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Ilya Sutskever (born December 8, 1986) is an Israeli-Canadian computer scientist specializing in machine learning and artificial intelligence, best known for co-inventing foundational deep learning architectures and co-founding OpenAI, where he served as chief scientist until 2024.^[1]^[2]^[3] Born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Sutskever immigrated to Israel at age five and later to Canada at sixteen, earning a bachelor's and master's in mathematics from the University of Toronto under Geoffrey Hinton.^[1]^[4]^[2] Sutskever's early breakthrough came in 2012 as co-inventor of AlexNet, a convolutional neural network that achieved top performance in the ImageNet competition, catalyzing the resurgence of deep learning in computer vision.^[3]^[2] He also co-developed sequence-to-sequence learning models, enabling advances in natural language processing.^[3] In 2015, Sutskever co-founded OpenAI with the aim of advancing artificial general intelligence for humanity's benefit, leading research that produced the GPT series of large language models underlying tools like ChatGPT.^[5]^[6]^[3] Sutskever's tenure at OpenAI ended amid controversy in November 2023, when, as a board member, he participated in the abrupt ouster of CEO Sam Altman over concerns about candor and the company's direction, though he later expressed regret and Altman was reinstated days later.^[7]^[8]^[9] He departed OpenAI in May 2024 to co-found Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a startup singularly focused on building safe artificial superintelligence without commercial distractions, raising $1 billion in funding and achieving a $5 billion valuation within months.^[10]^[11]^[12] As of July 2025, Sutskever serves as SSI's CEO, emphasizing alignment and safety in superintelligent systems.^[13]^[14]

Etymology and origins

Linguistic roots and meaning

The name Ilya originates from the Hebrew Eliyahu (אֵלִיָּהוּ), the biblical form of Elijah, composed of the elements ʾēl ("God") and Yahû (a shortened form of Yahweh), literally translating to "My God is Yahweh" or "Yahweh is my God."^[15]^[16] This etymology reflects ancient Semitic theophoric naming conventions, where divine names were incorporated to invoke protection or express devotion.^[17] In East Slavic languages such as Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian, Ilya represents the adapted form of Eliyahu, transmitted through the Byzantine Greek intermediaries Ēlías (Ἠλίας) or Iliás, with the original Hebrew vav (ו) rendered as a Slavic v or softened in pronunciation, and the Greek nominative ending -s typically dropped in vernacular usage.^[18]^[19] This phonetic evolution preserved the core Semitic structure while aligning with Slavic phonological patterns, such as vowel reduction and consonant softening.^[20] As a given name, Ilya is predominantly masculine, with common English transliterations including Illya, Iliya, or Ilia, reflecting variations in Cyrillic rendering (Илья́) and orthographic conventions across Slavic orthographies.^[15]^[21]

Historical development

The name Ilya emerged in East Slavic linguistic contexts during the 10th to 12th centuries, coinciding with the widespread adoption of Orthodox Christian nomenclature following the baptism of Kievan Rus' under Prince Vladimir in 988 CE, which facilitated the integration of Hebrew-derived biblical names through Byzantine Greek intermediaries.^[22] This period marked a shift from pre-Christian pagan onomastics to scriptural forms, with Ilya representing the phonetic adaptation of the prophet Elijah's name, evolving from the Greek Ēlías by eliding the final sigma and aligning with Slavic prosody.^[22] Earliest documented attestations appear in ecclesiastical records and hagiographic literature, such as the life of Ilya, Archbishop of Novgorod (also recorded as Ioann), who held office from 1165 to 1186 and is noted in Novgorod chronicles for his role during regional conflicts, including the invocation of icons amid sieges.^[23] The name's dissemination occurred via princely annals and saints' vitae in Kievan Rus', embedding it in the lexicon of nobility and clergy by the 12th century, as evidenced by its recurrence in regional Orthodox documentation without significant orthographic variation from initial medieval Cyrillic inscriptions.^[23] The Cyrillic spelling "Илья" solidified in usage from the medieval era onward, preserving its form through orthographic stabilizations despite broader Russian spelling reforms, including the 1918 Bolshevik-era changes that removed archaic letters like ѣ (yat) and і but left the core graphemes of И, л, ь, and я intact for this name.^[24] In Latin-script transliterations for Western languages, particularly English, "Ilya" predominates as the conventional rendering under systems like the Library of Congress and BGN/PCGN standards, which prioritize phonetic fidelity to the soft /lʲ/ and palatalized /ja/; variants such as "Ilia" or "Illya" occasionally arise from alternative conventions, including pre-revolutionary or specialized Soviet transliteration practices emphasizing doubled consonants for emphasis, though these are less standardized today.^[25]^[26]

