Lyonya Golubkov — (Russian: Лёня Голубков) is a common Russian guy played by Vladimir Permyakov in notorious MMM commercials of the mid 1990s. Due to a very aggressive advertising campaign by MMM, most people know Vladimir Permyakov by this name.In advertising,… … Wikipedia
List of Russian explorers — The Russian Empire at its peak in 1866, including the spheres of influence; this territorial expansion largely corresponds to the extent of contiguous exploration by Russians. This is a list of explorers from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union … Wikipedia
Nikolai Kolomeitsev — Pre 1917 photo of Kolomeitsev Born July 16, 1867(1867 07 16) near Kherson, Ukraine … Wikipedia
Mikhail Lazarev — Portrait of Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (Russian: Михаил Петрович Лазарев, November 3, 1788 – April 11, 1851) w … Wikipedia
Otto Schmidt — For other people named Otto Schmidt, see Otto Schmidt (disambiguation). Otto Schmidt Otto Schmidt Born … Wikipedia
Yakov Sverdlov — [ thumb|225px|Snow covered statue of Sverdlov in Yekaterinburg, formerly Sverdlovsk.] Yakov Mikhaylovich Sverdlov (Russian: Яков Михайлович Свердлов); known under pseudonyms Andrei , Mikhalych , Max , Smirnov , Permyakov OldStyleDate|3… … Wikipedia
Northern Sea Route — A graphical comparison between the North East Passage (blue) and an alternative route through Suez Canal (red) The Northern Sea Route (Russian: Северный морской путь, Severnyy morskoy put’, shortened to Sevmorput ) is a shipping lane officially… … Wikipedia
Drifting ice station — Ivan Papanin on the North Pole 1 drifting ice station. Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations are important contributors to exploration of the Arctic. The stations are named North Pole (Russian: «Северный полюс») (NP, (Russian: «СП»),… … Wikipedia
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Pole of inaccessibility — Map of distance to the nearest coastline (including oceanic islands, but not lakes) with red spots marking the poles of inaccessibility of main land masses, Britain, and the Iberian Peninsula. Thin isolines are 250 km apart; thick lines… … Wikipedia