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Year Without a Summer The Year Without a Summer, also known as the Poverty Year and Eighteen hundred and froze to death, was 1816, in which severe summer climate abnormalities destroyed crops in Northern Europe, the American Northeast and eastern Canadahttp://new-brunswick.net/Saint_John/timedate.
Year Zero (political notion) The term Year Zero, applied to the takeover of Cambodia in 1975 by the Khmer Rouge, is an analogy to the Year One of the French Revolutionary Calendar. During the French Revolution, after the abolition of the French monarchy (September 20, 1792), the National Convention instituted a new calendar and declared the beginning of the Year I.
Year-round school Year-Round School is the operation of educational institutions on a calendar-system that tracks students into class schedules throughout the entire calendar year. A primary motivation is that higher student throughput is accomplished via more effective scheduling of school resources.
Year-To-Date Year-To-Date (YTD) is a period starting January 1 of the current year and ending today. Year-to-date is used in many contexts, mainly for recording results of an activity in the time between today's date and the beginning of either the calendar or fiscal year.
Yearbook A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually as a report or summary of statistics or facts. Virtually all American, Canadian and Indian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks.
Yearbook (TV series) Yearbook was a documentary television series that aired on the FOX Network in 1991. It is one of the earliest examples of a reality series as it chronicled the school and home lives of various students of Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois — a suburb of Chicago.
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches First published as the Federal Council Year Book in 1916, The Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches is a comprehensive descriptive and statistical listing of major religious bodies and other important religion-related organizations in the U.S.
Yearly Meeting Members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, use the term Yearly Meeting to refer to an organization comprised of a collection of smaller, more frequent constituent meetings within a geographical area. These constituent meetings go by various names such as Quarterly Meetings, which meet four times a year, and Monthly Meetings.
Yeast artificial chromosome A yeast artificial chromosome (short YAC) is a vector used to clone large DNA fragments (larger than 100 kb and up to 3000 kb). It is an artificially constructed chromosome and contains the telomeric, centromeric, and replication origin sequences needed for replication and preservation in yeast cells.
Yeast extract Yeast extract is the common name for various forms of processed yeast products that are used as food additives or flavourings. They are often used in the same way that monosodium glutamate (MSG) is used, and, like MSG, often contain free glutamic acids.
Yeats (horse) Yeats was foaled on April 23 2001 at Derrinstown Stud, and is owned by Ballydoyle and Coolmore Stud boss John Magnier. By Sadler's Wells, out of Lyndonville, he was unbeaten in 3 starts, including the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial in May 2004, and was hot favourite for the Epsom Derby, but met with a setback just days before the race and missed the rest of the season, returning almost 1 year later, finishing 2nd in a Group 3 in Ireland on heavy ground.
YeĂ­smo YeĂ­smo is a distinctive feature of many dialects of the Spanish language, which consists of the loss of the traditional palatal lateral approximant phoneme (written ll) and its merger into the phoneme (written y), usually realized as a palatal fricative or affricate. The term yeĂ­smo comes from the Spanish name of the letter y (i griega or ye).
Yebisu is a beer produced by the Sapporo Breweries Limited. It comes in three varieties: Yebisu (Premium), a Dortmunder/export lager; Yebisu Black, a Euro dark lager; and Yebisu Cho-choki-jukusei, a Dortmunder/export lager.
Yecla Yecla is a town and municipality in eastern Spain, in the extreme north of the autonomous community of Murcia. The only way to arrive is by car; The most important mountains of the locality are Sierra de Salinas (1.
Yecla de Yeltes Yecla de Yeltes is a large municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 76 kilometres from the city of Salamanca and as of 2003 has a population 339 people.
Yedidya Yaari [Vern Clark], Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), far right, presents Vice Adm. Yedidia Ya'ari, Commander in Chief, Israel Navy, with the Legion of Merit during a full honors ceremony on his behalf at the Washington Navy Yard's Navy Museum, escorted by Rear Adm.
Yedinstvo Yedinstvo or Edinstvo (English:Unity) was a faction within the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) between 1914 and 1917 and then a small independent party in 1917 and 1918. It was led by Georgi Plekhanov.
Yedisan Yedisan (also Jedisan or Edisan) is a historical region in modern southwestern Ukraine and southeastern Moldova (southern Transnistria). The region lies to the north of the Black Sea between the Dniester and Dnieper rivers.
Yedoma Yedoma is methane-releasing permafrost. The amount of carbon trapped in this type of permafrost is much more prevalent than originally thought and may be 100 times the amount of carbon released into the air each year by the burning of fossil fuels.
