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<mask> (born May 15, 1976) is a former gridiron football quarterback. He was drafted in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. <mask> was a member of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts from 2002 to 2008. He also previously played with the National Football League's New England Patriots during the 2000 season and also played in the Arena Football League, most recently with the Grand Rapids Rampage. He was also one of the best college quarterbacks in the country during his career at Kansas State, beating out UCLA's Cade McNown for the 1998 Davey O'Brien Award. Academy Award winning actor Jamie Foxx (<mask>) is <mask>'s first cousin. High school and college football career

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<mask> was an outstanding football and baseball player at Willis High School in Willis, Texas.A two-year starter who averaged 221.2 yards-per-game passing as a senior, he was an All-Montgomery County, all-city and all-state selection in football. In baseball, he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 28th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft. College career

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Bishop initially attended Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Texas where as a freshman, he led the Buccaneers to a 12–0 record and the NJCAA National Championship. He rushed for 387 yards including three scores and passed for 1,712 yards and 18 touchdowns. His sophomore year, he once again led Blinn to a 12–0 record and an NJCAA National Championship. He was voted honorable mention All-Conference and controlled an offense which recorded 3,086 yards rushing, including 47 touchdowns and scored a total of 438 points (36.5 avg. per game).He passed for 972 yards and nine touchdowns, and rushed for 265 yards and four scores. After his two years at Blinn, he played baseball for one season at Independence Community College in Independence, Kansas in the spring of 1997. Kansas State
He was heavily recruited by a number of Division I programs as a defensive back, but decided upon Kansas State University, as head coach Bill Snyder was the only coach to offer <mask> the opportunity to play the quarterback position. In 1997, his first year at Kansas State, <mask> started all 11 regular season games and completed 80-of-185 passes for 1,557 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also rushed for 556 yards and added nine rushing touchdowns. <mask> was voted second-team All-Big 12 Conference by the league’s coaches and Big 12 Newcomer of the year by Associated Press. During the 1997 season, Kansas State won 11 games including a 1997 Fiesta Bowl victory over Syracuse led by Donovan McNabb by a score of 35–18.Kansas State's only loss in the 1997 season came to the eventual national champion Nebraska Cornhuskers. The loss was the first of only three in <mask>'s collegiate career. In <mask>'s senior year, Kansas State was considered a contender for the 1998 National Championship. That year, he broke school season records with 2,844 yards passing and 23 touchdowns with only four interceptions, He led the team with 14 rushing touchdowns and finished second with 748 yards on 177 attempts. He passed for 440 yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-40 passes vs. Northeast Louisiana, his four touchdown passes tying a school record and his 440 passing yards ranking him second in school history. He passed for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns and rushed 25 times for 140 yards (5.6 avg.) with two scores and was voted Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week as the Wildcats defeated Nebraska for the first time in 30 years.<mask> led the Wildcats to an undefeated regular season and the Big 12 North title, putting Kansas State in 1st place in the ESPN-USA Today Coaches poll and 2nd in the Associated Press media poll. Just two weeks later, the Wildcats' national championship dreams were put to an end. In the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game on December 5, 1998, Kansas State lost in double overtime to No. 10 Texas A&M team 36–33. <mask> ran for one touchdown in the game and threw for two more scores. <mask> started in all 25 games (including bowl games) during his two seasons at Kansas State and posted a 22–3 (.880) record. He received 792 votes, including 41 first place votes, but finished second in the 1998 Heisman Trophy voting to Ricky Williams.He finished his Wildcat career fourth on the all-time passing list with 4,401 yards and broke Chad May’s career record with 36 touchdown passes despite playing only two seasons. He ranks second behind Lynn Dickey in Kansas State history with 5,715 yards of total offense. Also established a Kansas State record with 59 total touchdowns (rushing and passing). After his senior season, he was voted a consensus All-American and All-Big 12 Conference selection and was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. The Wildcats finished ranked third in the BCS, and lost in the Alamo Bowl to Purdue, 37–34. College statistics

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<mask> was selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. However, he was inactive for all but one game.It was not until the 2000 season that he played in his first ever professional game. During that season, he saw only limited playing time, completing just 3-of-9 passes for 80 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. During a game against the Indianapolis Colts he threw a 44-yard Hail Mary touchdown at the end of the first half in his first career attempt. Afterwards, several Patriots fans, upset with the poor play of starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe throughout the season, demanded that coach Bill Belichick name <mask> the starter, though this never happened. Tom Brady called <mask> "one of the best athletes he has ever seen" in the 2000 NFL season. NFL Europe

In 2001, <mask> played for the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe. He started six games for the Galaxy, and completed 76-of-153 passes for 1,090 yards, including 11 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.He also gained 244 yards on 35 carries (7.0 avg.) and scored one rushing touchdown. <mask> was released by the Patriots in August 2001. He was then signed by the Green Bay Packers but was cut before the 2001 regular season. Canadian Football League
In 2002, <mask> was traded from the Calgary Stampeders (who owned his CFL rights) to the Toronto Argonauts along with two 2002 late round draft picks for Michel Dupuis, a 2003 First-round CFL draft pick, and a conditional 2003 CFL draft pick. He signed with the Argonauts in April 2002 and had some brief stints as a starting quarterback with them, but was predominantly a backup. Between 2002–2005, he completed 206-of-446 passes for 3,192 yards, 17 touchdowns and 32 interceptions for a quarterback rating of 53.2.He also rushed for 768 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2003, <mask> was put in with just seconds left in a playoff game against the Montreal Alouettes. Since the Argonauts were not within field goal range, he was to throw a Hail Mary pass with hopes for a miracle. While the miracle did not come true, he was seen throwing the ball approximately 70 yards down the field, thus showing he had one of the stronger arms in professional football. With his propensity for throwing more interceptions than touchdown passes and an inclination to run with the football, <mask>'s intelligence as a quarterback came into question by many CFL fans. Despite the criticism, he had a satisfactory performance while Damon Allen was injured during the 2004 season and helped the Argonauts win the 92nd Grey Cup championship that season. On April 21, 2006, the Argonauts released <mask> only to re-acquire him four months later on August 11, more than halfway into the season.During that season, the bulk of his playing time involved being inserted into the game exclusively during short yardage situations. During the 2006 East Division semi-final, however, he came in to replace Allen late in the fourth quarter and threw two touchdown passes to Arland Bruce III and R. Jay Soward, sending the Argonauts to the East Division Final. In the 2006 Eastern Final against the Alouettes, <mask> again found himself replacing Damon Allen in the third quarter. Down 23–3, <mask> threw touchdown passes to Arland Bruce III and <mask>, and was able to guide the Argonauts to within a touchdown of a comeback, however they fell short, losing 33–24. <mask> had been playing in both the CFL and the Arena Football League (AFL) since 2004 and during the offseason, it was learned that the AFL's schedule had been shifted later into the year, thereby creating an overlap of the AFL's post-season with the CFL's training camp period. With <mask> signed to an AFL team, there were concerns throughout the CFL's offseason about whether or not he would report to the Argonauts' 2007 training camp. However, on May 14, 2007, he returned to Toronto and participated in an informal workout with some of his Argonauts teammates at the University of Toronto at Mississauga after being placed on the exempt list by his AFL team, the Grand Rapids Rampage for the purpose of leaving the team.<mask> backed up Damon Allen in the Argonaut's Week 1 loss to the BC Lions and came into the game in the fourth quarter throwing a touchdown to <mask> and having another touchdown to Andre Talbot called back due to a penalty. <mask>'s performance and Allen's struggles led to <mask> being named the Week Two starter against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 7, 2007 marking his first start since November 2005. He threw three touchdown passes to help lead the Argonauts to a 30–5 win over the Tiger-Cats. In a July 12, 2007 game against the Calgary Stampeders, while enjoying a second straight solid start, <mask> fractured his distal radius while being tackled on a run to the Stampeders' one-yard line and was scheduled to miss 6–8 weeks of the season. The Argonauts went 0–6 with <mask> out of the lineup; however after his return, the Argonauts went 9–1 and finished in first place in the CFL's Eastern Division. He finished the 2007 regular season with 2,920 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. <mask> helped lead the Argonauts into the 2007 CFL Eastern Division final where they were defeated 19–9 by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.He completed under 50% of his passes and while throwing for over 300 yards, he also failed to connect on multiple passes in crunch time. He went 11–1 as a starter in the regular season. Before the start of the 2008 season, The Argonauts acquired the reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player, Kerry Joseph, from the Saskatchewan Roughriders. This was a surprise considering <mask>'s record as a starter the previous season. Despite the perceived quarterback controversy, the Argonauts started the season with both quarterbacks. While <mask> did get some playing time, Joseph played the majority of the games. On August 23, 2008 <mask> was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a conditional draft pick.He was immediately named the starter and won his first game for the team, against the Blue Bombers. He also won his second game with a fourth quarter rally, where the Roughriders scored 20 unanswered points to defeat the Blue Bombers. <mask> was named the CFL's Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Winnipeg comeback. In the 2008 West Semifinal game against the BC Lions, he threw three interceptions and fumbled twice. On November 10, 2008, it was reported in the Regina Leader Post that the Roughriders had placed <mask> on waivers, leaving to doubt about his future in Saskatchewan. Roughriders head coach Ken Miller confirmed that he and General Manager Eric Tillman had met on November 9 and agreed to release <mask>. Miller himself informed <mask> of the decision the next evening.On July 26, 2009, <mask> made his return to the Canadian Football League after signing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In his first game back in the CFL as a starting quarterback, he led the Blue Bombers to a 13–12 victory, completing 16 of 30 pass attempts for 213 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. On February 23, 2010, <mask> was released by the Blue Bombers due to poor play throughout the year

