July 5

Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov was born on July 5 1802. He was one of the most famous admirals in Russian naval history, best remembered as the commander of naval and land forces during the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.

Born in the Gorodok village of Vyazma uyezd (district) of Smolensk Governorate. Nakhimov entered the Naval Academy for the Nobility (Morskoy Dvoryanskiy Korpus) in Saint Petersburg in 1815. He made his first sea voyage in 1817, aboard the frigate Feniks ("Phoenix"), to the shores of Sweden and Denmark. Soon afterwards he was promoted to the rank of non-commissioned officer. In February 1818 he passed examinations to become a midshipman and was immediately assigned to the second Fleet Crew (Flotskiy Ekipazh) of the Russian Imperial Navy's Baltic Fleet.

At the beginning of his naval career, Nakhimov's experience was limited to the voyages in the Baltic Sea and a more extensive trip from the White Sea port ofArkhangelsk to Kronstadt naval base near St. Petersburg. His lucky break came in March 1822, when he was assigned to the frigate Kreiser ("Cruiser"); the vessel took part in a round-the-globe expedition commanded by well-known Russian explorer Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev, who had already undertaken several such voyages.

During the three-year voyage, Nakhimov was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. On conclusion of this adventure, he received his first award, theOrder of Saint Vladimir IV degree.He returned to his native Smolensk and was assigned to the 74-gun warship Azov, which made its maiden voyage from Arkhangelsk to Kronstadt in autumn of 1826.

July, 4

Yuri Sergeevich Tyukalov was born on July 4, 1930. He was an Olympic Champion Rower who competed for the USSR. He was born in Leningrad.

Tyukalov trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad. He won a Gold Medal in the Single Scull at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki beating defending Olympic Champion Mervyn Wood ofAustralia, along with other favorites such as Teodor Kocerka of Poland who finished third, and American John B. Kelly, Jr.

Prior to the 1956 Summer Olympics, Tyukalov was beaten by the Russian prodigyVyacheslav Ivanov who was selected to represent the Soviet Union in the Single Scull. Tyukalov then teamed with Aleksandr Berkutovto race the Double Scull.

At the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Tyukalov and Berkutov won the Gold medal, beating the United States and Australia. At the 1960 games in Rome, Tyukalov and Berkutov won the silver.

 In 1968 Tyukalov was a coach of the USSR Olympic rowing team.

Tyukalov was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1957). He was also a notable sculptor.

July 3

Vladimir Bogomolov

 

            Vladimir Osipovich Bogomolov (Russian: Влади́мир О́сипович Богомо́лов; July 3, 1926 in Kirillovka village, Moscow region — 30 December 2003 in Moscow) was a Soviet writer.

            His most famous novel is In the August of '44 (a.k.a. The Moment of Truth, 1973), which tells the story of SMERSH operatives that followed the frontlines, restored order, and eliminated suspected marauders and saboteurs. It is partly told through pseudo-authentic military correspondence and documents: orders, circulars, telegrams, and reports.[citation needed] The novel saw over a hundred editions, was translated into multiple languages, and was made into a film twice

           

Mark Reizen

            Mark Osipovich Reizen, also Reisen or Reyzen (Russian: Марк Осипович Рейзен, born in Zaitsevo village, Ekaterinoslav province, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) 3 July [O.S. 21 June] 1895 – died November 25, 1992 Moscow, Russia) was a leading Soviet opera singer with a beautiful and expansive bass voice.

            He debuted at the Kharkiv Opera in 1921 as Pimen in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, and in 1925 moved to the Mariinsky Theatre in Leningrad. Reizen toured Europe performing in Paris, Berlin, Monte Carlo and London in 1929-1930.

