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Borghild (name) Borghild (and versions like Burghild and Borghildur) is a female name compsed of "borg" (protection) and "hild" (battle).of December 31, 2005 there were 585 persons in Sweden named Borghild.
Borghild Niskin Borghild Niskin (born 19 February 1924) is a Norwegian alpine skier who finished 7th in the women's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo. For that honor, Niskin became the first woman awarded the Holmenkollen medal that same year (Shared with fellow Norwegians Arnfinn Bergmann and Arne Hoel.
Borgholm Castle Borgholm Castle in Borgholm, Sweden, is today only a ruin of the fortress that was first built here in the second half of the 12th century and many times rebuilt in later centuries.Borgholm Slott - Official site It is linked to Halltorps estate, somewhat to the south.
Borgia Apartment The Borgia Apartment is a suite of rooms in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, which were adapted for personal use by Pope Alexander VI (RodrĂ­go de Borgia). In the late 15th century, he commissioned the Italian painter Pinturicchio and his studio to decorate them with frescos.
Borgo Borgo is an Italian word, cognate with English burgh, German Burg, French bourg, that now usually means the new town outside the walls of an old town (the paese). Very often the borgo is a distinct frazione from the paese, and its name is that of the town with Borgo added, either before or after: for example, the lower town of Trevi is Borgo Trevi; the lower town of Cerreto di Spoleto is Cerreto Borgo.
Borgo Maggiore Borgo Maggiore is one of the 9 communes or "castelli" of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano and has a population of 5916 (at the end of 2002), making it the second largest city of San Marino.
Borgohain Borgohain (Ahom language: Chao Thao Lung) was the second of the two original counsellors in the Ahom kingdom. He was selected by the Ahom king from members of the Ahom nobility (Satgharia Ahom), who was not eligible for the position of Ahom kingship.
Borgosatollo Borgosatollo is a commune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is bounded by other communes of Brescia, Castenedolo, Montirone, Poncarale and San Zeno Naviglio placed directly south of the capoluogo, in the higher plain.
Borhyaenidae The borhyaenids, members of the Borhyaenidae family of marsupials, were a carnivorous group of otter/wolverine-shaped marsupials in the order Sparassodonta. Like all marsupials, it had a pouch to carry its babies around.
Borchardt C-93 The Borchardt C-93 pistol was designed by Hugo Borchardt in 1893. Ludwig Loewe & Company of Berlin, Germany, a manufacturer of machine tools, produced the C-93, a semi-automatic pistol that he had invented based upon the Maxim toggle-lock principle.
Borchert Field Borchert Field was a baseball park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1887 through 1952. It was home to the minor league version of the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association and the first major league Milwaukee Brewers, charter members of the American League.
Borchert's Epochs Borchert's epochs, conceived by Minnesota geographer John Borchert in 1967, identifies four distinct transportation trends in American urbanization. Each epoch is defined by a mode of transport that led to the creation and growth of American cities.
Borchgrevink Glacier Borchgrevink Glacier () is a large glacier in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, draining south between Malta Plateau and Daniell Peninsula, and thence projecting into Glacier Strait, Ross Sea, as a floating glacier tongue. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, for Carsten E.
Borchs Kollegium Borchs Kollegium (original Latin name: Collegium Mediceum) was founded on 29 May 1691 to house (according to the Will of the founder Oluff Borch:) sixteen poor, god-fearing and learned students. It is one of the old dormitories of University of Copenhagen.
Boric acid Boric acid, also called boracic acid or orthoboric acid, is a mild acid often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, in nuclear power plants to control the fission rate of uranium, and as a precursor of other chemical compounds. It exists in the form of colorless crystals or a white powder and dissolves in water.
Boricua Boricua a word of origin from Boriken (or Boriquén, Borinquen, or Borinquén) used by the original Taino Indian population to refer to Puerto Rico before the coming of the Spanish, which translated as "The Valiant People of the Sacred House". The word has come to identify any resident or descendent of Puerto Rico, who will use the term, "¡Yo soy Boricua!
Boricua Popular Army The Boricua Popular/Peoples Army — or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish — is a clandestine organization based on the island of Puerto Rico, with cells throughout the United States. They campaign for and support the independence of Puerto Rico from what they characterize as United States colonial rule.
Boridi Boridi is a village in the Owen Stanley Range in Central Province, Papua New Guinea. Boridi is a Koiari village; the Koiaris are famous for serving as carriers for the Australian Army during WWII, along the Kokoda Track (Papua New Guineans from Kokoda and to the west were aligned with the Japanese).