Yee Hope Yee Hope (:二合) is a now defunct Hong Kong football club which played in the Hong Kong First Division League between 1997 and 2001. In 1999-00 and 2000-01, the team played in the name "Orient & Yee Hope Union" due to sponsorship reason.
Yee Wo Street Yee Wo Street (怡和街) is a street in East Point and Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Its junction with Hennessy Road is one of the busiest junction in Hong Kong, making its one of the most expansive shops in the city.
Yeek Yeeks are a fictional race of goblin-like humanoids found in many roguelike games, such as Moria, Angband and ZAngband. Yeeks are described as "Strange small humanoid[s]" and can come in different colours depending upon what tribe they belong to.
Yeenoghu In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Yeenoghu is a demon prince, the Demon Lord of Gnolls. His personal weapon is his dreaded triple flail and he commands the obedience of ghouls and ghasts (mainly through his subjugation of the entity known as the King of Ghouls).
Yeerk Peace Faction The Yeerk Peace Faction, usually called Peace Movement, is an undercover organization in the Animorphs science fiction series. The Yeerk Peace Faction is composed of Yeerks who wish to make peace with their hosts.
Yefim Karskiy Yefim (Fyodorovich) Karskiy (, , (older name form); 1861-01-01 (1860-12-20), vil. Lasha (Grodno Uyezd Grodno Gubernia) – 1931-04-29), notable linguist-Slavist, ethnographer and paleographer, founder of the Belarusian linguistics, literature expertise and paleography, member of numerous scientifical institutions, author of more than 100 works on the linguistics, ethnography, paleography etc.
Yefim Kopelyan Yefim Zakharovich Kopelyan () (12 April 1912 – 6 March 1975) was Russian actor of theater and cinema, one of the legendary masters of the Bolshoi Theatre of Drama (BDT). He performed the bright characteristic roles in the films The Elusive Avengers, Intervention, Eternal call, Straw cap, read author's text in the television series Seventeen Moments of Spring.
Yeghish Arakyal Monastery Yeghish Arakyal Monastery, is an Armenian monastery that is located on the bank of the Yeghsharakel River in Karabakh, near the Karabakh-Azeri border. Because of the close proximity to the militarized border, no visitors are allowed to travel to the monastery.
Yegor Gaidar Yegor Timurovich Gaidar () (born March 19, 1956) is a Russian economist and politician, and was the acting Prime Minister of Russia from June 15 1992 to December 14 1992. He is the grandson of famous Soviet writers Arkady Gaidar (on the side of his father, Rear Admiral Timur Gaidar) and of Pavel Bazhov (on his mother's side).
Yegor Letov Igor Fyodorovich "Yegor" Letov (Russian: Игорь Фёдорович (Егор) Летов; 10 September 1964, Omsk) is the creator and singer of the Russian punk band Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Russian: Гражданская Оборона). He also formed the collective collage band "Communism," and played with female punk legend Yanka Dyagileva's band.
Yegor Ligachev Yegor Kuzmich Ligachev (Его́р Кузьми́ч Лигачёв) (born November 29, 1920) is a Russian politician, who was a high-ranking official in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Originally a protege of Mikhail Gorbachev, Ligachev became a potential challenger to his leadership.
Yegor Solomatin Yegor Yurevich Solomatin (Russian: Егор Юрьевич Соломатин, also transliterated Yegor Yurievich Solomatin; born October 3, 1964) is a member of the State Duma of Russia. He is currently a member of the State Duma's Committee on Budget Issues and Taxes.
Yegoryevsk Yegoryevsk () is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Guslitsa River 114 km southeast of Moscow. Population: 68,303 (2002 Census); 73,854 (1989 Census); 68,000 (1971); 56,000 (1939); 29,700 (1926).
Yegoshikha Yegoshikha (, ), formerly Yagoshikha (), was a village on the Yegoshikha River in the 17th–18th centuries. It is famous for its historical significance as oldest mentioned settlement at the place of the foundation of the city of Perm.
Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (Urdu: یہ دِل آپ کا ہوا) is a 2002 Pakistani Urdu film starring Sana, Moammar Rana and Saleem Sheikh among others. It was directed by Javed Sheikh and ran successfully in theaters across Pakistan.
Yeh Hum Aa Gaye Hain Kahan "Yeh Hum Aa Gaye Hain Kahan" (Urdu:ﮞﺍﮩﻜ ﮟﻳﮭ ﮱﮔﭐ ﻢﮬ ﮩﻴ, Hindi: येह हुम आ गये है कहा) is a romantic song from the Bollywood film Veer-Zaara, directed by Yash Chopra.
