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Vasily Blyukher Vasily Konstantinovich Blyukher (also spelled Blücher, Blukher, Bliukher etc, Russian: Василий Константинович Блюхер) ( - November 9, 1938), Soviet military commander, was among the prominent victims of Stalin's Great Purge of the late 1930s.
Vasily Degtyarev Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyarev (; January 2, 1880, Tula – January 16, 1949, Moscow) was a Russian weapons designer, Major General of the Engineering and Artillery Service, Doctor of Technical Sciences (1940), and Hero of Socialist Labor (1940, he received the second such award in the history just two weeks later than Joseph Stalin himself). He became a CPSU member in 1941.
Vasily Dzhugashvili Vasily Iosifovich Dzhugashvili (Russian Василий Иосифович Джугашвили), known also as Vasily Stalin (Russian Василий Иосифович Сталин), March 21 1921 – March 19 1962, was the son of Joseph Stalin and of his second wife, Nadezhda Alliluyeva.
Vasily Grossman Vasily Semyonovich Grossman (alternatively spelled Vassily, Vasiliy, Russian language: Василий Семёнович Гроссман), December 12 1905 – September 14 1964, was a prominent Soviet-era writer and journalist.
Vasily Chuikov Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (Васи́лий Ива́нович Чуйко́в) (February 12, 1900 - March 18, 1982) was a lieutenant general in the Soviet Red Army during World War II, two times Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945), who after the war became a Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Vasily Kalinnikov Vasily Sergeyevič Kalinnikov (Russian: Васиь Сергеьевич Калинников) ( – January 11, 1901) was a Russian composer of two symphonies, several additional orchestral works and numerous songs, all of them imbued with characteristics of folksong. His symphonies, particularly the First, were frequently performed in the early 20th century.
Vasily Klyuchevsky Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky (January 28, 1841–May 25, 1911) dominated the Russian historiography at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. He is still regarded as one of three most reputable Russian historians, alongside Nikolay Karamzin and Sergey Solovyov.
Vasily Kochubey Vasily Leontivych Kochubey (Ukrainian: Василiй Леонтiйович Кочубей) (circa 1640 - July 15, 1708) was a Ukrainian nobleman and statesman. His great-grandson was the eminent imperial statesman Viktor Kochubey.
Vasily Kuznetsov (politician) Vasily Vasilyevich Kuznetsov (; – 5 June, 1990), Russian Soviet political figure; acting chairman of Presidium of Supreme Soviet (President of the Soviet Union) from 1982 to 1983, for a second time in 1984, and for a third time in 1985.
Vasily Lanovoy Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy (Russian: Василий Семенович Лановой) (born 1934) is a Ukrainian-born Russian actor who works in the Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow. He is also known as the President of Artek Festival of Films for Children.
Vasily Lanskoy Vasily Sergeyevich Lanskoy (Russian: Василий Сергеевич Ланской) (1754 - 1831) was a Russian statesman, politician, and Minister of the Interior from August 29 of 1823 to April 19 of 1828.
Vasily Livanov Vasily Borisovich Livanov OBE (, born 19 July, 1935) is one of the most easily recognizable Russian film actors and the only one to receive an Order of the British Empire (of the second degree, for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes).
Vasily Lukich Dolgorukov Prince Vasiliy Lukich Dolgorukov (Василий Лукич Долгоруков in Russian) (1672-November 8, 1739) was a Russian diplomat and minister who was the most powerful man in the country in the later years of Peter II's reign.
Vasily Nalimov Vasily Nalimov (Василий Васильевич Налимов), born 1910 and died 1997, was a Russian philosopher and humanist. His main areas of research were the philosophy of probability and its biological, mathematical, and linguistic manifestations.
Vasily Petrov Vasily Ivanovich Petrov (born January 15, 1917) was appointed Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1983. He commanded the Far Eastern Military District in 1972-76 and served as Commander-in-Chief of Ground Forces in 1980-85.