After second-string quarterback Drew Tate was injured in a preseason game, the Calgary Stampeders signed <mask> as a backup for incumbent starter Henry Burris. <mask> was officially signed on June 29, 2011. Once Tate was healthy enough to return, <mask> was released after five games on August 3, 2011. On September 27, 2011, <mask> was signed by the Blue Bombers because of many injuries in the QB position. He was shortly after released.Arena Football League
From 2004-2007, <mask> played in both the CFL and the Arena Football League. In his first AFL season in 2004, <mask> seldom saw any playing time with the Grand Rapids Rampage, playing in only five games. In 2005, he started in 15 games for the Rampage and led the league in rushing yards, rushing attempts, yards-per-rush, and rushing touchdowns. He also set a record for most rushing yards in a single game on February 5, 2005 against the Colorado Crush by becoming the first player to ever rush for 100 yards in an AFL game. In addition to this record, he also holds the AFL record for most rushing yards in a season with 459. Because of his rushing statistics as a quarterback combined with his strong arm, comparisons between him and NFL quarterback <mask> were made. Some fans and sports writers have labeled him the "<mask> of the AFL".In 2006, <mask> signed with the Chicago Rush. Despite the buzz he created in 2005, he was relegated to sharing the backup quarterback role behind Matt D'Orazio with Asad Abdul-Khaliq. <mask> received very little playing time upon joining the Rush in 2006, though some of that was a result of a leave of absence he took from the team due to the passing of his mother. The Rush went on to win ArenaBowl XX that season. On October 31, 2006, <mask> signed with the Kansas City Brigade. However, on March 13, 2007, he was traded to the Rampage, marking his second stint with the team since 2005. On May 15, 2007, he was placed on the Rampage's reserve list under the "left squad" category.This move was done to clear the way for his return to the Canadian Football League. Indoor Football League
<mask> played for the Corpus Christi Hammerheads and was their starting quarterback in 2009. The Hammerheads went 1–3 with <mask> under center losing  to the El Paso Generals and once to the Abilene Ruff Riders. Southern Indoor Football League
<mask> signed with the Texas Hurricanes in the Southern Indoor Football League in June 2009 and served as their starting quarterback. The Hurricanes went 0–3 with <mask> under center and 0–4 when he was on the roster, losing to the Louisiana Swashbucklers, Houma Conquerors, and Austin Turfcats. Career statistics

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<mask> (January 16, 1864 – November 19, 1922), was an American character actor and playwright who after years of relative obscurity achieved great success as he entered the twilight of his career. The 1918 play Lightnin', which <mask> co-wrote and starred in, set a Broadway record for the day of 1,291 performances and was still going strong on tour after more than 700 shows when <mask> was forced to bow out due to fatigue. His death from a heart attack followed a week later. Early life
<mask> was born on his parents’ farm about five miles west of Yuba City, California, not far from Bogue Station on the old Southern Pacific Railroad line. His parents, Lehella Jane McGrew and <mask>, came from Kentucky and were married at Prairie City on October 2, 1853 by the Rev. Alex Graham in a double ceremony with Sarah Emma McGrew and E. H. Heacock. <mask> was raised in San Jose where he attended school before dropping out in his early teens  to work at a nearby sheep ranch.At around the age of 17 <mask> became a photographer’s apprentice and with a brother would eventually open his own studio in San Jose. After several years he abandoned photography for newspaper work and became an advertising agent for the San Jose Mercury. A few years later he purchased The Napa Reporter and not long afterwards founded The Mountain View Register. Stage

After a failed foray into politics and growing disenchantment with the newspaper business, <mask> chose to “turn respectable” and joined a San Jose stock company. By 1894 he was a member of a dramatic company with D. K. Higgins and Georgia Waldron playing the villain in Higgins’ melodrama, The Plunger. He later formed a small company with his wife and a few other actors and toured mostly California venues for a number of seasons. During this period, eight-year-old Roscoe Arbuckle made his stage debut with <mask>'s company at Santa Ana, California.<mask> was a member of the repertoire company at the Alcazar Theatre for many years and only left after the theatre fell victim to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Afterwards he became a popular comedian at Oakland's Ye Liberty Playhouse and toured with theatrical and vaudeville companies. <mask> made his Broadway debut at the Gaiety Theatre in December 1912 playing Papa Carr in Carlyle Moore’s long running comedy, Stop Thief. In late 1914, <mask> played Hiram Higgins at the Astor Theatre in George M. Cohan’s moderate success, The Miracle Man (from the novel by <mask>. Packard) and, over the first seven months of 1916, he scored a hit at the Hudson Theatre as Jerry Primrose, The Shebear’s Servant, in the Edward Childs Carpenter drama, The Cinderella Man. ===''Lightnin===
Lightnin’ was a comedy that <mask> had worked on for a number of years before its final incarnation debuted at the Gaiety Theatre on August 26, 1918. The play, originally titled A House Divided, is about Lightnin’ Bill Jones, a "lovable old liar" not known for his swiftness of foot. In 2007, Ethan Mordden described the character: "the uneducated rustic, innocent of fancy fashion, who somehow gets the better of popinjays and rogues... as slow as paste [with a] low-key yet fierce sense of independence... Lightnin' has wife troubles, money troubles, and to every question a set of deadpan retorts that exasperate all those in the vicinity."The play was first produced as one-act plays in tours following the San Francisco earthquake. The play was revised a number of times, the last with the help of writer Winchell Smith. <mask> had sold the film rights to his play; Smith, seeing the potential in the concept, advised <mask> to buy the rights back. The two became partners after Smith saw <mask> in Cinderella Man and proposed they work together on some future project. <mask> suggested A House Divided, Smith agreed, and soon what began as a two-week rewrite grew to take in the better part of two years. The resulting play ran on Broadway for three years, almost twice as long as any production to that point (Peg O' My Heart had run for twenty months in 1912-13). Playing the lead role, <mask> was so obsessive about the play's success that he spent his few days off in the theater, watching his understudy in the part.By all accounts, <mask> had a laconic, casual style of underplaying that was unusual and connected with audiences. At the close of the record run of Lightnin’, U. S. President Harding sent the playwrights a letter of congratulations, which was read aloud onstage by his Secretary of Labor. The following day, as the play left for its long road tour, Mayor Hylan and the New York City Police Band headed by composer Victor Herbert accompanied the troupe to Penn Station where Bernard Baruch presented <mask> and Smith with the World Championship Belt of the Playwriting and Producing World. Cinema
John Ford adapted Lightnin''' as a silent film in 1925 with veteran actor and director Jay Hunt taking the part of Lightnin' Bill Jones. Five years later in an early talkie, Will Rogers played Jones opposite Louise Dresser and Joel McCrea. Between 1915 and 1916 <mask> appeared in four films, The Silent Voice, from the play by Jules Eckert Goodman; Rosemary, from a play by Lois N. Parker and Murray Carson; Her Debt of Honor, from a scenario by William Nigh; and A Corner in Cotton, from a story by Anita Loos. Personal life

On June 27, 1885, <mask> married actress Jennie Weidman, whom he had known since grammar school.Their daughter, Bessie <mask> (1886–1952), became an actress and writer, and their son, <mask>, a Hollywood director. Death
<mask> died at the Hotel Del Prado, Chicago where he had gone after his final performance of Lightnin’  at the Blackstone Theatre to be under the care of his friend, Dr. Robert A. Black. <mask>’s manager later said of the actor:

A kindly man, of simple tastes, who gave much to the public that he served and asked little in return. <mask> was known to his friends in the profession as much for the big, human man he was as for his sterling qualities as an actor. He really died the Saturday night he gave his last performance – and his greatest. George Kingsbury, 1922

<mask> was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery after a brief Christian Science service and eulogy by Judge Kenesaw Landis.The pallbearers were drawn from the cast of Lightnin. The family eventually dropped a plan to someday remove <mask>'s remains to a cemetery nearer his birthplace. References

