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Sergei Shoigu (7,235 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Security Council since 2024. He served as Minister of Defence of Russia from 2012 to 2024. Shoigu has served as the chairman of the Council of

Valery Gerasimov (3,853 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Class Medal "For strengthening of brotherhood in arms" Medal For "200 years to the Ministry of Defence" Medal For "20 Years of Impeccable Service" Medal For

Efim Geller (2,364 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

USSR Championship, Moscow 1949, King's Indian Defence, Petrosian Variation (E93), 0–1 Petrosian's new system gets a rough ride in one of its first games

Vasily Smyslov (4,391 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vasily Smyslov, USSR Championship, Moscow 1949, Sicilian Defence, Scheveningen Variation (B84), 0–1 The first meeting of two future World Champions goes

Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" (605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" is awarded to participants in the defence of Moscow who were awarded a medal for the defence

Gennady Zhidko (1,708 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Russian invasion of Ukraine. Zhidko died in Moscow on 16 August 2023, at the age of 57. List of Heroes of the Russian Federation Conflict Intelligence Team

Dmitry Yazov (1,414 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Military Cooperation" Medal "For Development of the Virgin Lands" Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Jubilee medals Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd

Tigran Petrosian (5,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

developed a repertoire of solid positional openings, such as the Caro–Kann Defence. After training at the Palace of Pioneers for just one year, he defeated

Anatoly Kvashnin (1,323 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Medal "For Merit in the Conduct of the All-Russian Population Census" [ru] Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th

Rodion Malinovsky (3,416 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Malinovsky to Moscow and named him commander-in-chief of the Soviet Ground Forces. In 1957, he replaced the ousted Georgy Zhukov as Minister of Defence, a position

Lev Yashin (3,978 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was Alexei "Tiger" Khomich, the keeper of the Soviet national team, who had become famous for his role in Dynamo Moscow’s British tour. He also internally

Armed Forces (sports society) (921 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

clubs for all ranks in the armed forces. All the sports clubs were supervised by the Sports Committee of the Ministry of Defence of the USSR and the sports

Benedikt Höwedes (1,896 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

September 2007, the German Football Association honoured Höwedes with the Fritz Walter Medal as the best player of his age-group for the 2006–07 season

Hero City (Soviet Union) (3,493 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

of Lenin and introduced the Medal "For the Defence of Kiev". The statute of the title was officially introduced on May 8, 1965, by the ukase of the Presidium

Boris Gromov (4,245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

officer. He was the Governor of Moscow Oblast between January 2000 and May 2012. Deployed thrice to fight in the Soviet–Afghan War, Gromov was the last Soviet

Vasily Petrov (marshal) (939 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

1976) Medal for Combat Service Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" Medal "For the Defence

Sergei Aleinikov (457 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

midfielder and was known for his stamina, intelligence, solid technique, tactical sense, and passing ability. He also played in defence as a sweeper or centre-back

Radoslav Kováč (1,143 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

player. He is the manager of Slovan Liberec. Kováč played both in midfield and in defence for Sigma Olomouc, Sparta Prague, Spartak Moscow, West Ham United

Salo Flohr (2,215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Petrosian, USSR Championship, Moscow 1949, Old Indian Defence (A54), 1–0 The 20-year-old Petrosian was making his debut at the top Soviet level, and learns

Leonid Stein (1,198 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was a terror in the King's Indian, and shows it here. Leonid Stein vs Tigran Petrosian, USSR Championship, Moscow 1961, French Defence, Winawer Variation

Sergei Sokolov (marshal) (1,298 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic"

Sergey Surovikin (4,589 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

general who serves as head of the Coordinating Committee for Air Defence under the Council of Defence Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Anatoly Antonov (1,219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(twice) Order of Friendship Medal "For the Return of Crimea" Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medal "Participant of the military operation

Nemanja Vidić (5,335 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

establishing himself at Red Star Belgrade during the early 2000s, Vidić moved to Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2004. He completed a £7 million transfer to

Vladimir Antoshin (981 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Сергеевич Антошин; 14 May 1929 in Moscow – 13 May 1994) was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, a theoretician and a national champion of correspondence chess. As a

Konstantin Vershinin (325 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

sent to the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy located in Moscow. In 1946 — as Commander-in-chief of Air Force — Deputy Ministry of Defence of the USSR, he

Taras Mykhalyk (1,306 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the defence and not depending so much on long passes. During this process, Semin had Mykhalyk eventually switch entirely to defence. By the time of the

Soviet Air Defence Forces (3,768 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

as the North, the South and the Transcaucasian Air Defence Fronts, air defence forces in the vicinity of Moscow were renamed the Moscow Air Defence Army

Igor Sergun (2,124 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Order of Honour Medal for Battle Merit Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Paul Keres (5,906 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

results for Estonia follow. Of note was the team bronze medal attained by Estonia in 1939; this was exceptional for a country with a population of less than

Orders, decorations, and medals of Russia (1,686 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

emblems of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Awards of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia Awards of the Ministry of Internal

Yunus-bek Yevkurov (2,186 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

neighboring Republic of Chechnya and it was announced he was to leave the role on 24 June 2019. He was appointed as a Deputy Defence Minister by President

Anatoly Karpov (5,182 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

victims of the Chernobyl disaster Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 2nd class (1996) Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 2nd class (2001) Medal "For outstanding

1957 Ice Hockey World Championships (675 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 1957 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between 24 February and 5 March 1957 at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow

Vasili Yermasov (273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

which was awarded 2 May 1943 before the match "On the ruins of Stalingrad", together with the medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad". After completing his

Rinat Dasayev (1,405 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Spartak-2 Moscow and Spartak's youth teams. Dasayev played as a goalkeeper for the Russian football club Spartak Moscow during most of the 1980s. He won the Soviet

Awards and emblems of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (5,311 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Minister of Defence, these order numbers and inception dates are included as quick references to facilitate any further research. The medals below

Mikhail Tal (4,816 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

variation of the Nimzo-Indian Defence also bears his name. Tal vs. Alexander Tolush, USSR Championship, Moscow 1957, King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation

Mykhailo Koval (792 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

appointed as the Minister of Defence replacing outgoing Admiral Ihor Tenyukh who resigned. Mykhailo Koval was born on 26 February 1956 in the city of Iziaslav

Bipin Rawat (5,219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020

Yury Luzhkov (4,052 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

architectural monuments of Moscow Medal "Defender of a Free Russia" (9 November 1993) - for performing his civic duty in defence of democracy and constitutional

Yevgeny Prigozhin (15,143 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

captain in the Red Army during World War II, who fought in the Battles of Rzhev and received a medal "For Courage". Prigozhin sponsored the 2020 war film

Khorloogiin Choibalsan (5,466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Soviet Union deepened, though after World War II, Choibalsan supported pan-Mongolian unification with Inner Mongolia. He died of cancer in Moscow

Azerbaijani Armed Forces (8,735 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

IISS also suggests that the defence budget in 2009 was $1.5 billion. The Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan supervises the design, manufacturing

Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (859 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" or "For Labour Merit" or any of the "Defence" medals of the cities or regions of the USSR;

Gennady Troshev (690 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

it to a broader reshuffling of personnel as major elections approach in Chechnya (and perhaps in response to the Moscow theater hostage crisis). A second

Yuri Nikulin (1,576 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Valour" Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1963)

Valentin Varennikov (1,602 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

took part in the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 and immediately before the parade, being the chief of the guard of honor, he received the Victory Banner

Géza Imre (232 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and a silver medal in 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was the 2015 world champion in men's épée in Moscow. He is the husband of Beatrix Kökény

Bent Larsen (3,680 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with his gold-medal performance on board one at the Moscow Olympiad, where he drew with World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. He tied for 1st–2nd places

Victory Day (9 May) (6,501 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (9 May Moscow Time). The Soviet government announced the victory early

United Nations Medal (1,709 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A United Nations Medal is an international decoration awarded by the United Nations (UN) to the various world countries members for participation in joint

Sergei Vasilyev (director) (222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

class (1941) – for the film Chapaev (1934) first class (1942) – for the 1st series of the film The Defence of Tsaritsyn (1941) Two Orders of Lenin (1935

Ivan Lyudnikov (2,491 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (1 May 1944) Medal "For the Defence of Kiev" Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg" (9 June 1945) Medal "For the

Boris Yeltsin (14,974 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

added, "On his return to Moscow, Yeltsin would confess the pain he had felt after the Houston excursion: the 'pain for all of us, for our country so rich,

Anatoly Kornukov (1,850 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Russian Navy" Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Medal "For Diligence in Engineering Tasks" (Min Def) Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces

Anatoly Konstantinov (807 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

commander of the Moscow Air Defence District from 1980 to 1987. During World War II, he was a fighter pilot and a flying ace for which he was awarded the title

Marcos Rojo (3,382 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2009, played in the FIFA Club World Cup Final later that year and won the Primera División in 2010. After a short spell with Spartak Moscow he joined Sporting

Medal "For the Return of Crimea" (654 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Medal "For the Return of Crimea" (‹See Tfd›Russian: Медаль «За возвращение Крыма», romanized: Medal "Za vosvrashchenie Kryma") is a Russian campaign

