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Varuzhan Akobian Varuzhan Akobian (born November 19 1983) is an American grandmaster of chess, originally from Armenia, who has won the World Open Chess tournament in Philadelphia on two separate occasions; he shared first place in 2002 and won it outright in 2004. An arguably greater achievement was his shared first place finish at the San Marino tournament that immediately followed the 37th Chess Olympiad.
Varvara Varvara (Cyrillic: Варвара) is a very small village on the Black Sea coast of Burgas, Bulgaria, between the towns of Tsarevo and Ahtopol, near the border with Turkey. The village is best known for its intellectual community of artists and writers.
Varvara Stepanova Varvara Fyodorovna Stepanova (Russian: Варвара Фëдоровна Степанова 1894-1958), came from peasant origins but was fortunate enough to get an education at Kazan School of Art, Odessa. There she met her life-long friend and collaborator Alexander Rodchenko.
Varvasena Varvasena or Varvassena (Greek: Βαρβάσαινα) is a town in the eastern part of the municipality of Pyrgos in the central part of the prefecture of Ilia. It is accessed by an old road connecting Pyrgos and Olympia and Tripoli (10th km) It now has the western junction, about 3 km W, the south junction about 1 to 2 km S and the east junction at about 3 km E.
Varympompi Varybombi (Greek: Βαρυμπόμπη) is a suburban community located about 20 km N of Athens via the nearest interchange (17th km) with GR-1/E75. Varympompi has 3 exits, at the 17th km, the 21st km and at around the 25th km to the north.
Vas o No Vas (Mexican game show) Vas o No Vas (English: Go or no Go) is the Mexican version of Deal or No Deal, broadcast by Televisa. The original version was transmitted on Saturday nights, however episodes are now also broadcast on weekday evenings.
Vas o No Vas (US game show) Vas o No Vas (Go or No Go) is the American Spanish-language version of Deal or No Deal, which debuted October 8, 2006, on the Telemundo Spanish language channel and produced by Endemol and NBC (the owners of Telemundo). It is hosted by HĂ©ctor Sandarti, who hosted the Mexican version of the same name for Televisa.
Vasa Museum The Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet) is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of DjurgĂĄrden, the museum displays the only intact 17th-century ship, the Vasa, an elaborately ornamented Swedish galleon that sank on the maiden voyage in 1628.
Vasa Order of America Founded in 1896 at the height of Swedish immigration to the United States, the Vasa Order of America is a Swedish-American fraternal order for Scandinavian-American families and their descendants. It is named for the House of Vasa, the historic kings of Sweden.
Vasa vasorum Most cells need to be within a few cell-widths of a capillary to stay alive, and the cells that make up the outer walls of a blood vessel are no exception. The network of smaller vessels that supply these cells is known as the vasa vasorum or vaso vasorum.
Vasabron Vasabron (Swedish: "The Vasa Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden connecting Norrmalm to Gamla stan, the old city. The bridge is, unintelligibly, named after King Gustav Vasa (1496-1560), perhaps because of the vicinity to the statue of the king in front of the House of Knights.
Vasai Creek Vasai Creek is an estuarine creek, one of the two main distributaries of the Ulhas River in Maharashtra state of western India. The Ulhas splits at the northeast corner of Salsette Island into its two main distributaries, Vasai Creek and Thane Creek.
Vasai Inter-Collegiate Evangelical Union Vasai Inter-Collegiate Evangelical Union (VICEU) is affiliated to the Union Of Evangelical Students of India-Maharashtra,which is a decentralised state unit of the Union of Evangelical Students of India(UESI). UESI is a student movement linking college/university Evangelical Unions (EUs) throughout the Indian subcontinent and is a member movement of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES).
Vasaloppet Vasaloppet is a long distance cross-country ski race (ski marathon) held in Dalarna, Sweden, annually on the first Sunday of March. It is one of the oldest, the longest, and the biggest cross-country ski race in the world.
Vasant Kanetkar Vasant Shankar Kanetkar or Vasant Kanetkar (वसन्त शंकर कानेटकर) (March 20, 1920 - January 31, 2000) was an Indian playwright who wrote in the Marathi language. He was born in the small town of Rahimatpur in what is now Satara District, Maharashtra.
Vasant Kunj Vasant Kunj is an upscale residential colony located in South West Delhi, India, with well over 100,000 residents. It is divided into 4 large sectors A, B, C and D - each of which is divided into several different pockets (ie.