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<mask>, <mask>, PC (3 March 1913 – 9 May 1998) was a British politician. He was a long-serving Labour Party MP of 36 years, from 1946 to 1982. He served as the Labour Chief Whip from 1969 until 1976, but in his later years he fell out with his local Constituency Labour Party which he felt had become dominated by people on the left of the Labour Party, and he eventually left the party. He became a life peer in 1985. Early life

<mask> was born in Deptford to <mask> and his wife Mary Elizabeth Carroll, the thirteenth of fourteen children. His father, a docker, had taken part in the dockers' strikes of 1899 and 1912. After he left school he worked for the Transport and General Workers' Union and when the Second World War started in 1939 he was called up and ended the war as a major in the Royal Engineers fighting the Japanese in South-East Asia.Political career
When Sir Ben Smith resigned from Parliament, the Rotherhithe constituency was vacated. Most local opinion favoured Dr. [John Gillison who represented the area on the London County Council but <mask> was selected after the TGWU dockers' delegates voted for him en bloc. He easily won the constituency in a by-election in 1946. This constituency was expanded in 1950 and named Bermondsey. In 1950 he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Supply, George Strauss, and then in 1951 as PPS to the Minister for Pensions, George Isaacs. He was also Chairman of the London Regional Labour Party from 1956 to 1977. <mask> was appointed by Harold Wilson as a Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) which he held during Labour Governments from 1969 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976.He was renowned as a tough Chief Whip. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Local Government from Labour's victory in 1964 until 1967, then becoming Minister of Public Building and Works from 1967 until 1969. He became Minister for Housing and Local Government in 1970; however, this was now under Anthony Crosland as Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning. <mask> was in favour of Britain's entry into the Common Market but voted to oppose Edward Heath's policy of entry in 1971, in accordance with Labour Party policy. A Wilson loyalist, <mask> apparently wept when he heard the news that Wilson had stepped down as Prime Minister in 1976. He supported Michael Foot to replace Wilson, but in vain; James Callaghan won the leadership ballot instead. <mask> (who got on well at a personal level with Foot, despite the great ideological differences between the two men) disliked Callaghan so much that he resigned from the cabinet within months of Wilson's own retirement.At one stage <mask> opened a speech by saying "As I come to this platform, many of you will know that I have never been an anti-racialist". In 1976 <mask> argued that the Malawi Asians expelled by Hastings Banda should not be allowed to live in Britain despite possessing British passports:

We cannot go on like this. I do not care what those on this side of the House, or the Opposition side or anywhere else, say. Problems at local level will become worse and worse for our own people unless something is done. All hon. Members know that people come to their surgeries describing the most distressing conditions—terrifying conditions. People born and bred in their own constituencies have been on the housing waiting list for as long as six years.But, on the points system, one must give immigrants preference...People cannot come here just because they have a British passport—full stop. London Docklands Development Corporation
The government of Margaret Thatcher was keen to get a Labour figure to sit on the London Docklands Development Corporation as vice-chairman in 1980 but the Labour Party was entirely opposed to the creation of the LDDC and refused to nominate. <mask> offered a way through as he was willing to take the post; as a sitting MP he would lose his seat if the post was paid, so a special provision was made that it would be unpaid until the vice-chairman elected to take payment. <mask>'s acceptance of a post with the LDDC exacerbated the split with the Bermondsey CLP which had elected a slate of left-wing officers at its annual meeting that same year. Bermondsey by-election
<mask> was against the shift to the Left in the Labour Party and decided not to stand for election again. Tam Dalyell later said that "<mask>'s final years in the Commons were dogged by controversy and beset with troubles in Bermondsey from hard-left 'yuppie' incomers and the Militant tendency, people who were moons apart from the dockers who had selected him four decades earlier". He wanted his ally John O'Grady, Leader of Southwark Borough Council, to be selected in his stead but the constituency party selected Peter Tatchell, its secretary.<mask> made his discontent public and threatened to resign immediately and force a by-election if Tatchell was endorsed by the Labour Party nationally. Unexpectedly, Labour leader Michael Foot announced that Tatchell would never be endorsed "so far as I am concerned". However, when, in August 1982, it became clear that Tatchell would be permitted to stand if the Constituency Labour Party selected him again, <mask> announced his resignation from the Labour Party to sit as an Independent MP. In November that year, he resigned his seat in Parliament (by becoming Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds) and forced a 1983 by-election in which <mask> campaigned for O'Grady who stood as a Real Bermondsey Labour candidate. O'Grady performed badly at the by-election although <mask> did take some satisfaction from the heavy defeat of Tatchell by the Liberal candidate, Simon Hughes. Tatchell said in 2003, after <mask>'s death, that <mask> was secretly bisexual and was "persistent" in propositioning Tatchell but warned him when he was rebuffed not to publicise it as no one would believe him. Later life
<mask> later joined the Social Democratic Party.In 1985 he stood down from the LDDC and accepted a life peerage on 12 July 1985 as Baron <mask>, of Bermondsey in Greater London, sitting as an independent. <mask> was a supporter of Millwall Football Club and was president of the Millwall Supporters Club. In 1995 during a debate on the commemorations for the fiftieth anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, Hugh Jenkins expressed "sorrow and regret" about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. <mask> replied thatWhile on board we heard that the war was over. I have never prayed so hard nor been so grateful for anything as I was for that atom bomb. It was the finest thing that ever happened that we should have dropped it on those villains. When we reached Port Swettenham, the ramifications would have been unbelievable.Thousands of lives would have been lost and, at the time, I thanked God for the atom bomb. The tallest building in Milton Keynes, Mellish Court, is named after him. Notes

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<mask> is a writer, advocate, and social entrepreneur. <mask> is known for writing The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez, a magical realism novel which received critical acclaim and literary awards. In 2014, <mask> authored Seven for the Revolution, a book that explores the "hard lives of Latinos and the fraught relations between their native and adoptive countries." The book won Best Popular Fiction–English and Best First Book in Fiction at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards. <mask> is also a regular special contributor to CNN and co-founder of Interlex, an advertising and marketing agency whose work is focused on "public sector, non-profit, and socially conscientious marketing for multicultural audiences." Interlex is one of the 50 largest U.S. Hispanic advertising agencies, according to AdAge. Early life
<mask> was born in Brownsville, Texas, a bilingual and multicultural city along the border of Mexico.His parents, Rodolfo <mask> and Lilia Zolezzi <mask>, were Mexican immigrants. After graduating from St. Joseph Academy in 1986, <mask> went on to Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's degree in government and a master's degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. While at Harvard, <mask> participated in Raza, Harvard's Chicano students organization. He was also part of Harvard's Undergraduate Council. Career
In 1995, <mask> co-founded Interlex with his wife Heather in San Antonio, Texas. Interlex is an advocacy and cause-related advertising and marketing firm that has worked with clients such as the Pan American Development Foundation, Tracfone Wireless’ SafeLink brand, American Express, Texas Department of Transportation, AARP, American Heart Association and Center for Science in the Public Interest.Interlex is one of the 50 largest U.S. Hispanic advertising agencies. <mask> is the president and chief executive officer of the firm. Interlex acquired Californian advertising agency SenaReider in 2012. SenaReider was relocated to San Antonio and spun off from Interlex in 2013. <mask> is SenaReider's CEO. Literary career
<mask>'s first works were published in literary publications while he attended Harvard. His first book, ¡Adelante!, was published in 2003 by Random House.<mask> also wrote an essay covering stereotypes and eating disorders called "Ghost of Gordolfo Gelatino," which was published in the book Going Hungry. In 2014, <mask> authored Seven for the Revolution, a collection of short stories about the experiences of seven characters as they immigrate to the United States. The book was named as one of "The Top Ten Fiction Books by Latino Authors for 2014," and received four prizes at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards, along with another three awards at the Latino Books Into Movies Awards including first place in the Action & Adventure category. <mask>'s fiction writing has also appeared in literary journals such as the Pushcart Prize-winning Ninth Letter. In 2017, <mask> was awarded the Gulf Coast Prize for fiction. During the Fall of 2018, the Notre Dame Review published <mask>’s short story, “Vexing Gifts.” Reviewed as “vivid” and “palpable,” the magical realism satire is highly critical of President Trump’s border and immigration policies. In December 2018 it was announced that Blackstone Publishing signed a multi-book contract with <mask> Ramirez, explores “not just the physical border between two countries, but borders between life and death … and past and present.”