Cultural and religious significance

Association with Elijah

In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the name Ilya functions as the East Slavic form of the Hebrew biblical name Eliyahu, referring to the prophet Elijah described in the Hebrew Bible.^[27]^[28] Elijah, traditionally dated to the 9th century BCE during the reign of King Ahab of Israel, is chronicled in the Books of 1 Kings for performing miracles including the multiplication of a widow's oil and flour during famine (1 Kings 17:8–16) and the resurrection of her son (1 Kings 17:17–24).^[29] He is further noted for confronting 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, where fire from heaven consumed his water-drenched altar, leading to the execution of the prophets and subsequent heavy rain ending a three-year drought he had prophesied (1 Kings 18:20–46).^[30] As a preeminent Old Testament figure opposing idolatry, Elijah's ascension to heaven in a whirlwind accompanied by a fiery chariot—witnessed by his successor Elisha—is recorded in 2 Kings 2:1–11, an event central to Orthodox veneration of him as a saint and prophet.^[31] His feast day falls on July 20 in the Julian calendar, corresponding to August 2 in the Gregorian calendar as observed in Russian Orthodox contexts, with icons frequently depicting this fiery ascent to underscore themes of divine judgment.^[32]^[33] Historical records from Eastern Slavic monastic traditions preserve the name Ilya in association with Elijah, as seen in liturgical calendars tying "Ilyin's Day" on August 2 to scriptural precedents of his authority over weather, including the drought invocation (1 Kings 17:1) and rain restoration (1 Kings 18:41–45), which influenced empirical folk observations of harvest timing and thunderstorms without venturing into non-scriptural lore.^[34]^[35] This linkage demonstrates the name's continuity from Hebrew scriptural origins through Orthodox hagiography into documented ecclesiastical practices.^[27]

Usage in Slavic and other traditions

The name Ilya remains prevalent in Slavic cultures, particularly among Eastern Orthodox populations in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, where it functions as a traditional baptismal name derived from the prophet Elijah. Demographic surveys indicate it ranks within the top 20 male names in recent years, with over 1.08 million bearers in Russia and approximately 76,000 in Belarus.^[36]^[37] In Ukraine, the variant Illya appears in lists of common given names, reflecting shared East Slavic naming patterns tied to religious heritage despite varying official statistics availability.^[38] Historical Soviet-era records, including population registers, show Ilya consistently among the top 50 male names across these republics, sustained by cultural inertia even amid state-promoted atheism.^[36] Its adoption extended to Ashkenazi Jewish communities in Slavic regions through Yiddish-influenced forms like Elya or Eliyahu, often Russified as Ilya under imperial or Soviet policies, allowing secular usage decoupled from overt religious observance.^[39] In the Soviet period, the name gained traction among non-religious families, exemplified by intellectuals and officials who retained it for its phonetic familiarity without theological emphasis.^[22] Beyond core Slavic areas, Ilya exhibits limited diffusion, appearing sporadically in Western immigrant diasporas from Russia and Ukraine. In the United States, Social Security Administration-derived data places it outside the top 1,000 male names, with an estimated 4,388 bearers ranking it 3,462nd overall.^[40] Variants like Ilja occur in Finland and Sweden, attributable to Karelian migrations and cross-border Orthodox influences, though at lower frequencies than in primary Slavic contexts.^[41]^[36]