Yeh Meri Life Hai Yeh Meri Life Hai is a serial. It revolves around Pooja, Shama Sikander, who belongs to a typical middle class Gujarati household but strives to fulfill her dream to become a film director just like Karan Johar.
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (Hindi: यह रास्ते हैं प्यार के, Urdu:یہ راستے ہیں پیار کے, English: This Is The Path Of Love) is a 2001 Bollywood movie. It is a love triangle starring Ajay Devgan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta.
Yeh Shih-tao Yeh Shih-tao (葉石濤), born in Tainan, Taiwan in 1925, seminal figure in Taiwanese literary criticism. Author of No Land, No Literature (沒有土地, 哪有文學), The Dilemmas of Taiwan Literature and History of Taiwanese Literature (台灣文學史綱).
Yehi'am convoy The Yehi'am convoy was an attempt by the Haganah to resupply Kibbutz Yehi'am on March 28, 1948, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The convoy's seven trucks were ambushed and 47 people (all between the ages of 16 and 22) were killed.
Yehia Hakki Yehia Hakki (or Yehia Haqqi) (1905-1992) is one of the pioneers of the Twentieth Century modern literary movement in Egypt. He has experimented with the various literary norms: the short story, the novel, literary criticism, essays, meditations, and literary translation.
Yehiam Kibbutz Yehiam (In Hebrew: יחיעם) founded on November 26 1946, is located in the Western Upper Galilee region of Israel - about 10 miles due east of the coastal town of Nahariya and five miles south of the border with Lebanon.
Yehiel Hazon The Jerusalem District Court on January 17, 2007 rejected the appeal of former Likud MK Yehiel Hazan, who was convicted by the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court for the Knesset voting machines scandal and sentenced to four months' community service and two months' probation, according to a report in The Jerusalem Post.
Yehoash (Blumgarten) Yehoash was the pen name for Solomon Blumgarten (1871-1927), a Yiddish-language poet. He was responsible for translating many works of world literature into Yiddish, including a very popular translation of the Bible.
Yehoshafat Harkabi Yehoshafat Harkabi (1921-1994) was chief of Israeli military intelligence from 1955 until 1959. He is known primarily for his gradual development from uncompromising hardliner to advocate of a Palestinian state.
Yehoshua Bar-Hillel Yehoshua Bar-Hillel (1915 Vienna – 1975 Jerusalem) was a philosopher, mathematician, and linguist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, best known for his pioneering work in machine translation and formal linguistics.
Yehoshua Leib Diskin Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin (1818-1898), also known as the Maharil Diskin, was an important Talmudist and Biblical Commentator, best known for being the Rabbi of Brisk. He served as a Rabbi in Lomza, Mezritch, Kovno, Shklov, Brisk and finally Jerusalem after moving there in 1876, where he became the spiritual leader of teh Perushim community.
Yehoshua Rokeach Yehoshua Rokeach (1825-February 3, 1894) was the second Rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He combined Torah scholarship with practical common sense to guide thousands of Hasidim and to fight the Haskalah ("Enlightenment") movement that was making inroads in Jewish communities in Poland during the nineteenth century.
Yehoshua Stampfer Yehoshua Stampfer (1852 - 1908) was one of the founders of the city of Petah Tikva in Israel. Petah Tikva was founded in 1878 and is nicknamed "Mother of Settlements" since it was the first renewed modern Jewish agricultural settlement in Palestine at the time.
Yehud-Monosson Yehud-Monosson, is the joint municipality of Yehud and the neighboring community of Neve Monosson in central Israel, created by their municipal merger in 2003. Yehud is a city, while Neve Monosson is a communal settlement.
Yehuda Alharizi Yehuda Alharizi, also Judah ben Solomon Harizi or al-Harizi (, Yehudah ben Shelomo al-Harizi, , Yahya bin Sulaiman bin Sha'ul abu Zakaria al-Harizi al-Yahudi min ahl Tulaitula) was a Jewish rabbi, translator, poet and traveller active in Spain in the Middle Ages (1165, in Toledo - 1234). He was supported by wealthy patrons, to whom he wrote poems and dedicated compositions.