Yevgeny Yuryev (1,223 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

brigades, divisions, corps, and finally the 5th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, before retiring in 2006 with the rank of lieutenant general. Born in Novorossiysk

Yuri Averbakh (1,218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

after the family. Averbakh called himself a fatalist. His first major success was the first place in the Moscow Championship of 1949, ahead of players

Svetlana Savitskaya (1,928 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

during the Second World War, which later brought him to the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Soviet Air Defense. Her mother was a Moscow Communist

Vladimir Shamanov (1,966 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medals "For Impeccable Service" 3rd and 2nd classes Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" List

Kirill Moskalenko (1,800 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in Leningrad and the faculty of advanced training for the higher command personnel of the Felix Dzerzhinsky Military Academy in Moscow Oblast. During his

Ivan Fedyuninsky (1,185 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and advisor to the Soviet Ministry of Defence from 1965 until his death. He was also a deputy in the Supreme Soviet. He died in Moscow on October 17,

Thiago Silva (15,192 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in 2004, where he played for six months. At 20 years old, Silva transitioned from midfield to defence under the tutelage of Ivo Wortmann. In his only

Nikolay Basov (1,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Volta Gold Medal (1977) Kalinga Prize (1986) USSR State Prize (1989) Lomonosov Grand Gold Medal, Moscow State University (1990) Order of Lenin – five

Safar Abiyev (1,310 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Service" medal Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medal "For Battle Merit" Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Leonid Baykov (478 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Union of Artists of USSR. Vol. 1. - Moscow: Soviet artist, 1979. P.84. Sergei V. Ivanov. Unknown Socialist Realism. The Leningrad School. Saint

Commanders of World War II (260 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers. They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern

Vladimir Krikunov (256 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

coach of team Russia. He is currently a coach of the KHL club Dinamo Riga. As a player Krikunov played for Dinamo Riga and Krylya Sovetov Moscow. During

Anton Volchenkov (810 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

played for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Volchenkov grew up in Moscow and began attending the CSKA hockey school at the age

Pyotr Grushin (439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Grushin graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute, where he participated in the development of the MAI Stal

Raúl Sanguineti (1,738 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Amsterdam 1954. For Moscow 1956, Sanguineti made his debut on the first reserve board, and played sensationally to win the gold medal with a score of 9/11. Argentina

Mikhail Botvinnik (9,953 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to gold medal finishes each of those six times. At Amsterdam 1954 he was on board one and won the gold medal with 8½/11. Then at home for Moscow 1956, he

Sergey Afanasyev (politician) (1,126 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "Veteran of Labour" Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" Medal "In Commemoration of the

Andrey Vorobyov (668 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the party post to concentrate on his work in the Duma. After the appointment of the governor of Moscow Oblast, Sergei Shoigu, as Minister of Defence,

Sergey Mikhalkov (1,531 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Friendship of Peoples Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" Medal "For the Capture

Metro-2 (4,602 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tfd›Russian: Метро-2) is the informal designation for a clandestine and officially unacknowledged deep underground metro system in the Moscow metropolitan area

Ratmir Kholmov (2,158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2006 in Moscow) was a Russian chess Grandmaster. He won many international tournaments in Eastern Europe during his career, and tied for the Soviet Championship

Ludvík Svoboda (4,178 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

times Czechoslovak Medal "for bravery before the enemy" (1945) Czechoslovak Medal "For Merit" a degree of Commemorative medal of the second national resistance

Sunil Lanba (1,299 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

National Defence Academy, Pune; Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and Royal College of Defence Studies

Jean Victor Allard (642 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was the first French Canadian to become Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces, from 1966 to 1969. He was also the first

Boris Kabishev (960 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1955. Kabishev became commander of a fighter aviation regiment and then a towing regiment in the Moscow Air Defence District. On 29 April 1956, Kabishev

Sergei Fedorov (6,234 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

player and the former head coach of CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) from 2021 to 2024. During his playing career, for which he is

Viacheslav Fetisov (3,120 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

official. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 13 seasons before joining the National Hockey League (NHL), where he played with the New Jersey Devils and

Timur Ivanov (1,285 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Deputy Defence Minister of Russia from 2016 to 2024. He previously served as the Deputy Governor of the Moscow Oblast from 2012 to 2016. He has the federal

Yuri Andropov (7,535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

rights had she not abandoned the store after another pogrom in 1917, invented a proletarian background, and left Moscow for the Stavropol Governorate along

Valentin Yanin (625 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with his family to Moscow. Yanin finished his secondary education in 1946, graduating with a Gold Medal; he matriculated at Moscow State University in

Stanisław Smoleń (508 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

communicative in French, Persian, and Arabic. Gold Cross of Merit (2005) Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence "Komisja Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 177/". orka.sejm

Nikolai Moskvitelev (1,923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

commander of the aviation component of the Moscow Air Defence District. In April 1977 he became commander of the aviation component of the entire Soviet

Sergey Lavrov (9,562 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Daniel of Moscow (Russian Orthodox Church, 2010) Honorary medal "For participation in the programs of the United Nations" (UN Association of Russia, 2005)

2007 IIHF World Championship (519 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2007 IIHF World Championship was held between 27 April and 13 May 2007 in Moscow, Russia. It was the 71st annual world championship event run by the

Gevork Kotiantz (1,986 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the 23rd Army. He was wounded twice, marked by military awards, including the Order of the Red Star, Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Medal for Battle

Vsevolod Bobrov (1,217 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

considered one of the best Soviets ever in each of those sports. Originally a football player, he played for CDKA Moscow, VVS Moscow, and Spartak Moscow, and represented

Roman Shirokov (1,129 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

CSKA Moscow Russian Premier League: 2015–16 Russia UEFA European Football Championship bronze medal: 2008 Individual List of 33 top players of the Russian

Peter Leko (4,407 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the annual tournaments at Dortmund, Linares, Wijk aan Zee and the Tal Memorial in Moscow. He won two team silver medals and an individual gold medal representing

Awards of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia (1,159 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

internationally as EMERCOM, Russia's Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief is composed of both military and civilian personnel.

Alexander Alekhine (10,535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chess Club vs. Moscow Chess Club in 1911 and Moscow vs. St. Petersburg in 1912 (both drew with Yevgeny Znosko-Borovsky). By the end of 1911, Alekhine

Vasily Vladimirov (1,175 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Orders of the Red Banner of Labour Medal of Zhukov Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Igor Glek (487 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

theorist. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990. Glek was born in Moscow. Completing his University of Moscow engineering/economics qualification

Anatoly Serdyukov (2,186 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

under control was the first and most important reason why Serdyukov was considered and appointed as Minister of Defence. According to Moscow Defense Brief

Rakesh Sharma (999 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

as a MiG-21 pilot during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. An alumnus of the 35th National Defence Academy, Sharma joined the Indian Air Force as a test

Valentina Matviyenko (4,032 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Defence" (2004) Medal "For Merits in the Field of Civil Aviation" (Interstate Aviation Committee, 2004) Medal "For Military Cooperation" (Ministry of

Alexey Smertin (1,005 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and was able to play in defence as well as midfield. He works in the Russian Football Union in two positions - "director of regional policies and international

1991 New Year Honours (15,440 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(Mrs White), OBE, Author. The Honourable Alan Kenneth McKenzie Clark, MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Defence; Member of Parliament, Plymouth Sutton

Evgeny Sveshnikov (979 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

writer who is credited with development of the Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1977. Sveshnikov

Zvezda (TV channel) (1,075 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

channel in Moscow. On May 16, 2005, the channel began to broadcast around the clock. In 2006 Zvezda was for the first time broadcast in all of Russia. In

Alexander Morozevich (1,258 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Barsky, a book about the Chigorin Defense, called The Chigorin Defence According to Morozevich. Morozevich is considered to be one of the best blindfold chess

Mstislav Rostropovich (4,267 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Prize (1951) Commemorative Medal for the 850th anniversary of Moscow Praemium Imperiale (1993) Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class

Sergey Akhromeyev (3,179 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Guarding the State Border of the USSR" Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (1942) Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (1942) Medal "For the Victory

Nikolay Krylov (marshal) (1,360 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

title of Hero of the Soviet Union and was promoted to Colonel General on 15 July 1944. Due to his old injury, he was in a Moscow hospital for two months

Jens Stoltenberg (12,629 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

expansion of NATO's presence in Ukraine, especially the deployment of any long-range missiles capable of striking Moscow or missile defence systems similar

Borislav Ivkov (2,649 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was usually among the top three chess countries. He won a total of ten team medals and five board medals during his career. Moscow 1956: board 3, 12/16

Arkady Bakhin (508 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(Min Def) Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Defence" (Min Def) Two Medals "For Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Min Def) Medal "For Strengthening

Wojciech Jaruzelski (4,653 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the chief political officer of the Polish People's Army and eventually Polish Minister of Defence in 1968. Jaruzelski became the First Secretary of the

Yuri Baulin (231 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

played for the Soviet national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Yuri Baulin began to play hockey in 1952 with Spartak Moscow, but

Zakir Hasanov (838 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

office of the Siberian Military District as part of the Ministry of Defence of the USSR. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, he served for a decade

