Nativity Church at Putinki
The Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos at Putinki is one of the most picturesque churches in Moscow and the last major tent-like church in the history of Russian architecture. The snow-white church with its multiple tents and azure-and-gold domes resembles a daintily carved piece of ivory.
Driving Big Davie
Driving Big Davie is the sixth novel of the "Dan Starkey" series by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman, released on 5 April 2004 through Headline Publishing Group. Bateman started the novel in response to the death of Joe Strummer, lead singer of The Clash, who he stated was a "huge inspiration on [his] teenage years".
White Snow, Bright Snow
White Snow, Bright Snow is a 1947 book by Alvin Tresselt and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Released by Lothrop Publishers, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1948.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
In 1953, the Republican Party's Old Guard presented Eisenhower with a dilemma by insisting he disavow the Yalta Agreements as beyond the constitutional authority of the Executive Branch; however, the death of Joseph Stalin in March 1953 made the matter a practical moot point. At this time Eisenhower gave his Chance for Peace speech in which he attempted, unsuccessfully, to forestall the nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union by suggesting multiple opportunities presented by peaceful uses of nuclear materials. Biographer Stephen Ambrose opined that this was the best speech of Eisenhower's presidency.
Great White Death
Great White Death is a 1981 documentary/mondo film about great white sharks narrated by Glenn Ford. The film is notable for its "Faces of Death"-like footage of actual shark attacks. The film shows Henri Bource, a scuba diver who survived a shark attack in November 1964.
Alps
It's likely[weasel words] that alb ("white") and albus have common origins deriving from the association of the tops of tall mountains or steep hills with snow.
Zourah Ali
Zourah Ali (born 23 November 1994 in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti) is a Djiboutian runner. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 400m event, which she completed in 1:05.37 minutes. She did not place high enough in her heat to be qualified to the semifinals as she finished in 44th place and with the second slowest time in that race. After the Olympics, Zourah was sponsored by the Republican Guard, which is the branch of military that guards the president. Zourah was the only female athlete for the Republican Guard for a period of time, but with the addition of athletes such as Kadra Mohamed Dembil, they expanded their female team.
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced (bɛʁˈliːnɐ ˈmaʊ̯ɐ) (listen)) was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall cut off (by land) West Berlin from virtually all of surrounding East Germany and East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and finished in 1992. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, accompanied by a wide area (later known as the ``death strip '') that contained anti-vehicle trenches,`` fakir beds'' and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc portrayed the Wall as protecting its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the ``will of the people ''in building a socialist state in East Germany.
Adriana Caselotti
Adriana Caselotti Caselotti in 1937 (1916 - 05 - 06) May 6, 1916 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. January 18, 1997 (1997 - 01 - 18) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cause of death Respiratory failure from lung cancer Resting place Ashes scattered at Newport Beach, California Nationality American Occupation Voice actress, singer Years active 1932 -- 1997 Notable work Original voice of Princess Snow White in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Spouse (s) Robert Chard (m. 1945 --?; divorced) Norval Mitchell (m. 1952 -- 72; his death) Dr. Joseph Dana Costigan (m. 1972 -- 82; his death) Florian St. Pierre (m. 1989 --?; divorced) Parent (s) Guido Caselotti (father) Maria Orefice (mother) Relatives Louise Caselotti (older sister) Awards Disney Legend (1994)
The Feather Fairy
The Feather Fairy () is a 1985 adaptation of a Brothers Grimm's Mother Hulda short story directed by Slovak director Juraj Jakubisko. A fairy tale about a grandma who cares for snow and a boy who isn't afraid of death.
United States Army
Currently, the army is divided into the Regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard. The army is also divided into major branches such as Air Defense Artillery, Infantry, Aviation, Signal Corps, Corps of Engineers, and Armor. Before 1903 members of the National Guard were considered state soldiers unless federalized (i.e., activated) by the President. Since the Militia Act of 1903 all National Guard soldiers have held dual status: as National Guardsmen under the authority of the governor of their state or territory and, when activated, as a reserve of the U.S. Army under the authority of the President.
Lauri Nurminen
Lauri Nurminen (9 September 1906 – 20 February 2009) was a Finnish man who was the last known White Guard, and the last known surviving veteran from the Finnish Civil War.
