Galina
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Galina is a Russian
, Bulgarian
and Ukrainian
feminine
form of Galen
. Also Galene was one of the Nereid Nymphs and the goddess of calm seas.
Galina is also a surname.
Notable bearers of this name include:
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
, Bulgarian
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
and Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
feminine
Femininity
Femininity is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women. Though socially constructed, femininity is made up of both socially defined and biologically created factors...
form of Galen
Galen (disambiguation)
Galen was an ancient Roman physician of Greek origin.Galen may also refer to:* Galen , a lunar impact crater* Galen, New York, U.S., a town- People :...
. Also Galene was one of the Nereid Nymphs and the goddess of calm seas.
Galina is also a surname.
Notable bearers of this name include:
- Galina Antyufeyeva TransnistriaTransnistriaTransnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
n politician and the wife of Vladimir Antyufeyev. - Alina AstafeiAlina AstafeiAlina Astafei is a German and formerly Romanian track and field athlete. In the 1990s she was one of the world's best high jumpers.-Career:...
known before 1995 as ‘’’Galina Astafei’’’ - Galina BeloglazovaGalina BeloglazovaGalina Beloglazova born June 10, 1967 Astrakhan, Soviet Union) is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She was the 1984 European individual gold medalist in the all around for Rhythmic Gymnastics....
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rhythmic gymnast - Galina BorzenkovaGalina BorzenkovaGalina Borzenkova is a Russian former handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 she won the bronze medal with the Unified Team. She played all five matches and scored five goals.-External links:*...
RussianRussian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicThe Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
handballTeam handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player - Galina BrezhnevaGalina BrezhnevaGalina Leonidovna Brezhneva was the daughter of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Viktoria Brezhneva.-Life and death:...
daughter of the Soviet leader Leonid BrezhnevLeonid BrezhnevLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in... - Galina BogomolovaGalina BogomolovaGalina Yevgeniyevna Bogomolova is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres and the marathon....
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n long-distance runner - Galina BukharinaGalina BukharinaGalina Petrovna Bukharina is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Bukharina trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. She competed for Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her...
SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
athlete - Galina BystrovaGalina BystrovaGalina Petrovna Bystrova was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Pentathlon. She trained at Burevestnik in Gorky....
Soviet athlete - Galina ChistyakovaGalina ChistyakovaGalina Valentinovna Chistyakova is a retired athlete who represented the USSR and later Slovakia.She trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. Competing in long jump, Galina Chistyakova won the 1985 European Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the European Championships one year later...
, Soviet long jumper - Galina Dyuragina RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n author and child psychologist - Galina DzhugashviliGalina DzhugashviliGalina Yakovlevna "Galya" Dzhugashvili was a Russian translator of French. She was the granddaughter of Joseph Stalin, the daughter of Stalin's eldest son, Yakov Dzhugashvili. She consistently challenged widely-accepted accounts of her father's internment and death at a Nazi prison...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n translator of FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... - Galina EfremenkoGalina EfremenkoGalina Efremenko is a Ukrainian figure skater. She competed as Galina Maniachenko from 1994 until 2005 when she began competing under her married name, Efremenko. She is a three time Ukrainian national champion and twice competed at the Winter Olympics, placing 12th in 2002...
UkrainianUkrainiansUkrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
figure skater - Galina EguiazarovaGalina Eguiazarova- Biography :Eguiazarova was born in Russia and studied at the Moscow Conservatoire in Moscow, where she was a disciple of Alexander Goldenweiser. Since 1961 she has devoted herseself to teaching, first in Moscow and later in Madrid at the Queen Sofía College of Music .She was the teacher of Maria...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:... - Galina ErmolaevaGalina ErmolaevaGalina Nikanorovna Ermolaeva is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls event.-External links:*...
RussianRussian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicThe Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
rowerRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water... - Galina GorokhovaGalina GorokhovaGalina Yevgenyevna Gorokhova is a Russian and former Soviet retired fencer and five-time Olympic medalist, as well as a nine-time world gold medalist. She is also the coach of the Russian Olympic fencing team.-References:...
Russian and former SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
fencer - Galina Grzhibovskaya former SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
figure skater - Galina KakovkinaGalina KakovkinaGalina Kakovkina January 10 1957, Gorky ) ─ Russian artist, a painter, representative of the Nizhny Novgorod underground, one of the founders of the creative association of artists Cherny Prud .-Creative activity:...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n artist - Galina KreftGalina KreftGalina Sergeyevna Kreft-Alekseyeva is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals in the K-2 500 m event with a gold in 1976 and a silver in 1980....
SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
sprint canoerCanoe racingThis article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation .... - Galina KulakovaGalina KulakovaGalina Alexeyevna Kulakova is a female Soviet former cross country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. Kulakova trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society...
SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
cross country skier - Galina KofmanGalina KofmanGalina Kofman was the author of Kerberos_ for various IBM systems. Kofman also authored FTP for IBM VM/CMS and OS/2. She received two IBM CEO Outstanding Technical Achievements awards and holds a patent on grid applications...
Russian-born, American computer scientist - Galina KopernakGalina KopernakGalina Kopernak was a Russian theater actress who appeared on Broadway in the 1920s. She may have beenoriginally from Shanghai. She came to the United States from Moscow.-Stage career:...
RussianRussiansThe Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
theater actress - Galina KouklevaGalina KouklevaGalina Alekseyevna Koukleva or Kukleva is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Koukleva won a gold medal on the 7.5 km sprint, and was in addition a part of the team that won a silver medal on the relay...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n biathleteBiathlonBiathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting... - Galina LikhachovaGalina LikhachovaGalina Vladimirovna Likhachova is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:*...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n speed skaterSpeed skatingSpeed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating... - Galina MalchuginaGalina MalchuginaGalina Malchugina is a retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet relay team, she won medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n sprinter - Galina MezentsevaGalina MezentsevaGalina Sergeyevna Mezentseva is a Russian ballerina, with a career as professional classic dancer from the early 1970s to the late 1990s. She was the first of the crop of tall Kirov ballerinas with long and thin lines, introducing a new aesthetic...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n ballerinaBallerinaA ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino... - Galina MiklínováGalina MiklínováGalina Miklínová is an award-winning Czech illustrator and director of cartoons. She graduated from UMPRUM in Prague in 1997. She also studied at the University of Humberside in the United Kingdom. She won many awards as both an author of cartoons and an illustrator of books...
Czech illustratorIllustratorAn Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and directorAnimation directorAn animation director is the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or animated segment for a live-action film... - Galina MisheninaGalina MisheninaGalina Andreevna Mishenina is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event.-External links:*...
RussianRussian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicThe Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
rowerRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water... - Galina MurašovaGalina MurašovaGalina Murašova is a retired female discus thrower, who competed for the Soviet Union at two Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1988. Her last name is sometimes also spelled as Murashova....
LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n is a discus throwDiscus throwThe discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er - Galina OnoprienkoGalina OnoprienkoGalina Onoprienko is a Russian handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 she won the bronze medal with the Unified Team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...
RussianRussian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicThe Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
handballTeam handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team... - Galina PedanGalina PedanGalina Pedan is a Kyrgyz athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.She finished eighth at the 2005 Asian Championships and fifth at the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.Her personal best time was 56.16 seconds, achieved in...
KyrgyzKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
athlete - Galina PenkovaGalina PenkovaGalina Penkova, née Yencheva is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, with teammates Svobodka Damyanova, Rositsa Stamenova and Katya Ilieva....
BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n sprinter - Galina PilyushenkoGalina PilyushenkoGalina Pilyushenko is a former Soviet cross country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won a silver medal in the 5 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry and finished 6th in the 10 km event at those same championships.-External links:...
SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
cross country skier - Galina PolskikhGalina PolskikhGalina Polskikh is a Soviet film actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films since 1962. In 1979 she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia, and in 1999 - Order of Honour...
SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
film actress - Galina PoryvayevaGalina PoryvayevaGalina Poryvayeva is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Milan....
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n sprint canoerCanoe racingThis article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation .... - Galina ProzumenshchikovaGalina ProzumenshchikovaGalina Nikolayevna Prozumenshchikova is a former Soviet swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke...
SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
swimmerSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... - Galina RytovaGalina RytovaGalina Mikhailovna Rytova is a Russian/Kazakhstani water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics for Russia and in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Kazakhstan.In 2000 she won the bronze medal with the Russian team....
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n/KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
i water poloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player - Galina SamsovaGalina SamsovaGalina Samsova is a retired Russian ballerina. She studied at the Kiev Ballet School and in 1956 graduated into the Kiev Ballet where she became a soloist. In 1960 she married the Canadian Alexander Ursuliak and moved to Canada where she joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1961...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n ballerinaBalletBallet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with... - Galina SavenkoGalina SavenkoGalina Savenko is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. She won two bronze medals at the 1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Plovdiv, earning them in the K-2 500 m and K-4 500 m events....
SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
sprint canoerCanoe racingThis article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation .... - Galina SavinkovaGalina SavinkovaGalina Savinkova is a retired female track and field athlete from the Soviet Union, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on May 23, 1983 with a distance of 73.26 metres. A year later, on September 8, 1984 in Donetsk, she reached 73.28 metres. That mark still is the Russian national...
, track and field athlete - Galina SergeyevaGalina SergeyevaGalina Ermolayevna Sergeyeva also Sergeeva was a Russian actress, Emeritus Artist of Russian Soviet Socialist Republic.From 1930 she was an actress at the Theatre-Studio led by Ruben Simonov. In 1939-1944 she was an actress of the Theatre of Leninsky Comsomol. In 1952-1956 she worked in the...
(1914–2000) Russian actress - Galina ShatalovaGalina ShatalovaGalina Shatalova , born 1916 author of many popular books on health, healthy food, and healthy lifestyle. Shatalova is best known for her Natural Health Improvement System, which incorporates a very low calory diet....
neurosurgeon, MD, clinical researcher - Galina ShamraiGalina ShamraiGalina Yakovlevna Shamray is a retired Soviet gymnast and the first women's all-around World Champion from the USSR....
SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
gymnastGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body... - Galina ShubinaGalina ShubinaGalina Konstantinovna Shubina , 1902-1980, was a prominent Russian poster and graphics artist.- Biography :...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n poster and graphics artist. - Galina StanchevaGalina StanchevaGalina Stancheva is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 she was a squad member of the Bulgarian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n volleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player - Galina Starovoytova RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n politician and ethnographerEthnographyEthnography is a qualitative method aimed to learn and understand cultural phenomena which reflect the knowledge and system of meanings guiding the life of a cultural group... - Galina StepanskayaGalina StepanskayaGalina Andreyevna Stepanskaya is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union....
speed skaterSpeed skatingSpeed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating... - Galina UlanovaGalina UlanovaGalina Sergeyevna Ulánova is frequently cited as being one of the greatest 20th Century ballerinas. Her flat in Moscow is designated a national museum, and there are monuments to her in Saint Petersburg and Stockholm....
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n ballerinaBallerinaA ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino... - Galina UstvolskayaGalina UstvolskayaGalina Ivanovna Ustvolskaya, also Ustwolskaja or Oustvolskaia was a Russian composer of classical music.-Early years:From 1937 to 1947 she studied at the college attached to the Leningrad Conservatory . She subsequently became a postgraduate student and taught composition at the college...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n composer of classical music - Galina ValeGalina ValeGalina Vale born Galina Ivanovna Vernigora in Kharkov, Ukraine, is a classically trained virtuoso classical guitarist. Her individualistic solo performances combine a charismatic stage presence and dynamic powerful playing style with an unusually wide ranging and technically demanding repertoire;...
UkrainianUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
virtuoso guitarist - Galina VarlamovaGalina VarlamovaGalina Ivanovna Varlamova or Keptuke is an Evenk writer, philologist and folklorist. She is an expert in Evenk language and folklore. She writes in Russian, Evenk and Yakut languages.-Bibliography:...
Evenk writer - Galina VinogradovaGalina VinogradovaGalina Vinogradova is a Russian orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the relay event at the 2008 World Orienteering Championships in Olomouc, together with Yulia Novikova and Tatiana Ryabkina. She finished 4th in the sprint event at th same championship.-References:...
Russian orienteeringOrienteeringOrienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitorCompetitionCompetition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For... - Galina VishnevskayaGalina VishnevskayaGalina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966.-Biography:...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
operaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer - Galina VoskoboevaGalina VoskoboevaGalina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles rank of World No. 56 on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.-Early life:...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n-born KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
i tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player - Galina Yershova prominent RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n academic historian - Galina ZmievskayaGalina ZmievskayaGalina Yakovlevna Zmievskaya is a figure skating coach, formerly based in Odessa, Ukraine. Her students have included Olympic champions Viktor Petrenko and Oksana Baiul, World Junior champion Vladimir Petrenko, U.S. national champion Scott Davis, and Italian champion Silvia Fontana...
UkrainianUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
figure skatingFigure skatingFigure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
coach - Galina ZhikarevaGalina ZhikarevaGalina Zhikareva is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Sofia.-References:**...
SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
sprint canoerCanoe racingThis article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation .... - Galina ZybinaGalina ZybinaGalina Ivanovna Zybina was a Russian shot-putter and javelin thrower who won three Olympic medals. She trained at VSS Zenit and later at VSS Trud. Her fame rests primarily on eight consecutive world records in the shot put .-External links:*...
RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n shot-putter and javelin throwJavelin throwThe javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
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