Borinda Borinda is a genus of clumping bamboos erected in 1994 by Stapleton and previously included in the genera Fargesia and Yushania. They have been recognized to present different flowers and shorter rhizomes than Yushanias.
Boring (mechanical) Boring is the process of drilling a hole, for example boring a cannon barrel or boring into the solid Earth as for a tunnel or well. The most basic principle involved is the cutting of material and removal of the cuttings from the hole.
Boring Club Boring club (or in Dutch: Saaie klaver) is a bidding system in contract bridge designed by Lucas Smid of the Netherlands. In this system all balanced ('boring') hands, that in most natural systems would be opened 1NT or would be opened in a suit at one level with the plan to rebid 1NT or 2NT, must be opened with 1.
Boring Lava Field The Boring Lava Field is an extinct Plio-Pleistocene volcanic zone with at least 32 cinder cones and small shield volcanoes lying within a radius of 13 miles (21 km2) of Kelly Butte, which is approximately 4 miles east of downtown Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The name is derived from the town of Boring, Oregon which lies just to the southeast of the most dense cluster of lava vents.
Boring, Oregon Boring is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Oregon Highway 212, approximately eight miles south of Gresham and about the same distance from Clackamas, both suburbs of Portland.
Boris Boris is Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbo-Croatian language name of Bulgar origin, common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia and Slovenia. The name likely originated as an abbreviated form of Bogoris (see Boris I of Bulgaria).
Boris and Gleb Boris and Gleb, Christian names Roman and David, were the first Russian saints. According to two 11th century Lives of Boris and Gleb (assigned to Nestor the Chronicler and Jacob the Monk), they were children of Vladimir the Great who liked them more than his other children.
Boris and Natasha: The Movie Boris and Natasha is a comedy film that was loosely based on the animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The actors did not attempt to copy the accents of their animated counterparts, and although Rocky and Bullwinkle do not appear in this film, they are referred to by the names "Agent Moose" and "Agent Squirrel".
Boris Akunin Boris Akunin () is the pen name of Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili (Григорий Шалвович Чхартишвили), born May 20, 1956, a Russian essayist, literary translator, and fiction writer. He was born in Tbilisi into a Georgian family, and since 1958 has lived in Moscow.
Boris Aronson Boris Aronson (1898 – November 16, 1980) was an influential American scenic designer for Broadway and Yiddish theatre. The son of a Rabbi, Aronson was born in Kiev, in the Russian Empire, and enrolled in art school during his youth.
Boris Belousov Boris Pavlovich Belousov (1893 - 1970) was a Soviet chemist / biophysicist who discovered the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction (BZ reaction) in the early 50s. His work initiated the field of modern nonlinear chemical dynamics.
Boris Berezovsky Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (Бори́с Абра́мович Березо́вский) (born January 23, 1946) is a Russian-born businessman now living in London, and is known as one of Russia's first billionaires. He moved to the UK] in [[2001 where he was granted political asylum.
Boris Blank (musician) Boris Blank (born January 15, 1952 as Boris Leibovich Blank, Russian: Борис Лейбович Бланк) is a Swiss artist and musician especially famous for his work in the musical duo Yello with Dieter Meier. Blank is said to possess "perfect pitch" (the ability to indentify and reproduce a musical note with perfect accuracy).
Boris Brutskus Boris (Ber) Davydovich Brutskus, , Latvian: Boris Bruckus, , German: Boris Brutzkus (October 15/October 3 (Russian information), 1874, Polangen/[Palanga], district (guberniya) of Kurlandiya, Russia - December 6/December 7 (same with birthdate), 1938, Jerusalem/Berlin) was a Russian born in Latvia, and anti-Soviet economist.
Boris Bukov Boris Yakovlevich Bukov, also Boris Bykov ("Sasha") Regiment Comissar (15 November 1935) was a member of the Communist Party member since 1919. Bykov was head of the underground apparatus with which Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss were connected.
Boris Casoy Boris Casoy, a Brazilian journalist, was born in 1941 in SĂŁo Paulo of Jewish Ukrainian immigrant parents. He spent most of his professional life in TV journalism and is currently one of the most respected Brazilian TV anchormen.
Boris Delaunay Boris Nikolaevich Delaunay (March 15, 1890 – July 17 1980) (or Delone; Russian language: Борис Николаевич Делоне), was a Soviet/Russian mathematician. He worked in the fields of modern algebra, the geometry of numbers, and mathematical crystallography.
