Zvezda
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Zvezda is a common word among the Slavic languages
meaning "star
" , and may refer to one of the following:
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
meaning "star
Star (disambiguation)
A star is a luminous cosmic body.Star or stars may also refer to:- Russia :* Star, Bryansk Oblast, an urban-type settlement* Star, Novgorod Oblast, a rural locality - United Kingdom :* Star, Anglesey, Wales* Star, Fife, Scotland...
" , and may refer to one of the following:
- Zvezda (film)Zvezda (film)The Star is a 2002 Russian film directed by Nikolai Lebedev, a large modern project of Mosfilm. It is based on a short story of the same name by Emmanuil Kazakevich, about a group of Soviet scouts working behind enemy lines during Operation Bagration in World War II.Aleksei Kravchenko won a...
, 2002 Russian film - Zvezda (ISS module), a component of the International Space StationInternational Space StationThe International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
- Zvezda (newspaper), a Russian emigree weekly converted into the Bolsheviks' Pravda
- Zvezda (magazine)Zvezda (magazine)Zvezda is a Russian literary magazine published in Saint Petersburg since 1924. It began as a bimonthly, but has been monthly since 1927.- History :The first issue of Zvezda appeared in January 1924, with Ivan Maisky as editor-in-chief...
, a Russian literary magazine published in Saint Petersburg since 1924 - Zvezda (TV channel)Zvezda (TV channel)Zvezda is a Russian nationwide TV network run by the Russian Ministry of Defense. As of January 2008, Zvezda's CEO was Grigory Krichevsky, previously known for his work on Vladimir Gusinsky's NTV Channel in the late 1990s....
, Russian channel - Zvezda, a village in Targovishte ProvinceTargovishte ProvinceTargovishte Province is a province in northeastern Bulgaria, named after its main city - Targovishte. As of December 2009, it has a population of 129,675 inhabitants.-Municipalities:...
, Bulgaria - Zvezda StadiumZvezda StadiumZvezda Stadium , formerly Lenin Komsomol Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Perm, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Amkar Perm. The stadium holds 19,500 people and was opened on June 5, 1969.The field was covered with artificial turf in...
, a multi-use stadium in PermPermPerm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
, Russia - FC Zvezda-BGU Minsk, a Belarusian soccer team
- NPP ZvezdaNPP ZvezdaResearch & Development Production Enterprise Zvezda, or R&D PE Zvezda is a Russian manufacturer of life-support systems for high-altitude flight and human spaceflight. Its products include space suits, ejector seats, aircraft escape slides, lifejackets and fire extinguishers...
, a Russian aeronautical and space manufacturer - FK Crvena Zvezda or Red Star Belgrade, a Serbian football team
- FK Zvezda 2005Zvezda 2005 PermZvezda 2005 Perm ) is Russian professional women's football club.-History:The club is based in the city of Perm and takes its name from men's team Zvezda Perm, which was dissolved in 1997...
, a women football team from PermPermPerm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
, champion of Russia (2007, 2008) - Zvezda Watches, Soviet watches produced by the Petrodvorets Watch FactoryPetrodvorets Watch FactoryThe Petrodvorets Watch Factory is the oldest factory in Russia. Founded by Peter the Great in 1721 as the Peterhof Lapidary Works, to make hardstone carvings, since 1962 it has manufactured the Soviet Raketa watches. In almost 300 years of history, the factory has changed name several times...
from 1945 to the late 1960s - Zvezda M503, a 6 row, 42 cylinder diesel radial engine built in the 1970s by the Soviet Union
- ZvezdaZvezda (moonbase)Zvezda moonbase , also DLB Lunar Base — plan and project of 1962—1974 of Soviet manned moonbase as successor N1-L3 manned lunar expedition program. It was the first detailed such project more developed than early US Horizon and Lunex projects and later Apollo Lunar Base Wernher von Braun and NASA...
, non-realized Soviet moonbase that planned for the 1970s and then 1980s - Zvezda spaceplane also known as Tu-136/139, was a Soviet spaceplaneSpaceplaneA spaceplane is a vehicle that operates as an aircraft in Earth's atmosphere, as well as a spacecraft when it is in space. It combines features of an aircraft and a spacecraft, which can be thought of as an aircraft that can endure and maneuver in the vacuum of space or likewise a spacecraft that...
project http://www.testpilot.ru/russia/tupolev/136/136.htm - Zvijezda (Drina)Zvijezda (Drina)Zvijezda is a mountain on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, near the town of Višegrad. Its highest peak Veliki Stolac lies on Bosnian territory and has an altitude of 1675 meters above sea level. Zvijezda lies in a large bend of Drina river, and presents a western extension of...
, mountain on the border of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina - Zvijezda (Bosnia), mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina
- NK Zvijezda GradačacNK Zvijezda GradacacNK Zvijezda Gradačac, or commonly referred to as just Zvijezda is a football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, based in the town of Gradačac. Zvijezda host their home matches at the Banja Ilidža stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000 seats...
, football club - Zvijezda (company), Croatian food company based in Zagreb
See also
- Zvezda (Perm), a newspaper in PermPermPerm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
, Russia - ZviazdaZviazdaZviazda is a state-owned daily newspaper in Belarus.It was founded in 1917 as an organ of the Minsk Committee of RSDLP.Zviazda has been twice closed down by the Russian Provisional Government but continued being published under different names...
, a newspaper in Belarus (Belarusian form) - ZvezdaZvezdaZvezda is a common word among the Slavic languages meaning "star" , and may refer to one of the following:* Zvezda , 2002 Russian film* Zvezda , a component of the International Space Station...
, a Russian hobby manufacturer