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Constantin Fahlberg (22 December 1850 in Tambov – 15 August 1910 in Nassau) discovered the sweet taste of anhydroorthosulphaminebenzoic acid in 1877–78 when analysing the chemical compounds in coal tar at Johns Hopkins University for Professor Ira Remsen (1846–1927). Later Fahlberg gave this chemical "body" the trade name Saccharin.
Eduard Nikolayevich Uspensky (born December 22, 1937) is a Russian writer and author of several children's books. Among his most beloved characters are a serious but adventurous boy known, for his serious disposition, by the sardonic nickname of Uncle Fyodor , from Uncle Fyodor, His Dog and His Cat; and the anthropomorphic duo of Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka, featured in a children's novel by Uspensky about the adventures of the two animal friends.
Dmitri Valeryevich Khokhlov (born 22 December 1975 in Krasnodar) is a retired Russian football player and a current coach. He played as a holding midfielder or playmaker. He is currently the reserves team manager for FC Dynamo Moscow. During his time with FC Lokomotiv Moscow he participated in their memorable 2003–04 UEFA Champions League campaign, scoring third goal in the 3–0 home victory against Internazionale.He played for the Russia national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. His son Igor Khokhlov is now a professional footballer.
The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR. GOELRO plan was the first-ever Soviet plan for national economic recovery and development. It became the prototype for subsequent Five-Year Plans drafted by Gosplan. GOELRO is the transliteration of the Russian abbreviation for "State Commission for Electrification of Russia". The Commission and Plan were initiated and supervised by Vladimir Lenin. Lenin's belief in the central importance of electrificaton to the achievement of communism is represented by his statement that
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Gena the Crocodile (Russian: Крокодил Гена, Krokodil Gena) is a fictional, friendly crocodile in the series of animation films Gena the Crocodile, Cheburashka and Shapoklyak by Roman Kachanov (Soyuzmultfilm studio). Gena the Crocodile made his debut in 1966's novel Gena the Crocodile and His Friends by Eduard Uspensky.
ReplyDeleteThe 50-year-old Gena works in a zoo as a crocodile. In his spare time, he plays the garmon and likes to sing. His two best-known songs are "Pust' begut neuklyuzhe..." and "Goluboy vagon" ("The Blue Train Car"). The crocodile's name is a typical form of the Russian male name Gennady.
Gena is best friends with Cheburashka, the title character in the series.
One rainy day, which happens to be his birthday, Gena sings the song "Пусть бегут неуклюже пешеходы по лужам..." ("Let the pedestrians run clumsily over puddles..."), which contains the famous line: "Such a pity that one's birthday happens only once a year." This song, written by Vladimir Shainsky, has since become known as "Gena the Crocodile's Song". It continues to be extremely popular among Russophones of various ages and generations.
He is voiced by Vasily Livanov in the animated films.
Besides writing and producing, Uspensky has enjoyed a professional role as a long-lasting figure in radio and television: he was instrumental in the creation of the popular radio programme Radio Nanny (Радионяня; Radionyanya), produced with the aim of featuring songs and humorous dialogue as integral elements of an educational radio programme explaining concepts in grammar, mathematics, scientific subjects, and courteous behaviour to children. In recent years, he has been working as host of the musical TV show V Nashu Gavan' Zahodili Korabli, dedicated to bringing old popular songs, performed by talented amateur singers, to nostalgic older audiences.
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