LAHAMA, in shumerskoj mythologies spirits of water physical agent, causing of the god of fresh waters of the Enka and world ocean Abzu.

LAHAR and ASHNAN, in shumerskoj mythologies of the goddess of cattle and the grains built Anu; should satisfy famine and I crave gods. The myth about spore Lahar and Ashnan about the superiority of agriculture or cattle breeding which beats Ashnan was saved.

LAHDENPOHJA, city (with 1945) in the Russian Federation, Karelia, on a shore Ladoga an eskar., bliz zh.-d. An item. JAkkima. 10,2 thousand inhabitants (1992). Plywood combine.

LAHEMAA (Lahemaa), national park in Estonia, on austral a shore of Finnish a hall. It is based in 1971. Ploshad 64 900 ga. Picturesque wood and forest-grassland landscapes. Thrickets of a treelike juniper. Monuments of a history and crop.

LAHESIS, in the Grecian mythology one of Mojr, a conductive filament of human life through all vicissitudes of life.

LAHORE, city in Pakistan, on r. Ravi, an administrative centre prov. Punjab. 2,9 million inhabitants (1982). An international airport. Textile, alimentary, chemical, a metal-working industry; a machine industry. Handcrafts (golden and silver items, an embroidery pattern and a decorative pattern). University. A central museum, the Museum of weapons. Has arisen in the beginning n. e. In 1799-1849 capital of the state sikhov. A fort (16 century) with palace complexes and the Pearl mosque (17 century); walls and towers of Aged city with mosques of 17-18 centuries.

LAHT (Laht) Uno (r. 1924), the Estonian writer. Collections of satirical verses " From a pouch of an overcoat up to a smart portfolio " (1958), " the Angel goes in a drugstore... " (1967), " Pink hum " (1980); collections of comic stories, including " the Banana ship in a lilac fog and other - with mild Baltic accent " (1985); literary parodies.

LAHTA (from fin. lahti), a shallow-water marine bay, lake, a bay in northwest of the European part of the Russian Federation, in Estonia and Finland (Lahta on coast Sjamozera, a lip Kandalaksha, etc.).

LAHTAK, the same, that a marine hare.

LAHTI (Lahti), city and a port in Finland, in system an eskar. Pjajjanne. 93 thousand inhabitants (1989). A woodworking, a machine industry. Winter kinds of sport.

LAHUTI Abulkasim (1887-1957), the Tadjik poet. The participant of Revolution 1905-11 in Iran. With 1922 in the USSR. Ballads, poems, lyrics. Traditions of eastern verse combine for Lahuti with the poetics perceived from Russian revolutionary poetry.

LATSARUS (Lazarus) Moritz (1824-1903), the german philosopher, one of osnovatelej t. n. Psychologies of peoples; " national the spirit ", on Latsarusu, is derivative from psychology of the individual.

LATIUM (Lazio), range in Center. Italy, on Apenninskom p-ove. 17,2 thousand êì2. The population 5,2 million person (1991). An administrative centre - Rome. It separate on prov. Viterbo, the Latina, Rieti, Rome, Frozinone.

LATSIS Vilis (1904-66), the Latvian writer, the statesman, the national writer Latvian. SSR (1947). The trilogy " Wingless birds " (1931-33); novels: " the Son of the fisherman " (t. 1-2, 1933-34), "Storm" (1945-48), " To new coast " (1950-51), etc. about life of fishermen, seamen, farm peasants in pre-war Latvia, about resistance to german fascism and the statement of the Soviet authority. In 1940-46 chairman SNK, in 1946-59 chairman of SM Latvian SSR. The state premium of the USSR (1949, 1952).

LATSIS Martyn Ivanovich (Sudrabs, Sudrabs, JAnis) (1888-1938), the Russian political figure. In 1918-21 member of board All-Russia extraordinary komissiii on extirpation with counter-revolution (VCHK), it is simultaneous in 1919 chairman Vseukrainskoj Extraordinary komissiii on extirpation with counter-revolution (CHK). With 1932 director of Institute of a national economy him. Plehanova (Moscow). It is repressed; it is rehabilitated posthumously.

LATSIS Otto Rudolfovich (r. 1934), the Russian journalist, the doctor of economic sciences. In 1964-71 the special correspondent, the economic reviewer of the newspaper of "Information". In 1975-86 scientific employee, the head of a department of Institute of economy of world system of socialism AN the USSR. With 1991 political analyst of the newspaper of "Information". The writer of numerous publications on vital topics political and an economic life of Russia.

LATSKOVICH (Lackowic) Ivan (r .1932), the Croatian artist. With 1957 lives and works in Zagreb. One of master artists - primitives of the East Europe. Scenes of his patterns - flowers, trees, houses - modes from memories on the childhood conducted in village.

LATSTSARONI (ital. lazzaroni - beggars, tramps), in 17-19 centuries deklassirovannye, ljumpen-proletarian elements in JUzh. Italy. In nominal sense - the poor man, the tramp.

LACHA, lake in the Archangelical region. Ploshad 345 êì2. Depth up to 5,0 m. In Lachu run rr. Svid, Kovzha, Lekshma, etc.; escapes r. Onega. Navigation.

LACHENS (Lutyens) Edvin (1869-1944), the English architect. The representative of neo-classicism. Has created official imposing style of public buildings (a palace of viceroy in New Delhi, 1913-30).