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Nikita Tryamkin is a hockey player of domestic origin, acting as a defender. He is a pupil of the Ural hockey. It is known not only to Russian fans of this puck game, but also to overseas specialists. Nikita Andreevich Tryamkin is a dimensional hockey player more than two meters tall and weighing more than one hundred kilograms
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Not every songwriter manages to write hits that have not lost their popularity on the stage for more than half a century. Anatoly Sergeevich Gorokhov succeeded. His golden hit "The Queen of Beauty", which was first performed by Muslim Magomayev, is still included in their repertoire by contemporary singers
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Rebecca Romijn is a Hollywood actress, formerly a fashion model and a participant in many fashion shows. Perhaps her most famous film role is the role of the mutant Mystic in the X-Men series of superhero blockbusters. Model career and TV debut Rebecca Romijn was born in November 1972 in the American town of Berkeley, California
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Starozaslavsky Castle is the only partially preserved building of the castle complex of the 15th century, located in the old part of the city of Izyaslav in Volyn at the confluence of the Soshenya River to the Goryn River. History The construction of the Starozaslavsky castle in the 15th century is associated with the name of Prince Vasily Fedorovich the Red (*?
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Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov (1814–1841) is a recognized classic of Russian literature. He lived a short but very eventful life. Here are some facts from his biography that are not told about in school. Instructions Step 1 They say that when Mikhail Lermontov was born, the midwife who delivered the baby said that this boy would not die a natural death
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Algamantas Masiulis is a Soviet and Lithuanian film and theater actor. People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR Was Commander of the Order of the Grand Duke Gediminas. In the era of the seventies and eighties, when films about the war were most often filmed, the Lithuanian artist Algimantas Masiulis was almost unanimously recognized as the best performer of the roles of the Germans
Terry Irwin (nee Teresa Penelope Raines) is a naturalist, zoologist, animal protector, and owner of the famous Australian zoo in Beerwa. Wife of famed TV presenter and wildlife expert Steve Irwin, author of My Steve. In the late 1980s, Terry joined an Australian Animal Rehabilitation Center
Lucia Mendes is a Mexican actress, singer and model. Her musical and film career began in the 70s of the last century. The audience knows Lucia well from the films: "Viviana", "Nobody but You", "Marielena", "
English actor Robin William Hoskins first gained fame in England, and then Hollywood directors began to invite him to their projects. He has starred with such celebrities as Steven Spielberg, Annabelle Yankel, Nora Efron and others. At the same time, he is very multifaceted:
Hershey Barbara is an actress who became famous for the movie "The Stuntman" (directed by Richard Rush). Her real name is Barbara Herzstein. Biography of Hershey Barbara Barbara Hershey was born on 02/05/1948 in Hollywood
Barbara Eden (real name Barbara Jean Morehead) is an American theater, film, television actress and singer. She gained wide popularity after starring in the TV series "I Dream of Jeannie", which was released in 1965. The creative biography of the actress began in the 1950s
Barbara Boucher is an Italian actress and model. She began her career in the late 1950s with the filming of the teenage music television show "The KPIX Dance Party". In 1959 she became the winner of the Miss Gidget television beauty contest, after which she began working as a model
Nico Rosberg is a former German-Finnish Formula One racer known as one of the top two Silver Arrows pilots alongside Lewis Hamilton. Niko began his Formula 1 career in 2006 with the Williams team, in which his father, Keke Rosberg, became world champion back in 1982
British actor Tom Adams is known for his roles in adventure films. He also starred in horror films and television shows. The most memorable image created by this English actor was Daniel Fogarty in Oneedin's Line. Biography Tom Adams was born on March 9, 1938 in England, in Poplar, in the London county
George Weah is a renowned striker from Liberia, one of the best players on the African continent of all time, known throughout the world as King George. And this is by no means an exaggeration - after the end of his sports career, Weah became the president of his native country
The world of an English detective cannot be imagined without the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. The famous writer herself chose the leading role in the film adaptations of her detective novels. She turned out to be Joan Hickson
Bonnie Lynn Hunt is an American actress, director, screenwriter, producer, and TV presenter. Winner of the Saturn Awards, the Chicago Film Critics Association. Repeated nominee for numerous awards, including: Emmy, Golden Globe, Sputnik. The creative biography of the actress began in the 1980s with performances on stage as a stand-up comedian
Ellen Kathleen Pompeo is one of the highest paid American television actresses, a charming blonde, known to Russian viewers for her role as Meredith Gray in the popular TV series Grey's Anatomy. Biography Ellen was born into a Catholic family with roots in 1969 on November 10 in Everett
Kirill Tolmatsky, performing under the stage name Decl, was a prominent representative of the Russian musical scene. Back in 2000, he introduced the country to a new promising direction of rap, the musician left his mark on hip-hop culture. Childhood and youth Kirill was born in 1983 in Moscow
Billie Piper's career began as a child. She starred in commercials. As she got older, Billy moved to London with the goal of conquering the music scene and getting into the film industry. The girl tried herself as a singer, but quickly abandoned this path
Oscar Wilde is a talented poet, novelist and playwright. He was an adherent of decadence, which is characterized by motives of decline. The writer's philosophical views influenced his work. Critics have repeatedly scolded his works, in which there was hopelessness
Andrew Cunenen is an American serial killer, his victims were five people, one of whom is the famous fashion designer Gianni Versace. The series of murders lasted from April 27 to July 15, 1997. Biography Andrew Cunenen was born on August 31, 1969 in National City, USA, into a large family
Navin Andrews is an English film and theater actor. The Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee made Saeed famous for her role in the hit TV series Lost. Awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for his work in the cult telenovela. He starred in the films "
Reese Wakefield is an Australian actor, screenwriter, producer and director. Films with his participation have grossed more than $ 350 million worldwide. Reese starred in such popular projects as: "Abode of Lies", "Black Ball"
Kim Basinger is a famous American actress who has contributed to the development of the film industry. Basinger Kim: biography and films Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger was born and spent her childhood in the American town of Athens, Georgia