Yehuda Ashlag Yehuda Ashlag (1885—1954) or Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag רַבּי יְהוּדָה לֵיבּ הַלֵּוִי אַשְׁלַג is also known as Baal Ha-Sulam בַּעַל הַסּוּלָם, meaning "Master of the Ladder" for his Sulam Commentary on The Zohar. He was an Orthodox rabbi born in Warsaw, Poland, to a family of scholars connected to the Hasidic courts of Pruskow and Belz.
Yehuda ben Meir Yehuda ben Meir (also known as Yehuda ha-Kohen or Judah of Mainz was a German-Jewish rabbi, Talmudic scholar and traveler of the late tenth and early eleventh century CE. His book, Sefer ha-Dinim, contains an account of his travels and those of other Jews in Eastern Europe.
Yehuda Gilad Yehuda Gilad is a professor of clarinet at the University of Southern California and the Colburn School of music. As well as being a very accomplished clarinetist he has also been called one of today's most dynamic and charismatic conductors.
Yehuda HaKohen Yehuda HaKohen (Hebrew: יהודה הכהן, also known as Yehuda Weisbrod, Jason Weisbrod, and Jason Yellin) was born in 1979 and is an Israeli activist and internet radio personality on Arutz Sheva (channel seven). He is a leader in Magshimey Herut’s Zionist Freedom Alliance and has become a vocal critic of both government corruption and globalization in the Middle East.
Yehuda Hanani Yehuda Hanani is a world-renowned Israeli-American cellist. He is a Professor of Violoncello at the prestigious University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and an international master class teacher.
Yehuda Lapidot Yehuda "Nimrod" Lapidot (August 13, 1928) was a member of Irgun, officer in the Israel Defense Forces. In 1980 he was appointed head of Lishkat Hakesher by former Irgun commander and then Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
Yehuda Weisbrod Yehuda HaKohen (Hebrew: יהודה הכהן, also known as Yehuda Weisbrod, Jason Weisbrod, and Jason Yellin) was born in 1979 and is an Israeli activist and internet radio personality on Arutz Sheva (channel seven). He is a leader in Magshimey Herut’s Zionist Freedom Alliance and has become a vocal critic of both government corruption and globalization in the Middle East.
Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter (1847 - 1905), also known by the title of his Torah book/s as the Sfas Emes (שפת אמת), was born in Warsaw, Poland and died in Góra Kalwaria, Poland. He was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi and succeeded the Rebbe Reb Heynekh of Alexander, as rebbe of the Gerrer chasidim.
Yehudai Gaon Yehudai ben Nahman or Yehudai Gaon (Hebrew: יהודאי גאון) was the head of the yeshiva in Sura from 757 to 761, during the Gaonic period of Judaism. He was author of the book Halachot Pesukot, which discusses those halachot that were practiced in the Diaspora since the destruction of the Second Temple.
Yehudi lights Yehudi lights are lamps placed on the underside of an aircraft to raise luminance, to disguise the aircraft against the background sky. The technique was successfully employed in World War II by RAF Shorts Sunderland aircraft in attacks on U-boats.
Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was an American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom and eventually became a Swiss (1970) and British (1985) citizen. He was a student of Louis Persinger, George Enescu, and Adolf Busch.
Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides The Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides are a series of books, each one on a different instrument or group of instruments within the 'orchestral' family. Yehudi Menuhin was the general editor of the series originally launched in the 1970s.
Yechezkel Landau Yechezkel ben Yehuda Landau (8 October 1713 – 29 April 1793, Hebrew: יחזקאל לנדא) was an influential authority in halakha (Jewish law). He is best known for the work Nodah bi-Yehudah (נודע ביהודה), by which title he is also known.
Yechezkel Levenstein Rabbi Yechezkel (Chatzkel) Levenstein (1895 - 18 Adar 5734/1974) was the Mashgiach of the Mir yeshiva in Mir, Belarus and during the yeshiva's flight to Lithuania and on to Shanghai due to the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany in World War II. He was a leader of several yeshivas in Europe, America, and Israel, and raised several generations of Torah-observant Jewry.
Yechezkel Sarna Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna (1890 - 1969) was the successor to Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, the Alter of Slabodka, as the spiritual mentor of that Yeshiva. He moved it from Europe to Hebron in 1925 and, following the Hebron Massacre of 1929 to Jerusalem, later assuming the position of Rosh Yeshiva.
Yechiel (Eli) Shainblum Yechiel (Eli) Shainblum was a Montreal painter, sculptor and teacher. Though he was a respected and prolific artist who produced literally hundreds of pieces beginning in the 1920's and on through the early 1980's, Shainblum was much better known in Montreal as an elementary school teacher.
