HOG LAMB, hog lamb; it is well fattened.

SHAFTS ROMAN, system of shore fortifications of Roman empire in 1-2 centuries for protection against incursions of barbarians. Were guarded 15-25-òûñÿ÷íûì by army. Are most known: Trajans the bank in terrain of the modern Moldova and Romania, Adrianov and Antoninov in England, Verhnegermansky and Retijsky in ancient Germany.

VALBERHOVA Maria Ivanovna (1788/89-1867), the Russian actress. Daughter I.I.Valberha. With 1807 (with a rest) on the St.-Petersburg scene. Of comedy talent Valberhovoj thought much A.S.Pushkin, V.G.Belinsky.

VALBUENA (Balbuena) Bernardo de (1568-1627), the spanish poet, diocesan of Puerto Rico. Follower Ë. de Gongory-i-Argote. The writer epicheskoj poems " Majesty of Mexico " (1604), etc. The Majority of his{its} manuscripts has burned down at the fire of a bishopic palace made by the Dutch pirates.

VALDEK-RUSSO (Waldeck-Rousseau) Ren (1846-1904), the prime minister of France in 1899-1902; in conditions of the political crisis called Drejfusa by business, has formed a cabinet, plugging all groupings from versaltsa general G.Galife up to socialist A.Miljerana.

VALDEMAR I (Valdemar) (1131-82), king of Denmark with 1157. Has trapped for pomorskih slavs about. Rujanu (Rjugen; 1169). Rested on church, pacified mutinous feudal lords.

VALDEMAR II (1170-1241), king of Denmark with 1202. Has subordinated a number{series} of terrains in the Sowing. Germany (has lost them, having sufferred a defeat in 1227 from severogermanskih princes) and the Sowing. Estonia (Estljandiju, 1219).

VALDEMAR IV Atterdag (Atterdag) (ok. 1320-75), king of Denmark with 1340. Has reduced the Crown above mostly country. In war with Hansa 1367-70 has sufferred a defeat.

VALDEN (Walden) Paul (Paul Ivanovich) (1863-1957), the Russian chemist, academician AN the USSR (1925; the academician Petersburg AN with 1910, the academician of the Russian Academy of Science with 1917), foreign honorary member AN the USSR (1927). By origin the Latvian. With 1919 in Germany. Transactionses on electrochemistry of solutions, an optical isomerism (has discovered t. n. Walden Inversion), histories of chemistry.

VALDENGO (Valdengo) Dzhuzeppe (r. 1914), the italian singer (baritone). The soloist of theatres " Ac the Rock " (1938-46), "Underground railway - opera" (1947-54), etc., has become famous in consignments of operas Dzh. Verdi - Amonasro, JAgo, Falstaf ("Aida", "Otello", "Falstaf"). The book " I chanted from Arturo Toskanini " (1962)

VALDERZE (Waldersee) Alfred a background (1832-1904), the German general - field marshal (1900). In 1888-91 chief of a General Staff, supported preventive war against Russia and France. In 1900-01 commanded a consolidated troops of the mandatory powers at depressing{supression} Ihetuanskogo of revolt.

VALDES LEAL (Valdes Leal) Huan de (1622-90), the spanish painter. The representative of serotinal{late} Baroque. Ekzaltirovannye the religious patterns preaching temporality of life (" Putting off{Taking out} from a cross ", 1660th).

VALDES (Valdes) Huan de (1500-41), the spanish writer and the scientist - educator. The writer of the tract " the Dialogue about tongue " (1530-36), etc.

VALDIVIA, city and port in the south of Chile, on r. Valdivia. 121,8 thousand inhabitants (1990). Alimentary, pulp and paper, ship repair facilities. University. It is based in 1552.

VALDIVIA (Valdivia) Pedro de (1500?-1554?), spanish konkistador, participat in seizure of Peru and Chile, led bitter extirpation against araukanov. Letters of Valdivia to emperor Charles V - a valuable source on a history of Chile.

VALDIS (Waldis) Burkard (1490-1556), the german poet. The "Burgher" drama "Parable of the prodigal son" (1527), the collection basen " Recreated Ezop, re-layed verses " (1548).

VALDMJULLER Ferdinand (1793-1865), the Austrian painter. The representative bidermejera. Portraits ("A.K.Razumovsky", 1835), poetic landscapes and scenes of a country household activities (" Collectors of brushwood in Austrian to a wood ", 1855) differ easygoing attitude{relation} to people, thinness of supervision{observations}.

VALDHAJM (Waldheim) Kurt (r. 1918), the federal president of Austria in 1986-92. The secretary general of the United Nations in 1972-81. In 1968-70 Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria.

VALDSHNEP (a wood wood - cock), a bird of a set of plover birds. Length ok. 35 see. Dwells{lives} in woods of Eurasia. In the spring for samtsov current flights (morning and vesper traction). Object of game hunting.

VALE INKLAN Ramon Maria del (1869-1936), the spanish writer. In early prose - refined arhaichnost, influence of a modernism, entrainment for an erotic theme (a prosaic cycle of "Sonata" 1902-05). In a series of novels about karlistskih wars, original dramas - acute social krititsizm, diversity of phylums, a hyperbolization, a block type. A novel - pamphlet "Tyrant Banderas" (1926), dilogija " áúÑnÑ iberijskogo a circus " (" the Yard of miracles " 1927; " Long live wash the sovereign! ", 1928).