LEVCHEV Ljubomir (r. 1935), the Bulgarian poet. In the collection " my Asters " (1957), "Shooting range" (1971), " the Diary for incinerating " (1973), "Gibbet law" (1975), "Onions" (1983) - acute modern civil, political and moral problems.

LEVCHENKO Anatoly Semenovich (1941-88), the Russian astronaut, a pilot - astronaut of the USSR (1987), the deserved pilot - verifier of the USSR, the Hero of Soviet Union (1987). Flight on " Soyuz TM-3,-4 " and an orbital complex "World" (decks. 1987).

LEVCHUK Timotheus Vasilyevich (r. 1912), the Ukrainian film director, the national actor of the USSR (1972). Films: " Ivan Ex " (1956), " the Space alloy " (1964), " the Duma about Kovpak " (3 series, 1973-78), " If an enemy is not handed... " (1983).

LEVSHIN Alexey Iraklievich (1799-1879), the Russian statesman, the historian, the honorary member Petersburg AN (1856). In 1856-59 deputy minister of internal affairs, the participant of preparation of country reform 1861. Transactionses on a history of cossacks and peoples of the Kazakh steppes.

LEVSHIN Vasily Alekseevich (1746-1826), the Russian writer, translator, the economist. The employee of log-books N.I.Novikova. The representative of early Russian sentimentalism (" Morning performances in love ", 1779). " Russian fairy tales " (hours 1-10, 1780-83) actuate a thorough revision of bylinas and household short stories.

" The LEFT-HANDED COMMUNISTS ", the group in RKP (á) in 1918 (N.I.Buharin, K.B.Radek, G.L.Pjatakov, etc.), opposed the conclusions of the Brest world, for " revolutionary war ".

LEFT-HANDED ESERY, the political party in Russia 1917-23 (till December 1917 left-handed wing eserov). Leaders: M.A.Spiridonov, B.D.Kamkov, M.A.Natanson. Newspapers " the Earth and will " and " the Banner of transactionses ". Participat in October revolution, RSFSR (December 1917 - March 1918) entered in revolutionary-military committee, All-Russia TSentralny Ispolnitelny Committee (VTSIK), Advice of national commissioners (SNK). With nach. 1918 opponents of the Brest world, an agrarian policy of the Soviet authority. In July 1918 have raised rebelion which has been suppressed. In 1923 consignment has stopped existence.

LEGA (Lega) Silvestro (1826-95), the italian painter. In conversations ("Visit", 1868) poeticheski figured scenes of provincial life.

LEGAVYE, group of breeds of hunting dogs. Use for a hunt for a feathered game. Cultivate English legavyh - pointers, setters, German pointers - short-woolled (kurtshaar), wire-haired (drathaar), long-wool (langhaar).

LEGALIZATION (from an armour. legalis - legal), 1) the sanction of activity of any organization, its legalization, collimating of legal force to any certificate, action. 2) Acknowledgement of authenticity of signatures available on documents. Legalizations, as a rule, are subject the documents constituted abroad or intended for action in the foreign state. It is effected in the form udostoveritelnoj inscriptions of the consul.

" LEGAL MARXISM ", ideological and political flow of the Russian intelligency in 1890th (P.B.Struve, S.N.Bulgakov, M.I.Tugan-Baranovsky, etc.). "Life" (1897-1901), "Beginning" (1899) acted in legal log-books " the New word " (1894-97), etc., used rules of a marxist economic theory for the substantiation of development of a capitalism in Russia, supported democratic freedom, developed liberal theories of reforming of a society. With kon. 1900th went from marxism to liberalism, their leaders become a nucleus of a consignment of cadets.

LEGAR Ferents (Frants) (1870-1948), the Hungarian composer, the conductor. The representative t. n. A new austrian operetta. " The cheerful widow " (1905), " Columns Luxembourg " (1909), " Gipsy love " (1910), etc.

LEGASOV Valery Alekseevich (1936-88), the Russian chemist - neorganik, academician AN the USSR (1981). Transactionses on chemistry of rare gases of plasma chemistry. Was the member of a governmental commission on elimination of consequences of emergency on Chernobyl atomic power station. The lenin premium (1984), the State premium of the USSR (1976). Has committed suicide.

The LEGACY (an armour. legatus), 1) in Other. Rome a salting assigned by a senate or authorized. 2) the Legacy papal - a title of the maximum diplomatic representatives of Vatican. 3) the Testamentary gift (an armour. legatum).

LEGATO (ital. legato, it is literally - coherently, it is continuous), in music - a soft junction of one note in other; one of the main methods of performance (see. An articulation). In the musical letter it is meant by league or the word legato.

The EXPLANATORY NOTES, the canopy of conventional signs and explanations to a map.

LEGEND (from an armour. legenda, characters. - that it is necessary to read), 1) in medieval writing - zhitie sacred and the religious - moralizing story, a parable; in folklore - the national story including in tradition about wonderful, accepting by the story-teller and the listener as reliable (a legend of " gold eyelid "); in the off-the-shelf literature any product distinguished by poetic fiction, but claiming for a certain certainty in past. 2) In everyday value - something incredible, a fabrication.

LEGI (Leahy) William Daniel (1875-1959), the American fleet admiral (1944). In 2-¯ world war, with 1942 chief of headquarters of general headquarters armed forces the USA and the committee chairman of chiefs of headquarters (up to 1949).

LEGION, in old russian account 100 of one thousand.

LEGION (an armour. legio, a stem. Item legionis), main organizational and tactical unit in army Other. Rome (4,5-10 thousand person). Comprised from manipul and towers, and with it is grey. 1 century up to n. e. From cohorts. In 16-19 centuries different military formations in France, the Great Britain, Germany, Russia had the title "legion".