Catriona (novel) the 3rd duke of Argyll, Simon Fraser of Lovat, Prophet Peden and Hugh Palliser were real people and the frigate HMS "Seahorse" actually existed. However, the heroine who gives her name to the novel is a fictional character. The real James MacGregor had seven sons and six daughters, none of them named Catriona. The 1971 film "Kidnapped" was based on "Kidnapped" and the first half of "Catriona". Catriona (novel) Catriona (also known as David Balfour) is an 1893 novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson as a sequel to his earlier novel "Kidnapped" (1886). It was first published in the magazine
Hero (title) (12) cities and one fortress for outstanding heroism during the Eastern Front (1941–1945). The twelve Soviet cities awarded the title "Hero-City" are The one fortress awarded the title "Hero-Fortress" is Brest. Each was awarded a Gold Star Medal to attach to its banner, and is allowed to the image of the medal on its coat of arms. Repeat awards of the titles "Hero of the Soviet Union" and "Hero of Socialist Labor" were allowed until the practice was abolished during perestroika. Afterwards, each title could be awarded to a recipient only once in their lifetime. Several nations with communist governments