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  Encyclopedia: Alexander Volkov (tennis player)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Later in 1993 Volkov defeated Björn Borg in the first round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, in a match which proved to be the last of Borg's career.
Volkov won the Kremlin Cup a year later in 1994 to claim his third (and final) career title.
Volkov was part of the Russian team which reached the final of the Davis Cup in 1994.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alexander-Volkov-%28tennis-player%29   (738 words)

  
 News Alexander Volkov Now the Head of MegaFon in the North-West || OAO MegaFon
Alexander Volkov, Director of the OAO MegaFon North-West branch, contributed much to the development of the telecommunications infrastructure in Russia, and above all to the development of mobile communications.
Alexander Volkov headed the construction of the MegaFon network in the Volga region, which was launched in Fall 2001.
Volkov Alexander Nikolaevich was born in 1964 in Leningrad.
www.telecominvest.com /en/news/2002/06/27/1.html   (580 words)

  
 Sedona - The Red Rock Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Alexander Volkov was born in Leningrad, Russia in 1960.
Volkov attended the University of Leningrad where his chosen field of study and degree was in Geophysics.
Volkov’s life was changed forever when he met a young American girl in 1987 in St Petersburg and married in 1988.
www.redrockreview.com /april01/5vol.html   (607 words)

  
 Art Business News: Neverending Road: artist Alexander Volkov's harsh realities in the former Soviet Union galvanized ...
Volkov was born in 1960 in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in the midst of sweeping political changes and civil unrest of the former Soviet Union.
As staunchly as Volkov feels about his art, as recently as five years ago his father would still say, "stop fooling around and get yourself a decent job somewhere." But with the onset of his recent success, what was once a worry has turned into pride.
Volkov is also releasing a book with a collection of his work, named after one of his pieces, called The Neverending Road Home.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HMU/is_1_30/ai_96894546   (1102 words)

  
 Dennis Rae Fine Art: Alexander Volkov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Alexander Volkov was born in St. Petersburg (then Leningrad), Russia in 1960.
Following graduation, Alexander worked as an animator at Leningrad Studio of Science Films and later as a stage artist in a small Leningrad theatre.
Alexander now lives in Holland Township, New Jersey with his wife Barbara and their three children, Alice, Peter and Nicholas.
www.denrae.com /volkov/alexander_volkov.html   (426 words)

  
 Alexander Volkov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Volkov's Magic Land series, as it was called, was translated into many languages and was popular with children allover the Eastern bloc.
Volkov's version of Oz seems to be better known thanBaum's in some countries, for example in China, in Germany (formerly East Germany), and possibly in Arabic -speaking countries such as Syria.
The first four books in the series have been translated intoEnglish — or retranslated, in the case of the first book — by Peter L. Blystone, and were published by Red Branchpress in two volumes (two books a volume) in 1991 and 1993.
www.therfcc.org /alexander-volkov-163770.html   (292 words)

  
 Media Release
Cosmonaut Alexander Volkov, Commander of the Cosmonauts Team at the Russian Training Centre for Cosmonauts will talk about his three trips into space, the work of the ‘Mir’ orbital research complex and his involvement in the large programme of scientific research.
Alexander Volkov will be joined by the city of Korolev Head of Foreign Relations, Dr Alexander Martynov.
Alexander Martynov is Head of Foreign Relations Department for the City of Korolev.
www.abdn.ac.uk /~wox004/archive/2002/pr962.hti   (416 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | TENNIS | Safin's recipe for success   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The twenty-year-old Russian is in his homeland for next week's Kremlin Cup, and his part-time coach Alexander Volkov has given a colourful decription of the unique relaxation methods of his star pupil.
However, Volkov, once a top 10 player himself, was keen to express that Safin's busy night life in Moscow would not interfere with his tennis.
Volkov emphasised that Safin's preparations would be adversely affected if his activities in the evening were to be curtailed.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/tennis/979936.stm   (311 words)

  
 VERGE Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
For those not familiar with the giclee process: A high resolution digital scan of the original oil painting is sprayed onto a canvas.
Volkov's paintings employ very thin veils of oil which allow the light of the canvas to flow through, almost like a watercolor.
Volkov's original paintings are going up in value as we speak.
www.vergemag.com /0401/featarts/featarts.html   (245 words)

  
 News - Voters to Elect Governors for 10 Regions - The St. Petersburg Times. General news from St.Petersburg and Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The governors who should win re-election are Alexander Surikov of Altai, Alexander Tkachyov of Krasnodar, Yury Yevdokimov of Murmansk, Ravil Geniatulin of Chita, Viktor Safronov of Kaluga and Anatoly Yefremov of Archangelsk, according to Alexei Titkov, regional politics analyst with the Carnegie Moscow Center.
In the republic of Udmurtia, incumbent President Alexander Volkov faces a strong challenge from cardiologist Yevgeny Odiyankov.
Volkov was one of five presidents in the republics who ran for a Duma seat on the United Russia ticket in December elections.
archive.sptimes.ru /archive/times/951/news/n_11893.htm   (473 words)