            A tall man commanding a strong stage presence, he joined the Bolshoi Theatre in 1930, remaining there as a principal bass until his retirement in 1954. Among his roles were: Ivan Susanin and Ruslan from the Glinka's operas, Don Basilio (The Barber of Seville by Rossini), Mephistopheles (Faust by Gounod), Prince Gremin (Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky), Salieri (Mozart and Salieri), the Viking merchant (Sadko) in operas by Rimsky-Korsakov, the old Gypsy (Aleko by Rachmaninov), Wotan in Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs, Konchak (Prince Igor by Borodin), Philip II and Procida in Verdi's operas, and so on. He became a particularly memorable interpreter of Boris and Dosifei in the operas by Mussorgsky.

        Reizen died at the age 97 of a stroke.

July 2

Sports Journalists Day

            World Sports Journalists Day is celebrated on July 2, every year. The year 2007 marks the 13th anniversary of World Sports Journalists Day.

            The occasion is celebrated to urge members of the sporting media to strive for excellence in their professional work. On should grab hold of every opportunity to use sport as a vehicle for world peace, and to be fair and impartial goal. World Sports Journalists Day is the responsibility as journalists to set an example to the world. A journalist can add value not only to the world of sport, but to the world at large - to culture, to peace, and to good values.

July 1

Maxim Yuryevich Sushinsky (Russian: Максим Юрьевич Сушинский; born July 1, 1974 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. His last name is sometimes transliterated as Sushinski or Sushinskiy.

A skillful right winger, Maxim Sushinsky was drafted 132nd overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild and played 30 games with the Wild before leaving the team for personal and family reasons.
He has spent the majority of his career in playing in Russia, spending time with Avangard Omsk, HC Dynamo Moscow, and his current team SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.
He represented the Russian Federation in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he had five points in eight games played. Throughout the event, the nameplate on the back of his jersey had his name misspelled "Sushinksky."



Irina Aleksandrovna Obedina (Russian: Ирина Александровна Обедина; born July 1, 1985) is a Russian athlete who specializes in the 400m hurdles. Her personal best in the 400 m hurdles is 54.86, achieved at Kazan on July 18, 2008. She also competes in the 400m and 600m although the hurdles is her main field.
She is competing in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where qualified for the second round with the ninth fastest overall time of 55.71 seconds

June 28

Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov (born June 28, 1948) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated Russian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Bodrov was born in Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Russia). In the post-Soviet period he emigrated to the United States. His son, actor Sergei Bodrov, Jr. was killed in an avalanche in the mountains of the North Caucasus on September 20, 2002 while shooting his film which was tentatively titled The Messenger.
Bodrov's grandmother was ethnic Buryat which influenced his decision to film the movie Mongol.
Bodrov currently has an apartment in Los Angeles and a ranch in Arizona. He is married to American film consultant Carolyn Cavallaro.

June 27

Alsou

Alsou Ralifovna Abramova (born on June 27, 1983) is a popular Tatar singer from Russia. She competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in which she came in second place giving her recognition all over Europe as well. Alsou hosted the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow.

In June 2004, Alsou performed in the British mystical thriller Spirit Trap with Billie Piper, Luke Mably, Emma Catherwood and Sam Troughton. The film premiered in August 2005. Alsou's powerful self-written ballad "Teardrops" plays over the credits. The film got basically poor reviews and small returns at the box office, and it was soon released on DVD. A release of her second motion picture is awaited in 2008 – earlier in 2006 she starred in Russian historical drama "Vivat, Anna!" from a cycle of films about Russian monarchy. She also recorded a song for the movie, a melody from which serves as 1st track (Intro) of "Samoe Glavnoe".

Alsou is currently selecting a single for her next Russian album of original songs she is working on. Currently she is also recording a double Russian album of lullabies and popular children songs. In the beginning of 2010, she started recording a jazz album with the help of George Benson. She has presented the final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. The hosts are normally required to translate monologue in French, to which she demonstrated quite fluently for the event.

Before Alsou turned 18, she had already achieved great success and was honored several times:

1. The Honourable and The Peoples' Singer of Tatarstan Republic

2. The Honourable citizen of Bugulma

3. The Best selling Russian artist ("World Music Awards 2001")

4. The Best Russian singer ("MTV Europe Music Awards 2001")

5. The Best selling single of 2000 (National Russian "Record" award for "You're My #1")