In 2019, New Texas, a Journal of Literature and Culture, published two of <mask>’s short stories, “Ports of Entry” and “The Limes.” The stories are both installments in a border bildungsroman <mask> is writing. In 2020, <mask>’s short story, “The Limes,” originally published in New Texas, was named a Finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters’ Kay Cattarulla Best Short Story Award. Also, his short story, “Oblivious,” was selected – and published – as a Finalist for the Texas Observer Annual Short Story Award. In September 2020, his novel, The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez, was released by Blackstone Publishing. The novel won two Gold Medals at the 2021 International Latino Book Awards. Advocacy
As an advocate, <mask> has regularly contributed to CNN on issues such as comprehensive immigration reform, and tighter regulation and taxes on sugary drinks and unhealthy foods. He served on the Board of Directors of Center for Science in the Public Interest, a leading non-profit nutrition advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.He was also the founding editor of RedBrownandBlue.com, a multicultural political commentary website. Bibliography
¡ADELANTE! : una guía personal del éxito para usted y su familia (2003) – A guide for success for immigrants. Going Hungry: writers on desire, self-denial, and overcoming anorexia (2008) (Contributor) – A collection of essays about anorexia. Seven for the Revolution (2014) – A series of short stories that explore the lives of Latinos in America. Winner of Best Popular Fiction–English and Best First Book in Fiction at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards. Also won second place Most Inspirational Fiction Book and Honorable Mention Best Cover Design.According to Kirkus Reviews, the book contains "[w]ell-executed stories that offer fresh perspectives on long-standing societal problems." The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez: A Novel (2020) – A novel, largely inspired by the stories of <mask>'s father, about a son of immigrants in a border town during the 1950s. The American Library Association’s Booklist named it one of the Ten Best Debut Novels of 2020. In February 2021, it was longlisted for the Reading the West Book Awards. It was also named a Finalist for the 2021 Spur Award for Best Contemporary Novel by the Western Writers of America. The novel won two Gold Medals at the 2021 International Latino Book Awards: the Rudolfo Anaya Best Latino Focused Fiction Book and Best Audiobook. Valley of Shadows (2022) – A magical realism novel set in West Texas in the 1880’s.It is scheduled for release in September 2022 by Blackstone Publishing. External links
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<mask> (born September 17, 1982) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Washington Nationals. Amateur career
<mask> attended Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida. He was also a part of the 1999 State Champions. Professional career

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<mask> was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round in 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. Known for his change-up, remarkable control, presence, and a low-90s fastball. <mask> was the Pirates Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2001 and 2002, and 2002 Carolina League Pitcher of the Year.Baseball America named him the Carolina League's #1 prospect, and the Pirates #2 prospect. Baseball America after 2002: “<mask> was anointed as the Hillcats' ace--and he rarely disappointed. A left-hander with a 91 mph fastball and the league's best changeup, he did his part to help create a winning attitude on the field. Batters found it difficult to drive the ball in the air against him because he pitches down in the strike zone.”  His velocity improved in 2002, hitting . His changeup is his best pitch, he also has a good slider. Knowles: “He needs to improve his breaking ball, he makes a lot of mistakes with it, but he throws enough strikes with his other pitches that he gets by with it.”

After sporting a 14–6 record with the Double-A Altoona Curve in 2003, <mask> advanced to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds for 2004. He was recalled by the Pirates, and made his major league debut on May 30, 2004, against the Chicago Cubs.<mask> pitched five solid innings, allowing only one run, but did not get a decision in the game. He finished the 2004 season with a 5–5 record and a 5.02 ERA. <mask> missed the entire 2005 campaign with shoulder and elbow problems which eventually culminated in surgery. He spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. After a stellar 2008 spring training, <mask> was returned to Triple-A, as the Pirates decided to keep Rule 5 pitcher Evan Meek in his place. Meek was designated for assignment on May 4, 2008, and <mask> was recalled to take his place. <mask> made his first major league appearance since August 21, 2004 on May 6, 2008 against the San Francisco Giants.He allowed 2 runs in  of an inning. Said <mask> of his return: "Honestly, it might have been more nerve-racking than my debut because my debut came so easy. It was such an easy road coming up through the Minor Leagues. This one was so much more hard work, and harder to get here, and a lot more time." <mask> had a 4.54 earned run average (ERA) in  innings pitched for the Pirates from 2004-2009. Washington Nationals
On June 30, 2009 the Pirates traded <mask> along with Nyjer Morgan to the Washington Nationals for Lastings Milledge and Joel Hanrahan. <mask> had a 2.98 ERA in 145 innings pitched for the Nationals from 2009-2011.In 2012, <mask> went 1–2 with 2 saves and a 2.38 ERA with 56.2 innings in 70 appearances. On November 1, <mask> declined his half of a 2013 mutual option worth $3.5 million. Since the Nationals exercised their half, <mask> wasn't paid a $250K buyout. Los Angeles Angels
On December 5, 2012, <mask> agreed to a two-year, $9.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, pending a physical examination. The contract became official on December 12. On August 7, 2013, <mask> underwent elbow surgery and it prematurely ended his 2013 season. After being almost a full year out, <mask> came back to pitch for the Angels in May 2014; after 3 appearances, <mask> was placed back on the DL.After an MRI, it was revealed <mask> had a torn UCL, ending his 2014 season. The Angels declined his 2015 option on October 30, making him a free agent. Return to Washington
On November 16, 2015, <mask> signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. While <mask> did not allow a run during spring training, he was informed on April 1, 2016, that he had not made the team. He chose to exercise an opt-out clause in his contract and become a free agent. Los Angeles Dodgers
<mask> agreed to a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 9, 2016. Atlanta Braves
On May 2, 2016, <mask> opted out of his deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves.He opted out of his contract and became a free agent on May 20, 2016. Minnesota Twins
On May 23, 2016, <mask> signed a minor-league deal with the Minnesota Twins. Third stint with <mask> was acquired by the Washington Nationals for cash considerations on August 19, 2016, moving from the Twins' Class-AAA affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings, to the Nationals' affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs. His contract was purchased from Syracuse by the Nationals on September 2, 2016, and he made his first major league appearance since 2014 the following day, coming out of the Nationals' bullpen in a game against the division rival New York Mets at Citi Field. He faced one batter, Curtis Granderson, and retired him on a lineout. Philadelphia Phillies
On December 10, 2016, <mask> signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was released on March 26, 2017.Miami Marlins
On March 13, 2018, <mask> signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins. He was released on June 18, 2018. New York Mets
On February 7, 2019, <mask> signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. Retirement
On May 26, 2019, <mask> retired from professional baseball. References