Notable individuals

Science, mathematics, and technology

Ilya Mechnikov (1845–1916), a Ukrainian-born Russian biologist, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908, shared with Paul Ehrlich, for investigations into the role of phagocytosis in immunity. He discovered the process in 1883 through observations of mobile cells in starfish larvae engulfing foreign particles, establishing phagocytosis as a key mechanism of cellular defense against microbes and foundational to understanding innate immunity.^[42] His experimental work challenged prevailing humoral theories and advanced cellular pathology.^[43] Ilya Prigogine (1917–2003), a Belgian physical chemist of Russian origin, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1977 for contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures.^[44] These structures describe how irreversible processes in far-from-equilibrium systems can spontaneously form ordered patterns, such as in chemical reactions like the Belousov-Zhabotinsky oscillator, bridging thermodynamics with self-organization in complex systems.^[45] His framework extended applications to chaos theory and biological processes, emphasizing entropy production in open systems.^[46] Ilya Sutskever (born 1986), a Canadian computer scientist, co-developed AlexNet in 2012, a convolutional neural network that achieved a breakthrough win in the ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge, reducing error rates and catalyzing the resurgence of deep learning in computer vision. As co-founder of OpenAI in 2015 and its chief scientist until May 2024, he contributed to advancements in large language models and reinforcement learning. In June 2024, Sutskever founded Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI) to prioritize the development of safe artificial superintelligence aligned with human values; he assumed the CEO role in July 2025 following the departure of co-founder Daniel Gross to Meta.^[13] SSI raised $2 billion in April 2025 at a $32 billion valuation, focusing resources on compute and talent for scalable oversight in AI safety.^[47]

Arts, literature, and philosophy

Ilya Repin (1844–1930), a leading figure in Russian realist painting, co-founded the Peredvizhniki (Wanderers) movement in 1870, which rejected imperial academy constraints to emphasize socially observant art drawn from direct fieldwork.^[48] His seminal work Barge Haulers on the Volga (1870–1873), based on Volga River observations, depicted exhausted burlaks (tugboat laborers) to highlight serfdom's enduring exploitation post-1861 emancipation, prioritizing empirical depiction over idealization.^[49] Repin's portraits, such as those of Leo Tolstoy (1887), extended this realism into psychological depth, influencing Soviet socialist realism while his acceptance of Tsarist commissions—e.g., The Reception of Volga Tatars by Ivan the Terrible (1872)—prompted later critiques of ideological inconsistency amid revolutionary upheavals.^[50] Ilya Ehrenburg (1891–1967), a Soviet novelist and propagandist, gained literary prominence with The Thaw (1954), a novella exposing bureaucratic stagnation and personal disillusionment under late Stalinism, which lent its name to the ensuing de-Stalinization era and provoked official backlash for veiled critiques of party orthodoxy.^[51] During World War II, Ehrenburg's frontline journalism, including the 1942 pamphlet Kill, exhorted Soviet troops with directives like "Do not count the days, do not count the miles. Count only the number of Germans you have killed," framing Germans as collective enemies to sustain morale amid staggering casualties.^[52] These writings, distributed in millions of copies, boosted combat fervor but faced postwar condemnation for allegedly exacerbating Red Army reprisals against civilians, with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn attributing to Ehrenburg a role in normalizing dehumanization in Prussian Nights (written 1946, published 1974).^[53] Historians debate direct causality, noting Ehrenburg's intent targeted combatants and Nazi ideology rather than noncombatants, though empirical accounts of excesses in occupied Germany underscore propaganda's amplifying effects on undisciplined forces.^[54]

Sports and athletics

Ilya Kovalchuk, born April 15, 1983, is a Russian ice hockey forward selected first overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.^[55] Over his NHL career spanning multiple teams including the Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, and Los Angeles Kings, he accumulated 443 goals and 876 points in regular-season play.^[56] ^[57] After departing the NHL in 2013 to join SKA Saint Petersburg in the KHL, Kovalchuk contributed to the team's Gagarin Cup championships in 2015 and 2017.^[58] ^[59] His 2010 contract extension with the Devils, a 15-year, $100 million deal, faced NHL rejection for alleged salary cap circumvention before approval in revised form, drawing scrutiny over long-term player compensation structures.^[60] Ilya Bryzgalov, born June 22, 1980, is a Russian ice hockey goaltender who served as a finalist for the Vezina Trophy in 2010 while with the Phoenix Coyotes, posting a .920 save percentage and 2.29 goals-against average that season.^[61] ^[62] His career NHL save percentage stood at .912 across appearances with teams including the Anaheim Ducks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim again.^[63] Bryzgalov's performance declined following a challenging 2012 playoff run with the Flyers, where he recorded a .837 save percentage, leading to his buyout and subsequent moves to lesser roles in the NHL and overseas leagues.