  
 CONTEXT - This Week in Arts and Ideas from The Moscow Times
But I'm not, so I'm donating what I can," the white-haired and soft-spoken Volkov said over a cigarette in the studio-apartment he shares with his son, Andrei, who is also an artist and has also given a painting to the auction.
Andrei Volkov contrasted his and his father's philosophy with other current art trends, in which "there is much that is negative and destructive." The father's piece is a swirl of bright brushstrokes called "Birth of Color," while the son's colorblock diptych is titled "Dream at the Stream II."
But Andrei Volkov also emphasized that his art is not meant to capture the suffering of AIDS, admitting that he does not know anyone with the disease.
context.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2004/05/14/104.html   (736 words)

  
 Alexander Volkov at 1992 U.S. Open Championship; Tennis; September 5, 1992; ASAPSports FastScripts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
ALEXANDER VOLKOV: Well, it wasn't the key -- I just tried to play my game, and I played against him so many times before.
ALEXANDER VOLKOV: No. I don't know what is wrong with him.
ALEXANDER VOLKOV: I didn't serve -- I mean, I am not just serve well today.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/1992usopen/090592AV.html   (456 words)

  
 COSMONAUTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Colonel Alexander Volkov, the most highly decorated cosmonaut in Russia, spent 65 days aboard Soyuz/Salut in his first space flight.
Volkov returned to the Mir on his third trip into space for a six month period.
Alexander Martynov, the Director of the Ballistics Department at Mission Control Centre from 1968-1992, was directly responsible for landing space vehicles on the Moon, Mars, and Venus as well as the safe return of manned spacecraft to Earth.
ivc.uidaho.edu /fles/cosmonauts.html   (184 words)

  
 Newsletter Online
Cosmonaut Alexander Volkov, awarded the rank of Hero of the Soviet Union and Space Pilot of the USSR and Commander of the Cosmonauts Team at the Russian Training Centre for Cosmonauts, talked about his three trips into space, most recently as Commander of Expedition from October 1991 to March 1992.
He also discussed the work of the 'Mir' orbital research complex which Volkov has travelled to twice, and his involvement in the large programme of scientific research.
Alexander Volkov was joined by the City of Korolev Head of Foreign Relations, Dr Alexander Martynov.
www.abdn.ac.uk /~com127/testing/newsletter/story10.hti   (501 words)

  
 GN Online: Alexander continues to keep top spot in table
Russians Goloshchapov Alexander (left) and Volkov Sergey in deep concentration during the Dubai Open chess championship.
Golshchapov Alexander tops the table with six points at the end of the seventh round of the Dubai Open Chess Championship 2002.
Volkov Sergey, Ehlvest Jaan are half a point behind while Kharlov Andrei, Sasikiran Krishnan, Pigusov Evgeny, Istratescu Andrei, Vladimirov Evgeny, Kobalia Mikhail, Gleizerov Evgeny, Ulibin Mikhail, Galkin Alexander and Kuzmin Alexey are in the third spot with 5 points.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=48651   (299 words)

  
 Mir EO-4
Mir Expedition EO-4 crew members Alexander Volkov and Sergei Krikalyov were delivered to Mir together with French Aragatz cosmonaut Jean-Loup Chretien aboare Soyuz TM-7.
Following the completion of the successful first flight of the Buran shuttle, during February the Cosmos 1897 Altair/SR satellite was moved from 12° E to its original position at 95° E. Progress 40 arrived at the station and remainded docked from February 12-March 3, 1989.
Soyuz TM-7 landed at 02:59 GMT with the crew of Krikalyov, Polyakov and Volkov Aleksandr aboard.
www.astronautix.com /flights/mireo4.htm   (1743 words)

  
 A YEAR IN SPACE 13
It was announced that the highlight of the Soviet/French flight, the space walk by Volkov, and Chretien, had been brought forward from December 12th to the 9th.
Alexander Volkov and Jean-Loop Chretien continued extensive preparations for the international missions highlight their space walk.
Volkov and Chretien’s EVA lasted 5 hours and 57 minutes (a record for Soviet space walks).
www.asss.utvinternet.com /articles2/ayearinspace13.htm   (1330 words)

  
 Help us save the children!
The inhalers for Sasha Andreev and Sasha Volkov will be bought right after the New Year holidays.
This is a letter from Nadezhda Volkova, the mother of a disabled child.
Sasha wants to live a full and good life, and so an inhaler is just as necessary for him as breathing air is necessary for all of us.
www.deti.msk.ru /en/volkov_en.htm   (221 words)