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<mask> is an African-American scholar, author and blogger. His research and scholarly writing focuses on social injustices impacting African Americans and other marginalized groups in the US. His work includes the study and impact of race on US health care, the practice of white parents adopting black and biracial children, religion, sports, politics and other pertinent subject matters of present time. <mask>'s most known work is the 2004 book, Black and Mormon, a book-length anthology exploring black Mormons and their place in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since the 1978 priesthood revelation that lifted the ban on blacks holding priesthood in the church. His most recent book, When Race, Religion and Sport Collide: Black athletes at BYU and Beyond, explores African American male student-athletes through the medium of sport in the era of the Black Lives Matter movement. Early life and education
<mask> was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but his formative years were split between Los Angeles and Nashville. As a child, he followed the Baptist faith along with his family.As a teenager, however, <mask> began to question his faith. When he was 15, he met a black member of the LDS Church who briefly introduced him to Mormonism. A short time later, <mask> had an unrelated encounter when two Mormon missionaries came to the <mask> residence and further broadened his understanding of the religion. He felt that his questions about religion were better answered through Mormonism. <mask> converted from the Baptist faith to Mormonism in 1981. He later went on to serve a mission for the LDS Church in Lansing, Michigan. After graduating from Antioch High School in Nashville, he began his collegiate studies at the LDS Church-owned BYU-Idaho (formerly known as Ricks College).During his time at Ricks, <mask> served one year in the regular Army, training as an Army photographer. He later transferred his undergraduate training to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City where he completed his Bachelor Degree in Behavioral Science and Health in 1994. Career and further education
<mask> completed the physician assistant training program from the University of Utah School of Medicine in 1996. In the late 1990s, he started teaching college students. While continuing to practice as a certified PA, <mask> taught courses at universities in and around the Salt Lake valley, including the Brigham Young University, Utah Valley University and the University of Utah. It was while working as a PA student at the BYU Sports Medicine facility in Provo, Utah that he enrolled in the Masters of Educational Leadership at the BYU. He completed his M.Ed.in 2000. Two years later, he enrolled in the University of Utah’s Education, Culture, and Society doctoral program. <mask> continued to teach at BYU until 2006, when his contract was not renewed. In May 2010, <mask> received his Ph.D. from University of Utah. The winter, he joined the faculty at Wichita State University as an assistant professor in the Physician Assistant Program. He left Wichita State University in mid 2012 and pursued his work on When Race, Religion and Sport Collide. By April 2013, he relocated to Memphis, Tennessee to join the staff at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center as an assistant professor.<mask>'s research focus includes issues of social inequality, stress, racism, discrimination, income inequality, disparities in higher education and health-related inequalities that African Americans withstand. He studies and writes about the emotional toll of being a racialized minority in a white supremacist nation and the impact it has on physical and mental well being. His articles have been featured in numerous academic journals. Additionally, his work has appeared in Adoption Today, Religion Dispatches, Deadspin, and Your Black World, and he also published op-ed pieces in The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. He is a regular blogger for Huffington Post, where he uses social media as a platform to advocate for social change. He has written widely from urban street culture to pop culture. <mask>'s most successful post explored the appropriation of black music by Justin Bieber’s rise to stardom.<mask> has also written about the Ferguson Riots, which began shortly after the death of Michael Brown that sparked a national outcry against police brutality against young unarmed black men and woman. Books
<mask> co-edited the book, Black and Mormon, a book-length anthology exploring black Mormons and their place in the LDS Church since the 1978 priesthood revelation. It was published in 2004. The book received positive reviews. Publishers Weekly wrote that it is "one of the most far-reaching studies of black Mormons to date" and that it is "an outstanding series of essays on the problems of racism among the Mormons and the exclusion of African American men from the priesthood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." He co-authored the 2011 book, White Parents, Black Children: Experiencing Transracial Adoption that explains the issue of race in transracial adoptions—particularly the adoption of black and biracial children by white adopting parents. The book argues that racism remains a significant problem for transracial adoptees.Choice Magazine recommended the book and called it "an important read for all parents, practitioners, and pundits in the field [of adoption]." Social Forces wrote that “... the book will surely serve as a valuable resource for parents to help them understand that when forming a family across the color line, love is not enough." In 2016, he wrote When Race, Religion, and Sports Collide: Black Athletes at BYU and Beyond to critical acclaim. The book tells the story of Brandon Davies’ dismissal from Brigham Young University’s NCAA playoff basketball team. It illustrates the intersection of sport, race and religion at BYU. <mask> also examines athlete's dismissed through honor code violations at BYU, indicating that they are mostly African American. While reviewing the book on Mormon Stories, John Dehlin wrote that "I want to highlight this amazing book .. . [It] is a really fascinating read . . . I can’t plug this book enough and tell everybody they need to read it." Choice Magazine reviewed the book and wrote that "Arguing that the close and complex relationship between race and religion can be uncovered through sports, <mask> does a masterful job of weaving together critical race theory, US religious history, and sports to examine institutionalized racism in intercollegiate athletics." Bibliography
Black and Mormon. (2006). White Parents, Black Children: Experiencing Transracial Adoption.(2011). Social Inequality and Social Justice in Medicine. (2012). When Race, Religion, and Sports Collide: Black Athletes at BYU and Beyond. (2016). References

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<mask> (; born 30 September 1959), is a Honduran politician who is the 56th president of Honduras. She took office on 27 January 2022. She is the country's first female president, as well as the first president not to be a member of either the Liberal Party or the National Party since democracy was restored in 1982. <mask> has represented the left-wing Libre Party in the 2013, 2017 and 2021 Honduran general elections, running as the party's candidate for president of Honduras in 2013 and 2021, and for vice president of Honduras in 2017 – as Salvador Nasralla's running mate. As the country's former first lady, she was a leader of the movement resisting the 2009 coup d'état against her husband Manuel Zelaya, who was the president between 2006 and 2009. <mask> was elected president of Honduras in the 2021 Honduran general election. Early life
The second of five children, <mask> attended primary and secondary school in Tegucigalpa at the San José del Carmen Institute and the María Auxiliadora Institute.Following, she earned a degree in business administration without attending university. In January 1976, <mask> married Manuel Zelaya. Immediately after the wedding, they made their home in Catacamas, Olancho. <mask> played an active part in the Association of Spouses of Members of the Rotary Club of Catacamas, as well as the activities developed within the group to take care of children in need in the Olancho department. She took part in the creation of the Centro de Cuidado Diurno para Niños en Catacamas (Children's Daily Care Center in Catacamas), with the aim of offering assistance to single-parent families led by women, including through the creation of projects of basic cleaning, sowing of vegetables, and floriculture as important projects of job development. Political career

In Catacamas, <mask> organized the women's branch of the Liberal Party of Honduras and conducted a strong campaign in favor of her husband in the internal elections of February 2005, an occasion in which she was in charge of sub-political coordination of Catacamas. As First Lady of Honduras, <mask> was in charge of social development programs, and she worked with the United Nations in coalition with other first ladies to address issues faced by women with HIV.Following the removal of her husband in the 28 June 2009 coup d'état, <mask> led the movement resisting the coup d'état, repeatedly joining thousands of Hondurans in the streets calling for Zelaya's return. This movement became known as the National Front of Popular Resistance (FNRP) and formed the basis for the political party Libre. <mask> joined her husband in the Brazilian embassy, where he had taken refuge after returning to Honduras before reaching a negotiation with the de facto regime. Presidential campaigns

2013
On 1 July 2012, <mask> officially launched her presidential campaign at an event in the department of Santa Barbara. She then won her party's primary on 18 November 2012, and on 16 June 2013, <mask> was officially chosen to represent Libre in the 2013 presidential election. <mask> expressed opposition to neoliberalism and the militarization of society, and she campaigned for a constituent assembly to write a new constitution. Leading up to the election, <mask> was first in the polls among all eight candidates during the months of March through October.However, in the final poll before the election, <mask> fell to second place, behind the President of the National Congress, Juan Orlando Hernández of the National Party of Honduras. <mask> and Hernández were widely seen as the two leading candidates going into the election. <mask> came in second behind Hernández with 896,498 votes (28.78%) to Hernández's 1,149,302 (36.89%). Even though she didn't win the presidency, she was widely seen as provoking a rupture in Honduras's bipartite system, as the support for her Libre party eclipsed that of the Liberal Party, with Libre winning the second most seats in Congress. 2017

For the 2017 presidential election, <mask> again sought to be Libre's nominee. She easily won the primary, but when Libre formed an alliance with the Innovation and Unity Party, she agreed to step aside and let Salvador Nasralla lead the alliance's presidential ticket. 2021
<mask> was chosen as the 2021 presidential candidate for Libre and represented her political party in the 2021 Honduran general election.Salvador Nasralla, a presidential candidate for the Savior Party, later dropped out and became <mask>'s running mate. Polls showed a tight race between <mask> and her right-wing opponent Nasry Asfura, of the incumbent National Party, a two-term mayor plagued by allegations of corruption. During her presidential campaign, she suggested the diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic of China in Beijing over the Republic of China on Taiwan (see One-China policy), the establishment of an anti-corruption commission backed by the United Nations similar the one active in Guatemala and an update to the Honduran Constitution. <mask> has proposed a constituent assembly to rewrite the Constitution of Honduras. She has also suggested easing the country's complete prohibition of abortion, under limited circumstances. Following the release of the preliminary results of the election, <mask> declared victory, and was described by international media as the apparent victor of the election, pending full results. On 30 November, Asfura's party conceded defeat.He then met with <mask> and congratulated her. <mask> became Honduras' first female president on 27 January 2022. 2022 congressional leadership dispute

Before the 2021 election, <mask> had promised Salvador Nasralla that his Savior party would hold the leadership of the national congress should they win the election. This promise was one of the conditions that persuaded Nasralla to end his presidential campaign and join <mask>’s. However, on 21 January 2022, 20 deputies from Libre refused to follow suit. They voted for Libre deputy Jorge Cálix to be the congressional president. The rest of the Libre deputies and allied parties voted for Luis Redondo of the Savior party.A fight then broke out on the floor of Congress, and <mask> refused to recognise Cálix's election. She subsequently denounced the 20 deputies (two of whom later retracted their support for Cálix) as "traitors" and expelled 18 from Libre. The following evening <mask> held a vigil with Libre supporters outside congress; she stated that the purpose of the event was "...to prevent the kidnapping of the National Congress and to reject the bipartisanship led by the dictator Juan Orlando Hernández with the direct complicity of a few traitorous deputies, elected by the people under our banner". The dispute ended when Calíx and the expelled Libre deputies agreed to support Redondo. <mask> subsequently had their party membership restored. Presidency (2022–present)