Yechiel Michel Epstein Yechiel Michel Epstein (1829-1907), often called "the Aruch ha-Shulchan" (after his main work, Aruch HaShulchan), was a Rabbi and posek (authority in Jewish law) in Lithuania. His surname is often preceded by ha-Levi, as he descended from a family of Levites.
Yechiel of Paris Yechiel ben Joseph of Paris (Jehiel of Paris) was a major Talmudic scholar and Tosafist from northern France, father-in-law of Isaac ben Joseph of Corbeil. He was a disciple of Rabbi Judah Messer Leon, and succeeded him in 1225 as head of the Yeshiva of Paris, which then boasted some 300 students; his best known student was Meir of Rothenburg.
Yei Yei is a city in the central south of Sudan and a local headquarters of the SPLA for Central Equatoria state, formerly part of the province of Equatoria.The name Yei was born out of the city's proximity to the river Yei where in 1915 a small clinic was set up by British missionaries.
Yeidckol Polevnsky Gurwitz Yeidckol Polevnsky Gurwitz (b. January 25, 1958 in Mexico City as Citlali Ibáñez Camacho) is a Mexican entrepreneur and current Senator who in 2005 was nominated as candidate by the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) as its candidate for governor of the State of México in the 2005 state election.
Yekaterina Geltzer Yekaterina Vasilyevna Geltzer (November 2, 1876 - December 12, 1962) was a prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet who danced in the theatre from 1898 to 1935. She worked with Marius Petipa, Sergei Diaghilev, and Reinhold Glière.
Yekaterina Podkopayeva Yekaterina Podkopayeva (; born June 11, 1952 in Moscow) is a retired middle distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia. She gained international recognition in 1983, when she won two bronze medals at the World Championships (in 800 and 1500 metres).
Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova Princess Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova () (March 17, 1744–January 4, 1810) was the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great and a major figure of the Russian Enlightenment. The Memoirs of the Princess Daschkaw, written by herself were published in 1840 in London in two volumes.
Yekaterina Rozenberg Yekaterina Rozenberg, née Noskova (born 23 January 1980) is a retired Russian runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She won the bronze medal at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships, but has not competed since the 2003 season.
Yekaterina Savchenko Yekaterina Savchenko, née Aleksandrova (, born 3 June 1977) is a high jumper from the Omsk region of Russia and competes for the Trade Unions Athletics Club. She has had multiple successes within recent years in her event, including multiple victories in Russian national championships, and she is currently being coached by Yevgeni Savchenko.
Yeki Yeki is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Keficho Shekicho Zone, Yeki is bordered on the south by the Bench Maji Zone, on the west by the Gambela Region, on the north by Masha Anderacha, on the northeast by Gesha, and on the east by Chena.
Yekke The term yekke (adjective: yekkish) (alt: Jecke) is a generally jovial, mildly derogatory term used to refer to Jews originating from Germany or adhering to the Western-European minhag. The word itself stems from a coagulation of Hebrew and Yiddish, loosely meaning "jacket".
Yekuno Amlak of Ethiopia Emperor Yekuno Amlak (throne name Tasfa Iyasus) was (1270 - 1285) of Ethiopia and founder (or some say restorer) of the Solomonic dynasty. He traced his ancestry through his father, Tasfa Iyasus, to Dil Na'od, the last king of Axum.
Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam (January 10, 1905-June 18, 1994) was an Orthodox rabbi and the founding rebbe of the Sanz-Klausenberg Hasidic dynasty. His personal righteousness, kindness toward others, and Torah wisdom positively influenced whole communities before, during and after the Holocaust, making him a natural leader, mentor, and father figure for thousands of Jews of all ages.
Yekuthiel Yehudah Teitelbaum Rabbi Yekuthiel Yehudah Teitelbaum (1808-1883) was a Hasidic Rebbe ("rabbi") in Austria-Hungary. He was to become the grandfather of Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, the Rebbe of the Satmar Hasidim that was transplanted to the United States after the Holocaust.
Yelachenahalli Yelachenahalli is a municipal area ("halli" means village in Kannada) on Kanakpura Road Bangalore, but has fast developed into a hub of development with malls and high rise buildings. Over the last few years, this area has transformed itself into an extension to the IT city.
Yelamu Yelamu was a tribe of Native Americans of Northern California in the Ohlone (Coastanoan) language group. The Yelamu lived on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in the region comprising the City and County of San Francisco before the arrival of Spanish missionaries in 1769.