  
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Ralph Dumas received a letter from Alexander Martynov who helps Alexander Volkov in his travels in the United States.
Alexander Volkov is the Russian astronaut who has flown on the Salud 7 and was in the MIR when it experienced several problems.
Ralph is trying to arrange an appearance by Alexander Volkov at University of Missouri.
astro.umsystem.edu /cmaa/Newsletters/CMAAmar03.txt   (955 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: ST. PETERSBURG : A Cultural History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Also Volkov, a musicologist by training and a devotee of literature by inclination (his previous books include Joseph Brodsky in New York and the controversial Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich) is sketchier in his treatment of the visual arts.
Volkov, a Russian emigre musicologist, offers an absorbing overview of the traditions and individuals responsible for the great cultural evolution of St. Petersburg (Leningrad) and its ever-shifting mythos?from Pushkin to Chagall, from Gogol to Stravinsky and on to the cultural diaspora of the late 20th century.
Volkov brings forth the great ballet artists, classical music composers, painters, and writers who were centered in St. Petersburg, Russia's "window on Europe".
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0028740521?v=glance   (1153 words)

  
 Alexander Volkov -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(Click link for more info and facts about Alexander M. Volkov) Alexander M. Volkov — a (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russian novelist.
(Click link for more info and facts about Alexander A. Volkov) Alexander A. Volkov — a Russian (A person trained to travel in a spacecraft) cosmonaut.
Alexander A. Volkov — President of the (Click link for more info and facts about Udmurt Republic) Udmurt Republic in Russia.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Al/Alexander_Volkov.htm   (106 words)

  
 News Wales > Culture > Cosmonauts Come to Cardiff
To celebrate National Science Week, Russian cosmonauts Alexander Volkov and Alexander Martynov will talk about their adventures in space and life on board orbital space stations including MIR, at the Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum & Gallery this Saturday, 8 March, at 12.30pm.
Colonel Alexander Volkov graduated from the High Military Aviation School in 1970.
Dr Alexander Martynov, the Director of Ballistics Department at Mission Control Centre from 1968-1992, was directly responsible for landing space vehicles on the Moon, Mars, and Venus as well as the safe return of manned spacecraft to Earth.
www.newswales.co.uk /?section=Culture&F=1&id=6335   (220 words)

  
 Ukraine Today
They are the SDPU(o) headed by Viktor Medvedchuk and the “Democratic Union” of Alexander Volkov.
According to the Minister of Defence, Alexander Kuzmuk today there is a great need in broader co-operation between our states.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is supposed to meet Ukrainian Defence Minister, Alexander Kuzmuk and the Minister of Defence of Russia, Mr.Rushailo.
www.ukrainetoday.kiev.ua /archive/03032000.htm   (684 words)

  
 People's Charity Foundation for the Preservation of the Space Station Mir
Alexander Victorenko, Alexander Alexandrov and Faris Mohammed (Syria), July 22-December 29, 1987.
Alexander Volkov, Toktar Aubakirov, Frantz Fibek (Austria), October 2, 1991-March 25, 1992.
Alexander Victorenko, Alexander Kalery, Klause-Ditrih Flide (Germany), March 17-August 9, 1992.
www.cosmoworld.ru /mirstation/english/crews.shtml   (757 words)

  
 Alexander Volkov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ver también a Alexander A. Volkov para el cosmonaut ruso.
Alexander Melentyevich Volkov (1891 1977) era un novelista y matemático rusos.
La versión de Volkov de la onza se parece ser mejor sabida que Baum en algunos países, por ejemplo en China, en Alemania (antes Alemania del este), y posiblemente en países de A'rabe-discurso tales como Siria.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/al/Alexander%20Volkov.htm   (328 words)

  
 Articles - Soyuz TM-7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Alexander Volkov, Sergei Krikalev, and Valeri Polyakov remained aboard Mir.
Preparations for the first EVA involving a non-Soviet/non-U.S. space traveler forced the cosmonauts to cut short a TV meeting with diplomats from 47 countries on December 8.
On December 9 Chrétien and Volkov depressurized the multiport docking adapter and clambered outside Mir.
www.lastring.com /articles/Soyuz_TM-7?mySession=88e4590cf381ae3f60c20806035e72e9   (450 words)

  
 International Masters - Alexander Volkov
Finding that special place where one can be alone and enjoy the solitude is the subject of Alexander Volkov's latest paintings.
In 1987 Alexander meet a traveling American student, Barbara, in Russia and married her.
Upon returning to New Jersey he took a new look at his home, and found that the light, color and shapes he loved in Leningrad were also found in the simple rural settings of New Jersey.
internationalmastersoffineart.com /view.asp?ID=71&page=artistmain   (194 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dr Alexander Martynov and Alexander Volkov will give a fascinating insight into life on board Mir.
Alexander Volkov spent more than a year in space on board Mir and detailed the joint work with NASA in designing and building the International Space Station.
He was also commander on two of Mir's space missions, awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union, Space Pilot of the USSR, Order of Lenin, and the Golden Star for Courage and Heroism.
www.sunderland.ac.uk /caffairs/204dec2.htm   (284 words)

  
 Alexander Volkov Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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