Vadim Zvjaginsev (1,216 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Moscow) is a Russian chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1994. He played for the gold medal-winning Russian team in the 1997

Yuri Yappa (1,014 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the whole Siege of Leningrad he worked at the hospital where his father also worked. In 1944, he was awarded of medal "For the Defence of Leningrad". In

Victor Gaiciuc (1,307 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

replaced as Defence Minister by Anatolie Nosatîi. Regarding a possible unification of Moldova and Romania, he called the unionist idea a danger for Moldova's

Alexander Romanov (ice hockey, born 2000) (570 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

the Russian defence en route to a bronze medal. Romanov was named the best defenceman of the tournament by the IIHF Directorate and was voted to the All-Star

Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (1,355 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации) is the senior staff college of the Russian Armed Forces. The academy is located in Moscow, on 14 Kholzunova Lane. It was founded

George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (3,017 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Solana. He was Secretary of State for Defence from 1997 to 1999, before becoming a life peer as Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, of Islay in Argyll and Bute

Ants Laaneots (976 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

previously the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces and a veteran officer in the Soviet Army. Laaneots previously served as the Commandant of the Estonian

Alexei Zhitnik (743 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2008, Zhitnik joined the Kontinental Hockey League, signing a tryout contract with Dynamo Moscow. He played for Ukraine at the Maccabi “Jewish Olympics”

Darius Kasparaitis (1,922 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

his first game for Dynamo Moscow, one of the premier teams in the Soviet Union, at the age of 16 during the 1988–89 season, and won the Soviet League championship

Ruslan Gelayev (2,751 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

commander in the 1994-1995 defense of Chechnya's capital Grozny, for which he became one of the first to be awarded the Chechnya's highest medal Kioman Syi

2019 New Year Honours (17,342 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence. Richard Ian West — Disability Services and Dispute Resolution Director, Department for Work and Pensions. For public

Alexander Kotov (1,545 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Neo-Grünfeld Defence (D76), 1–0. Tolush was a dangerous attacker, but he is the one subdued here. Kotov vs. Tigran Petrosian, USSR Championship, Moscow 1949,

Mikhail Kalashnikov (3,303 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the USSR" Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th anniversary of Moscow" Awards Stalin Prize (1949) Lenin Prize (1964) Order or Honor (1999) Order of

Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation (26,332 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

however, the inscription on the Medal "For the Return of Crimea", awarded by the Russian Ministry of Defence state put 20 February as the starting date

2019–20 OHL season (4,562 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Regula, Defence, London Knights Ryan Merkley, Defence, London Knights Cedrick Andree, Goaltender, Ottawa 67's George Burnett, Coach, Guelph Storm The OHL

Grigory Chukhray (1,036 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Order of the Red Star Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "For the Capture

Élie Metchnikoff (4,073 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

be the major defence mechanism in innate immunity, as well as the foundation of the concept of cell-mediated immunity, while Ehrlich established the concept

Tin Jedvaj (2,174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

central defence alongside Josip Šimunić. He scored his debut goal against Cibalia. During his first professional season with the club, he won the Croatian

Lajos Portisch (3,332 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

decades, and won 11 medals. His total Olympiad score is: (+121−26=113), for 68.3 per cent. His detailed Olympiad data follows: Moscow 1956: second reserve

Alexey Molchanov (1,102 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Moscow Times. Retrieved 6 August 2021. Skolnick, Adam (24 March 2021). "The Deepest Diver in the History of Free Diving Goes Below the Ice". The New

1990 New Year Honours (14,957 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the year passed and mark the beginning of 1990. Admiral Sir John David Elliott Fieldhouse, GCB, GBE, former Chief of Defence Staff. Daphne Margaret Sybil

Georgy Golitsyn (658 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1935, in Moscow) is a prominent Russian scientist in the field of Atmospheric Physics, full member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (later of Russia)

List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks (1,188 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

not play in any games for the team. He was the first player from Pittsburgh drafted by the Penguins. Johnson won a Gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Erich Honecker (9,915 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and Chairman of the National Defence Council; in 1976, he replaced Willi Stoph as Chairman of the State

Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" (624 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Petersburg" is awarded to participants of the wartime defence of Leningrad, persons awarded a medal for the defence of Leningrad; residents who were blockaded

Gladys Cherono Kiprono (1,125 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

half-marathoner of all time. She won the national trial event for the 10,000 m and went on to take the silver medal behind Tirunesh Dibaba. She ended the year with

Oleg Morozov (politician) (2,273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Crimea "for faithful duty" 2019 Order of Alexander Nevsky Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th

Andrei Bantikov (459 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1914, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire – 11 December 2001, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian and Soviet painter, a member of the Leningrad Union of Soviet

Eduard Nalbandyan (870 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia from April 2008 to May 2018. He is currently a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Vyacheslav Borisov (522 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

born in Ruza, near Moscow, during the rule of the Soviet Union. He graduated from the Sverdlovsk Suvorov Military School. He joined the Soviet Military in

Nurlan Yermekbayev (1,526 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Year's Day in 1963 in the city of Shymkent in the Kazakh SSR. He began his Moscow Institute of Chemical Engineering. In the spring of 1981, Yermekbayev was

1992 New Year Honours (16,530 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Professional and Technology Officer, Ministry of Defence. Alec Louis Ricketts. For public services in the City of Bath. Miss Mary Finlay Robertson, Housing

Moscow Victory Day Parade (5,848 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Moscow Victory Day Parade (Russian: Парад Победы в Москве, romanized: Parad Pobedy v Moskve) is an annual military parade of the Russian Armed Forces

Vasily Nebenzya (1,246 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chairman of the USSR State Committee for Publishing Aleksei Andreevich Nebenzya (1923–1994). He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International

Luke Wilkshire (5,584 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to the Netherlands to play for Twente in 2006. Wilkshire next played in Russia for Dynamo Moscow, but later moved back to the Netherlands to play for Feyenoord

1994 New Year Honours (17,647 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

CBE. For services to the community in the Cayman Islands. Civil Division Sir Christopher Walter France, KCB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence. Military

Crishanthe de Silva (558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

officer. He had served as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 22 February 2015 to 4 July 2017, as the Chief of Defence Staff from 29 June 2017 to

Ivan Varichev (680 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Выставочный Центр Союза Художников Directory of Members of the Union of Artists

Aleksandr Skvortsov (cosmonaut) (752 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

the Russian Academy of Civil Service. Skvortsov was awarded: Hero of the Russian Federation Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation Jubilee Medal "70

Semyon Furman (2,738 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

USSR Championship, Moscow 1948, Queen's Indian Defence (E15), 1-0 Keres was one of the world's top three players, and for Furman, the humble factory worker

Boris Mironov (381 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the younger brother of Dmitri Mironov. Mironov began his hockey career with five seasons playing for HC CSKA Moscow. Selected in the second round of the

Siege of Leningrad (10,536 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of aviation power for the final strike against the Wehrmacht. In the summer of 1944, the Finnish Defence Forces were pushed back to the other side of

Joe Modise (4,046 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for a 25-year period, from 1965 to 1990. He served as South Africa's first black Minister of Defence from 1994 to 1999 and led the formation of the post-independence

Archil Gelovani (1,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the USSR Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" Order for Service to the Homeland

1999 New Year Honours (17,584 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Secretary of State for Defence for their approval before being sent to the Sovereign for final approval. As the "fount of honour" the monarch remains the final

Aleksandr Dvornikov (1,305 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

graduated from the Ussuriysk Suvorov Military School in 1978 and joined the Soviet Army. Dvornikov received further education at the Moscow High Command

1986 Birthday Honours (13,661 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Defence. Professor Christopher David Foster. For public services. John Marcus Fox, M.P., M.B.E. For political service. Alan David Greengross. For political

1967 New Year Honours (20,571 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Majesty's Diplomatic Service, seconded to Ministry of Defence for duty with Scientific Adviser to the Pakistan Meteorological Service. Cecil Edward Fisher

1992 Birthday Honours (14,648 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ministry of Defence. Neil Anderson Reid, President, National League of the Blind and Disabled. Albert Frederick Riggs. For services to the Plymouth and

Yevgeni Nikolayev (830 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

at the 4th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defence, responsible for designing air defence weapons. In 1964, he became a senior researcher at the 22nd

Anatoly Alexandrov (physicist) (1,247 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

worked at the Ioffe Institute by that time (their laboratory separated from the Ioffe Institute and moved to Moscow in 1943 for the work on the Soviet atomic

Andrei Kirilenko (politician) (1,813 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

for the troops. In 1943, Kirilenko was relocated to Moscow, and during his stay there the production of advanced aircraft increased rapidly. By the end

Evgeni Vasiukov (1,744 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

one of the strongest in the world during his peak. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1961. During his career, he won the Moscow Championship

Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey) (684 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, tenth round, 191st overall. He has played for Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, New York Islanders

Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School (1,104 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School "Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR" (‹See Tfd›Russian: Московское Высшее Общевойсковое Командное Училище, МВОКУ;

Zara (Russian singer) (2,093 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

2016 – medal of a Participant of the Military Operation in Syria of the Ministry of Defence (Russia) (Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian

Igor Sergeyev (629 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Banner of Labour Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class Order of the Red Star Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the

Piotr Kołodziejczyk (1,034 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

commander of the 3rd Flotilla of Ships and Navy, Minister of National Defence from 1990 to 1991 and from 1993 to 1994, and member of the Sejm of the 10th term

Boris Spassky (8,283 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Petrosian, World Championship match, Moscow 1969, game 19, Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation (B94), 1–0 Aggressive style of play and combinations show Spassky

Vasili Pervukhin (92 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

who competed for the Soviet Union. At the national level he played for Dizelist Penza between 1974 and 1976, and for HC Dynamo Moscow between 1976 and

Alfred Kuchevsky (425 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ice hockey defenceman. He played for the HC Krylya Sovetov Moscow of the Soviet Championship League and represented the Soviet Union national ice hockey

Joseph Kobzon (3,654 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

singing career in Moscow, and enrolled to study at the Gnessin Institute. In the next few years he made valuable contacts in Moscow's entertainment world

Mykhailo Kutsyn (909 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Minister of Defence in March 2010. He graduated from the Blagovishchensk Higher Tank Command School (1978), the Military Academy of Armored Troops (Moscow, 1990)

Norat Ter-Grigoryants (953 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms" Jubilee Medal "50

Piotr Vasiliev (671 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Red Star Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "For the Capture of Budapest"

Pavel Popov (881 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

connection with the appointment, he became a member of the collegium of the Russian Ministry of Defense. He is one of the developers of the concept for a multi-level

Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow (872 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peace Fund Medal (1969, 1971) and, in 1970, the Gold Medal "Борцу за мир" ("Fighter for Peace") by the 'Soviet Committee for the Defence of Peace'. Pimen

Hans von Luck (3,844 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

reconnaissance battalion. The division participated in creating the large pocket around Smolensk, cutting the Smolensk–Moscow road. Luck and his unit continued

Gordey Levchenko (766 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"

Sergey Alexandrovich Filatov (811 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Medal "Veteran of Labor" USSR State Prize (1988, as a part of a collective) — for the development

Kriangsak Chamanan (5,052 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the army, he further attended the Thai Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) and the Thailand National Defence College. After his time in the

Galina Vishnevskaya (1,325 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to the development of national musical culture, and many years of teaching and educational activities Order of Lenin (1973) Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"

Mirosław Hermaszewski (4,277 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Forces in the Service of the Fatherland Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence Bronze Medal of Merit for National

Hero of the Russian Federation (2,971 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

is the highest honorary title of the Russian Federation. The title has a Gold Star medal, an insignia of honour that identifies recipients. The title

Mikhail Beregovoy (940 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and then joined the Soviet Radio-Technical Forces [ru], in time becoming head of the radio engineering troops of the Moscow Air Defence District, with

Tony Radakin (2,384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces, in November 2021. Radakin was previously the First Sea Lord, the professional

Yuri Gagarin (10,078 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

this major milestone for the Soviet Union amidst the Space Race, he became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including

Uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces (4,597 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(for military personnel) Order of the RF Ministry of Defence No. 340 of June 27, 2019 (for military personnel of the Navy) Order of the RF Ministry of

Moscow (22,946 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

defenses, while the city was bombarded from the air. On May 1, 1944, a medal "For the defence of Moscow" and in 1947 another medal "In memory of the 800th anniversary

Yevgeny Khaldei (1,507 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class Order of the Red Star Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" Medal "For the Defence

Oleg Romanishin (562 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

thereafter played for Ukraine through the 1990s, winning a total of 2 silver medals and 2 bronze. At the European Team Chess Championships his medal haul has amounted

1941 Birthday Honours (11,331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chairman of the Advisory Committee appointed for the purposes of Defence Regulation 18B. Archibald Vyvyan Board, DSO MC, Director of Economy, Ministry of Supply;

Alexander Moiseyevsky (1,024 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Moiseyevsky retired from the army in 1954 and lived in Moscow, working at the Ministry of Defence. Moiseyevsky was born on 18 October 1902 in Verniy to

Vladimir Bukovsky (9,216 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2001, Vladimir Bukovsky received the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom, awarded annually since 1993 by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Vladimir

J. R. Campbell (communist) (1,971 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Soviet Policy and Its Critics, largely a defence of the Moscow Trials, having spent a year in Moscow observing the events. On 3 September 1939, Prime Minister

2023 New Year Honours (24,629 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Delivery Agency, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence. Dr. Nina Cope, lately Director General, National Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement

Sergei Starikov (175 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Silver medal. He would appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, becoming one of the first Soviet players to wear an NHL uniform when he joined the New

Viktor Samsonov (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was the acting Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 1996 to 1997. Previously in 1993 Samsonov was Chief of Staff

Mikhail Tatarinov (308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the National Hockey League. He won the gold medal in the World Junior Championships in 1984 and 1986, and he played for many years with Moscow Dynamo

Stanislav Chekan (637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1982, TV Movie) as captain of militia Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" (1944) Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Hazi Aslanov (1,876 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

colonel, placed at the disposal of the Commander of the Armored and Mechanized Forces in Moscow. Aslanov was appointed deputy commander of the 55th Tank Brigade

Igor Kravchuk (283 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

also a member of the Unified Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Two days after his 21st birthday Kravchuk was the lone defenceman

Winston Churchill (21,702 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

circumstances, only by the accumulation of deterrents against the aggressor. — He began calling for a mutual defence pact among European states threatened

Ivan Tyulenev (775 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"For the Defence of Odessa" Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "In

Radosław Wojtaszek (1,281 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

acted as Viswanathan Anand's second, assisting the former world chess champion in his successful title defence match against Vladimir Kramnik, in 2010 against

Alexander Fomin (602 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Defence. Alexander Fomin was born on May 25, 1959, in Leninogorsk. He attended the Military Institute of the Red Banner of the Ministry of Defence

Karabakh Diary (265 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

May 2015, at the presentation of his book in Moscow, Beglaryan was decorated with a commemorative medal and a certificate of honor by the “Erkrapah” volunteer

1991 Birthday Honours (14,950 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence. Member of Parliament for Epsom and Ewell. Sir (Ieuan) Wyn (Pritchard) Roberts, MP, Minister of State

Branislav Ivanović (7,354 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to Russia to play for Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League, where he would spend two seasons, winning his first honour, the 2007 Russian Cup

1987 Birthday Honours (14,643 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ministry of Defence. Jack Jones, lately Professional and Technology Officer, Ministry of Defence. Olwen, Mrs Jones. For services to the deaf and hard of hearing

Albert Makashov (1,384 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

who visited Moscow in 1999, met Makashov and expressed his support for the General. Makashov was among the signatories of the "Letter of 5000", which

Lord Mountbatten (14,325 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the Winter of 1979–1980. After leaving the Admiralty, Mountbatten took the position of Chief of the Defence Staff. He served in this post for six

Valery Sakhashchyk (1,362 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

air force career. Sakhashchyk studied at Moscow Higher Military Command School. He graduated with a gold medal. Sakhashchyk's military career started by

Kirill Meretskov (3,045 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in Moscow, later near Vladimir. He joined the Bolsheviks (later the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) in August 1917, and became chief of staff of Red

Aleksandr Koldunov (675 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Commander of the Moscow Air Defence District in November 1970. After a promotion to Colonel-General in 1972, in December 1975 Koldunov became the First Deputy

Nikolai Ogarkov (2,458 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

hometown, where for 1.5 years he worked as an accountant, secretary of the district council of trade unions, etc. In 1934 he left for the Moscow region, to

Dmitry Shakuta (1,686 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

competitive bout(s) at the age of 13 at the 1995 C.I.S. Junior Muaythai Championships, winning a silver medal at the event held in Odesa, Ukraine. Between

Norbert Trieloff (776 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

playing football for the youth teams of SG Dynamo Rostock-Mitte in 1967. He first played as a goalkeeper, before he switched to defence. Trieloff proved

Ben Wallace (politician) (5,599 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wyre and Preston

1966 Birthday Honours (20,969 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Principal Lecturer, Head of Department of Languages, The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Ministry of Defence (Army). Ernest Lowry. For political and public

Viktor Tikhonov (born 1930) (1,006 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

with VVS Moscow and Dynamo Moscow from 1949 to 1963, winning four national championships. He was the coach of the Soviet team when it was the dominant

1982 Birthday Honours (7,355 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Health and Social Security. Noel Douglas, Scientific Officer, Ministry of Defence. Gladys, Mrs. Dutton. For services to the League of Friends of Worthing

Stig Wennerström (colonel) (1,493 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

chief at the Military Office of the Minister of Defence from 1957 to 1961. During the 1950s, Wennerström leaked Swedish air defence plans and the entire

Mat Robinson (731 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to 2022, most notably in the KHL, with CSKA Moscow with whom he won the Gagarin Cup Championship in 2019. He also played in the KHL with Dinamo Riga, and

1985 New Year Honours (15,328 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Establishment, Ministry of Defence. Brian Percival Tickle, Senior Registrar, Principal Registry of the Family Division, High Court of Justice. Michael John