Boris Derjaguin Professor Boris Vladimirovich Derjaguin (or Deryagin) (August 9, 1902 - May 16, 1994) was one of the greatest Soviet/Russian chemists of the twentieth century. As a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences he laid the foundation of the modern science of colloids and surfaces.
Boris Devyatkin Boris Devyatkin, or Dick Murzin was born in 1888 in Russia and emigrated to the United States in 1923, and became a naturalized citizen in 1929. Devyatkin adopted the name Dick Murzin, and allegedly assisted Moishe Stern, an illegal Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU) Officer in the United States in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Boris Efimov Boris Efimovich Efimov (Russian: Борис Ефимович Ефимов) (born 28 September 1900 in Kiev) is a Soviet political cartoonist and propaganda artist best known for his political caricatures of Adolf Hitler and other Nazis produced before and during World War II.
Boris Eichenbaum Boris Michailovich Eichenbaum, or Boris Mikhailovich Eikhenbaum, Boris MichajloviÄŤ Ä–jchenbaum (October 4./October 16, 1886, Voronezh - November 2, 1959, Sankt Peterburg) was a Russian literary scholar, and historian of Russian literature .
Boris Godunov (drama) Boris Godunov (, Borís Godunóv) [Variant Title: Драматическая повесть, Комедия o настоящей беде Московскому государству, o царе Борисе и о Гришке Отрепьеве, A Dramatic Tale, The Comedy of the Distress of the Muscovite State, of Tsar Boris, and of Grishka Otrepyev] is a drama by Aleksandr Pushkin, written in 1825, published in 1831, but not approved for performance by the censor until 1866. Its subject is the Russian ruler, Boris Godunov, who reigned as Tsar from 1598 to 1605.
Boris Goldovsky Boris Goldovsky (June 7, 1908 - February 15, 2001) was a promoter and popularizer of opera working in the United States of America. As a broadcaster, impresario, and conductor, he became prominent within the American operatic community between 1946 and 1979.
Boris Goldstein Boris Goldstein was a talented Soviet violinist whose music career was greatly hindered by the political situation in the USSR at that time. He won the fourth prize of the 1935 Wieniawski Competition in Warsaw; Ginette Neveu from France came first, David Oistrakh second, and Josef Hassid from Poland received the honorary diploma.
Boris Grabovsky Boris Pavlovich Grabovsky was a Soviet engineer who invented the first fully electronic TV transmitting tube Grabovsky was born on May 26, 1901 in Tobolsk], [[Tyumen Oblast of Russia. After the death of his farther, Pavel Grabovsky, the family moved to Odessa then to Kharkov.
Boris Grebenshchikov Boris Grebenshchikov () is one of the most prominent members of the generation which is widely considered the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music. Due as much to his personal contribution as to the undisputed and lasting success of his main effort, the band Ă…quarium, he is a household name in Russia.
Boris Grekov Boris Dmitrievich Grekov (21 April, 1882, Mirgorod near Poltava — 9 September 1953, Moscow) was a Soviet Russian historian noted for his comprehensive studies of Kievan Rus and the Golden Horde. He was a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1934) and several foreign academies, as well as Director of the Russian History Institute in Moscow.
Boris Gryzlov Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov or Boris Grizlov (Russian: Борис Вячеславович Грызлов) (b. December 15, 1950—), is a Russian politician and a current Speaker of the Russian lower house known as the State Duma as well as a leader of the largest Russian political party United Russia.
Boris Chicherin Boris Nikolayevich Chicherin (, May 26, 1828 - February 3, 1904) was a Russian jurist and political philosopher, who worked out a theory that Russia needed a strong, authoritative government to persevere with liberal reforms. By the time of the Russian Revolution, Chicherin was probably the most reputable historian and philosopher in Russia.
Boris I of Bulgaria Boris I or sometimes Boris-Mihail (Michael), Bulgarian: Борис I (Михаил), known also as Bogoris (died May 2, 907) was the ruler of Bulgaria 852–889 and Bulgaria's first Christian monarch. At the time of his baptism in 864, Boris was named Michael after his godfather, Emperor Michael III.
Boris III of Bulgaria Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (January 30, 1894 – August 28, 1943), originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver, son of Ferdinand I, came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father, following Bulgaria's defeat in World War I. This was the country's second major defeat in only five years, after the disastrous Second Balkan War (1913).
