CENTAUREA, stem of grasses of a set of a thistle family. St. 550 kinds, primarily in moderate and subtropical regions of Eurasia, Africa and America. The centaurea blue - a weed, is eurysynusic in terrain of the Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine, Compare. Asia; medicinal (antifebrile, diuretic) and a melliferous plant. Some kinds are decorative.

VASILENKO Ivan Fomich (1894-1980), the Russian scientist, academician VASHNIL (1948), the Hero Socialist Transactionses (1974). The participant of development of combine æ-6. Transactionses on an industrial feed processing. The state premium of the USSR (1947).

VASILENKO Sergey Nikiforovich (1872-1956), the Russian composer, the national actor of Uzbekistan (1939) and Russia (1940). The founder, the chief and the conductor of a cycle of shared concerts from a history of symphonic music in Moscow (1907-17). Promoted development of professional Uzbek musical crop. 2 operas, ballets "Joseph Prekrasnyj" (1925), "Lola" (1943), "Mirandolina" (1949), a symphonic suite "Ballet" (1946). The professor of the Moscow conservatory (with 1907). The state premium of the USSR (1947).

VASILID, the gnostic, probably, comes from Syria. Podvizalsja in Alexandria in 2-nd quarter of 2 century. Founded him the sect existed down to 4 century.

VASILID Kritsky (mind. 250), the Christian martyr damaged in persecution of emperor Detsija. Memory in the Orthodox church on December, 23 (on January, 5).

BASIL I (1371-1425), grand duke Moscow with 1389. Son Dmitry Donskogo. Has joined to the Moscow Great principality Nizhni Novgorod, Murom, Vologda and grounds Komis. Struggled with the Great principality Lithuanian and Golden Horde.

BASIL I the Macedonian (ok. 836-886), the byzantian emperor with 867. From peasants femy Macedonius. The founder of the Macedonian dynasty. Combated against arabs on the orient empires and in Italy. Has suppressed motion pavlikian. Has emited Prohiron, was engaged in preparation Epanagogi.

BASIL II Bolgarobojtsa (958-1025), the byzantian emperor with 976; from the Macedonian dynasty. Has suppressed revolt maloazijskoj znati 976-979 (led by Vardoj Sklirom) and 987-989 (led by Vardoj Fokoj, entered in arrangement with Sklirom). In 995 has committed a successful marching to Syria against Fatimidov; has trapped a part of the Georgian and Armenian grounds. Has subdued Bulgaria (from here a nickname) in 1018. Has married the sister Anna to the Kiev prince Vladimir I.

BASIL II DARK (1415-62), grand duke Moscow with 1425. Son Vasily I. Has won in war with specific knjazjami (1425-53). Has limited independence of Novgorod and Pskov. It is blinded (1446) prince Dmitry Shemjakoj (from here a nickname).

BASIL III (1479-1533), grand duke Moscow with 1505. The son of Ivan III. Has finished association of Russia around of Moscow apposition of Pskov (1510), Smolensk (1514), Ryazan (1521).

BASIL BUSLAEV, the hero of bylinas of the Novgorod cycle (14-15 centuries), the idler and the mischievous person who was engaging in combat with all Novgorod.

BASIL Glubokorechensky (Kappadokijsky) (10 century), first abbot Spasovoj of the mansion which were was called " the Steep rivers " (bliz Constantinople, in Kifskom a bay). Memory in the Orthodox church on July, 1 (14).

BASIL Konstantinopolsky (mind. ok. 767), prepodobnomuchenik, damaged in Constantinople in aniconic persecution of emperor Konstantin Kopronima together with the Stefan New. Memory in the Orthodox church on November, 28 (on December, 11).

BASIL the SAND - BAR (?-1448), specific prince zvenigorodsky. Together with brother Dmitry Shemjakoj waged long war with Vasily II Dark. Attempted to seize power in Moscow, but has been defeated (1436) and it is blinded.

BASIL Hersonessky (mind. 309), the martyr, diocesan, the educator of Crimea. Has suffered in persecution of emperor Maksimiana Galerija. Memory in the Orthodox church on March, 7 (20).

VASILIKI (basils), the byzantian collection of legislative decrees (in 60 books). It is constituted at the Lion VI ok. 890. Compilation of the Grecian transfer and retellings of separate sections the Body juris tsivilis.

VASILISA ALL-WISE (Perfect), the character of Russian national magic fairy tales. In the majority of them Vasilisa Perfect - the daughter of marine tsar vested wisdom and ability of metamorphosis. The same women mode acts under a name of Marji-tsarevna, Marji Morevny, Elenas Prekrasnoj.

VASILISKI, a stem of lizards of a set iguan. For samtsov on a nape, a spin and a part of a tail a coriaceous crest. 4 kinds, in tropical America. SHlemonosnyj vasilisk in length up to 80 see.