<mask> was inaugurated as president on 27 January 2022. She was sworn in at a soccer stadium in Tegucigalpa, with thousands of individuals present.Among the attendees were King of Spain Felipe VI, Vice President of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Vice President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Vice President of Cuba Salvador Valdés Mesa and President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Quesada. <mask> is the first female President of Honduras and the first to not be a member of the National or Liberal parties since the restoration of democracy in 1982. During her inaugural address, <mask> said, "the economic catastrophe that I'm inheriting is unparalleled in the history of our country." She also promised to combat corruption and inequality which she said was 'rampant' during the rule of the previous National government. Economic policy
<mask>, in her inaugural speech vowed to re-found a socialist and democratic state, stating she had a duty to restore an economic system based upon transparency, efficiency of production, social justice in the distribution of wealth and in national income, and that her vision of her world puts the human being before the rules of the market. Energy
In a bid to combat poverty, <mask> announced during her inauguration that the poorest families in Honduras; those that consume under 150kWh per month of electricity, will no longer pay electricity bills, and that the additional cost of this policy will be paid for by the biggest consumers assuming an extra charge on their bills. In addition, <mask> also announced that her government would send a decree to the National Congress of Honduras to achieve a fuel subsidy, and vowed no more concessions in the exploitation of rivers, hydrographic basins and national parks.Fiscal policy
In her inaugural address, <mask> announced to the nation that the largest base of the budget she will present to parliament is dedicated to salaries and wages. In-addition, <mask> stated that she had ordered her Minister of Finance and the Central Bank to take action to reduce interest rates for production. Foreign policy

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
In February of 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister Gerardo Torres Zelaya held a meeting with Saharawi President Brahim Ghali, which concluded with an announcement that diplomatic relations between the peoples and governments of Honduras and the SADR had been restored and would be deepened. Taiwan
<mask> has reassured that she has no plans of changing recognition from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the People's Republic of China, and vowed to vice president Lai Ching-te to strengthen the relationship with Taiwan. Furthermore, a spokesperson for <mask> said that she has "no immediate intention to change or shift the One-China policy." Venezuela
Shortly following <mask>'s inauguration, an event attended by representatives of the Nicolás Maduro government, the Venezuelan embassy in Honduras's capital of Tegucigalpa was vacated by representatives of Juan Guaido, who had been recognised as the President of Venezuela by outgoing President Juan Orlando Hernandez since the Venezuelan presidential crisis. As a result, the embassy was recovered by the Venezuelan delegation sent by the Maduro government.Former President and First Gentleman  Manuel Zelaya responded to the news by sending a tweet welcoming Maduro, Latin American unity and the Bolivarian Revolution. Soon after, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia and newly appointed Foreign Minister of Honduras Enrique Reina announced the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two nations for the first time since 2009, when they were severed shortly after the coup. The restoration of diplomatic relations was followed by Honduran accreditation of the Venezuelan ambassador Margaud Godoy by Foreign Minister Reina, who said that if the United States had any uncertainty about Honduras' position, reestablishment of relations with Venezuela "for Honduras is a matter of sovereign foreign policy". See also
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<mask> (; born as  Andrei Andreevich Zakharenkov ; born November 26, 1983, in Volgograd) is a Russian singer, media personality and television presenter. <mask> first became known as a finalist on the sixth season of the Russian musical reality programme Fabrika Zvyozd. Early life
<mask> was born as Andrei Zakharenkov in Volgograd on November 26, 1983. His mother was a cook, and his father, a steelworker. In many interviews, <mask> acknowledged that he endured a challenging childhood due to his father's problems with alcoholism and schizophrenia. His parents divorced when he was nine. As a result of a then deteriorating relationship with his mother and new step-father, Chaliapin moved in with his paternal grandparents.In 1996, his maternal grandmother and aunt were murdered in their apartment in Volgograd; <mask> was the first one to discover the murder scene. Initially, charges were pressed against both his parents, leaving Chaliapin to be sent to an orphanage. However, after three days, charges were dropped and his mother returned home. A few months later, Chaliapin became involved in a serious car accident. Chaliapin was involved in music from a young age. He started playing bayan and entered a local music school, but was expelled after a few years. In the fifth grade, he became a soloist of the Russian folk band "Vyunok" and moved from the regular school to the Central School of Art at the Volgograd branch of the Samara Academy of Arts and Culture.At the age of 15, <mask> auditioned to enter the State Music and Pedagogical Institute named after M. Ippolitov-Ivanov at the department of "Folk singing". <mask> was enrolled in the programme with a full scholarship. With this, he also moved to Moscow. After graduating from the institute, he applied to the same department at the Gnessin Musical College, where he managed to enroll. His tution fees were sponsored. Music career

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From 1991 to 1996, <mask> was known as a child singer and as one of the soloists of the vocal show group "Jam", where he sang along with Irina Dubtsova, Tanya Zaikina (Monokini) and Sofia Taih. With the show group, he performed at different events in Volgograd, where the group enjoyed local popularity.<mask> also took part in several television recordings with the group. In 1996, he wrote his first song "Nerealniy son". After moving to Moscow, <mask> applied to the casting of Morning Star. He was eventually asked to appear as a replacement in one broadcast after a boy fell ill in 1999. At the broadcast, he sang "Nerealniy son" and "Ne otrekayutsa lyuba", taking the third place. <mask> subsequently took part in various musical competitions. In 2005, at the contest "Star Chance", held in New York, he sang the song "Odna kalyna" by Sofia Rotaru in Ukrainian and took the third place.Nationwide breakthrough
In 2005, <mask> officially changed his name to <mask> Andreevich <mask>. In the same year he released his debut album Volshebnaya skripka, which was produced by Viktor Drobysh. <mask> had unsuccessfully auditioned for the first, third and fifth season of Fabrika Zvyozd. In the fifth season, Chaliapin made it to the last audition round, where he was personally rejected by Alla Pugacheva, who told him that letting Chaliapin on the show would be sycophantic. <mask> eventually became a contestant in the sixth series of the show, which was under moderation of Drobysh. For his frivolous behaviour and one-liners, <mask> quickly became an audience favourite and a widely discussed participant. His most famous one-liner became "You are stars, but I am a legend!"(Вы – звёзды, а я – легенда!). He also attracted negative attention by posing as the descendant of the famous opera singer Feodor <mask>. <mask> was nominated four times, more than any other contestant, but was saved each time. Twice, <mask> was saved by public vote, once by contestants' vote and once by the veto of the producer. In the end of the competition, <mask> reached the final, finishing fourth behind Zara, Arseniy Borodin and Dmitry Koldun. After Fabrika Zvyozd
After Fabrika Zvyozd, Prokhor <mask>'s producer was Victor Drobysh. Parting with Drobysh in 2007 was held with mutual accusations and scandals.After the end of the Fabrika Zvzyod tour, <mask> <mask> began to conduct an active solo tour activity, including abroad. In 2008, his first video for the song "Serdtse.com" was released. In the same year, the singer graduated from the Gnessin State Musical College. His diploma was dedicated to the use of Russian folk songs in the work of Feodor <mask>. In 2011, <mask> portrayed Boris Shtokolov in the television series Zhukov. In 2013, <mask> released his second album Legenda. In 2014, he starred as recurring character Lyova in the television series Kurazh.In 2019, <mask> performed at the festive concert dedicated to second anniversary of the complete destruction of chemical weapons in Russia. During this concert in Volgograd, <mask> held a short speech in which he said he wished for a peaceful world without war. For his performance, he earned the medal "For Coorporation in the Field of Chemical Disarmament". In 2021, <mask> was a guest on a special broadcast of Hello, Andrey!, hosted by Andrey Malakhov on Russia-1, dedicated to Russian folk songs. Television appearances