1965 Birthday Honours (21,189 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(Secretary), Ministry of Defence. Major Adam Gibson Vallance, TD, Superintendent of the Training Rehabilitation Centre and Workshops for the War Blinded, Linburn

Pavel Bure (11,984 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Internationally, Bure competed for the Soviet Union and Russia. As a member of the Soviet Union, he won two silver medals and a gold in three World Junior

Viktor Blinov (143 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in Moscow, Soviet Union) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian

Ion Iliescu (5,139 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Party of the Soviet Union in Moscow. He remained in the USSR for the next four years and was arrested upon his return. He was imprisoned by the Romanian

Syrian Armed Forces (6,916 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

forces, such as the National Defence Forces. According to the Constitution of Syria, the President of Syria is the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces

Klavdia Fomicheva (1,140 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Medal "For Battle Merit" (19 November 1951) Campaign medals Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" Medal "For the

Frida Nevalainen (161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

TV-pucken tournament, and the first to do so representing the province of Västerbotten. She has also played for Tornado Moscow Region, a Russian team. Originally

Alexei Kasatonov (453 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1996, Kasatonov retired from the NHL and returned to play one last season for his former club CSKA Moscow. The severity of the injury led Kasatonov to end

Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant (678 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

June 1942, the first factory workers were awarded orders and medals. In 1944, 81 people were awarded the medal "For the Defense of Moscow," and more than

Irina Rakobolskaya (920 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Honored Professor of Moscow State University Order of the Badge of Honour Medal "Veteran of Labour" Medal "For Merit in the Conduct of the All-Russian Population

Honour Guard Company (Armenia) (835 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Honour Guard Company of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Պաշտպանության նախարարության Պատվո պահքի գումարտակը) is a military unit

1981 New Year Honours (19,682 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Development Establishments and Research, Ministry of Defence. Charles Fletcher Fletcher-Cooke, Q.C., M.P. For political and public service. Robin Day, Television

1985 Birthday Honours (14,115 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Donaldson. For services to social work in the Lothian Region. Professor Alexander Shafto Douglas. For services to the Ministry of Defence Scientific Advisory

Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (7,961 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Committee of Imperial Defence (CID). After being promoted to the rank of colonel, he served as the military secretary for Lord Willingdon, the

Vladimir Chekalov (1,065 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1941–1945" Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade"

Alexander Ovechkin (16,520 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

professional career with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague in 2001, playing there for four seasons and returning briefly during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. A

Pal Benko (1,688 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

played for the Hungarian national team at the Moscow 1956 Olympiad, on board three, scoring 10/15, and helping Hungary to team bronze. He moved to the United

1993 New Year Honours (15,851 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cyril Smith, CBE. For services to Academic Law. John Alan Thomas, Head of the Defence Export Services Organisation, Ministry of Defence. His Honour Judge

Rostislav Vovkushevsky (778 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Red Star, Medal for Combat Service, Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", and

Punch-up in Piestany (3,821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to return for the 1988 tournament in Moscow. Both nations won medals in 1988, with Canada taking the gold and the Soviets winning silver. The brawl dramatically

Lyudmila Pavlichenko (2,259 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

June 1952) Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" (1942) Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" (1942) Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic

Yurii Shukhevych (1,187 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Assembly – Ukrainian National Self Defence. Shukhevych spent over 30 years in the Soviet prisons and concentration camps. In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary

Galiy Adilbekov (2,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

participant of the Great Patriotic War, master of tank combat, Kazakh, Guards unit lieutenant colonel, awarded: the Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"

Army General Margelov Medal (681 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Army General Margelov Medal (‹See Tfd›Russian: Медаль Генерал Армии Маргелов) is an award of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation established

Ribbon of Saint George (3,325 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

soldiers and non-commissioned officers similar to the Tsarist Cross of Saint George, and the medal "For the Victory over Germany" (‹See Tfd›Russian: За победу

Alexander Riazantsev (ice hockey) (367 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

bronze medal. Originally drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 1998, Riazantsev spent parts of five seasons playing for the Hershey Bears of the American

Valery Khalilov (1,677 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

conductor at the Pushkin Higher School of Radioelectronics of Air Defense under the Soviet Air Defence Forces, before being a teacher at the Moscow military

1966 New Year Honours (20,285 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Division Senator the Honourable Shane Dunne Paltridge, Minister for Defence, and Leader of the Government in the Senate, Commonwealth of Australia. Military

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (1,170 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

arrangements for a United Nations Social Defence Programme. In 1967, UN Secretary-General U Thant issued Bulletin ST/SGB/134, which established the United Nations

Yuri Votintsev (326 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

II), Red Star Orders, and Emblem of Honor (Znak Pochyota) medals. Votintsev resided in Moscow. "Lyudi" (People): biographical information in Russian

Peter Biyiasas (1,834 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sicilian Defence (B40), 1–0 A very attractive miniature. Peter Biyiasas vs Efim Geller, Petropolis Interzonal 1973, Sicilian Defence, Moscow / Rossolimo

Valeri Vasiliev (321 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

played for Dynamo Moscow. Internationally he competed for the Soviet Union. An eight-time Soviet all-star, Vasiliev was captain of the national team, for which

Vasily Badanov (1,212 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Lawrence Day (1,444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

vs Ognjen Cvitan, Moscow Olympiad 1994, Sicilian Defence, Closed Variation (B25), 1-0 Day is one of the world's great exponents of the Closed Sicilian,

Armed Forces of Tajikistan (3,968 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Russian Ministry of Defence took control of the Dushanbe-based 201st Motor Rifle Division. Control simply shifted from the former district headquarters

Aleksey Vysotsky (1,302 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Patriotic War 2nd class Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War

Sergei Zubov (1,029 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

fifth round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. Prior to this, he played for the Red Army's hockey team, HC CSKA Moscow, in Russia. He

Michał Rola-Żymierski (1,722 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

about the Franco-Polish alliance. He joined the Communist Party of Poland. His secret engagement with Moscow was discontinued when Stalin ordered the dissolution

1998 New Year Honours (18,119 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Secretary of State for Defence for their approval before being sent to the Sovereign for final approval. As the "fount of honour" the monarch remains the final

Augustinas Voldemaras (2,307 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

after the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, he was promptly arrested by the Soviet authorities and died in their custody in Moscow. Voldemaras was born on 16

German Goncharov (1,083 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

from high school in Kalinin, winning a gold medal. He enrolled at the Moscow State University in the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics – without taking

Aleksei Rodionov (diplomat) (476 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th

Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene (550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

gold medal in the Sambo jacket wrestling in the 1989 World Sambo Championships in the over 100 kg heavyweight division. He was also Defense Minister of Mongolia

1997 New Year Honours (17,521 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Ministry of Defence. Leela Kapila, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, University Hospital, Nottingham. For services

Nina Pirogova (235 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

member of the Russian national under-18 team, she participated in four IIHF Women's U18 World Championships during 2014 to 2017, winning bronze medals at

Tatiana Minina (411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

invasion of Ukraine. In 2021, Minina had thanked Sergei Shoigu for a medal of Ministry of Defence and posted pictures with him in her social media. KNOCK OUT

1976 New Year Honours (18,618 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Executive Officer, Directorate of General Weapons (Naval), Ministry of Defence. Kathleen Mowat, Co-ordinator of services for the elderly, Clwyd, Women's Royal

Mikhail Khodaryonok (1,300 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

commenced service in the Soviet Air Defence Forces as the head of the combat control department of the Radio-Technical Troops for the S-75 Dvina, and then

Semyon Ivanov (1,161 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Order of the Red Star (30 April 1975) Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"

Sergey Biryuzov (828 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

at the Military Faculty of the Moscow Zootechnical Institute between June 1930 and February 1931, Biryuzov served with the 3rd Rifle Regiment of the Moscow

1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours (25,167 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Defence. Leslie Bertram Sams, Professional and Technology Officer Grade II, Ministry of Defence. Raymond Alexander Sanderson. For services to the community

Derek Johnstone (1,231 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in central defence, and in midfield. Uniquely, he was selected to play in defence, midfield, and attack for Scotland. Johnstone signed for Rangers as

Anna Kuznetsova (2,408 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ministry of Defence (2019) Medal – For contribution to strengthening Law and Order (2019) Medal – For purity of thoughts and nobility of deeds Medal – For Diligence

2021 World Military Boxing Championship (230 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

who presented the greetings from the head of the Military Department, General Sergei Shoigu, the Defence Minister of Russian Federation. The competition

Mukhtiar Singh (860 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Indian wrestler. He was the first one to grab two gold medals for India in Commonwealth Games and also he won a bronze medal in the 1970 Asian Games. He

1964 Birthday Honours (21,460 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ministry of Labour and National Service, 1952–1955. Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, 1955–1959; Minister of Defence, 1959–1962. For political

Nenad Krstić (2,699 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

earned him his first selection for the All-Euroleague First Team. In the Euroleague Final against Olympiacos, CSKA Moscow lost by 61-62 after Georgios Printezis's

Nikolay Fyodorov (politician) (1,323 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

civil defence" Order "For Services to the Chuvash Republic" (29 August 2010) Order of St. Sergius, 1st class Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 1st