Boris Iofan Boris Mihajlovic Iofan (April 28, 1891–1976) was one of a trio of Russian architects who designed the magnificent Palace of Soviets (the other two architects were Vladimir Gelfreikh and Vladimir Shchuko). Their design was awarded a gold medal during the 1937 International Exposition dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life.
Boris Karloff Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt) (East Dulwich, November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969) was an English actor, who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s, best known for his roles in horror films and the creation of the Monster in 1931's "Frankenstein". His popularity following "Frankenstein" in the early 1930s was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or, on some movie posters, "Karloff the Uncanny".
Boris KidriÄŤ Boris KidriÄŤ (1912-1953) was a leading Slovenian communist who, with Edvard Kardelj, organized the Partisan uprising in Slovenia of 1941. He held high political posts in Slovenia during and after the war, became a Politburo member in 1948, and was in charge of the Yugoslav economy from 1946 until his death.
Boris Kochno Boris Kochno (January 3, 1904, Moscow — December 8, 1990, Paris) was a Russian poet, dancer and librettist. He was a lover of Karol Szymanowski while a schoolboy of fifteen in Elisavetgrad (now Kirovohrad) in 1919, where he received as a gift a Russian translation of the chapter The Symposium from Efebos, the composer's unpublished novel on male love.
Boris Kornilov Boris Kornilov () (1907 - 1938) was a Soviet, communist poet. He is probably best known for penning the words to The Song of the Meeting (Песня о встречном) which was used to open the morning radio broadcast throughout the Soviet Union, even for years after its author was killed in Stalin's purges.
Boris Malenko Lawrence Boris Simon (1933 - September 1st, 1994 ), better known by his ring name Boris Malenko, was a former American professional wrestler who wrestled for the AWA and NWA in the 1960s in 1970s. He was the father of retired professional wrestlers Dean Malenko and Joe Malenko.
Boris Moiseev Boris Mikhailovich Moiseev Борис Михайлович Моисеев (born March 4, 1954, Mogilev) a dancer, choreographer, singer, artist of speaking genre, writer, actor, head of dance group and author of the most popular show in Russia - most successful person in Russia's scene.
Boris Morozov Boris Ivanovich Morozov (Борис Иванович Морозов in Russian, 1590 - 1661), a Muscovite statesman and boyar who led the Russian government during the early reign of Tsar Alexis, whose tutor and brother-in-law he was.
Boris Morukov Boris Vladimirovich Morukov (Russian: Борис Владимирович Моруков; b. October 1, 1950, in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian cosmonaut at the State Research Center RF-Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP).
Boris Nemtsov Boris Efimovich Nemtsov (Борис Ефимович Немцов) (born October 9 1959) is a former Deputy Prime Minster of Russia, one of co-founders of the Russian political party Union of Right Forces, and is one of the few remaining outspoken critics of President Vladimir Putin.
Boris Nikolsky Boris Petrovich Nikolsky (1900-1990) – Russian (Soviet) was a physical chemist and radiochemist, Academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, and professor of Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) State University. Made an important contribution to study of ion exchange between aqua solutions and different solids (soils, ionites, glasses).
Boris Onishchenko Boris Onishchenko (Борис Григорьевич Онищенко; also transliterated as Onyshchenko, Onishenko, Onischenko) was a member of the Soviet Union's modern pentathlon team in the 1976 Summer Olympics, famous for being disqualified for cheating.
Boris Petrovich Sheremetev Boris Petrovich Sheremetev (Russian: Борис Петрович Шереме́тев or Шере́метьев), born (1652 – died 1719) was a Russian count (1706), a military leader and a diplomat, and a general-field marshal during the Great Northern War. In his youth, Sheremetyev was a page to Tsar Alexis I of Russia before starting his military career.
Boris Piotrovsky Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky () (February 1 (14), 1908, St. Petersburg–October 15, 1990, Leningrad) was a Soviet/Russian academician, historian-orientalist and archaeologist who studied Urartu, Scythia, and Nubia.
Boris Polevoy Boris Nikolaevich Polevoy (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Полево́й; March 17 [4], 1908 – July 12, 1981) was a notable Russian writer. He is the author of the book Story of a Real Man about pilot Maresyev.
Boris Ponomarev Boris Nikolayevich Ponomarev (Russian: Борис Николаевич Пономарев) (January 17, 1905 - December 21, 1995) was a Soviet politician, ideologist and historian, and a member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Boris Rauschenbach Boris Viktorovich Rauschenbach (Russian language: Борис Викторович Раушенбах) (January 18 1915, Petrograd - March 17 2001, Moscow) was a prominent Soviet physicist, Russian rocket engineer and Academician.
