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Pan-Slavism

(Encyclopedia) Pan-Slavism, theory and movement intended to promote the political or cultural unity of all Slavs. Advocated by various individuals from the 17th cent., it developed as an intellectual…

1960 Olympics Shooting Medalists

Event     Free Rifle (3 positions) Hubert Hammerer, AUT 1129   Hans Spillmann, SUI 1127   Vasiliy Borissov, URS 1127 Small-Bore Rifle (Prone) Peter Kohnke, GER…

Leading Scorers

NHL All-Stars vs Soviet National Team.Date City Result Goaltenders9/2 Montreal USSR, 7-3 Tretiak/Dryden9/4 Toronto Canada, 4-1 Esposito/Tretiak9/6 Winnipeg Tie, 4-4 Tretiak/Esposito9/8…

Leading Scorers

WHA All-Stars vs Soviet National Team.Date City Result Goaltenders9/17 Quebec City Tie, 3-3 Tretiak/Cheevers9/19 Toronto Canada, 4-1 Cheevers/Tretiak9/21 Winnipeg USSR, 8-5 Tretiak/McLeod9/…

1992 Men's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time   50m Free Aleksandr Popov, UT 21.91 OR   Matt Biondi, USA 22.09   . Tom Jager, USA 22.30   100m Free Aleksandr Popov, UT 49.02…

Nabokov, Vladimir

(Encyclopedia) Nabokov, VladimirNabokov, Vladimirvlädēˈmĭr näbôˈkŏf [key], 1899–1977, Russian-American author, b. St. Petersburg, Russia. He emigrated to England after the Russian Revolution of 1917…

Men's Olympic Gymnastics: Parallel Bars

Parallel BarsYear Points1896 Alfred Flatow, GER –1904 George Eyser, USA 441924 August Güttinger, SWI 21.631928 Ladislav Vácha, CZE 18.831932 Romeo Neri, ITA 18.971936 Konrad Frey, GER 19.…

Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich

(Encyclopedia) Diaghilev, Sergei PavlovichDiaghilev, Sergei Pavlovichsyĭrgāˈ pävˈləvĭch dyäˈgĭlyĭf [key], 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario and art critic, grad. St. Petersburg Conservatory of…