Politics, military, and other fields

Ilya, Archbishop of Novgorod (died 1186), exercised substantial political influence as the appointed head of the Novgorod diocese from 1165, navigating tensions between local assemblies and princely powers during the fragmentation of Kievan Rus'. His leadership reinforced the city's semi-autonomous status through ecclesiastical authority, which often mediated governance and resource allocation amid regional threats from neighboring principalities. Venerated posthumously as a saint for reported miracles and pastoral guidance, Ilya's role highlighted the intertwined nature of religious and secular power in medieval Slavic polities.^[23] In military annals, Ilya Ivanovich Alekseyev (1772–1830) commanded dragoon brigades in the Russian Imperial Army throughout the Napoleonic era, including the 1812 Patriotic War against the French invasion. Rising from major general in 1807 to lieutenant general by 1815, Alekseyev's cavalry maneuvers supported key Russian retreats and pursuits, contributing to the eventual coalition victory through disciplined shock tactics and scouting operations. Ilya Grigoryevich Starinov (1893–1982), a Soviet colonel and demolitions specialist, pioneered sabotage techniques from the Russian Civil War onward, developing long-delay fuses and train-derailing explosives that enabled partisan disruptions of enemy supply lines. During World War II, he trained thousands in guerrilla operations, including mining under rail infrastructure, which inflicted measurable logistical damage on Axis forces in occupied territories; his methodologies influenced post-war special forces doctrines worldwide.^[64] In contemporary politics, Ilya Vladimirovich Ponomarev (born 1975), a former Russian State Duma deputy for the A Just Russia party from 2007 to 2016, uniquely opposed the 2014 annexation of Crimea, citing violations of international law and leading to his resignation and exile. Relocating to Ukraine, where he gained citizenship in 2022, Ponomarev has advocated for dismantling the Putin regime through internal Russian opposition networks, framing his efforts as resistance to authoritarian consolidation.^[65]

Fictional characters

Folklore and mythology

In Russian byliny, ancient epic poems transmitted orally and first systematically collected in the 18th and 19th centuries, Ilya Muromets emerges as the preeminent bogatyr, a heroic warrior embodying the defense of Kievan Rus' against external threats and internal disorder.^[66] Originating from the village of Murom, he is depicted as the son of peasant farmers who remains bedridden and paralyzed from the waist down for 33 years until miraculously healed by three wandering kaliki (holy beggars or pilgrims) who provide him a restorative drink granting superhuman strength.^[67] Armed with a massive club and riding his loyal steed Burushka, Ilya then travels to the court of Prince Vladimir in Kyiv, where he pledges service and undertakes quests to protect the realm, symbolizing the archetype of the humble folk hero rising to safeguard communal order.^[68] A pivotal bylina recounts Ilya's confrontation with Solovey-Razboinik, the Nightingale the Robber, a monstrous bandit perched in a tree 30 versts from Kyiv whose deafening whistle shatters forests, topples warriors, and terrorizes travelers.^[69] Unfazed by the sonic assault that kills his companions, Ilya dismounts, aims his bow from horseback, and pierces Solovey's heart with an arrow or captures him alive to deliver before Vladimir, thereby clearing the path to the capital and restoring safe passage for merchants and pilgrims.^[70] Other byliny portray him battling nomadic invaders like the Tugars or grotesque foes such as the multi-headed Idolishche, often emphasizing his raw physical prowess, unyielding loyalty to the prince, and disdain for aristocratic rivals among the bogatyrs, underscoring themes of rustic valor prevailing over refined but ineffective knighthood.^[71] Folklore traditions link these legends to a possible historical kernel in a Kievan warrior-monk, with relics purportedly of Ilya preserved in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra's Near Caves since at least the late 16th century, as noted in a 1594 visitor's record, and formally venerated as those of Saint Ilya of Murom after Orthodox canonization in 1643.^[72] ^[73] Scientific examinations in the 1980s confirmed the skeletal remains belong to a robust male aged around 40-45 who suffered spinal ailments consistent with prolonged immobility, yet the epic embellishments—miraculous healing, giant stature, and supernatural feats—remain firmly rooted in mythic oral narratives rather than verifiable biography, serving to exalt peasant resilience amid medieval perils.^[74]