Boris Rybakov Boris Alexandrovich Rybakov (Russian: Бори́с Алекса́ндрович Рыбако́в, June 3 1908 — December 27 2001) was a Soviet and Russian historian who personified the anti-Normanist vision of Russian history.
Boris stones Boris Stones (; ), also called Dvina Stones (), are nine medieval artifacts erected along the bank of the Western Dvina between Polotsk and Drissa in the 12th century. The largest of the stones has 17 metres in circumference.
Boris Savinkov Boris Viktorovich Savinkov (Russian:Борис Викторович Савинков) (19 January 1879 - 7 May 1925) was a Russian writer and terrorist. As one of the leaders of the Fighting Organisation of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party, he was responsible for the most spectacular assassinations of imperial officials in 1904 and 1905.
Boris Shaposhnikov Boris Mikhailovitch Shaposhnikov (Russian: Борис Михайлович Шапошников) (October 2 1882 - March 26 1945), Soviet military commander, was born at Zlatoust, near Chelyabinsk in the Urals. He joined the army of the Russian Empire in 1901 and graduated from the Nicholas General Staff Academy in 1910, reaching the rank of colonel in the Caucasus Grenadiers division during World War I.
Boris Shteifon General Lieutenant Boris Aleksandrovich Shteifon (Борис Александрович Штейфон) was an officer of the Russian Tsarist army, the Russian anti-communist White army, and the leader of the Russian Corps in Serbia during World War II.
Boris Shumyatsky Boris Zakharovich Shumyatsky (), the de-facto Executive Producer for the Soviet film monopoly from 1930 to 1937, was born November 4, 1886 somewhere in the vicinity of Lake Baikal in Russian Siberia. He was executed by firing squad as a traitor on July 29, 1938, following a "purge" of the Soviet film industry approved, if not instigated, by Joseph Stalin, and much information about him was expunged from the public record in consequence thereof.
Boris Sokolov Boris Sokolov (Russian: Борис Вадимович Соколов) is a historian and a Russian literature researcher (he has Candidate of Science degree in both fields). In 1979 he graduated from the department of geography of the Moscow State University, specialising in economic geography.
Boris Stürmer Boris Vladimirovich Stürmer (Panin) (Борис Владимирович Штюрмер (Па́нин)) (July 27, 1848 - September 9, 1917) was the prime minister of Russia for several months during 1916, appointed due to the influence of Empress Alexandra and her advisor, Grigori Rasputin.
Boris Stefanov Boris Stefanov (also known as Boris Stefanov Mateev and Boris Ştefanov; Bulgarian: Борис Стефанов Матеев; 1893-?) was a Romanian communist politician, who served as general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR or PCdR) from 1936 to 1940.
Boris Stomakhin Boris Vladimirovich Stomakhin (Russian: Борис Владимирович Стомахин), (born August 24, 1974, Moscow), is a Russian radical political activist, journalist, and editor of dissident periodicals.
Boris the Bear Boris the Bear is a black and white independent comic book that was published for 34 issues. Created by James Dean Smith, it was one of the first titles published by Dark Horse Comics in 1986, until being self-published as of issue 13 under the name Nicotat Comics.
Boris Thomashefsky Boris Thomashefsky (18681–1939, sometimes written Thomashevsky, Thomaschevsky, etc.) was a Ukrainian-born (later American) Jewish singer and actor who became one of the biggest stars in Yiddish theatre; born in Tarashcha (Yiddish:Tarasche), a shtetl near Kiev, Ukraine, he emigrated to the U.
Boris Tchaikovsky Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky (10 September 1925 – 7 February 1996) was a Soviet composer, born in Moscow, whose works included Slavic rhapsody for large symphony orchestra (1951), Sonata in three movements for two pianos (1973) and Symphony with harp for large symphony orchestra (1993) along with much chamber music and film music. He is considered as part of the second generation of Russian composers, following in the steps of Tchaikovsky and especially Musorgsky.
Boris Valabik Boris Valabik (born February 14, 1986 in Nitra, Slovakia) is an ice hockey player for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. He was drafted 10th overall as a defenseman in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.
Boris Vannikov Boris Lvovich Vannikov (Russian: Бори́с Льво́вич Ва́нников) (26 August, 1897, Baku, Russian Empire - 22 February, 1962, Moscow, USSR), Soviet government and military official, a three-star General. People's Commissar for Armament from January 1939 through June 1941, and for Ammunition from February 1942 through June 1946.