Rashid Nurgaliyev (547 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Strengthening Military Cooperation(Defence) Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Defence" Medal "For Military Merit" (MIA) Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class

NATO (12,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

percent of the global nominal total. Moreover, members have agreed to reach or maintain the target defence spending of at least two percent of their GDP

1984 Birthday Honours (7,658 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Department of Energy. Christopher Walter France - Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence. Alexander Douglas Gordon-Brown - Receiver for the Metropolitan

1978 Birthday Honours (20,939 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thompson, EM. For services to civil defence. Siu Wah Wong. For services to the community. Roger Alastair Woods. For services to sport. State of Victoria James

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (10,151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1996) Medal "In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow" (1997) Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (14 August 1995) – for active

Alfred Moisiu (788 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Military Engineering in Moscow. Back in Albania, Moisiu continued his military career in the engineers' department of the Ministry of Defense. From 1967 to

Vladimir Mineev (1,605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Blokland at Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow on February 23, 2013, and won by KO in two. He faced Thiago Beowulf for the WKN Kickboxing Heavyweight World

Boris Tenin (380 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in The Man with the Gun; 1985) People's Artist of the Tajik SSR (1944) Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (1946) Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great

Alexei Gusarov (377 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Triple Gold Club, having won the 1989 IIHF World Championship, the 1996 Stanley Cup, and the Olympic gold medal in 1988. Standing 6'2" and weighing

Mikhail Tikhonov (1,484 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

class in the Vladivostok City College. He graduated from the vocational school in Kimry in 1914. Tikhonov worked as a messenger for a Moscow bookstore

1965 New Year Honours (21,027 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Civil Defence Corps, Oldham. Captain Reginald Cooling, TD, Assistant Secretary, Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association for the County of Derby.

1997 Birthday Honours (17,975 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Field Marshal Sir Peter Inge, former Chief of the Defence Staff. Sir Peter Keith Levene, former adviser to the Prime Minister on efficiency and effectiveness

Vladimir Kramnik (6,622 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kasparov in London, for the Classical Chess World Championship. Kramnik began the match as underdog, but his adoption of the Berlin Defence to Kasparov's Ruy

Czesław Kiszczak (2,237 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bronze Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence Bronze

Canada men's national junior ice hockey team (2,772 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

entered the 1988 tournament in Moscow seeking redemption. They won the gold medal, finishing the tournament at 6–0–1. The 3–2 victory over the Soviet Union

Karim Valiyev (613 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Deputy Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan. He had served as the head of the Main Department for Personnel of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan on 23

Daria Saville (4,115 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Duval in her defence of her US Open title. As the reigning junior champion, Saville was awarded a wildcard into the qualifying draw for the main event,

Vasily Margelov (3,078 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ministry of Defence. Margelov was the chairman of the State Examination Commission of the Ryazan Airborne School. Margelov lived in Moscow and died on

Nitiphumthanat Ming-rujiralai (1,895 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

at the renowned National Defence College of Thailand (Batch 2555) and the Political and Electoral Development Institute (Batch 5). He is one of the few

Mikhail Donika (321 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

As well as Torpedo Yaroslavl, Donika played in the RSL for Dynamo Moscow, Amur Khabarovsk, Spartak Moscow, Molot-Prikamye Perm, HC Sibir Novosibirsk, Torpedo

Roscosmos (5,489 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

form. Roscosmos is headquartered in Moscow, with its main Mission Control Center in the nearby city of Korolyov, and the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

Magnus Johansson (ice hockey) (725 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

the NHL and Atlant Moscow Oblast of the KHL Johansson started his senior playing career in his hometown team Linköpings HC in 1990. The club was then playing

1980 New Year Honours (15,122 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Scientist, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence. John Anderson Armstrong, O.B.E., T.D., Master of the Court of Protection. Ralph Benjamin, Foreign and

Order for Courage (1,307 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

four times - Ministry of Defense honored the fallen Ukrainian defenders] (in Ukrainian). Kiev Ukraine: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. 22 December 2021

Rustam Muradov (1,432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Commander of Eastern Military District Times, The Moscow (3 April 2023). "Top Russian General Dismissed After Vuhledar Defeat". The Moscow Times. Retrieved

1995 Birthday Honours (7,508 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aviation Authority. For services to the aviation industry. Michael John Cobham, CBE, Chairman, Cobham plc. For services to the defence industry. Howard Montagu

Indian Armed Forces (23,584 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and missile defence systems. The Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production of equipment used

12th Chief Directorate (5,921 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Serpukhov, near Moscow, and by a special faculty of the Dzerzhinsky Military Academy. The 12th GU MO maintains its own training facility for commissioned

Kim Jong Il (12,110 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

was the General Secretary of the WPK, WPK Presidium, Chairman of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of North Korea and the Supreme Commander of the Korean

Russian Geographical Society (1,390 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the medal included: 1849 Ernst Reinhold von Hofmann, for his excellent work during the first expedition of the Russian Geographical Society to the

Dmitri Yushkevich (732 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Olympics, earning a silver medal. Yushkevich has since come out of retirement and is playing for Sibir Novosibirsk of the recently formed Kontinental

1977 New Year Honours (20,727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ministry of Defence. Leonard George Goodwin, FRS. For services to the study of tropical diseases. Angus MacQueen, Chairman, The British Bank of the Middle

Keisuke Honda (5,364 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

secured the win for CSKA Moscow. Honda picked up his first piece of silverware with CSKA on 22 May 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Alan Dzagoev

Ivan Petrov (army general) (395 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Peasants' Red Army" Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" Medal "For the Victory over

2012 Summer Olympics (11,859 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

existed before the bid. The United States topped the medal table, winning the most gold medals (48) and the highest number of medals overall (104). China

Eastern Front (World War II) (22,520 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

the army is staying at the front." The success of this hedgehog defence outside Moscow led Hitler to insist on the holding of territory when it made no

Vitaly Tseshkovsky (554 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

co-winner of the 1978 Soviet Championship (with Mikhail Tal) and winner of the 1986 Championship. He beat some world champions: Vasily Smyslov at the Moscow Spartakiad

Ari Puheloinen (821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces between 2009 and 2014. Ari Puheloinen was born in Taipalsaari as the second son of the family of an electrician

2008 UEFA Champions League final (9,943 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2008 UEFA Champions League final was a football match that took place on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, to determine the winner

Ashot Nadanian (4,535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

after him: the Nadanian Variation in the Grünfeld Defence and the Nadanian Attack in the Queen's Pawn Opening. He began coaching at the age of 22 and has

Ilya Nikulin (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

He played for HC Dynamo Moscow and Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Nikulin was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the second round

Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian People's Self-Defence (2,332 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian People's Self-Defence (Ukrainian: Українська Національна Асамблея-Українська Народна Самооборона, УНА-УНСО

45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade (1,971 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

men-the Medal "for courage" and one man the Medal "for merit". In October 1993, the battalion was relocated from the city of Sukhumi to the Moscow region

Karel Rachůnek (1,681 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

returned to Dynamo Moscow for the 2009–10 season, where he scored 10 goals and 27 points in 52 games, helping the club reach the post-season. In four

1995 New Year Honours (18,429 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Department of Education. John Raymond Onion, Head of Business Development, British Aerospace Defence (Dynamics). For services to the Defence Industry.

Ivan Kharchenko (751 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

First Class Order of the Red Star Medal for Battle Merit Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic

Mimi Belete (592 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

800 metres and taking the runner-up spot in the 1500 metres behind Liu Qing. She started her 2010 with a defence of her title at the Eurocross before going

Nikolay Cheburkin (850 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Prize 1990: Medal "Veteran of Labor" 1997: Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" 2000: Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation

Vladimir Zhirinovsky (7,712 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christ the Saviour in Moscow, at the presence of several high-ranking politicians, including Putin, Volodin and Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu. On 6

Ukrainians in Russia (16,160 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

singers under the direction of Ternopolsky[who?] moved to Moscow, and thirteen graduates of the Kyiv-Mohyla Collegium moved to teach the Moscow gentry. Many

Ruslan Aushev (871 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1st class Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medals "For Impeccable Service"

Manish Chadha (574 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Area and as the Naval attaché to the Ambassador of India to Russia at the Embassy of India in Moscow. Chadha attended the National Defence Academy and

Axel Springer (5,622 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and defence of the values of the "Western family of nations" and NATO, Springer declared "reconciliation of Jews and Germans and support for the vital

Sandis Ozoliņš (2,989 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

silver medal, losing in the gold medal game to Canada. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, he played under the new flag of the Commonwealth of Independent

Konstantin Simonov (1,174 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Defence of Odessa" Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" Lenin Prize (1974) USSR State Prize (1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950) Order of the White

1972 Birthday Honours (19,503 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Principal Scientific Officer, Ministry of Defence. Norah Mary, Lady Hoare, President and Chairman, The Society for the Aid of Thalidomide Children. Bernard Aloysius

1972 New Year Honours (19,837 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lord Balniel, MP, Minister of State for Defence. The Honourable Sir Harry Talbot Gibbs, KBE, a Justice of the High Court of Australia. Maurice Victor Macmillan

Boris Turzhansky (923 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

44677, File: 607, p. 468. Podolsk, Moscow Oblast: Central Archives of the Russian Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