Literature, film, and television

Illya Kuryakin serves as a central fictional character in the American spy television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., broadcast from September 1964 to January 1968. Depicted as a Soviet Russian agent and expert in linguistics, engineering, and martial arts, Kuryakin partners with American operative Napoleon Solo under the auspices of the multinational agency U.N.C.L.E. to combat global threats, often embodying a cool, intellectual demeanor that contrasted with Solo's charm during the Cold War context. The role, initially scripted as minor, elevated through David McCallum's portrayal into a teen idol phenomenon, fostering positive perceptions of a Russian protagonist in Western media and shaping tropes of enigmatic Eastern Bloc allies in espionage narratives.^[75]^[76] David McDaniel authored several tie-in novels expanding the series from 1965 to 1968, featuring Kuryakin prominently in adventures that reinforced his analytical prowess and loyalty amid international intrigue. These works contributed to the character's enduring legacy in spy fiction, influencing later depictions of multifaceted Soviet figures in Cold War-themed stories.^[77] In Sergei Lukyanenko's 1998 urban fantasy novel Night Watch, Ilya appears as a secondary Light Mage among the Others, a class of immortal supernatural beings divided between Light and Dark forces patrolling Moscow's mystical balance. Involved in key plot revelations, including body-swapping deceptions against Dark adversaries, Ilya's role underscores themes of hidden identities and ethical conflicts in a modern Russian setting, adapted into the 2004 film where the character merges elements from the book.^[78] Ilya Koslov features in the American crime thriller series The Blacklist, airing from 2013 to 2023, as a KGB officer and childhood associate of Katarina Rostova, central to plotlines exploring identity deception and espionage. Introduced in season 6's "Rassvet" episode (aired May 17, 2019), Koslov is revealed as a figure who allegedly assumed the identity of Raymond Reddington post-1990 fire incident to shield Rostova, though subsequent arcs, including season 8 episode 21 (June 16, 2021), portray this narrative as fabricated, fueling fan debates on the protagonist's true origins. The character's arc ties into broader themes of assumed personas in intelligence operations.^[79]^[80]^[81]

In music and entertainment

Musicians, producers, and bands

Ilya Salmanzadeh, born September 19, 1986, in Stockholm, Sweden, to Iranian parents, is a prominent songwriter and record producer known for collaborations with major pop artists.^[82] He co-wrote and co-produced Ariana Grande's "Problem" featuring Iggy Azalea, released in April 2014, which reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[83] Salmanzadeh has also contributed to tracks for Tate McRae, including producing "It's ok I'm ok" in 2024, which marked her highest-charting Hot 100 debut at number 20.^[84] His production credits extend to other chart-topping songs such as Sam Smith's "Unholy" featuring Kim Petras, which hit number 1 on the Hot 100 in 2022.^[83] Salmanzadeh's work often emphasizes polished pop structures with electronic elements, drawing from his early training in classical violin and self-taught production skills.^[82] The band Ilya, formed in 2003 in Bristol, England, consists of vocalist Joanna Swan and multi-instrumentalist Nick Pullin, blending trip-hop, electronica, and indie folk influences in a downtempo style reminiscent of the city's Portishead legacy. Their debut album, They Died for Beauty, was released in 2003 on Virgin Records, featuring atmospheric tracks with Swan's ethereal vocals over Pullin's layered instrumentation.^[85] Follow-up Somerset appeared in 2006 on Universal Records, incorporating more organic folk elements amid Bristol's indie scene.^[86] Subsequent releases, including Blind as Hope in 2014 and Severn in 2020, have been self-produced and distributed independently via platforms like Bandcamp, cultivating a dedicated niche audience without significant mainstream chart success.^[85]^[87] The duo's output emphasizes introspective themes and experimental soundscapes, maintaining activity through sporadic albums and live performances.

