LAUREL, stem of evergreen trees and bushes of a set of a laurel family. 2 kinds, predominary in the Mediterranean. In crop bay tree with the incense leaves used as spicery (laurel leaf).

LAVRAZIJA [from title Lavrentjevsky a board (nowadays - Canadian shield) and Asia], hypothetical mainland the Sowing. The hemispheres, existing from midpoint of Paleozoic and separated by ocean Tetis from mainland Juzh. Hemispheres - Gondwana. In midpoint of Mesozoic Lavrazija has broken up to 2 parts - Sev.-American and Evraziatskuju - with education between them Atlantic ok.

LAVRANGAS Dionisios (1864 or 1860-1941), the Grecian composer and the conductor. One of creators national kompozitorskoj schools and first in Greece National opera theatre (1939). Operas, operettas, orchestral soch., etc.

LAVRENEV Boris Andreevich (1891-1959), the Russian writer. In stories "Wind" (1924), " Magpies first " (1924) - tragical conflicts of duties of revolution. Stories about intelligency: " the Seventh guide " (1927), " the Gravure on a tree " (1928). Dramas "Fault" (1927) about revolution, " For those who at-sea! " (1945), " the Voice of America " (1949). The state premium of the USSR (1946, 1950).

LAVRENKO Eugeny Mihajlovich (1900-87), Russian geobotanies, academician AN the USSR (1968). Transactionses on biogeocenology, a zoning of a plant cover of Eurasia and the Sowing. Africa (predominary steppes and deserts), nature protection. LAVRENOV TSanko (1896-1978), the Bulgarian painter. Using traditions of art of the Bulgarian Revitalization, figured arcaded cities and monasteries in decorative - indicative, sometimes to a bizarre - fantastic manner.

LAWRENCE FROM BRZHEZOVY, see. Vavrzhinets from Brzhezovy.

LAWRENCE Roman (mind. 258), the martyr, archdean of a dad Roman Siksta II, has suffered together with nymas in persecution of emperor Valeriana. Memory in Orthodox and the Latin church on August, 10.

LAURENTIAN HIGHLANDS (Lawrentian Upland), on north-east the Sowing. America, mostly in Canada. Prevailing altitudes of 200-400 m (on the orient - mountains Torngat, an altitude up to 1676 ì). Large deposits of a nickel (Sudbury), gland (an eskar. Upper, group of deposits p-ova Labrador), uranium, copper, gold, etc. It is A lot of lakes. Tundra and a forest - tundra, in the south a taiga.

LAWRENCE SACRED the BAY, see Sacred Lawrence a bay.

LAVRENTEV Boris Innokentjevich (1892-1944), the Russian histologist, the founder gistofiziologicheskogo and an experimental direction in neurohistology, corresponding member AN the USSR (1939). Transactionses on a histology of peripheric nervous system, gistofiziologii synapses. The state premium of the USSR (1941).

LAVRENTEV Michael Alekseevich (1900-80), the Russian mathematician and the mechanics, the academician (1946) and the vice-president (1957-75) AN the USSR, the academician of Ukraine (1939), the Hero Socialist Transactionses (1967). The initiator of building and the first chairman (1957-75) Siberian branches AN of the USSR. Has created recent trends in theory functions, the theory of differential equations, continuum mechanics (the hydraulic theory of a cumulation) and applied physics (physics of explosion and impulsive processes). The lenin premium (1958), the State premium of the USSR (1946, 1949). A golden medal him. Lomonosov AN the USSR (1978).

LAVRENTEV Michael Mihajlovich (r. 1932), the Russian mathematician, the academician of the Russian Academy of Science (1991; academician AN the USSR with 1981). Son M.A.Lavrentjeva. Transactionses on mathematical physics. The lenin premium (1962), the State premium of the USSR (1987).

LAVRENTEVSKAJA the ANNALS, is written by the outlet box Lawrence and other scribes in 1377. In the basis - the vladimirskiy canopy 1305. The flying " (the most ancient list) starts " the Story temporary.

LAVRIJSKIE MINES, deposits of silver - leaden ores in Other. Greeces, on mountain Lavrion about the modern. Lavrion (Attica). Since 6 century up to n. e. The property of Athenes. Slaves (in 5-4 centuries up to n worked. e. Up to 35 thousand). Since 1 century n. e. Are deserted. Production was reinstated in 1873.

LAVRINENKOV Vladimir Dmitrievich (1919-88), the Russian commander, doubly the Hero of Soviet Union (1943, 1944), the general - colonel of aircraft (1971). In Great Domestic war in a fighter aviation, the squadron commander and a shelf; 134 air crocked eggs, has knocked down personally 35 and in group of 11 airplanes.

LAURELS Alexander Stepanovich (1838-1904), Russian metallurgist. The main transactionses on a structure of a steel ingot. For the first time has applied to a steel deoxidation aluminium. Has put forward idea of preheating of steel in a steel mold with the help of termit mixes. Has discovered and has explained sweat in steel (together with N.V.Kalakutskim).

LAURELS Lion Nikolaevich (1933-94), the Russian scientist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Science (1991; corresponding member AN the USSR with 1987), the Hero Socialist Transactionses (1984). Transactionses on building the power plants working in conditions of heats and power load. The state premium of the USSR (1973).