Vasant Panchami Vasant Panchami is a Hindu festival celebrating Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music, and art. It is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the Indian month Magh (January-February), the first day of spring.
Vasantdada Patil Vasantdada Patil (November 13, 1917 - March 1, 1989) was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from May 17, 1977 to July 18, 1978 and again from February 2, 1983 to June 1, 1985.
Vasantrao Arjun Naik Vasantrao Arjun Naik (born 7 May 1920), popularly known as Bapusaheb Naik is one of the prominent social workers of the Konkan region. He was conferred the Konkan Ratna award, the highest civilian award for Konkani people in 1993.
Vasaramäki Vasaramäki (Finnish; Hammarbacka in Swedish) is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the southeast of the city centre, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb.
Vasat Virtual Academy for the Semi-Arid Tropics (VASAT) is a strategic coalition for information, communication and capacity building, operating in South Asia (SA), and West and Central Africa (WCA) in partnership with the Desert Margins Program (DMP). VASAT links and mobilizes stakeholders for drought mitigation in the semi-arid tropics (SAT).
Vasavi college of engineering Founded in 1981 by Vasavi Academy of Education, Vasavi College of Engineering represents a rich tradition of excellence in technology-based education. A premier-league institution among the affiliates of Osmania University, Vasavi College of Engineering owes its vision to Sri Pendekanti Venkata Subbaiah, a veteran statesman of Independent India.
Vasco da Gama Dom Vasco da Gama ( (Sines or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal, c. 1469 – December 24, 1524 in Kochi, India) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery, and the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.
Vasco da Gama class frigate The Vasco da Gama class is a class of frigates, of the MEKO® 200 PN German concept, and are the major surface ships of the Portuguese Navy. Portugal operates 3 ships of this class, which were built in Kiel by Blohm + Voss and later by HDW, using modular construction techniques.
Vasco de Lobeira Vasco de Lobeira (died 1403) was a medieval writer to whom is attributed the prose original of the romance Amadis de Gaula. In the Portuguese Chronicle of Gomes Eannes de Azurara (1454), the writing of AmadĂ­s is attributed to Vasco de Lobeira, who was dubbed knight after the Battle of Aljubarrota (1385).
Vasco de Quiroga Vasco de Quiroga (ca. 1470, Madrigal, Castile—March 14, 1565, Uruapan) was the first bishop of Michoacán, Mexico and one of the judges (oidores) in the second Audiencia that governed New Spain from January 10, 1531 to April 16, 1535.
Vasco Gonçalves General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves (pron. IPA []; Lisbon 3 May 1922–11 June 2005) was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as Prime Minister from July 18, 1974, to September 19, 1975.
Vasco Nunes Vasco Lucas Nunes is a Portuguese cinematographer, producer, and film director, born in Lisbon, Portugal. In 2003, he graduated from the American Film Institute, where he got a masters in Cinematography, but had began working in the film and television industry in the early '90s.
Vasco Pyjama Vasco Pyjama is a cartoon character created by Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig. The character featured in several books and editorials by its creator, the most notable of which was The Adventures of Vasco Pyjama.
Vasconia Vasconia (sometimes Wasconia) is an historical name derived from the ancient tribe of the Vascones and used in different times, specially in the Middle Ages, to refer to the Basque territories. It may refer to:
Vasconic languages The Vasconic languages are a hypothetical language family that was once widespread on the European continent before it was mostly replaced by Indo-European languages. Relics of the Vasconic languages are the Basque language and many toponyms all over Central and Western Europe.
Vascular access steal syndrome In nephrology, vascular access steal syndrome, also known less precisely as steal syndrome, refers to vascular insufficiency resulting from a poorly constructed arteriovenous fistula (Cimino fistula, or synthetic vascular graft-AV fistula).
Vascular cambium The vascular cambium is a lateral meristem: The vascular cambium is the source of both the secondary xylem (inwards) and the secondary phloem (outwards), and hence is located between these tissues in the stem and root. A few leaves even have a vascular cambium.
Vascular endothelial growth factor Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important signaling protein involved in both vasculogenesis (the de novo formation of the embryonic circulatory system) and angiogenesis (the growth of blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature). As its name implies, VEGF activity is restricted mainly to cells of the vascular endothelium, although it does have effects on a limited number of other cell types (e.
Vascular permeability Vascular permeability characterizes the capacity of a blood vessel wall to pass through small molecules (ions, water, nutrients) or even whole cells (lymphocytes on their way to the site of inflammation). Blood vessel walls are lined by a single layer of endothelial cells.