Songs, albums, and other works

"Ilya" is an instrumental track composed by Greek musician Manos Hadjidakis for the original soundtrack of the 1960 film Never on Sunday, directed by Jules Dassin and starring Melina Mercouri as the character Ilya; the piece runs 2:34 in length and contributes to the film's blend of bouzouki-driven Greek folk and jazz elements.^[88]^[89] "Ilya" is a song by English singer-songwriter Martina Topley-Bird, released in 2003 on her debut album Quixotic, with a duration of 4:38; the lyrics evoke themes of longing and emotional detachment, set against trip hop and alternative rock production.^[90]^[91] "ILYA" is a pop song by American duo Fly By Midnight, released on November 16, 2018, as part of their EP Re-Running; the track, lasting 2:48, features lyrics centered on infatuation and fleeting romantic encounters, such as meeting during smoke breaks, and was promoted via a lyric video, achieving modest streaming presence on platforms like Spotify without major chart placement.^[92]^[93]

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Ilya Prigogine – Facts - NobelPrize.org
Ilya Prigogine developed a theory about dissipative structures, which maintains that long before a state of equilibrium is reached in irreversible processes.
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[PDF] prigogine-lecture.pdf - Nobel Prize
Irreversible processes may lead to a new type of dynamic states of matter which I have called “dissipative structures”. Sections 2-4 are devoted to the ...
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Dissipative structures and irreversibility in nature: Celebrating 100th ...
Oct 26, 2017 · The study of dissipative structures is still a flourishing field of research. At the time Prigogine received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ...
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Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence raises $2B at $32B valuation ...
Apr 13, 2025 · The stealth startup founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has raised $2 billion in a round that values the company at $32 billion.
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Peredvizhniki Movement Overview - The Art Story
May 14, 2018 · Works by the Peredvizhniki artists themselves have become ingrained in Russian cultural consciousness, as evidenced by the send-up of Repin's ...
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Ilya Repin Paintings, Bio, Ideas - The Art Story
Jan 15, 2020 · No artist defined the spirit of Russian Realism better than Ilya Repin, one of the foremost proponents of naturalistic representation from any artistic era.
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Ilya Repin's Life, Works, Legacy and House Museum
May 31, 2024 · Ilya Repin stands as a giant in the history of Russian art. This biography explores his life, remarkable career, and his currently legacy.
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The Thaw at 70 - Commentary Magazine
Jan 15, 2025 · Seventy years ago, a short novel by a Soviet Jewish writer became a political sensation. Titled The Thaw, the book appeared just a year and ...
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Historical Documents - Office of the Historian
Ehrenburg, through his vehement and bloodthirsty articles, has done his utmost to provide substance to the wildest fears of the German population and he is now ...
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Ilya Ehrenburg, the leading Soviet propagandist who agitated for ...
In one leaflet headlined “Kill,” Ehrenburg incited Soviet soldiers to treat Germans as sub-human. Ehrenburg's incendiary writings certainly contributed in no ...
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5 facts about Ilya Ehrenburg who predicted Hiroshima, pissed off ...
Aug 7, 2018 · The German propaganda machine made Ehrenburg look like a monster, claiming that he calls for raping German women and killing German children.<|separator|>
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Ilya Kovalchuk - Stats, Contract, Salary & More - Elite Prospects
Dec 15, 2020 · Ilya Kovalchuk Facts · Player Type. Leader. Offensive Forward. Sniper · Drafted. 2001 round 1 #1 overall by Atlanta Thrashers · AgencyPremium ...
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Ilya Kovalchuk Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title
Ilya Kovalchuk has not been elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame. How many goals did Ilya Kovalchuk have? Ilya Kovalchuk had 443 goals over his career. How ...
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Ilya Kovalchuk - Washington Capitals Left Wing - ESPN
Tver, USSR. Draft Info. 2001: Rd 1, Pk 1 (ATL). Follow. Stats. G. 443. A. 433. PTS. 876. +/-. -146. Overview · News · Stats · Bio · Splits · Game Log. Career ...