Vasily Rozanov Vasily Vasilievich Rozanov (Василий Васильевич Рóзанов) (1856 - 1919) was one of the most controversial Russian writers and philosophers of the pre-revolutionary epoch. His views have been termed the "religion of procreation", as he tried to reconcile Christian teachings with ideas of healthy sex and family life and not, as his adversary Nikolai Berdyaev put it, "to set up sex in opposition to the Word".
Vasily Shukshin Vasily Makarovich Shukshin (Russian: Васи́лий Мака́рович Шукши́н; 25 July 1929 – 2 October 1974) was a notable Soviet/Russian actor, writer, screenwriter and movie director from the Altay region who specialized in rural themes. Upon his death, Shukshin was interred at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.
Vasily Shumov Vasily Shumov (russian: Василий Герардович Шумов, birth date about 1969) is a russian/american artist, musician, multimedia and experimental artist, short film director. He is probably best known for his music band Center, which was formed in Soviet Union (late 1970-es - early 1980-es) and is based in Los Angeles, USA since 1990.
Vasily Sokolovsky Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky (Russian: Василий Данилович Соколовский) (July 21, 1897 - May 10, 1968), Soviet military commander, was born into a peasant family in Kozliki, a small town in the province of Grodno, near Białystok in Poland (then part of the Russian Empire). He worked as a teacher in a rural school, where he took part in a number of protests and demonstrations against the Tsar.
Vasily Stasov Vasily Petrovich Stasov (Russian: Василий Петрович Стасов) (1769–1848), Russian architect, extensively travelled in France and Italy, where he became professor of St Luke Academy in Rome. On his return home, he was elected to the Imperial Academy of Arts (1811).
Vasily Strelnikov Vasily Strelnikov (, also known as агрессивный друг прогрессивной молодёжи) is a well-known Russian New York-born VJ, most commonly know to the Boomerang Generation as the voice behind MTV Russia, which he was during the 1998/2002 timeframe. Vasily arguably had the peak popularity with his morning show called Weekend's Whim (Викендный Каприз).
Vasily Surikov Vasily Ivanovich Surikov (Василий Иванович Суриков) (January 241848 (Julian calendar: January 12) – March 19 1916 (Julian calendar: March 6)) was the foremost Russian painter of large-scale historical subjects. His major pieces are among the best-known paintings in Russia.
Vasily Tatishchev Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev (Russian: Васи́лий Ники́тич Тати́щев, April 19, 1686- July 15, 1750) was a prominent Russian statesman, and ethnographer, best remembered as the author of the first full-scale Russian history. Throughout this work, he entertains his favourite idea that autocracy is the perfect form of government for Russia.
Vasily Tikhomirov Vasiliy Mikhailovich Tikhomirov (1876-1956) was a dancer (from 1895) and a choreographer (from 1913) at the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow. His most distinguished production was the The Red Poppy (1927), with his wife Yekaterina Geltzer in the main role.
Vasily Vasilievsky Vasily Grigorievich Vasilievsky (also spelled Vasiljevskij and Wasiliewski, Russian: Василий Григорьевич Васильевский) was a Russian historian who founded the St. Petersburg school of medieval studies and was a major force in Byzantine studies during the second half of the 19th century.
Vasily Volsky Vasily Timofeyevich Volsky (March 10, 1897 — February 22, 1946) was the Colonel General of Soviet tank forces who led the Fourth mechanized cavalry corps during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. They entered the South-east siege in Operation Uranus to obtain an encirclement by destroying the Romanian army commanded by Gebele.
Vasily Zaytsev Captain Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev ( IPA: ) (March 23, 1915–December 15, 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II who between November 10 and December 17, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad killed 225 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies, including 11 enemy snipersBiography at the website on Heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia His military rank at the time was Junior Lieutenant. By the end of the war, Zaytsev had made 242 verified kills, although some argue it might have been as many as 400.