Between 2012 and 2020, <mask> was a regular guest of Russian sensationalist shows as Live on Air, Let Them Talk and Actually, becoming a popular and widely discussed personality in Russian yellow press. After Fabrika Zvyozd, <mask> first appeared in a broadcast of Live on Air in 2012, where he and his then girlfriend discussed their relationship in an unconventional manner. The broadcast did well in the ratings, which posed the producers to reinvite Chaliapin as a guest on their show in subsequent broadcasts.In 2013, <mask> appeared in a broadcast in which he announced that he would marry 57-year-old business woman and media personality Larisa Kopenkina. The broadcast became a part of a media circus around the couple. In early 2015, in a broadcast of Let Them Talk, the two announced that their relationship had been fake and a PR stunt. Instead, <mask> announced that he had a child with another woman, model Anna Kalashnikova, which was born to the couple in March 2015. In a 2016 broadcast of Let Them Talk, where <mask> and Kalashnikova tried to prove that the child Kalashnikova bore was <mask>'s, it was found that Chaliapin was 0% likely to be the child's father. The result of the DNA test led to a new media circus around <mask>'s persona. The video in which Chaliapin receives his negative DNA test was watched more than 15 million times on YouTube.In late 2016, <mask> returned with a new broadcast on Live on Air, in which he first discussed his bad childhood experiences on television and showed his teenage companion. In 2018, <mask> again became a popular topic in the yellow press after appearing alongside Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya, the former wife of famous actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. This led to increased appearances of Chaliapin on sensationalist shows again. In a broadcast of New Russian Sensations in June 2019, a discussion between Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya and her lawyer escalated to fisticuffs, also involving <mask>, who tried to de-escalate the situation. In early 2021, <mask> announced his temporary withdrawal from sensationalist shows, stating he needed a break and that he wanted to direct his attention on folk songs: "I'm having a small break. My head hurts from weddings, from shows. I sing folk songs now, go to do sports, I pray.".He returned on Let Them Talk in August 2021 to discuss his new marriage and featured in an unusual one-to-one interview with Andrey Malakhov on Live on Air in October 2021 after the passing of his wife. Between 2018 and 2020, <mask> presented the weather forecast on NTV on weekend days. In 2018, he also debuted his own travel show, titled GoProshka on YouTube. Personal life
<mask> first married at the age of 18 to a classmate three years his senior, but divorced after three years. Between 2011 and 2012, he dated singer and model Adelina Sharipova. On December 3, 2013, 30-year-old <mask> <mask> married 58-year-old entrepreneur Larisa Kopenkina, whom he met in early 2013 while on holiday in Jamaica. The singer's mother was actively against the wedding.The two had an open marriage. The couple separated in late 2014 and their marriage was annulled officially in early 2015. On December 15, 2014, <mask> <mask> officially stated on the talk show Let Them Talk he was expecting a child together with then 30-year-old singer and model Anna Kalashnikova. In a release dated April 20, 2016, the results of a DNA test showed that their common child is not the biological son of Chaliapin. Their planned wedding in May 2016 was left cancelled as the couple separated. From 2018 to late 2019, Chaliapin had a companionship with pianist Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya. On 31 July 2021, <mask> married his third wife Tanya Davies, a 46-year-old Canadian citizen, in a secret and private ceremony in Las Vegas.The two had met in Monaco in 2019 and started dating in early 2020. The couple kept their relationship mostly outside of the public eye. She proposed to Chaliapin in late 2020. Shortly after the wedding ceremony, <mask>'s wife fell ill with COVID-19 and was hospitalised not much later. She passed away as a result of complications of the illness on 25 September, less than two months after the wedding. After rumours circled around his sexuality in 2014, Chaliapin acknowledged that he "loves all people" and that he thinks that the LGBT community should be protected. He said: "I like it that everyone likes me.Hate is one step away from love. Beautiful! Love me friends. I support all people. Especially sexual minorities who need it today." He previously spoke out his support for Conchita Wurst's win at Eurovision 2014. Political views
<mask> considered himself apolitical in 2021 and referred to Russia as his "house".He said that he did not see the United States as "an enemy of Russia". In the same interview, he was critical about propaganda on state channels, which dictated in his opinion that "all are to blame for our problems". <mask> had lifelong musical ties with Ukraine and has performed in Ukrainian. In early 2014, he was one of the first Russian singers to visit the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine and criticized Russian foreign policy and the increased prices for Ukrainians on gas. He was one of the very few artists to never visit or perform in Crimea or the Donbass region after 2014. On 22 February 2022, shortly before the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian crisis, he called for "peace, economic stability and calmness" between Russia and Ukraine, referring to Ukraine as a "brother-country" and posting a handshake with between hands painted in the colors of each flag. Prior to the conflict characterized by show business colleagues as "naive" and "persuadable", on the day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, <mask> stated that he believed that Russia was under threat by NATO and that there was no war with Ukraine.He wrote that he previously thought that Russia had invaded Ukraine, but that his opinion changed after consuming state media. Discography
2005 — Volshebnaya Skripka
2013 — Legenda

References

External links
 Official website

Gnessin School of Music alumni
Russian folk-pop singers
People from Volgograd
1983 births
Living people
Fabrika Zvyozd
21st-century Russian singers

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<mask> (born 28 September 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Larne. <mask> spent his formative footballing years at Arsenal where he was touted by manager Arsène Wenger as a key Arsenal player for the future. He was released at the end of his contract in 2011 and subsequently joined Chesterfield, where he won the Football League Trophy. Early life
Born in Milton Keynes, <mask> grew up amongst a family of Tottenham Hotspur supporters, but says he is "100% a Gooner". Career

Arsenal
After playing youth football for Northampton Town, <mask> joined Arsenal's academy in 2001. <mask> signed for Arsenal on schoolboy forms and played seven matches in the Premier Reserve League in 2005–06. <mask> was also the only player in the team to play all 18 reserve team fixtures in the 2007–08 season.He played in Dennis Bergkamp's testimonial against Ajax Amsterdam in July 2006, and in the club's pre-season tour of Austria and the Netherlands. He made his first-team debut as a substitute for Denílson in Arsenal's League Cup third-round match against West Bromwich Albion on 24 October 2006. He also played in Arsenal's fourth-round match against Everton on 8 November 2006, again coming on for Denílson, and was on the bench for their quarter-final against Liverpool, but did not play in that match. On 8 February 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Arsenal, and in the summer of 2007 took part in Arsenal's annual first-team pre-season training camp in Austria. However, he was out of the side for the first few months of the 2007–08 season after suffering an injury in Arsenal Reserves' opening Premier Reserve League match of the season, against Fulham in late August, but made his first start for Arsenal in the League Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers on 18 December 2007, and also made his second appearance in the competition as a last-minute substitute in the first leg of the semi-finals against Tottenham Hotspur. <mask> signed for Burnley on loan, on 31 January 2008, the last day of the transfer window and made 10 league appearances for the Championship club. He returned to Arsenal following the end of the Championship season on 4 May and went on to make his Premier League debut against Sunderland on 11 May in Arsenal's final match of the season.He came on as an 81st-minute substitute and having a goal disallowed in the final moments of the match. After playing in much of Arsenal's pre-season campaign for 2008–09, <mask> made his European debut in Arsenal's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round match away to FC Twente on 13 August 2008, coming on as a substitute for Theo Walcott in the 84th minute. He also played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal's 6–0 League Cup third round victory over Sheffield United on 23 September, where he set up Arsenal's fifth goal, scored by Jack Wilshere and in the 3–0 win over Wigan Athletic, as well as starting in the defeat to Burnley at the quarter final stage. He made UEFA Champions League debut on 10 December in the 2–0 defeat to F.C. Porto replacing Alexandre Song. At the start of the season, a loan was agreed, in principle, for <mask> to move to Championship side Derby County on a season-long loan, though the club declined to sign the player after he failed to impress on trial. <mask> was involved in Arsenal's win over West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup after replacing Francis Coquelin on 58 minutes and indirectly assisted Carlos Vela when his attempted lob from outside the box struck the bar.On 15 January, <mask> signed on loan for Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Milton Keynes Dons in the 3–1 Football League Trophy second leg semi final loss to Southampton. <mask> was once again sent on loan for the 2010–11 season, this time to a League Two side in Rotherham United. After playing just 21 minutes on his Rotherham debut against Southend United, <mask> was sidelined with a broken collarbone. This injury kept him out of the team until the New Year's Day clash against Port Vale in which <mask> scored his only goal for the Millers. At the end of his loan spell he returned to Arsenal where his contract was not renewed, signalling the end of his Arsenal career. <mask> completed a move to League One's Chesterfield on a one-year contract during the summer of 2011.Upon signing he stated this it was a move in which he intended to use to rebuild his career and fulfil his potential after growing disillusioned with life at Arsenal and disheartening loan spells. Manager John Sheridan stated that <mask> possesses great potential that he hopes will be fulfilled at the club. He impressed when scoring his first goal and for Chesterfield in a 3–1 win over Notts County on 4 October 2011 in the Football League Trophy. His time at Chesterfield was dogged by niggling injuries, including wrist and shoulder afflictions that interrupted his run in the team. However, in the Football League Trophy Final on 25 March 2012, he came on as a substitute as Chesterfield defeated Swindon Town 2–0, setting up the second goal with an incisive pass. He went on to appear in the subsequent games, impressing as Chesterfield's form drastically improved, although by that time relegation was already all-but-confirmed. He was offered a new one-year contract by the club in May 2012.After failing to agree a new contract with Chesterfield, <mask> left the club on 1 July 2013 after his contract expired. Altogether <mask> scored 4 goals and was capped a sum of 51 times with Chesterfield. Ascoli
On 10 September 2013 it was announced that <mask> had signed a two-year contract with Italian third-tier side Ascoli. He made his debut on 22 September 2013 versus L'Aquila. On his first start for the club <mask> assisted three goals and was the man of the match. Milton Keynes Dons
On 8 March 2014, Milton Keynes Dons announced that <mask> had agreed to join the club until the end of the season, subject to international clearance. On 14 March, <mask> completed his move to the Dons after receiving international clearance.At the end of the season he signed a further one-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months. His contract was extended until the end of 2015–16, but he did not play at all for the Dons following their promotion to the Championship. In all he played 17 times across all competitions. Barnet
On 14 January 2016, following a mutual decision to terminate his contract with Milton Keynes Dons, <mask> joined League Two side Barnet on a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season. He was released at the end of the season. Newport County
On 31 May 2016, <mask> joined Newport County on a two-year deal. He made his debut for Newport on 6 August 2016 versus Mansfield Town.He scored his first goal for Newport, a 55th-minute penalty, in a 3–2 EFL Cup loss against Milton Keynes Dons on 9 August 2016. In January 2017, <mask> asked to be transferred, stating family reasons. A move in the January transfer window did not happen and <mask> was dropped from the match day squad by manager Graham Westley. In March 2017, <mask> returned to the squad under new manager Mike Flynn and played a big part in County's successful bid to avoid relegation. At the end of the 2016–17 season <mask> was again placed on the transfer list at his request. On 28 June 2017, <mask>'s contract at Newport was cancelled by mutual consent. Crawley Town
On 30 June 2017, <mask> joined fellow League Two side Crawley Town on a two-year deal.His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 5 February 2019. Non-league
<mask> joined National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town in March 2019. Larne
On 1 June 2019, <mask> joined newly promoted NIFL Premiership club Larne. Style of play
<mask> is a midfielder. He plays primarily as a central midfielder but can also play as advanced playmaking midfielder. He is noted for his composure on the ball and his passing abilities. Career statistics