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Ilya Kovalchuk scores twice as SKA St. Petersburg wins Gagarin Cup
Apr 19, 2015 · Ilya Kovalchuk led SKA St. Petersburg to its first Kontinental Hockey League title Sunday as the team clinched a 4-1 series victory over Ak Bars Kazan.
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Datsyuk, Kovalchuk Win 2017 Gagarin Cup With SKA St. Petersburg
Apr 19, 2017 · St. Petersburg went 16-2 in the playoffs, led by a team packed full of NHL talent, boasting names such as Pavel Datsyuk and Ilya Kovalchuk.
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NHL rejected Kovalchuk's deal with Devils because it circumvented ...
Jul 21, 2010 · Kovalchuk's landmark 17-year, US$102-million contract with the New Jersey Devils was rejected by the NHL, which ruled that the longest deal in ...
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Martin Brodeur, Ilya Bryzgalov and Ryan Miller finalists for Vezina ...
Apr 19, 2010 · The former Ducks backup goalie posted career-bests in victories (42), games (69), shutouts (eight), goals-against average (2.29) and save ...
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Catching Up With: Ilya Bryzgalov - Arizona Insider, LLC
Jun 18, 2021 · He posted a 2.29 goals against average and a .920 save percentage to finish second in the Vezina Trophy voting to Buffalo's Ryan Miller. The ...
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Top 5 NHL Goalies with the Highest Save Percentage in Regular ...
Dec 3, 2024 · Top 5 NHL Goalies with the Highest Save Percentage in Regular Season Career ... Ilya Bryzgalov .914 (225 GP) 15. Dwayne Roloson .913 (390 GP) 16 ...Best playoff save percentage among non-cup winning goaltendersFirst nhl goalie with .940 save percentage - FacebookMore results from www.facebook.com<|separator|>
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Ilya Bryzgalov - Wikipedia
He was also runner-up for the Vezina Trophy and a top-five finalist ... 910 save percentage. In the subsequent playoffs, Bryzgalov made three starts ...
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Ilya Starinov - The godfather of modern insurgent IED warfare
May 29, 2019 · Ilya Starinov is arguably the most important person in the history of IEDs and in that sense he is worthy of our attention. It's a remarkable ...
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Who is Ilya Ponomarev, the anti-war Russian renegade exiled in ...
Dec 8, 2023 · Ilya Ponomarev was once a member of the Russian parliament, an unruly liberal tolerated by the leadership. These days, he's on a mission to slay Vladimir Putin ...Missing: decline resurgence
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[PDF] Introduction to Byliny, Russian Heroic Poems. - lucetadicosimo
The byliny (pleural of bylina) are Russian epic songs that are loosely tied to historical events of 11-16th centuries. Byliny were first collected in the ...
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Russian Folk-tales, by Leonard A ...
The principal source for Russian folk-tales is the great collection of ... Then the passing beggar saw Ilyá Múromets and said: “Hail, Ilyá Múromets! Do ...
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Heroes from Slavic Mythology: Ilya Muromets - Nicholas Kotar
Mar 24, 2016 · St. Ilya of the Kiev caves is also known as Ilya Muromets (“of Murom”), one of the most famous bogatyrs (supermen) of the genre of Russian epic folk poetry ...Missing: byliny | Show results with:byliny
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Archery In Ancient Russian Folklore - Bow International
Feb 5, 2021 · The legend has it that Ilya Muromets was paralysed until the age of 33, when a miraculous passer-by cured him and invested him with great ...
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Ilya and Solovey - Slavic Mythology
This story represents the triumph of civilization (Ilya) over chaotic wilderness (Solovey). The Nightingale Robber may symbolize either literal bandits or the ...
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[PDF] ON THE MYTHOLOGICAL BACKGROUND OF THE BYLINA “ILYA ...
In a Belarusian epic tale, Ilya Muromets kills the 12-horned Falcon (in some variants it is called Snake the horned Falcon) sitting in its nest upon the twelve.
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On the guard of the new year: Illya Muromets - famous and unknown
The first written mention about having relics of Illya Muromets stored in the Lavra Caves is dated 1594 year. This is a record about visiting the Caves left in ...
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Ilya Muromets, Epic Hero And Saint - Magical Europe
Aug 13, 2019 · Ilya was known as a bogatyr or vityaz, which, in medieval east Slavic legends, is similar to the western European concept of a Knight. You'll ...
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Ilya Muromets: Legend or Reality? - Discovery UK