Vasily Zhukovsky Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (29 Jan/9 Feb 1783, Mishenskoe near Tula - 12/24 Apr 1852, Baden-Baden) was the foremost Russian poet of the 1810s. He is credited with introducing the Romantic Movement to Russian literature.
Vaska's complex Vaska's complex is the trivial name for trans-chlorocarbonylbis(triphenylphosphine)iridium(I) with the formula IrCl(CO)[P(C6H5)3]2. This square planar diamagnetic organometallic complex consists of a central iridium atom bound to two mutually trans triphenylphosphine ligands as w
Vaslav Nijinsky Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (Вацлав Фомич Нижинский; transliterated: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinsky; Polish: Wacław Niżyński) (March 12, 1890 – April 8, 1950) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish origin. Nijinsky was one of the most gifted male dancers in history, and he became celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations.
Vaso Čubrilović Vaso Čubrilović was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1897. He was a student in Sarajevo, when Danilo Ilić recruited him and his friend, Cvjetko Popović, to help assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Vaso Kolida Vaso Kolida, in Greek: Βάσω Κόλλιδα, is a Greek fashion model. Although she is one the new faces to come on to the model world, she has appeared in numerous fashion magazines in Greece as well as beyond.
Vasoconstrictor A vasoconstrictor, also vasopressor or simply pressor, is any substance that acts to cause vasoconstriction (narrowing of the lumena of blood vessels) and usually results in an increase of the blood pressure. The opposite process, vasodilation, is the opening of blood vessels.
Vasopressin Arginine vasopressin (AVP), also known as argipressin or antidiuretic hormone (ADH), is a human hormone that is mainly released when the body is low on water; it causes the kidneys to conserve water by concentrating the urine and reducing urine volume. It also has various functions in the brain and blood vessels.
Vaspurakan Vaspurakan (also transliterated as Vasbouragan in Western Armenian; , meaning the "noble land" or "land of princes") was a province and then kingdom of Greater Armenia during the Middle Ages centered around Lake Van. The region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.
Vasquez Rocks Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park is a 745 acre (3 km²) northern Los Angeles County, California USA park acquired by LA County government in the 1970s. It is in the Agua Dulce vicinity between the Antelope Valley and the Santa Clarita Valley just north of Los Angeles and seen easily by motorists driving the Antelope Valley Freeway.
Vasquez, Moriz and Felipe Vasquez, Moriz, and Felipe were the three lighthousemen stationed at the Staten Island lighthouse by the Government of Argentina in Jules Verne's 1905 novel, Le Phare du bout du monde ("The Lighthouse at the End of the World").
Vass Borbokis Vass Borbokis was born on the 10 February 1969. He began his career at AEK Athens, playing 86 games as a right back, though in 1997 new Sheffield United manager Nigel Spackman signed him for 1 million pounds, as well as fellow countryman Traianos Dellas.
Vassa Vassa (from Pāli vasso, Sanskrit varṣaḥ, both "rain", , pansa or phansaa; ), also called Rains Retreat, is the traditional retreat during the rainy season lasting for three lunar months from July to October. During this time Buddhist monks remain in a single place, generally in their temples.
Vassago Vassago, in demonology, is a mighty Prince of Hell (see Hierarchy of demons), ruling over twenty-six legions of demons. He can be persuaded to tell the magician of events past and future, can discover hidden and lost things, and has a "good" nature.
Vassal A vassal or liege, in the terminology that both preceded and accompanied the feudalism of medieval Europe, is one who enters into mutual obligations with a lord, usually of military support and mutual protection, in exchange for certain guarantees, which came to include the terrain held as a fief. By analogy it is applied to similar systems in other feudal societies.
Vassall Tribunal The Vassall Tribunal was a public inquiry undertaken in 1963 by the British government in the wake of the John Vassall affair. Vassall, a civil servant working in the Admiralty, had been revealed the previous year to be a Soviet spy, and considerable criticism had been leveled at the security arrangements that were in place.