Vascular plant The vascular plants are plants in the kingdom Plantae (also called Viridiplantae) that have specialized tissues for conducting water. Vascular plants include the ferns, clubmosses, horsetails, flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Vascular resistance Vascular resistance is a term used to define the resistance to flow that must be overcome to push blood through the circulatory system. The resistance offered by the peripheral circulation is known as the systemic vascular resistance (SVR), while the resistance offered by the vasculature of the lungs is known as the pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR).
Vascular rings Vascular rings refers to a group of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in which one or both of the great arteries (aorta and pulmonary artery) and/or associated vessels form one or more complete or partial rings around the trachea and/or esophagus.
Vascular surgery Vascular surgery is the branch of surgery that occupies itself with surgical interventions of arteries and veins, as well as conservative therapies for disease of the peripheral vascular system. Surgery of the heart is the specialty of the cardiothoracic surgeon.
Vasculitis In medicine, vasculitis (plural: vasculitides) is a group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels due to leukocyte migration and resultant damage. While most vasculitides are rare, they generally affect several organ systems and can cause severe disability.
Vasculum A vasculum is a container used by botanists to keep field samples viable by maintaining a cool, humid environment. Vascula are typically flattened tin cylinders carried horizontally on a strap (so the specimens lie flat) lined with moistened cloth.
Vase de Noces Vase de Noces (1974) is a Belgian arthouse film directed by Thierry ZĂ©no and stars Dominique Garny. Better known by its English title, Wedding Trough, the film has never had an official theater release, but has been shown in film festivals around the world (notably at the Perth International Film Festival in 1975, which caused controversy with Australian censors).
Vase of Soissons The Vase of Soissons was a semi-legendary sacred vase that was held in a church in the Domain of Soissons during the Late Antiquity. The existence and the fate of the vase is mostly known due to the writings of Gregory of Tours (c.
Vasermil Stadium The Vasermil Stadium is a multi-use stadium in the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva. The stadium is designed as an open bowl (though a small part of one side has cover), and formerly had a running track, though this has now been bricked over.
Vasey Houghton William Vasey Houghton MLC (1921-01-03–2001-01-11), better known as Vasey Houghton, was an Australian politician, grazier, and conservationist. He was one of the longest-serving members of the Victorian State Parliament, spending eighteen years as a Member of the Legislative Council, nine of them on the front bench.
Vash (Star Trek) Vash was a Star Trek character who appeared in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Internet Movie Database : Jennifer Hetrick Vash was played by actress Jennifer Hetrick]. Her first appearance was in the Next Generation episode [[Captain's Holiday, where she was introduced as an outlaw and tomb raider who struck up a romance with Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Vash the Stampede Vash the Stampede (ヴァッシュ・ザ・スタンピード Basshu za Sutanpīdo) is the main character of Trigun, also known as The Humanoid Typhoon. He is the first person to be declared "an act of God" or "a human disaster.
Vashakidze (crater) Vashakidze is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side, just beyond the northeastern limb. This area of the surface is not completely hidden from the Earth, however, as suitable combinations of libration and sunlight will bring it into view.
Vashi Bridge The Vashi Bridge, (also the Mankhurd-Vashi Bridge), is a bridge, built across the Thane Creek that connects the city of Mumbai (Bombay) to the Indian mainland at Navi Mumbai (New Bombay). The bridge links the suburb of Mankhurd in Mumbai with Vashi in Navi Mumbai, the satellite city of Mumbai.
Vashist Muni Vashist Muni was an educationist and a Hindu missionary but came into prominence in Fiji when he assumed the leadership of the strike in the western districts of Fiji in 1921. He was born in Banaras, India in 1888 and arrived in Fiji, via Australia in May 1920.
Vashon Island Vashon-Maury Island, usually known as Vashon Island, is Puget Sound's largest island south of Admiralty Inlet. Part of unincorporated King County, Washington, it had a total population of 10,123 as of the 2000 census.
Vashon Island High School Vashon Island High School is a public high school located on Vashon Island, Washington. Vashon Island High School is the only high school to serve the island although there are private schools that run from preschool through 8th grade.
Vashti McCollum Vashti Cromwell McCollum (November 6 1912–August 20 2006) was the plaintiff in a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1948 in a landmark ruling that struck down religious education in the public schools. The defendent in the McCollum case was the school district of Champaign, Illinois, wherein instructors chosen by three religious faiths had taught classes within the public schools.