Honours
Chesterfield
Football League Trophy: 2012

Milton Keynes Dons
Football League One runner-up: 2014–15

Larne
County Antrim Shield: (2) 2020-21, 2021-22

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External links

Arsenal.com profile

1989 births
Living people
English footballers
England youth international footballers
Association football midfielders
Northampton Town F.C.players
Arsenal F.C. players
Burnley F.C. players
Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
Rotherham United F.C. players
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Barnet F.C. players
Newport County A.F.C.players
Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players
Crawley Town F.C. players
Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players
Larne F.C. players
People from Milton Keynes
Premier League players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Serie C players
NIFL Premiership players
English expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
English expatriate sportspeople in Italy

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<mask> (; born March 26, 1957, Chadan) is a Ukrainian scholar and public figure, expert in religious studies, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor. The member of Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine) of the 8th convocation. Biography
<mask> was born on March 26, 1957, in Chadan, Tuva Region. The same year, the family returned to their native city of Kyiv. In this city, <mask> graduated from high school No. 85. In 1974, he became a student at the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University (Faculty of History).During 1975–1977, <mask> served in the Soviet Army. In 1986, as a reserve officer, <mask> was involved in the emergency response to the Chernobyl disaster, where, in the ranks of the 731st Special Protection Battalion, he worked in a particularly dangerous zone. In 2018, he was awarded the Order of Merit of Grade III (State Award of Ukraine). Education
In 1982, <mask> graduated with honors from the Department of History of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. In 1989, he defended his PhD thesis in philosophy for the scientific degree of the candidate of science with the research topic Protestantism in the process of social adaptation to the conditions of Soviet society. In 2003 he successfully protected at Institute of Philosophy of National Academy of Science the thesis for a Doctor's degree in Philosophy on the subject Religious and social changes in the process of post-communist transformation: Ukraine in the Central-Eastern European context and the degree of the Doctor of Science was appropriated to him. He has interned at Columbia University (New York, USA, 1998) and Nijmengen University (Netherlands, 2003).<mask> was a member of the Fulbright Scholar Program 2003–2004. Within 2004 he worked at Brigham Young University (Utah, USA), where he read a training course and studied the problems of religious freedom and national identity. Professional activities
After graduating from the university, since 1982 <mask> has worked as an inspector of the Council on Religious Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR. During 1987–1990 he headed the department of worldview culture of the Republican Center for Spiritual Culture. From 1991 to 1992 he worked as a researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine. During 1992–2010, this researcher was a leading contributor to the Gregory Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 1996 <mask> became a member of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion, and since 2001 he is the President of the Ukrainian Association of Religious Freedom.<mask> headed the Ukrainian journal for religious studies "Lyudina i Svit" ("Human Being and the World", 1995–2004) and lead the Kyiv Bureau of Radio Liberty (2005–2008). Also on the radio he was the host of the program "Freedom of Conscience". Prof. <mask> taught at the Ukrainian Catholic University (Professor, 2010–2014, Head of Department of Theology). and at the Diplomatic Academy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (Professor, since 2005). Since 2011 he has been served as Director of the Center for the Study of Religion at the Drahomanov National Pedagogical University (Professor, since 2011). He is married, has a daughter, a son, grandchildren. Political activities
From March to October 2014, Yelensky worked as an adviser to Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk.In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, he was elected to the Ukrainian Parliament (VIII convocation) on the lists of the political party People's Front. He did not pass the (next) 2019 parliamentary elections, when he ran for political party "Ukrainian Strategy of Groysman". In 2019 <mask> was a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. That year, in June, he headed another Ukrainian delegation that took part in the work of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy in Georgia. He supported Georgian protesters, who demanded deputies of the State Duma to leave the building of the Parliament of Georgia. He also condemned Russia's occupation of the territories of other Orthodox countries (Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) and said that it undermined inter-Orthodox solidarity. Mr <mask> was then attacked by members of the Russian delegation.Parliamentary activities
In the Verkhovna Rada of the 8th convocation <mask> was the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Spirituality of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (12/04/2014 – 08/28/2019), Chairman of the Subcommittee on State Policy on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations (10/12/2014 – 08/28/2019). He participated in 96% of the meetings of the committee. He is the author or co-author of laws aimed at the development of cultural industries, the preservation of cultural heritage, and the implementation of constitutional guarantees of freedom of conscience. Among them were the following acts: "On Amendments to Some Laws of Ukraine on Volunteer Activity", "On State Support for Cinematography in Ukraine", "On Amendments to Some Laws of Ukraine (Establishing Educational Institutions by Religious Organizations)", "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 'On Protection of Cultural Heritage' (on granting the status of the Marine Memorial underwater cultural heritage objects)", "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine (Concerning the Jurisdiction of Religious Organizations and the Procedure for State Registration of Religious Organizations with Legal Entity Status)". The latter Law was severely criticized by the Head of Moscow Patriarchate personally while famous Russian religious dissident protodeacon Andrei Kuraev called it "beautiful". On November 1, 2018, the Government of the Russian Federation included <mask> in the list of sanctioned persons. According to Voxukraine's iMoRe Index, which characterizes the government's efforts to implement reforms, <mask> ranks 21st in support of reform bills among 415 MPs of the 8th convocation.<mask> took part in the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election with the party Ukrainian Strategy of Groysman. But he was not elected to parliament as the party did not win any seats (it won 2.41% of the national vote). Scientific activities
<mask> is the author of books, scientific works and publications published outside Ukraine. Among these countries are: Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, USA. Research interests: Church-State Relations, Religion and Globalization, Religion and Conflict, Sociology and Political Science of Religion. He represents Ukraine in the international project REVACERN (Religions and values: Central and Eastern European research network). Scientific works
Monographs
 В. Єленський.Велике повернення: релігія у глобальній політиці та міжнародних відносинах кінця ХХ – початку ХХІ століття [The Great Return: Religion in Global Politics and International Relations of the late XX – early XXI Centuries]. — Львів: Видавництво УКУ, 2013. — 504 с. —
 В. Єленський. Релігія після комунізму. Релігійно-соціальні зміни в процесі трансформації центрально- і східноєвропейських суспільств: фокус на Україні [Religion after Communism. Religious and Social Changes in the Process of Transformation of Central and Eastern European Societies: Focus on Ukraine].— К. : НПУ ім. М. П. Драгоманова, 2002. — 420 с. —

Other books
 В. Єленський, В. Перебенесюк. Релігія. Церква. Молодь [Religion.Church. Youth]. — К. : А.Л.Д., 1996. — 160 с. —
 В. Єленський, О. Саган. Саєнтологія в Україні : віровчення і практика релігійної організації "Церква Саєнтології" та відповідність форм і методів її діяльності чинному в Україні законодавству [Scientology in Ukraine: the doctrine and practice of the religious organization "Church of Scientology" and conformity of the forms and methods of its activity with the legislation in force in Ukraine]. — К. : Швидкий Рух, 2004.— 80 с. —

References

External links

 V<mask>'s publications on the academia.edu
 V<mask>'s publications on the Дзеркало тижня
 V. <mask>'s publications on the RISU (Web.archive.org)

Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
Front for Change (Ukraine) politicians
People's Front (Ukraine) politicians
Living people
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Historical faculty alumni
Chernobyl liquidators
1957 births
People from Dzun-Khemchiksky District

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