Sergei Gonchar (2,005 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chelyabinsk in the Soviet Championship League. He also played two seasons for Dynamo Moscow. Gonchar was the first round pick, 14th overall, of the Washington

Narek Sargsyan (1,449 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Architects of CIS, Moscow 2007 Laureate of the prize of the Coat of Arms of Yerevan 2007 Gold medal of Fridtjof Nansen 2007 Honored architect of Armenia

Yuri Lyapkin (226 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the Soviet Hockey League for Khimik Voskresensk and HC Spartak Moscow. He won a gold medal playing for the undefeated Soviet Union team at the 1976

Aleksandr Starovoitov (1,721 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

member of the Russian Academy of Sciences's Defence Research Council. He had received the Russian Academy of Sciences's Popov Medal [ru] in 2020 for his

Yuri Bondarev (763 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gold Medal for the screenplay of The Hot Snow (1972) Leo Tolstoy Award for Literature Mikhail Sholokov Award for Literature Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (19,502 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for Sportswoman of the Year in 2023, and was nominated in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019. After she completed the sprint triple at the 2013 Moscow World

Viktor Leonov (1,142 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Order of the Red Star Medal of Zhukov (1994) Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic" (1944) Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great

Heydar Aliyev (7,657 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Red Star (1962) Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (1985) Medal "For Battle Merit" Medal "For Labour Valour" Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"

Yevgeny Khrunov (497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" Medals "For Impeccable Service" 1st

Summit Series (16,564 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

first four games of the series were held in Canada and the final four in Moscow. The Soviet Union surprised the Canadian team and most of the Canadian hockey

1971 Birthday Honours (19,951 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Minister, Minister of Defence and Internal Security, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting of Mauritius. Ove Nyquist Arup, CBE. For services to Civil

Kim Campbell (6,130 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

become minister of defence in a NATO member state. Campbell was first elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly as a member of the British Columbia

Dorothy Auchterlonie Green (811 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Auchterlonie was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1984 and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1988 for her services to literature

Piotr Małachowski (469 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008. Golden Medal for Merit for Country Defence in 2009. Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class)

Leonid Khabarov (4,760 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

2011). "Ministry of Defence, A Gang Of Frauds?". The Moscow Post (in Russian). Retrieved July 18, 2012. "Prosecutor demands 5 years for defendant in attempted

Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal (17,123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Moscow for London, and in US media that it had been planted in their car. Ahmet Üzümcü, Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical

Alexander Korzhakov (1,882 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

percent of the vote in Tula, south of Moscow, filling a vacancy left by Alexander Lebed. In the State Duma he quickly became a member of the defence committee

Spetsnaz (10,053 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Executive – SOE) – TsSN of Moscow city and Moscow Oblast Directorate "K" (Spetsgruppa Kavkaz) – formerly Special Purpose unit for the city of Yessentuki Directorate

Bronze Soldier of Tallinn (2,899 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

embassy in Moscow for a week, and cyberattacks on Estonian organizations. The events caught international attention and led to a multitude of political

Andrei Zhdanov (3,814 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1944) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (April 4, 1939) Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic

Aleksey Batalov (1,077 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(2002) – For high service to art Commemorative Medal for the 150th anniversary of Anton Chekhov, by the Moscow Art Theatre (2005) Zoya (Зоя, 1944) as Alyosha

Dragoljub Velimirović (701 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vaganian in the first round. At the European Team Championship between 1970 and 1977 he excelled, winning a number of silver and bronze medals, both for individual

Sergei Babinov (131 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

who played in the Soviet Hockey League. Babinov played for Traktor Chelyabinsk, Krylya Sovetov Moscow and HC CSKA Moscow. He competed at the 1976 Winter

Inna Dyubanok (400 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for Russia at five IIHF Women's World Championships, Her first appearance came in 2008. She was a member of the team that won a bronze medal at the 2013

2015 New Year Honours (22,408 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

For services to the NHS Richard Leon Paniguian, CBE, Head, Defence and Security Organisation, UK Trade & Investment. For services to the UK Defence Industry

Tom Tugendhat (4,860 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

assistants to the Chief of the Defence staff. Tugendhat was elected to Parliament for the Conservative party as the MP for Tonbridge and Malling in the 2015 general

Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR (1,143 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR (‹See Tfd›Russian: «Готов к труду и обороне СССР» Gotov k trudu i oborone SSSR), abbreviated as GTO (‹See Tfd›Russian:

Vera Menchik (8,944 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hastings on the southeastern coast of England to live with their maternal grandmother Marie, who had already left Moscow for Hastings because of the war. Meanwhile

Aleksandr Ivanovich Blagonravov (831 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

roles in the People's Commissariat of Defence of the Soviet Union towards the end of the war, later serving in the Scientific-Tank Committee in the Ministry

Mikhail Mokretsov (459 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Saint Petersburg Directorate of the Tax Ministry of Russia. In 2004 he moved to Moscow and became the Chief of the Moscow Directorate of the Tax

Ukrainian Ground Forces (9,150 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the end of 1992, the Kyiv Military District was disbanded, and Ukraine used its structures as the basis for the Ministry of Defence and the General Staff

1968 Birthday Honours (20,253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Parliament for Islington North since 1958. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Army, 1964–65. Minister of Defence for the Army

Ivan Kozhedub (2,630 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" (1947) Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev" (1982) Foreign Medal of

2009 in Russia (337 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Events from the year 2009 in the country of Russia. President: Dmitry Medvedev Prime Minister: Vladimir Putin Minister of Defence: Anatoliy Serdyukov

1969 New Year Honours (20,488 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Executive Council. Penelope Mary Scrutton, Attached Ministry of Defence. Freda Seal. For services to the Young Farmers' Club Movement in Leicestershire. Constance

Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev (11,242 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

footage of Brezhnev's arrival in Moscow after the 2,770-kilometre (1,720 mi) journey. The lack of footage was an unusual breach of protocol on the part of the

Natan Yavlinsky (1,310 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" in 1942. Also for his military service, he later received the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic

Mariam Aslamazyan (899 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

required of Official artists of the day, most notably The Return of the Hero (1943) for which she was awarded the Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus

Roman Šebrle (1,950 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

during the 2000 Summer Olympics, Šebrle won the gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Tradition dictates the winner of the decathlon holds the title of "World's

Petr Čáslava (169 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

moving back to Russia for CSKA Moscow. Čáslava has played for the Czech Republic national ice hockey team. He played his first game in the national squad in

2007 Birthday Honours (17,052 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Group. For services to the Defence Industry. Professor Georgina Mary Mace, OBE, Lately Director of Science, Institute of Zoology, London. For services

Enn Tarto (883 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the students of Moscow State University. Some of these students plus lecturers were expelled for approving the Hungarians. Later, Tarto met some of these

Andrei Zubarev (306 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

played in the Russian Super League with Ak Bars Kazan and Salavat Yulaev Ufa. He joined Atlant Moscow Oblast for the inaugural season of the KHL. On August

Nikita Zaitsev (1,560 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

hometown CSKA Moscow, after which he began to attract international attention. He was twice a KHL All-Star (2015, 2016) and named once to the KHL First All-Star

Boris Korneev (painter) (1,932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

class, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Courage", Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic

Naum Shusterman (718 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Medal for Battle Merit Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" Medal "For the Defence of Kiev" Medal "For the Capture

Andrei Savchenko (62 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

playing for Companion Kyiv of the Ukrainian Major League. Savchenko started his career for SHVSM Kyiv in the Ukrainian Major League and played for HC Sokil

Ilya Leonov (529 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

December 1979 in Moscow) is a retired Russian beach soccer and former futsal player. From 2010 to 2018, he played for Lokomotiv Moscow, where for a time he served

Lev Polugaevsky (1,184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lev Aronin, who lived in Moscow but had family in Kuybyshev, eventually became the teacher whom Polugaevsky credited most for his development. Additionally

Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war (27,238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(officially a base for the mining crews) just to the west of the city of Tadmur, and installed an air-defence system to protect the site. In mid-May 2016

Viktor Mikhailov (1,221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

four defence badges; the GTO (Ready for Labour and Defence [ru]), the PVKhO (Ready for Chemical Defence), the PSO (Ready for Sanitary Defence), and the Voroshilov

Anatoliy Demyanenko (665 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

flank from defence to offence. In December 2000 he was voted the 3rd best player in the Ukrainian 'Team of the Century' according to a poll by The Ukrainsky

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (13,211 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

who had been president for nearly three decades. Born in Alma-Ata (now Almaty), Tokayev attended the Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Mikhail Balandin (278 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Togliatti, HC CSKA Moscow, Khimik Mytishchi, Atlant Mytishchi and UHC Dynamo in Russia. Balandin won a silver medal with the Russian team at the 2000 World Junior

Konstantin Korneyev (202 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

CSKA Moscow to Ak Bars Kazan for defenseman Vyacheslav Buravchikov and a financial compensation. He played for the Russian national team at the 2008 IIHF

Viktor Goremykin (368 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

February 1959 in Moscow Oblast) is a Russian military officer who serves as Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and Chief of the Main Military-Political