Vashti Murphy McKenzie Vashti Murphy McKenzie (born 30 May 1947) was elected as the first female bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is also the national chaplain of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and the granddaughter of Delta founder Vashti Turley Murphy.
Vasicek model In finance, the Vasicek model is a mathematical model describing the evolution of interest rates. It is a type of "one-factor model" (short rate model) as describes interest rate movements as driven by only one source of market risk.
Vasif Asadov Vasif Asadov (born 27 August 1965) is a retired triple jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Azerbaijan. He won bronze medals at the 1988 European Indoor Championships in Budapest and the 1995 Asian Championships in Jakarta.
Vasil Buraliev Vasil Buraliev (Macedonian: Васил Буралиев) is a software developer, composer, and producer from Republic of Macedonia . He is also regular contributur to the Plugin/PC World Macedonia magazine, writing articles on audio software.
Vasil Bykaŭ Vasil Uładzimiravič Bykaŭ (; ) (June 19, 1924 - June 22, 2003) a prolific author of novels and novellas about World War II, is a monumental figure in Belarusian literature and civic thought. The writer's talent and the moral courage that permeates his writings earned him endorsements for the Nobel Prize nomination from, among others, Nobel Prize laureates Joseph Brodsky and Czesław Miłosz.
Vasil Levski Vasil Levski (Bulgarian: Васил Левски, also transliterated as Vassil Levski), born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev (Васил Иванов Кунчев) was a Bulgarian revolutionary, ideologist, strategist and theoretician of the Bulgarian national revolution and leader of the struggle for liberation from Ottoman rule.
Vasil Levski National Stadium Vasil Levski National Stadium (), named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's largest stadium. The stadium has 43,340 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia.
Vasil Mzhavanadze Vasil Mzhavanadze (also Vasily; ; ; Kutaisi, - 5 September 1988) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR from September 1953 to September 28, 1972 and a member of the CPSU's Politburo from June 29, 1957 to December 18, 1972. Dismissed after a corruption scandal, he was replaced by Eduard Shevardnadze.
Vasil Tole Vasil Tole (born November 22, 1963) is an Albanian composer of European classical music, including opera, chamber music, orchestral works and various pieces for small ensembles and solo instruments. He is the author of several books, mostly about the music of Albania.
Vasil Tupurkovski Vasil Tupurkovski (Cyrillic: Васил Тупурковски) was born on April 8, 1951 in Skopje, Yugoslavia (Macedonia). He attended his primary and secondary education in Skopje, whilst the final year of his high school education was completed in the USA, where he had a study stay in Detroit, through the exchange programme "Youth for Understanding".
Vasile Alecsandri Vasile Alecsandri, (21 July 1821-22 August 1890) was a Romanian poet, playwright, politician, and diplomat. He collected Romanian folk songs and was one of the principal animators of the 19th century movement for Romanian cultural identity and union of Moldavia and Wallachia.
Vasile Dîncu Vasile Dincu (born 25 November 1961 in Năsăud) is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Romania to the European Union.
Vasile Luca Vasile Luca (born Luka László; June 8, 1898—July 23, 1963) was a Romanian communist politician, a leading member of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) from 1945 and until his imprisonment in the 1950s. Noted for his early activities in Hungary and the Soviet Union, he sided with Ana Pauker during World War II and returned to Romania as the Minister of Finance and one of the most recognizable leaders of the Communist regime.
Vasile M. Popov Vasile Mihai Popov (born 1928) is a leading systems theorist and control engineering specialist. He is well known for having developed a method to analyze stability of nonlinear dynamical systems, now known as Popov criterion.
Vasile Milea Vasile Milea (1 January 1927, LereĹźti, ArgeĹź - 22 December 1989) was Nicolae CeauĹźescu's minister of defense during the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and was involved in the reprisal phase of the revolution that took 162 lives.
Vasile Miriuţă Vasile Miriuţă (born October 19, 1968 in Baia Mare) is a Romanian-born Hungarian retired football player who played in Romania for FC Baia Mare, Dinamo Bucharest and Gloria Bistriţa, in Hungary for Győri Rába ETO, Videoton FC Fehérvár, Ferencváros Budapest, Újpest FC and Budapest Honvéd FC, in France for
Vasile Tomoiagă Vasile Tomoiaga (born January 20, 1964) was a 1984 Olympic Silver Medallist, along with fellow Romanians Dumitru Răducanu and Dimitrie Popescu. Their team competed in the Men's Rowing event, in the Coxed Pairs division.