Boris Vian Boris Vian (March 10, 1920 – June 23, 1959) was a French writer, poet, singer, and musician, who also wrote under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan. He was born in Ville-d'Avray, near Paris, and educated at the École Centrale Paris.
Boris Vilkitsky Boris Andreyevich Vilkitsky (Russian: Борис Андреевич Вилькицкий)(22 March (possibly 3 April) 1885 — 6 March 1961) was a Russian hydrographer and surveyor. He was the son of Andrey Ippolitovich Vilkitsky.
Boris Volynov Boris Valentinovich Volynov (Russian: Борис Валентинович Волынов; born December 18, 1934 in Irkutsk) is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21. He was the first Jewish astronaut.
Boris Vorontsov-Velyaminov Boris Aleksandrovich Vorontsov-Velyaminov (Борис Александрович Воронцов-Вельяминов) (February 14 1904 – January 27 1994) was a Soviet/Russian astrophysicist. His name is sometimes given as Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov.
Boris Weisfeiler Boris Weisfeiler is a Russian-born mathematician who lived in the United States before going missing in Chile in 1984. The Chilean government claimed that he drowned, but his family believes he was forced to disappear near Colonia Dignidad, an enclave lead by ex-Nazi Paul Schäfer.
Boris09ster Colin Henry, better known as Boris09ster on the internet, is the owner of the famous Boris09ster Productions, based in Forest Knolls, California. As an aspiring video editor, he is one of the future legends in the online community.
Borisav Jović Borisav Jović (Serbian Cyrillic: Борисав Јовић) (born 19 October 1928) was a Serbian communist politician, who served as the Serbian member of the collective presidency of Yugoslavia during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He served as chairman of the presidency of Yugoslavia from May 1990 to May 1991.
Borislav Herak Borislav Herak was a serb soldier for the Serb army in Bosnia. He was a convicted war criminal and was sentenced to death by firing squad after confessing to participiating in at least 30 gang-rapes of Bosniak girls and women.
Borislav Kostić Borislav Kostić (aka Boris or Bora Kostic) (February 24 1887 – November 3 1963) was a professional chess player from Vršac (Hungarian: Versecz; German: Werschetz), then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Serbia).
Borislav Mikhailov Borislav Mikhailov () (born February 12, 1962) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. He was captain of the Bulgaria national team during their surprising fourth-place run at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well their participation in Euro 96.
Borislav Paravac Borislav (Boro) Paravac (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Паравац) is a Bosnian Serb politician and was a member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from April 11, 2003 to November 6, 2006.
Borislav Pekić Borislav Pekić (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Пекић) (Born in Podgorica, Montenegro, February 4 1930, died in London, United Kingdom, July 2 1992) was a Serbian writer. He was born in 1930, to a prominent family in Montenegro, at that time part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Borislav Pelević Borislav Pelević (Борислав Пелевић) (born 22 November 1956) was a presidential candidate in the Serbian presidential election, 2004. He is president of the extreme nationalist Party of Serbian Unity.
Borislav Stanković Borislav Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Станковић; born July 9, 1925) is a Serbian former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies. For his contributions to the game of basketball he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Borislav Stoychev Borislav Stoychev () (born november 4, 1986 in Haskovo, Bulgaria is a Bulgarian professional football player who currently plays for Levski Sofia as a defender. He began his career in his hometown, playing for FC Haskovo.
Borisova gradina Borisova gradina or Knyaz-Borisova gradina (, translated as Boris' Garden or Knyaz Boris' Garden) is the oldest and best known park in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Its construction and arrangement began in 1884 and it is named after Bulgarian tsar Boris III.
Borisova Gradina TV Tower The Borisova Gradina TV Tower or the Old TV Tower is a 106-metre tall (including the aerial) TV tower in the garden Borisova Gradina in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is known as the tower used for the first Bulgarian National Television broadcasts in 1959.
Borisovsky Trakt (Minsk Metro) Borisovsky Trakt (; ) is a future Minsk Metro station on the Moskovskaya Line, which will open along with its neighbour Uruchye in autumn 2007. This will continue the Moskovskaya Line beyond the Minsk Orbital Road.
Borivali Borivali (Marathi बोरीवली) is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway (India) railway line. This suburb lying on the north-west corner of Mumbai is also spelled as Borivli or Borivali.

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