ANDAMANTSY, an aboriginal population of islands Andamanskih (India). Number ok. 100 chel. Tongues will derivate isolated family. Andamantsy hold on basically of traditional convictions.

ANDANTE (ital. andante, characters. - going a walk), in music-.. 1) the moderate rate conforming to a hangover walk... 2) the Title of product{creation} or a part sonatnogo a cycle (2-nd is routine) in rate of an andante.

ANDANTINO (ital. andantino, will moderate. From andante), in music-.. 1) rate, more brisk, than an andante... 2) the Title of product{creation} or a part of a cycle in rate andantino.

ANDVARI (dr .-èñë. guard), in the Scandinavian mythology a dwarf, a saver golden klada. It is known on songs of " the Higher Edda " for " Speech Regina " è to " Speech Fafnira ".

ANDGULADZE David Jasonovich (1895-1973), the Georgian singer (the drama tenor), the national actor of the USSR (1950). With 1929 at the Georgian theatre of opera and ballet. The professor of the Tbilisi conservatory (with 1958). The state premium of the USSR (1947).

UNDERGROUND (underground) (English underground characters. A underground), art directions in the modern art (in music, the literature, kino, fine arts, etc.). Failure{refusal} of the conventional values, norms{standards}, of social and art traditions, quite often shocking of the public are characteristic for a underground, rebelliousness a breakage with prevailing philosophy. The underground occurs{comes up} in 2-nd floor. 20 century, as a rule, in countries where art is subordinate philosophy.

ANDESITE, the effusive mean rock consisting in main{basic} from vkraplennikov plagioklaza, augite, etc. minerals and volcanic glass. Structure porphyritic or afirovaja. Firmness of 2280-2680 kg / m3. Together with basalt will derivate main mass of the given vent breeds in range of ancient and modern volcanism. An acid-proof material, a building stone.

ANDERS (Anders) William (r. 1933), an astronaut the USA, the master of sciences, the major of air force in demission. A maiden flight to moon with an output into a selenocentric orbit on "Apollo - 8" (December 1968).

ANDERSEN (Andersen) Hans Christian (1805-75), the danish writer. The world glory was brought to him with fairy tales in which romanticism and realism, imagination and humour, the satirical beginning with irony combine{blend}. Founded on folklore ("Ognivo"), proniknutye humanism, lyricism and humour (" Nonperishable stannic soldatik ", " the Disgusting duckling ", "Rusalochka", " Snow queen "), fairy tales condemn public disparity, egoism, self-interest, complacency of the strong of the world this (" the New dress of king "). Verses, plays, novels ("Improvisator", 1835; " Only the violinist ", 1837), the autobiography " the Fairy tale of my life " (1846).

ANDERSEN - NEKSE Martin (an ice-film. fam. Andersen, psevd. Nekse) (1869-1954), the danish writer. Novels: "Pelle-conqueror" (1906-10), " Ditte - the child human " (1917-21), the uncompleted trilogy " Morten Red " (1945-48), stories, publicism about danish working-class movement. A cycle of stories of "Memory" (1932-39).

ANDERSON (Anderson) Charles Dejvid (1905-91), American physics. Has discovered in ultrarays positrons (1932) and muons (1936). The Nobel Prize (1936).

ANDERSON Marian (1902-93), afroamerikanskaja the singer (contralto). In 1925-65 acted in concerts, in 1955 debuted as the opera singer on the scene "Underground railway - opera". Went on tour in many countries (in the USSR in 1934-35).

ANDERSON Filip (r. 1923), American physics. Transactionses on a quantum theory of a solid. The Nobel Prize (1977, together with Dzh. Van Flekom and N.Mottom).

ANDERSON SHervud (1876-1941), the American writer. Collections of psychologic short stories " Uajnsburg, Ohio " (1919), " the Celebration eggs " (1921), " Horses and people " (1923) about spiritually poor zaholustje where things suppress the person. Novels, autobiographical products{creations}.

ANDERSH (Andersch) Alfred (1914-80), the german writer (with 1958 in Switzerland). Has tested{experienced} influence of existentialism. Social - critical novels " Zanzibar, or the Last cause " (1957), "Efraim" (1967), "Vinterspelt" (1974).

ANDZHAN Anton Iosifovich (1892-1974), the Russian artist, the master of an art make-up. In 1925-27 at studio " State kino ", then on "Lenfilm", with 1945 on "Mosfilm". Has created grimy historical characters in many movies. The state premium of the USSR (1949).

ANDZHAPARIDZE Belief (Veriko) Ivlianovna (1897-1987), the Georgian actress, the national actress of the USSR (1950), the Hero Socialist Transactionses (1979). With 1938 at the Georgian theatre him{it}. Mardzhanishvili. Acted in tragedijnyh and drama roles: Ofelija (U.Shakespeare "Hamlet", 1925), Dzhavara ("Expulsion{Relegation}" Vazha Pshavela, 1945), Maria Stjuart ("Maria Stjuart" of F.Schiller, 1955). With 1923 acted in film. The state premium of the USSR (1943, 1946, 1952).

ANDZHAPARIDZE Zurab Ivanovich (r. 1928), the Georgian singer (the lyrico-dramatic tenor), the national actor of the USSR (1966). In 1952-59 and with 1970 at the Georgian theatre of opera and ballet (in 1979-82 director), in 1959-70 at Major theatre.

ANDZHEEVSKY (Andrzejewski) Hedgehogs (1909-83), the Polish writer. Roman " Ash and diamond " (1948) has reflected a sharpness of class struggle in post-war Poland. Roman " Goes, skips on mountains " (1963) - a parody to the modern western society; the novel "Minced eatables" (1981) about destinies of the modern creative intelligency. Stories, stories.