Vasile Ursu Nicola Vasile Ursu Nicola, known as Horea, (born 1731 in Arada, near Câmpeni, present-day Romania; died 1785) was a Transylvanian Romanian leader of the Revolt of Horea, Cloşca and Crişan in 1784-85. After the revolt was defeated, he was executed by being broken on the wheel.
Vasileios Spanoulis Vasileios Spanoulis (; born August 7, 1982 in Larissa, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. Spanoulis was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft.
Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov () was a Soviet naval officer. On October 27 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a group of 11 United States Navy destroyers headed by the aircraft carrier USS Randolph entrapped a nuclear-armed Soviet Foxtrot class submarine B-59 near Cuba and started dropping depth charges.
Vasili Bazhenov Vasili Ivanovich Bazhenov (Василий Иванович Баженов in Russian) (March 1(12), 1737 or 1738 - August 2(13), 1799) was a famous Russian architect, graphic artist, architectural theorist, and teacher. He designed the Pashkov House (currently Russian State Library) in Moscow.
Vasili Bogazianos Vasili Bogazianos (born February 1, 1945 in Astoria, New York) is an American actor, best known for his role as Benjamin "Benny/Bingo" Sago #2 on the television series All My Children, which he played from 1980 to 1990.
Vasili I of Russia Vasiliy I Dmitriyevich (Василий I Дмитриевич in Russian) (1371 – February, 1425), Grand Prince of Moscow since 1389, oldest son of Dmitri Donskoi and Grand Princess Eudoxia - daughter of the Grand Prince Dmitry Konstantinovich of Nizhny Novgorod.
Vasili II of Russia Vasili II Vasiliyevich Tyomniy (Blind) (Василий II Васильевич Тёмный in Russian) (March 10, 1415 – March 27, 1462, Moscow) was the Grand Prince of Moscow whose long reign (1425-1462) was plagued by the greatest civil war of medieval Russian history.
Vasili III of Russia Vasili III Ivanovich (Russian: Василий III Иванович , also Basil) (March 251479 – December 31533, Moscow) was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1505 to 1533. He was the son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue and was christened with the name Gavriil (Гавриил).
Vasili Lazarev Vasili Grigoryevich Lazarev (Russian: Василий Григорьевич Лазарев; February 23, 1928 – December 31, 1990) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 12 spaceflight as well as the abortive Soyuz 18a launch.
Vasili Mitrokhin Vasili Nikitich Mitrokhin () (March 3 1922–January 23, 2004) was a Major and senior archivist for the Soviet Union's foreign intelligence service, the First Chief Directorate of the KGB, and co-author with Christopher Andrew of The Mitrokhin Archive: The KGB in Europe and the West, a massive account of Soviet intelligence operations based on copies of material from the archive. Work on the second volume, The Mitrokhin Archive II: The KGB in the World, was completed by Andrew in 2005 after Mitrokhin's death.
Vasili Pervukhin Vasili Alekseevich Pervukhin () (born January 1 1956 in Penza) was a Russian ice hockey player, who competed for the USSR. At the national level he played for Dizelist Penza between 1974 and 1976, and for HC Dynamo Moscow between 1976 and 1989.
Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin ( 1842 - 1904) was the most famous Russian battle painter and the first Russian artist to be widely recognized abroad. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led many of them to never be printed or exhibited.
Vasili Vinogradov Vinogradov Vasili Ivanovich ([] aka Vasily VinogradovEnglish spelling: vah-SEE-ley vee-nog-RAH-doff; Russian and Tatar Cyrillic: Виногра́дов Васи́лий Ива́нович; 1874-1948) was an ethnically Russian Tatar composer, violinist and pedagogue. TASSR Honoured Worker of Culture (1944).
Vasilievsky Island Vasilievsky Island is a district of Saint Petersburg, bordered by the rivers Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva (in the delta of Neva) from South and Northeast, and by the Gulf of Finland from the West. Situated just across the river from the Winter Palace, it constitutes a large portion of the city's historic center.
Vasiliki (Lefkada), Greece Vasiliki (Greek: Βασιλική), also Vassiliki is a town of the municipality of Lefkada, Greece in the island and the prefecture of the same name. The village is linked with a road linking with the island capital and to Porto Katsiki and the eastern half of the island.