Yelang Yelang () was a minor kingdom in what is today Guizhou, China. This kingdom is noted for a diplomatic farce in which the king of Yelang, who was convinced that his kingdom was the greatest in all the world, inquired rhetorically of the Han emperor's envoy, "Which is greater, Yelang or Han?
Yelü Chucai Yelü Chucai (耶律楚材; 1189-1243) was a member of the Khitan royal family who became the chief adviser of Genghis Khan. While Northern China was ruled by the Mongols, Yelü Chucai instituted several administrative reforms, like separating civil and military powers and introducing numerous taxes and levies.
Yele-West New Britain languages The Yele-West New Britain languages are a tentative family proposed by Malcom Ross which unites three language isolates, AnĂŞm and Ata (Wasi) of New Britain, and YĂ©lĂ® Dnye (Yele) of Rossel Island. These were classified as East Papuan languages by Stephen Wurm, but this does not now seem tenable.
Yelena Berezhnaya Yelena Berezhnaya (Russian: Елена Бережная) (born October 11, 1977 in Nevinnomirsk, Russia) is a Russian figure skater. She and skating partner Anton Sikharulidze were awarded an Olympic gold medal in pair skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, which the pair shared with another pair from Canada after a notable judging controversy.
Yelena Bonner Yelena (or Elena) Georgevna Bonner (Russian language: Елена Георгиевна Боннэр, born February 15, 1923) is a human rights activist in the former Soviet Union and widow of the late Andrei Sakharov.
Yelena Burukhina Yelena Burukhina (born March 9, 1977) is a former Soviet/Russian cross country skier who has competed since 1996. She won two medals at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver (30 km) and a bronze (4 x 5 km).
Yelena Dembo Yelena Dembo (born December 8 1983, in Russia) is a Russian chess Woman Grandmaster. On the October 2006 FIDE rating list, she had a rating of 2469, making her the world's 16th highest rated female player in the world.
Yelena Dendeberova Yelena Dendeberova (born May 4, 1969) is a former medley swimmer from the Soviet Union, who won the silver medal in the 200 m Individual Medley at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, for the Unified Team.
Yelena Kashcheyeva Yelena Kashcheyeva (born 17 February 1973 in Zhambyl Province) is a Kazakhstani long jumper. Her most successful year was 2002, when she won a bronze medal at the Asian Games and a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Colombo.
Yelena Khanga Yelena Khanga (aka Elena Khanga) was born (1962) and raised in Moscow, Russia, USSR, and came to the United States in 1990 to write (with Susan Jacoby) Soul to Soul: The Story of a Black Russian American Family: 1865 - 1992 (Khanga divides her time between New York City] and [[Moscow.
Yelena Kondakova Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Кондакова; born March 30, 1957) was the third Soviet/Russian female cosmonaut to travel to space and the first woman to make a long-duration spaceflight. Her first trip into space was on Soyuz TM-20 on October 4, 1994.
Yelena Nikolayeva Yelena Nikolayeva Елена Николаевна Николаева (born February 1, 1966 in Akshiki Chuvashskaya) is a Russian race walker. Her first international achievement was a fifth place at the 1987 World Championships, something which happened again at the 1991 World Indoor Championships.
Yelena Petushkova Yelena Vladimirovna Petushkova () (born Moscow 17 November 1940 - died there 9 January 2007) was a Russian and former Soviet equestrian who won three medals, of which one gold and two silver in dressage during the Summer Olympics.
Yelena Shushunova Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (Russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова) (born April 23, 1969 in Leningrad) is a Russian (former Soviet) gymnast, World, European, and Olympic Champion. Shushunova is renowned for her dynamic vaulting and tumbling skills; she was the first to perform a Yurchenko vault with 1.
Yelena Vinogradova Yelena Vinogradova (born 28 March 1964) is an athlete who represented the Soviet Union. She specialized in the 200 metres and often ran relay races, winning the silver medal in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 1991 World Championships.
Yelena Vladimirovna Afanasyeva Yelena Vladimirovna Afanaseva (Russian: Елена Владимировна Афанасьева; born March 27, 1975) is a member of the State Duma of Russia. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia group.
Yelena Yemchuk Yelena Yemchuk is a professional photographer, painter and film director, most notable for her work with The Smashing Pumpkins. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, her family moved to Brooklyn, New York when Yelena was in her early teens.
Yelcho Lake Yelcho Lake is a fjord shaped lake located in the southern Los Lagos Region, in the Palena Province, Chile. Its outlet is a river of the same name, which flows north-west and empties into Gulf of Corcovado, near Chaitén.

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