Vassallo-Paleologo Vassallo-Paleologo is a family that stemmed from Milian during the Crusades and eventually settled at the Byzantine court. From the 12th century until the fall of the Byzantine Empire, they served each Emperor, who confirmed each as Counts of the Empire.
Vassar College Vassar College is a private, coeducational, highly selective liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded as a women's college in 1861, it was the first member of the Seven Sisters to become coeducational.
Vassar Miller Vassar Miller (born July 19, 1924 in Houston, died October 31, 1998), the daughter of a prominent architect. She began writing as a child, composing on a typewriter due to the cerebral palsy which affected her speech and movement.
VassĂĄs Bridge VassĂĄs Bridge (VassĂĄs bru) is a cantilever bridge that crosses the fjord Osan near the town of TerrĂĄk in Bindal municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge is 400 metres long, and the main span is 160 metres.
Vassfaret Vassfaret is a desolate mountain valley in southern Norway, bordering Flå, Nes, Ringerike and Sør-Aurdal municipalities and Oppland and Buskerud counties. The valley is also said to be in between the Hallingdal and Hedalen (in Valdres) landscapes.
Vassian Patrikeyev Vassian Patrikeyev, also known as Vassian Kosoy (Вассиан Патрикеев, Вассиан Косой in Russian; real name - knyaz Василий Иванович Патрикеев, or Vasili Ivanovich Patrikeyev) (c. 1470 - between 1531 and 1545) was a Russian ecclesiastic and political figure and writer.
Vassilii Tarasyuk Vassilii Michailovich Tarasyuk (Russian: Василий Михайлович Тарасюк, also transliterated as Vasily Mikhailovich Tarasuk; born October 10, 1948) is a member of the State Duma of Russia. He is a member of the LDPR, and is Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Natural Resources and Utilization.
Vassilij Rotsjev Vasillij Pavlovich Rotsjev () (born December 22 1951 in the village of Bakur, Izhemsky District, Komi ASSR) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s and early 1980s, training at Dynamo in Syktyvkar. He won two medals for the USSR at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York with a gold in the 4x10 km relay and a silver in the 30 km.
Vassilios Papageorgopoulos Vasileios Papageorgopoulos (born 27 June 1947 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek politician and retired sprinter who won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as the bronze medal in 100 metres at the 1971 European Championships in Athletics. He first got involved in politics in 1978 when he was elected City councilor of Thessaloniki.
Vassilis Leventis Vassilis Leventis (Greek: Βασίλης or Βασίλειος Λεβέντης; born 1951, Messinia, Greece) is a Greek politician, leader of the Greek centrist party, Union of Centrists (Greek: Ένωση Κεντρώων). Vassilis Leventis is the fourth child of Apostolos and Gregoria Leventis.
Vassilis Tsiartas Vassilios Tsiartas has been labelled by many as perhaps one of the most naturally talented Greek footballers of his generation. Tsiartas was born on November 12th, 1972 in Alexandria, Greece and currently resides in Athens.
Vassilis Tsitsanis Vassilis Tsitsanis (Βασίλης Τσιτσάνης January 18, 1915 – January 18, 1984) was a Greek singer and songwriter. He became one of the leading composers and singers of rebetiko music, which was banned in Greece during its early years, and on the later laika style.
Vassilis Vassilikos Vassilis Vassilikos (Βασίλης Βασιλικός) (born November 18, 1934) is a prolific Greek writer and diplomat. A native of the northern Greek island of Thassos, Vassilikos grew up in Salonika, graduating from Law School there before moving to Athens to work as a journalist.
Vassilissis Sofias Avenue Vassilissis Sofias Avenue or Vasilissis Sofias Avenue (Greek: Λεωφόρος Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας Leoforos Vassilissis Sofias) is a major avenue in the east side of Athens, the Greek capital. The avenue is named after Queen Sophia the consort of King Constantine I.
Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin () (January 5, 1953 in Perm – December 1998) (from famous russian family of Solomin) was a boxer, who represented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg), after being beaten in the semifinals by Romania's eventual silver medalist Simion Cutov.
Vassily Ivanchuk Vassily Ivanchuk, also transliterated as Vasyl () (born March 18 1969), is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. Ivanchuk has an ELO rating of 2750 on the FIDE January 2007 ratings list, making him number five in the world and Ukraine's number one.
Vastitas Borealis Vastitas Borealis (vastitas, Latin, widespread lowlands; borealis, Latin, northern) is the largest lowland region of Mars. It is in the northernly latitudes of the planet and encircles the northern polar region.
Vasto Vasto (Greek: ; Latin: Histonium, Istonium, and Histonios; formerly also, Guastaymonis, Il Vasto, and Il Vasto d'Ammone) is a town on the Adriatic coast of the Province of Chieti in southern Abruzzo, Italy. The population is approximately 35,000.
Vasudev Balwant Phadke Vasudeo Balwant Phadke (Marathi: वासुदेव बळवंत फडके) (1845-11-04–1883-02-17) was an Indian revolutionary and is widely regarded as the "father of the armed struggle" of India's independence. Moved by the plight of the farmer community in Maharastra, he formed a revolutionary group, known as Ramoshi, which waged a struggle to overthrow the British Raj
Vasudhara Dairy Vasudhara Dairy (Valsad District's Milk Producers Union Ltd) is headquartered in Alipore, approx 3 Kms form Chikhli. It produces and markets milk and ghee (clarified butter) for local market under brand name Amul.
Vasyl Avramenko Vasyl Kyrylovych Avramenko (; sometimes transcribed as Vasile) (1895-1981), was a Ukrainian actor, dancer, choreographer, balletmaster, director, and film producer, credited with spreading Ukrainian folk dance across the world. For his unparalleled missionary zeal and his love of Ukrainian culture, he is considered by many to be the "Father of Ukrainian Dance.
Vasyl Karazin Vasyl Nazarovych Karazin (, ; January 30, 1773 – November 4, 1842) was a Ukrainian Enlightenment intellectual, inventor, and scientific publisher in Imperial Russia. He is the founder of Kharkiv University, which now bears his name.
Vasyl Stus Vasyl Semenovych Stus (; January 8 1938 - September 4 1985) was a Ukrainian poet and publicist, one of the most active members of Ukrainian dissident movement. For his political convictions, his works were banned by the Soviet regime and he spent 23 years (about a half of his life) in detention.
Vasyl Verkhovynets Vasyl' Mykolayovych Verkhovynets' (1880 - 1938) was an actor, conductor, voice teacher, amateur musicologist, balletmaster, choreographer and dance ethnographer He is credited for fundamentally altering the course of Ukrainian dance by devising a method of transcribing dance to paper, recording traditional dances and steps from numerous villages, setting dances on a stage, and fostering generations of Ukrainian dance researchers and practitioners. He was also the founder of the modern three-part hopak.
Vasyl Volha Vasil Volga was a candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, nominated by the non-governmental organization "Public Control", of which he has been chair since 2000. Born in 1968 he is one of the youngest presidential candidates.
Vasyl' Potapenko Vasyl' Potapenko — (1886—1934) born in Berezna, Mensk region, Chernihiv province was the guide-boy for the kobzar Tereshko Parkhomenko. A a guide-boy he was a participant of the ХІІth Archeological congress held in Kharkiv in 1902.
Vat Yotkeo Vat Yotkeo was a temple in Laos which was built between during the rule of King Sai Setthathirat. It was discovered in April 2006 during the construction of a major road and was destroyed in 1828 by the Thais, who burned and pillaged Vientiane following the defeat of the last king of the Vientiane dynasty of Lan Xang, Chao Anouvong.