Vasiliko (Zakynthos), Greece Vasiliko or Vassiliko (Greek: Βασιλικό), older forms: Vasilikon and Vassilikon is a village located in the southeastern part of the municipality and the island of Zakynthos. The road linking up to Gerakas and Zakynthos is to the north.
Vasilikos Vasilikos (Greek: Βασιλικός), also Vassilikos is a heavy industrial area, situated on the southern coast of Cyprus, between Larnaca and Limassol. Situated there is the island's largest power plant, a large cement processing plant, and a commercial dock.
Vasilios Spanoulis Vasilios Spanoulis is the fourth Greek basketball player and the first one from Larissa who is going to play in the NBA. He was born on August 7, 1982 in Larissa and started his career with GS Larissa where he played for seven years except one year (1998-1999) when he played for Keraunos Larissas.
Vasilissa, Martyr Valissa, Holy Martyr (300-309) was a small child when martyred, suffering in Nicomedia not long after the death of Anthimus. According to Russian Orthodox tradition, the torturers covered her whole body with wounds, but she remained faithful to Christ.
Vasiliy Alekseyev Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev (Russian:Василий Иванович Алексеев; born January 7, 1942 in village Pokrovo-Shishkino, Ryazan Oblast) is a former competitor from the Soviet Union, who may be considered the greatest superheavyweight weightlifter of all time. He set 80 world records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting.
Vasiliy Kaptyukh Vasiliy Kaptyukh (born June 27, 1967 in Molodechno) is a Belarusian discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1996. He has in fact never won gold or silver medals in major competitions, and he finished fourth in major contests such as the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Vasiliy Khmelevskiy Vasiliy Vladimirovich Khmelevskiy () (born 14 January,1948 in the village of Mikolaikovschina, Grodno Oblast, Byelorussian SSR) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Hammer Throw. He trained at Dynamo in Stavropol, and studied at the Stavropol Pedagogical Institute
Vasiliy Mate Vasiliy Vasilyevich Mate (sometimes spelled Vasily Mathé, ) (1856-1917), was a Russian artist and engraver. While he was not the author of any major original works, he was one of the major engravers in Russia during the late 19th century.
Vasiliy Ulrikh Vasiliy Vasilievich Ulrikh (July 13, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was a senior judge of the Soviet Union during most of the regime of Joseph Stalin. In this capacity, Ulrikh served as the presiding judge at many of the major show trials of the Great Purges in the Soviet Union.
Vasily Abaev Vasilij Ivanovich Abaev (Ossetian: Васо Абайты, Russian: Василий Иванович Абаев, also transilterated as Abaity and Abayev; 15 December 1900 in Kobi, Georgia — 18 March 2001 in Saint Petersburg) was an ethnically Ossetian Soviet linguist specializing in Ossetian and Iranian linguistics.
Vasily Aksyonov Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov (Russian: Василий Павлович Аксёнов, born August 20 1932 in Kazan) is a Russian novelist who began his career in the Soviet era. He is known in the West as the author of The Burn (Russian: "Ожог" - Ozhog, 1975) and the critically acclaimed Generations of Winter (Russian: "Московская сага", Moskovkaya saga, 1992), a family saga depicting three generations of the Gradov family in 1925–1953.
Vasily Andreyevich Dolgorukov Prince Vasily Andreyevich Dolgorukov (князь Василий Андреевич Долгоруков) (1804-1868), Russian statesman, General of the Cavalry (1856, a full General equivalent), Minister of War (1852-1856), Chief of Gendarmes and Executive Head of the Third Section of H.I.
Vasily Azhaev Vasily Nikolaevich Azhaev (also spelled Ajaev; ; born - April 27 1968) was a Russian writer, the author of novels Daleko ot Moskvy (Far from Moscow) (1948, Stalin Prize of 1949), base of a film and an opera. He died at age 53.
Vasily Bartold Vasily Vladimirovich Bartold (, also known as Wilhelm Barthold; in Saint Petersburg — 19 August 1930 in Leningrad) was a Russian historian who succeeded Wilhelm Radloff as the greatest authority in the field of Turcology. His contributions to our understanding of the medieval culture of Central Asia are particularly valuable, earning him the moniker of the "Gibbon of Turkestan".
Vasily Bessel Vasily Vasil’yevich Bessel (Russian: Василий Васильевич Бессель April 25 [OS April 13], 1843 (1842?) St Petersburg – March 1, [OS February 16] 1907, Zurich) was a Russian music publisher.

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