Climate of Moscow
Snow cover (averaging 3 -- 5 months per year) is formed at the beginning of November and melts in beginning of April, but in recent years snow cover has lasted shorter than usual. For example, in the winter of 2006 -- 2007 the snow cover did n't form until the end of January, and melted at the beginning of March; in 2007 -- 2008, the snow cover melted at the end of February, and in the 2008 -- 2009 winter, snow cover did n't form until the end of December, which is one month later than usual. Yet in 2011 - 2012 it melted in the middle of April.
Bulgakov Museum in Moscow
The Bulgakov Museum in Moscow is a writer's house museum which commemorates the life and work of author Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov in an apartment where he lived in Moscow, Russia, and in which he set portions of his novel "The Master and Margarita". Graffiti, including text from the novel and drawings of its characters, have decorated the external walls and stairwells of the apartment building since the beginning of perestroika. It is located about two blocks from Patriarch Ponds, the scene of the opening chapter of the novel, where the Moscow city government had planned to erect statues commemorating the novel. It is close to Mayakovskaya metro station
The Flight (film)
The Flight (, transliteration "Beg") is a 1970 Soviet historical drama film, mainly based on writer Mikhail Bulgakov's play "Flight", but also on his novel "The White Guard" and his libretto "Black Sea". It is written and directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov and is the story about a group of White refugees from the Russian Civil War, eking out an existence in Istanbul and Paris in the 1920s. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Chris Hemsworth as Eric, a huntsman. Charlize Theron as Queen Ravenna, Snow White's evil stepmother who returns from the dead. Emily Blunt as Freya, Ravenna's sister. Jessica Chastain as Sara, a warrior who is Eric's wife. Nick Frost as Nion, a Dwarf who previously helped Eric and Snow White defeat Ravenna's army. Rob Brydon as Gryff, a debt - collecting Dwarf who is Nion's half - brother. Sheridan Smith as Mrs. Bromwyn, a feisty and greedy Dwarf who becomes allies with Nion and Gryff. Alexandra Roach as Doreena, a shy and gentle Dwarf and Nion's love interest. Sam Claflin as King William, Snow White's husband who helped her and Eric defeat Ravenna's army. Sope Dirisu as Tull, a fellow Huntsman. Sam Hazeldine as Liefr, a fellow Huntsman. Sophie Cookson as Pippa, a fellow Huntswoman. Conrad Khan as Young Eric Niamh Walter as Young Sara Fred Tatasciore as the voice of Mirror Man, the physical form of the Magic Mirror. Colin Morgan as Andrew, the Duke of Blackwood and Freya's lover. Madeleine Worrall as Eric's mother. Kristen Stewart as Snow White (uncredited, archive footage) Liam Neeson as The Narrator (uncredited)
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and finished in 1992. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, accompanied by a wide area (later known as the ``death strip '') that contained anti-vehicle trenches,`` fakir beds'' and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc portrayed the Wall as protecting its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the ``will of the people ''in building a socialist state in East Germany. In practice, the Wall served to prevent the massive emigration and defection that had marked East Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period.
Edward Rowe Snow
Edward Rowe Snow (August 22, 1902 Winthrop, Massachusetts - April 10, 1982 Boston, Massachusetts) was an American author and historian.
Master and Commander
Master and Commander is a nautical historical novel by the English author Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1969 in the US and 1970 in UK. The book proved to be the start of the 20-novel Aubrey-Maturin series, set largely in the era of the Napoleonic Wars, that O'Brian continued working on up until his death in 2000.
White movement
The White movement (Russian: Бѣлое движенiе / Белое движение, tr. Beloye dvizheniye, IPA: (ˈbjɛləɪ dvjɪˈʐenjɪɪ)) and its military arm the White Army (Бѣлая Армiя / Белая Армия, Belaya Armiya), also known as the White Guard (Бѣлая Гвардiя / Белая Гвардия, Belaya Gvardiya) or the Whites (Белые and белогвардейцы, ``White Guardsmen ''), was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces that fought the Bolsheviks, also known as the Reds, in the Russian Civil War (1917 -- 1922 / 3) and, to a lesser extent, continued operating as militarized associations both outside and within Russian borders until roughly the Second World War.
When does it start to snow where the author of The White Guard died?
The White Guard >> author
Mikhail Bulgakov
#1 >> place of death
Moscow
when does it start to snow in #2
the beginning of November