyas Samman is a literary award in India, first awarded in 1991 (year needs verification). It is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation and includes a cash payout of Rs 2.5 lakh (as of 2005). To be eligible for the award, the literary work must be in the Hindi language and have been publ..
VyatichsThe Vyatichs (Вятичи in Russian) were a tribe of Early East Slavs, which inhabited a part of the Oka basin. The Primary Chronicle names a certain tribal leader Vyatko as the forefather of the tribe. The Vyatichs were mainly engaged in farming and cattle-breeding. Between the 9th and 10th cent..
VyatkaVyatka may refer to one of the following: Vyatka River, a river in RussiaVyatka, former name of the city of KirovVyatka Region, an informal name of Kirov Oblast of Russia This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that other..
Vyatka RiverThe Vyatka River (Russian: ; Tatar: ; Mari: Виче) is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, right tributary of the Kama River. It is 1314 km in length. The area of its basin is 129,000 km². The Vyatka River begins in the northern parts of Udmurtia. It freez..
Vyatskiye PolyanyVyatskiye Polyany is a city in the Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located at [56°13′26″N, 51°3′48″E]. Vyatka River flows through the city. ..
VyatskoyeVyatskoye (Russian: ) (also found romanized as Viatsk or Viatskoe) is a small fishing village on the east side of the Amur river in the Russian Far East, 70 km northeast of Khabarovsk, in Khabarovsk Krai. It is not to be confused with either the village of the same name in Kirov Oblast in E..
Vyazemsky DistrictVyazemsky District is the name of several places: Vyazemsky District, a district in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Vyazemsky District, a district in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherw..
VyazmaVyazma (Russian: ) is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazma River, about halfway between Smolensk and Mozhaysk, at [55°11′00″N, 34°18′00″E]. Throughout its turbulent history, the city defended western approaches to the city of Moscow. Population: 57,545 (2002 C..
Vyazma RiverVyazma River (Вязьма in Russian) is a river in the Smolensk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Dnieper. The length of the river is 147 km. The area of its basin is 1350 sq km. In ancient times, the Vyazma River was a part of a route that connected the upper basins of the Volga, Ok..
VyaznikiVyazniki (Russian: ) is a town Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The town was formed in 1802 by merging the derelict fortress of Yaropolch with the merchant Vyazniki sloboda. The strategic height overlooking the Klyazma River was of great importance for defending approaches to the medieval Russian capital o..
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