Aug 21, 2024 · Who was Ilya Muromets? Discover the astonishing story of Ilya of Murom, one of the most fascinating characters of Old Russian epic folklore.
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Column: My youth was shaped by 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.'
Sep 28, 2023 · An international organization, Illya Kuryakin was a Russian. That he had a Scottish accent didn't matter. “Man From U.N.C.L.E.” so possessed me ...
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What made David McCallum's character, Illya Kuryakin, in 'The Man ...
Sep 25, 2023 · McCallum's Kuryakin was the “geek”, the “nerd” and yet, he was also youthful, inclined to not follow the party line and he had a shaggy hair cut.What impact did David McCallum have on the spy genre with his ...Who do you like more, Napoleon Solo or Illya Kuryakin, from ... - QuoraMore results from www.quora.com
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How Illya Kuryakin Became a Star? Did you know that Ian Fleming ...
Oct 9, 2025 · Vaughn played Solo as a dashing, unflappable secret agent working for the fictional United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.).
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Book Review: 'Night Watch' by Sergei Lukyanenko
Feb 2, 2016 · The other characters were great as well. Boris, Olga, Svetlana, Egor, Ilya, Tiger Cub, Semyon. All the secondary characters each have their own ...<|separator|>
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The Blacklist season 6: Who is Ilya? | TV & Radio - Daily Express
Apr 29, 2019 · Who is Ilya Koslov? ... Ilya Koslov (played by Gabriel Mann) is a former Russian agent, working with Katarina Rostova (Lotte Verbeek). Ilya is ...
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Everything We Know About Raymond Reddington's Real Identity
Jun 30, 2025 · "The Blacklist" season 6 episode 19, "Rassvet," reveals that Koslov (Gabriel Mann) and Katarina Rostova used to be very close, and seems to ...
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'The Blacklist' Recap: Season 8, Episode 21 — Who Is Red? - TVLine
Jun 16, 2021 · We know the real Red died 30 years ago at Liz's own hand, and the story that KGB officer Ilya Koslov later assumed Red's identity turned out to ...<|separator|>
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Ilya Salmanzadeh Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &... - AllMusic
Explore Ilya Salmanzadeh's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Ilya Salmanzadeh on AllMusic.Missing: hits | Show results with:hits
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Ilya – Top Songs as Writer – Music VF, US & UK hit charts
Songs Written by Ilya - Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography - #1: Unholy by Sam Smith & Kim Petras - #2: Problem by Ariana Grande - #3: Yes, ...
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ILYA on Tate McRae's 'It's ok I'm ok,' Her Highest Hot 100 Debut
Oct 9, 2024 · ILYA helped Tate McRae score her highest-charting Hot 100 debut with 'It's ok I'm ok'. The catchy hit entered the tally's top 20.
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Ilya - Apple Music
Albums · Severn · Severn. 2020 · Blind as Hope · Blind as Hope. 2014 · They Died for Beauty · They Died for Beauty. 2003 ...
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ILYA
They debuted in 2004 with the critically acclaimed They Died for Beauty, followed by Somerset in 2006 after leaving Virgin Records. Since then, they've self- ...
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Music - ILYA - Bandcamp
ILYA. Bristol, UK. Ilya are, eccentric Bristol UK based duo, Joanna Swan and Nick Pullin.
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https://open.spotify.com/track/57d7SfgKsLNrBVc67fKaYb
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Ilya - song and lyrics by Manos Hadjidakis - Spotify
Listen to Ilya on Spotify. Song · Manos Hadjidakis · 2010. ... Popular Releases by Manos Hadjidakis. 30 Nihterina (Remastered). Album ...
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Martina Topley-Bird – Ilya Lyrics - Genius
Ilya Lyrics: Tell you baby / I've been waiting / For so long / I want it over / It's pleasant waiting / It's pleasant hating / Placenta fed / Get out of my ...
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Ilya - song and lyrics by Martina Topley-Bird | Spotify
Listen to Ilya on Spotify. Song · Martina Topley-Bird · 2003.
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Fly By Midnight – ILYA Lyrics - Genius
Nov 16, 2018 · ILYA Lyrics: I like you a lot / We'll meet up on your smoke break / Put our back on the bricks / I like you a lot / We'll talk all of your ...
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ILYA - song and lyrics by Fly By Midnight - Spotify
Listen to ILYA on Spotify. Song · Fly By Midnight · 2018.