Vataman Vataman or Vataman Chowkdi is a small village in the western state of Gujarat in India located at a crossroads about an hour and a half from Ahmedabad or Amdavad airport on the road to Palitana. There is a beautiful Jain derasar dedicated to the Bhagwans (God) Adinath or Rishabha that was consecrated with great fanfare and devotion by Anilaben and Sureshbhai Bapalalbhai Shah of Palanpur and Mumbai in April 2003.
Vatapá Vatapá is Brazilian food made from bread, shrimp, coconut milk, palm oil and nuts (peanuts and/or cashews) mashed into a creamy paste. It is a typical condiment in the northeastern state of Bahia where it is commonly eaten with acarajé, an Afro-Brazilian street food made from black eyed peas formed into a ball and then deep-fried in palm oil.
Vater Unser Part II (Psalm 23) Vater Unser Part II (Psalm 23) (Lord's Prayer Part II (Pslam 23)) is the eighth single released by the German music project, E Nomine, and appears on the 2004 album Das Beste aus... Gottes Beitrag und Teufels Werk.
Vatersay Vatersay (Scottish Gaelic: Bhatarsaigh) is the southernmost inhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of about seventy people. Also, the westernmost permanently inhabited place in Great Britain.
Vates The earliest Latin writers used vates to denote "prophets" and soothsayers in general; the word fell into disuse in Latin until it was revived by Virgil Then Ovid] could describe himself as the vates of [[Eros (mythology)|Eros (Amores 3.9).
Vateshvara Vateshvara (वटेश्वर) (born 880), a 10th century Indian mathematician who presented several trigonometric identities. He was the author of Vateswara Siddhanta written in 904 AD, a treatise focusing on astronomy and applied mathematics.
Vath Sarn Vath Sarn is a fictional comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial from the planet Rann, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. He first appeared in DC Comics' Green Lantern Corps: Recharge # 1 (November 2005), and was created by writers Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons, and artist Patrick Gleason.
Vathek Vathek (alternatively titled Vathek, an Arabian Tale or The History of the Caliph Vathek) is a Gothic novel written by William Thomas Beckford. It was composed in French in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley, in which form it was published in 1786.
Vathia (Laconia), Greece Vathia (Greek: Βαθειά), also Vatheia is a little town in Messenian Mani that was famous for its grand pyrgoi. Vathi is situated in a hilly setting, and is linked with the road linking north to Areopoli and Kalamata and south to Cape Tenaro/Matapan.
Vathy (disambiguation) Vathy (Greek: Βαθύ), also Vathi may refer to numerous places throughout Greece. The name comes from the Greek word meaning "deep or depth" or commonly "deep harbor" or "deep harbour":
Vatche Hovsepian Vatche Hovsepian (sometimes credited as Vatche Housepian) is a duduk player. Together with Antranik Askarian, he performed the duduk parts on the first track, "The Feeling Begins," of Peter Gabriel's Passion album.
Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope, observing in the optical and infrared, is situated on Mount Graham in Arizona and is operated by the Vatican Observatory. In contrast to its sister telescopes of the Mount Graham International Observatory it is equipped with all the amenities required for a nice stay above 10,000 feet.
Vatican Bank The Vatican Bank is a common name given to the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR) or Institute for Religious Works, the central bank for the Roman Catholic Church located in Vatican City. It is run by a professional bank CEO who reports directly to a committee of cardinals, and ultimately to the Pope (or the Cardinal Camerlengo during an interregnum), the only papal financial institution not overseen by the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.
Vatican City Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae; ), is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 44 hectares (108.
Vatican Hill The Vatican Hill (in Latin, Vaticanus Mons) is the name given, long before the founding of Christianity, to one of the hills on the side of the Tiber opposite the traditional seven hills of Rome. It may have been the site of an Etruscan town called Vaticum.
Vatican Islam Conspiracy The Vatican Islam Conspiracy is a conspiracy theory from Alberto Rivera produced by Jack Chick in his comic book tract "The Prophet". Rivera, who claimed to be a former Jesuit priest, alleged that he had been given secret information by Augustin Cardinal Bea] that proved the [[Roman Catholic Church created Islam through the manipulation of people and events around Muhammad.
