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Yekanye
Yekanye, (Russian Еканье) is the practice in the Russian language of pronouncing unstressed /e/ as with its own unstressed allophones rather than those of /i/. The distinction between unstressed /e/ and unstressed /i/ is most clearly heard in the syllable just before the stress. Thus, при..

Yekaterina Abramova
Yekaterina Abramova (born April 14, 1982) is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ..

Yekaterina Geltzer
Yekaterina Vasilyevna Geltzer (November 2, 1876 - December 12, 1962) was a prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet who danced in the theatre from 1898 to 1935. She worked with Marius Petipa, Sergei Diaghilev, and Reinhold Glière. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, she helped to preserve the art ..

Yekaterina Gulobeva
Yekaterina Gulobeva is a Russian actress, best known for her role in the 1999 French film, Pola X. Also named Katia Golubeva, Katya Golubeva, Katya Golubyova or Yekaterina Golubyova. External links ..

Yekaterina Kuskova
Yekaterina Dmitriyevna Kuskova (1859 - December 22, 1958) was a Russian Marxist political figure. She opposed the Bolsheviks, and was deported because of this in 1922. She went on to publish many anti-Soviet works. ..

Yekaterina Lobaznyuk
Yekaterina Ludmilovna Lobaznyuk (born June 17, 1983 in Fergana, Uzbekistan) is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, winning three medals. Contents 1 Lobaznyuk's beginnings2 Lobaznyuk's national debut3 National team member..

Yekaterina Lobysheva
Yekaterina Lobysheva (born March 13, 1985) is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ..

Yekaterina Podkopayeva
Yekaterina Podkopayeva (born June 11, 1952 in Moscow) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia. She gained international recognition in 1983, when she won two bronze medals at the World Championships (in 800 and 1500 metres). The same year she managed an 800 m ti..

Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova
Portrait of Princess Dashkova by Dmitry Levitzky Princess Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova (Russian: ) (March 17, 1744–January 4, 1810) was the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great and a major figure of the Russian Enlightenment. The Memoirs of the Princess Dashko..

Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg (Russian: , also transliterated Ekaterinburg or Jekaterinburg) is a major city in the central part of the Russian Federation, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, at [56°51′N 60°36′E], it is the main ..

Yekaterinburg Metro
Yekaterinburg Metro (Russian: ) is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia. Contents 1 History1.1 Timeline2 Operation3 Future plans4 External Links History Yekaterinburg, formerly called Sverdlovsk was always known as the capital of the Ura..

Yeke
This article is about the former South African state. Yeke may also refer to the Jews of Germany. Yeke is a state in Southern Africa which existed north of Lesotho during the 19th century. A Nyamwezi trader Msiri established this state near the Luapula River in the 1850s. ..

Yekepa
Yekepa is a town in northern Liberia, lying near the Guinean border. It was the base for Lamco's iron ore mining operation until is was destroyed in the Liberian Civil War. Guesthouse Hill, the highest point in the nation, lies nearby. ..

Yekke
The term yekke (adjective: yekkish) is a generally jovial, derogatory term used to refer to Jews originating from Germany. The word itself stems from a coagulation of Hebrew and Yiddish, loosely meaning "jacket". The title originates from the cutural differences in dress that developed between the..

Yekunlak
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Yekunlak Country Federated States of Micronesia Year of foundation ------ Island Yap Yekunlak was founded at the springs of the yekun river (which means dragon in yapese), the town prosperred from the discovery of gold in the hills overlooking the ..

Yekuno Amlak of Ethiopia
Emperor Yekuno Amlak (throne name Tasfa Iyasus) was {{IPA (1270 - 1285) of Ethiopia and founder (or some say restorer) of the Solomonid dynasty. He traced his ancestry through his father, Tasfa Iyasus, to Dil Na'od, the last king of Axum. Much of what we know about Yekuno Amlak is based on oral tr..

Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam
Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam (January 10, 1905-June 18, 1994) was an Orthodox rabbi and the founding rebbe of the Sanz-Klausenberg Hasidic dynasty. His personal righteousness, kindness toward others, and Torah wisdom positively influenced whole communities before, during and after the Holocaust, maki..

Yekuthiel Yehudah Teitelbaum
Rabbi Yekuthiel Yehudah Teitelbaum (1808-1883) was a Hasidic Rebbe ("rabbi") in Austria-Hungary. He was to become the grandfather of Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, the Rebbe of the Satmar Hasidim that was transplanted to the United States after the Holocaust. Rabbi Yekuthiel Yehudah Teitelbaum was the son o..

Yekutiel Adam
Yekutiel "Kuti" Adam (November 3, 1927 – June 10, 1982) was an Israeli general and former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces. He was born in Tel Aviv to Yehuda and Elisheva Adam (formerly Adamov). He was named after his grandfather, who was killed in combat in 1919. The family wa..

Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum
Yekutiel Yehuda (Zalmen Leib) Teitelbaum (1911-1944) was Chief Rabbi of Sighet, formerly Hungary and presently in Romania, from 1936-1944. Contents 1 Biography2 The Holocaust3 Suggested Reading4 See also5 External link Biography Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum was th..

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