Vladimir Putin (39,231 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the rank of lieutenant colonel before resigning in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. In 1996, he moved to Moscow to join the administration

Oleksii Reznikov (2,358 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the Minister of Defence of Denmark Morten Bødskov presented Oleksii Reznikov with an award "For outstanding leadership during wartime" – the Medal of

Vladimir Popovkin (1,622 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

received a position at the Directorate of Space Systems in the Ministry of Defence. In 1989 Popovkin graduated from Military Academy of Strategic Rocket Forces

Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles (826 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mauresmo in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the gold medal in Women's Singles tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics. It was Belgium's only gold medal at the 2004 Games

Evgeny Bareev (1,563 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In 1992 he graduated from the chess faculty of the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture. His greatest success was winning the elite Corus Tournament at

Vasily Glagolev (1,256 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in the 1st Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Cavalry Regiment of the Kaluga-Moscow Rifle Division. From May 1919, Glagolev fought against elements of the Ural

Canada men's national ice hockey team (2,503 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

against the Soviet Union, a record four Canada Cups dating back to 1976, a record two World Cups of Hockey, a record nine Olympic gold medals, and a record

Mikhail Burkin (1,156 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

recipient of the title of the Hero of Soviet Union. Burkin was born on 10 February 1912 in Moscow. From 1914, the family lived in the village of Novye Vyselki

Aleksandr Nadiradze (1,401 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

May 1934. After finishing at the Transcaucasian Industrial Institute in 1936 he moved to Moscow and applied to the Moscow Aviation Institute. Two years

Pakistan–Soviet Union relations (5,921 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

close ally of the United States. The Soviets had opposed the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan. In May 1948, Karachi and Moscow officially

Svetlana Tkacheva (65 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

female ice hockey player. She was part of the Russia women's national ice hockey team that participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Russia finished 6th

Andrei Mironov (ice hockey) (1,145 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

contract to Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected by the Colorado Avalanche, 101st overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft

Vladimir Govorov (1,039 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lenin" Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory

Operation Askari (2,606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Angola by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War. Operation Askari, launched on 6 December 1983, was the SADF's sixth

Russo-Ukrainian War (26,176 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Introducing Jail Terms for 'Fake News' on Army". The Moscow Times. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022. "Channelling Goebbels: The obscenity of Russian state

Danny Markov (440 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Moscow. Markov began his career in 1993, playing for HC Spartak Moscow in Russia. The Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL drafted him in the 9th round of the

Dion Phaneuf (5,215 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

gold medal game. The Canadians lost the final to the United States, while Phaneuf was named a tournament All-Star at defence. The Canadian team at the 2005

Swaraj Parkash (1,455 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in Moscow. He subsequently moved to Naval headquarters and took over as the Director of the Submarine arm. He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal on

Mikhail Golant (686 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

transfer in the cells of living organisms. He died on 7 February 2001. Order of the Red Star (twice) Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For the Victory

Ivan Ladyga (961 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Capture of Budapest" Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" Medal "For the Defence of Kiev" Medal of Zhukov (Russian Federation) Medal "Veteran of the Armed

2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (14,746 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

On 5 April, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence claimed that the mutual ceasefire agreement, which was agreed upon in Moscow by the heads of Azerbaijan's

Valentin Pluchek (252 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic" Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Edelman, R. Spartak Moscow: A History of the People's

Fyodor Tolbukhin (1,526 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" Medal "For the Liberation of Belgrade" Jubilee

Cesare Maldini (4,331 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

also known for being overly confident in possession, and for having a penchant to take risks when carrying or playing the ball out of the defence, due to

Denys Prokopenko (2,673 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

during hostilities, exemplary performance of official duties and high degree of professionalism Medal For Military Service to Ukraine (25 March 2015)

Croatia–Russia relations (7,021 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

in 1877: "You in Moscow know very well for how long South Slavs had been waiting for salvation. You also know that the eyes of the Slavs are fixed on

Georgy Beregovoy (1,666 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

(1981) Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "For the Capture of Budapest" Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"

Andrei Markov (ice hockey) (875 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Moscow of the Russian Superleague (RSL). Markov signed a four-year contract with the Canadiens on 28 May 2007, keeping him with the team through the 2010–11

Aleksei Gubarev (315 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

he worked at the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence (Russia). His awards includes the Gagarin Gold Medal, which was bestowed

Mikhail Suslov (4,350 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

to Moscow and elected to the Central Committee Secretariat; he would retain this seat for the rest of his life. Suslov had the full confidence of Stalin

Alexander Povetkin (9,854 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

attended the post-fight press conference and made the intention of challenging Povetkin for the WBA's secondary title. Povetkin announced his first defence would

Alisa Marić (889 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the 20 year jubilee as a member of national team. She played first board on ten Chess Olympiads (Dubai 1986, Thessalonica 1988, Novi Sad 1990, Moscow

Galina Ulanova (1,253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

ballet The Red Poppy by Gliere Lenin Prize (1957) Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945"

Alexey Marchenko (1,039 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Marchenko skated in six games for CSKA Moscow in the KHL and was impressive in the MHL playoffs after missing most of the season, due to a knee injury

Bogdan Kiselevich (548 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Subsequently, he played nine seasons for Severstal in the KHL. On 9 May 2014, Kiselevich was traded to powerhouse CSKA Moscow. He subsequently agreed to a new

Battle of Berlin (9,156 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

east of Berlin. On 9 March, Germany established its defence plan for the city with Operation Clausewitz. The first defensive preparations at the outskirts

UMkhonto weSizwe (6,235 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

May, the MK took credit for another attack in Durban, destroying a South African Defence Force recruitment building. In June of the same year, the MK took

The Barricades (4,267 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The exact number of casualties among the Soviet loyalists is unknown. Around 32,000 people have received Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades

Vasyl Ivanchuk (2,702 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

twice for the Soviet Union (1988 and 1990), and twelve times for Ukraine, after the Soviet Union split up in 1991. He has won a total of thirteen medals, and

Vitali Davydov (122 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Moscow, is a retired Russian ice hockey player who spent his entire club career with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Top Soviet Hockey Championship. On the international

1970 New Year Honours (20,286 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Secretary to the Minister for Defence. Sidney Goodwin Hiatt, of St. Georges, South Australia. For services to the community. Eric Barrett Hill, of Newcastle

Yuri Abramovich (335 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast, Russia) was a test pilot of the Moscow Aviation Industrial Association (MAIA). Abramovich graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute

Felipe (footballer, born 1989) (2,062 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Felipe signed for Atlético Madrid for a fee of €20 million. The Colchoneros were seeking to boost their defence after the recent losses of Diego Godín,

Andrea Barzagli (7,147 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

being moved to defence by manager Giuseppe Pillon. A year later he rejoined Rondinella Calcio in Serie C2. He then signed for Ascoli for the 2001–02 season

Andrei Sakharov (8,790 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

US, the prize is administered by the Glasnost Defence Foundation in Moscow. The prize "for journalism as an act of conscience" has been won over the years

Vasily Blyukher (1,655 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

51st Infantry Division; Order of Red Banner of the USSR, twice Order RVS USSR 664 of 25 October 1928—for the defence of the Kakhovka bridgehead; Order RVS

Vladimir Basov (705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Artillery Division in the rank of Kapitan. He was awarded the Medal "For Battle Merit" in 1943 and the Order of the Red Star in 1945 for displaying outstanding

Lilian Thuram (3,451 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

his only UEFA Champions League goal in his career for Monaco in a 4–1 victory over Spartak Moscow in the 1993–94 season. In July 1996, Thuram made a high-profile

Timeline of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation (13,044 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

this date, according to the inscription on the Medal "For the Return of Crimea", awarded by the Russian Ministry of Defence. A Ukrainian law signed September

Yakov Cherevichenko (1,035 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Defence of Sevastopol" Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War

Fine Art of Leningrad (11,945 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

1943 medal number one Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" was awarded to the Academy of Arts student Nikolai Pilshikov (1914–1983), who entered the war

Karel Pilař (494 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

contract to play for Sparta Praha. Having played for HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga as well as HC CSKA Moscow and Lev Poprad of the KHL after that,

Russia (33,727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

disintegrated; the Grand Duchy of Moscow led the unification of Russian lands, leading to the proclamation of the Tsardom of Russia in 1547. By the early 18th

Gamal Yafai (2,218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with money from the National Lottery. In June 2010 Gamal won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Championships in Moscow. En route to the semi-finals Yafai

Andrei Ravkov (1,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

with honors from the Moscow Higher Military Command School. He worked his way from the commander of the platoon to commander of the battalion. In 1999

1932 New Year Honours (7,125 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

of Stores, Board of Customs and Excise. Edith Murray Keate. Lately Assistant in the Naval Branch, Historical Section, Committee of Imperial Defence.

Babrak Karmal (7,562 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

and possibly helped remove the Najibullah government from power in 1992. He eventually left Afghanistan again for Moscow. Not long after, in 1996, Karmal

Yevgeny Pepelyaev (1,882 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

the central command post of the Soviet Air Defence Forces. He was demobilized from military in 1973. After demobilization, Pepelyaev lived in Moscow where