Vatican Library The Vatican Library (Latin: Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana) is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts.
Vatican Museums The Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) are the public art and sculpture museums in the Vatican City, which display works from the extensive collection of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Julius II founded the museums in the 16th century.
Vatican Observatory The Vatican Observatory (Specola Vaticana) is the astronomical research and educational institution of the Holy See. The headquarters of the observatory are located at Castelgandolfo, Italy, sharing the summer residence of the Pope.
Vatican Secret Archives The Vatican Secret Archives (Latin: Archivum Secretum Apostolicum Vaticanum; Italian: Archivio Segreto Vaticano), located in Vatican City, is the central repository for all of the acts promulgated by the Holy See. These archives also contain the state papers, correspondence, papal account books,See Pastor, History of the Popes, vol.
Vaticanologist Vaticanologist is a term coined in the mid-to-late twentieth century to describe journalists, academics and commentators whose area of expertise is in studying and understanding the manner by which the Holy See and the Roman Catholic Church operates. Particular emphasis is placed on the selection and appointment mechanisms by which its leadership elite emerges.
Vaticinia Nostradami The Vaticinia Michaelis Nostradami de Futuri Christi Vicarii ad Cesarem Filium (prophecies of Michel Nostradamus on the Future Vicars of Christ (Popes) to Cesar (the/my) son), in short, Vaticinia Nostradami, (Prophesies of Nostradamus) is a collection of eighty watercolor images compiled as an illustrated codex. It was discovered in 1982 by the Italian journalists Enza Massa and Roberto Pinotti in the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma (Central National Library) in Rome, Italy.
Vatnsfirðings The Vatnsfirðings (or Vatnsfirðingar) were one of the most influential family clans in 12th century Iceland during the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth. Their domain of influence was based around Ísafjörður.
Vatopedi The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi was built during the second half of the 10th century, by three monks, Athanasius, Nicholas, and Antonius from Adrianople, who were the pupils of Athanasius the Athonite. Although tradition says that it was built by Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius to honour the miraculous salvation by the Virgin Mary of his son from a shipwreck.
Vatra (literary magazine) The Vatra literary magazine was founded in 1885 by Ion Luca Caragiale, George Coşbuc and Ioan Slavici and was published in Romanian in the city of Târgu Mureş, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (now in Romania).
Vatta's War Vatta's War is the collective name for an on-going science fiction series by Texas writer Elizabeth Moon. Three books have been published so far and the fourth, Command Decision, is scheduled to be released February 27, 2007.
Vattakottai Vattakottai (or 'Circular Fort') is a seaside fort near Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India ; it was built in the 18th century as a coastal defence-fortification and barracks in the erstwhile Travancore kingdom.
Vatteluttu Vatteluttu (or "rounded writing") is an abugida writing system used to write Dravidian languages of South India and Sri Lanka. It was also an ancient writing system used for writing Tamil language after the second century CE replacing an older Tamil-Brahmi script based on the brahmi writing system.
Vattenfall Vattenfall is a Swedish energy company and one of the leading energy producers in Northern Europe. The name Vattenfall is Swedish for waterfall, and is an abbreviation of its original name, Royal Waterfall Board (Kungliga Vattenfallstyrelsen).
Vattenfall Cyclassics 2006 The 2006 edition of the Vattenfall Cyclassics cycle race took place in the German city of Hamburg on July 30, 2006. The race was the continuation of the old HEW Cyclassics, which no rider has managed to win twice.
Vatul Vatul (Vathul / Vatula / Vathula) is a Sanskrit word that has several meanings including "enlightened, lashed by the wind to the point of losing one's sanity, god's madcap, detached from the world, and seeker of truth." The terms Vatul and Baul are applied to mystics, originally Hindu and Sufi-Muslim respectively, who dedicated their lives to the quest for spiritual harmony and experience.

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