BESHTAU, five-domed mountain - laccolith bliz Pyatigorsk. 1400 m. deciduous forests.

BEEKMAN (Beekman) Vladimir (r. 1929), the Estonian writer. Collections of verses. The historical novel " City of mournful stones " (1959), novels "Transient" (1967), " Night pilots " (1975), the documentary novel " And hundred morses " (1978) - about Great Domestic war, novels "Corridor" (1982), " the Narva cataract " (1986).

BEEKMAN Eme (r. 1933), the Estonian writer. Roman " Dead bubentsy " (1968) about fascist occupation, " Flight of outsiders " (1967), " Hour of equinox " (1971), "CHertotsvet" (1974), "Defoliation" (1975), " the Capability of selection " (1978), " the Capability of abdication " (1989) on moral - ethical themes, anti-Utopia "Race" (1982).

BEER-SHEVA, city in Palestine on western coast r. Jordan. 114 thousand inhabitants (1990). The trading - transport centre in desert Negev. Chemical, glass, woodworking enterprises. It is known from 4 century up to n. e.

BZHEZINSKY (Brzezinski) Zbignev (r. 1928), the American sociologist, the statesman; in 1977-81 mate of president Dzh. Carter on national security. In 1970th has put forward the theory of the introduction of the American society in t. n. tehnotronnuju era - one of versions of " a postindustrial society ". Bzhezinsky acted with sharp criticism of communism. The main developer of policy in range of the human right.

BZNS, see. The Bulgarian agricultural national union.

BZYB, the river on Zap. Caucasus. 110 kms, the area of basin 1510 êì2. The m runs in Black. On a valley r. Bzyb - a motorway on an eskar. Ritsa.

BI... [an armour. bi - dvu (õ)-, from bis - doubly], the part of the composite words meaning: consisting of 2 parts, having 2 attributes, etc.

" BI DZHIZ " (Bee Gees), the australian pop group, is derivated in 1958. Structure: Robin Dzhibb (vocal), Barry Dzhibb (a vocal, the gear quadrant), Moris Dzhibb (a vocal, the gear quadrant), Vince Miluni (gear quadrant), Kolin Piterson (impact). There is popular more than thirty flying. The musical style of group is distinguished melodizm, with a characteristic vocal, harmonic combination of voices. Left in 1971 songs " Lonely Days " è " How Can You Mend A Broken Heart " have been sold in the USA in million circulations. The most popular songs " Too Much Heaven ", "Tragedy", " Love You Inside Out ". The group has with its full complement acted in a film " Club of lone hearts of sergeant Peppera ".

BI SHEN, the Chinese inventor of the mobile font (11 century). In 1041-48 conducted experiences of printing from the form constituted of the mobile font, made of the burnt clay.

BIA (Bija), in the Grecian mythology the goddess - olitsetvorenie of a manual power and power, daughter Pallanta and Stiks, sister Niki. In time gigantomahii combated on the party of gods of Olympus. In tragedy Eshila " Prometej chained " - the performer of will Zevsa in punishment Prometeja.

BIANKA, the guide of Uranus, is open from a side of a space vehicle "Voyager - 2" (the USA, 1986). Distance from Uranus ok. 60 thousand in km, a diameter ok. 50 kms.

BIANKI Vitaly Valentinovich (1894-1959), the Russian writer. Books for children about life of a nature: " the Wood newspaper on each year " (1928), " Wood were also fables " (1957).

BIARMIJA, in the Scandinavian sagas of 9-13 centuries country on marginal north-east of terrain Vost. Europe, affluent furs, silver, morzhovoj a bone.

BIARRITZ (Biarritz), city in France, on coast Biskajskogo a hall. 64 thousand inhabitants (1985). A climatic and balneal health resort.

BIARRITSKIE APPOINTMENTS, diplomatic meetings of Napoleon III and Bismarck in 1864 and 1865 in Biarritz as a result of which Bismarck had the grounding to count on neutrality of France in war planned by him with Austria.

BIASUTTI (Biasutti) Renato (1878-1965), the italian anthropologist. Transactionses in range rasovedenija and ethnic anthropology of Europe.

BIATHLON (from bi... And grech. athlon - a contest, extirpation), a winter kind of sport, ski race with shooting from a rifle on fixed boundaries. In the International union of the modern pjatiborja and biathlon (UIPMB; it is based in 1948) over 70 countries (1991). In the program of winter Olympic Games with 1960, world championships with 1958.

BIAFO, an icehouse dendritovogo type on austral downslope Karakoruma. Ok. 68 kms, the area 620 êì2.