SHEATH, in biology - 1) a facing, a surrounding of some organs for animal and plants, napr., a sheath of a tendon, a leaf. 2) the Coceptacle of integuments for their derivative, napr., a sheath of a hair, to a feather. 3) the Final department of sexual ducts for samok mammals (ascigerous, placental); for Invertebrata (plathelminths) trubkovidnyj the channel. 4) the Muscle tube located in small basin of woman; a final department of sexual conduction paths.

MOISTURE METER, moisture apparatus of gases, liquids and solid (including loose) ph. Distinguish moisture meters: hygroscopic, electrochemical (for gases and liquids), hygrometric and psychrometric (for gases), capacitive and conductometric (for liquids and solids), and also moisture meters, founded on the phenomena of nuclear magnetic resonance.

MOISTURE CIRCULATION, permanent process of conveyance of water in a geographical envelope of the Earth, primarily between an atmosphere and a surface. Will consist of vaporization, transmission of a steam and his{its} condensation to an atmosphere (with cloud formation), a rainfall, their infiltration and a drainage from a dry matter in water reservoirs.

VLADAJSKOE REVOLT 1918 (in September - October) the soldier of the Bulgarian army. On September, 27 rebels have proclaimed republic (see. Republic Radomirskaja). On September, 29 they have taken seconds. Vladaja (15 kms jugo-to the west of Sofia; from here the title of revolt). It is suppressed{quenched} by the Bulgarian government with the help of the German troops.

POSSESSION, in a civic right factual possession by a thing, one of proprietary rights.

The VLADIVOSTOK DRAMA THEATRE see. Bayshore drama theatre.

VLADIGEROV Pancho (1899-1978), the Bulgarian composer, the pianist, the conductor. Opera " Tsar Kalojan " (1936), ballet " the Legend of lake " (production 1962), orchestral compositions. The professor of State musical academy in Sofia (with 1944).

VLADIKAVKAZ, ossetic Dzaudzhikau (in 1931-44 and 1954-90 Ordzhonikidze, in 1944-54 Dzaudzhikau), city (with 1860) in the Russian Federation, capital of Boreal Ossetia, on r. Terek. A depot. 325 thousand inhabitants (1992). A machine industry (electrical industry, instrumentation technologies, etc.), nonferrous machine industry, chemical, glass, wood-working, mild, a food-processing industry. 4 high schools (including. The North-Osetiya university). 4 theatres. Museums: North-Osetiya art, the North-Osetiya literature him{it}. K.L.Hetagurova, the North-Osetiya consolidated museum including Dwelling - museum Hetagurova, etc. Tourism. It is based in 1784 as Russian strength for guarding{preservation} the Military - Georgian road.

VLADILENA, a planetoid (¹ 852) a diameter ok. 10 kms, it is open{discovered} S.I.Beljavskim (Simeiz, 1916), is called in 1924 named V.I.Lenina. Distance Vladileny from the Sun variates from 1,3 up to 3,5 and. e.

VLADIMIR, city in the Russian Federation, the centre of the Vladimirskiy region, on r. Klyazma. A railway junction. 356 thousand inhabitants (1992). A machine industry (a software: " the Vladimirskiy tractor plant ", "Autodevice", etc.; factories: "Electric appliance", electric driven, etc.), chemical, mild, alimentary, a building materials an industry. 2 high schools. 3 theatres. It is based in 1108 Vladimir by II Monomove, with 1157 capital of the Vladimiro-Suzdal principality, up to it is grey. 14 century administrative, cultural and religious centre Severo-Vost. Russia. A monument of the vladimiro-Suzdal school of art of building: "Golden Gate" (1158-64), Uspensky (1158-60, it rearranged{reconstructed} in 1185-89) and Dmitrievsky (1194-97) cathedrals. The Vladimiro-Suzdal istoriko-architectonic and art museum - reservation.

VLADIMIR I SVJATOSLAVICH (?-1015), prince Novgorod (with 969), grand duke Kiev (with 980). Junior son Svjatoslava. Has subdued vjatichej, radimichej and jatvjagov; wared with pechenegami, the Volga Bulgaria, Byzantium and Poland. At a nem sooruzheny defensive boundaries on the rivers Desna, the Sturgeon, Trubezh, Sula, etc., Kiev is anew reinforced and built up by stone buildings. In 988-989 has entered in the capacity of state religion christianity. At Vladimir I the Old russian state has entered the season{term} of the bloom, the international authority of Russia has amplified. In Russian bylinas called the Red Sun. It is sainted by Russian orthodox church.

VLADIMIR II MONOMIALS (1053-1125), prince Smolensk (with 1067), Chernigov (with 1078), perejaslavsky (with 1093), grand duke Kiev (with 1113). Son Vsevoloda I and daughters of the byzantian emperor Konstantin Monomaha. It is invoked by the Kiev boyars during revolt. Struggled against princely mezhdousoby. Has developed the charter limiting arbitrariness of usurers. In "Lecture" invoked sons to strengthen unity of Russia.

VLADIMIR ALEKSANDROVICH (1847 - 1909), grand duke, 3-rd son of emperor Alexander II, the general from infanterii (1880), general - aide-de-camp (1872). With 1881 commanding, in 1884 - 1905 commander-in-chief a troops of guards and Petersburg IN. January, ninth 1905 has given an order on a use of weapons.

VLADIMIR ANDREEVICH (1533-69), specific prince staritsky. The cousin of Ivan IV, the participant of his{its} marchings; acted in opposition to Ivan IV; it is executed.

VLADIMIR ANDREEVICH VALIANT (1353-1410), prince serpuhovsko-Bohr. The grandson of Ivan I Kality. In Kulikovskoj to battle 1380 commanded zasadnym a regiment; in 1408 supervised over the defence of Moscow from the tatar troops.

VLADIMIR Rzhevsky (13 century), sacred blagovernyj prince. Memory{remembrance} in the Orthodox church on July, 15 (28).

"Vladimir RUSANOV", the icebreaking motorship, is called named V.A.Rusanov. It is constructed in 1908; displacement 2650 t. On "Vladimir Rusanov" scientific probes in seas of Arctic regions, including expedition in Karskom by m. (1932 were led; has discovered islands of " Informations of the Central Electoral Committee "); preparation (1936) 1-st air expeditions on an arctic pole; conducted court on Boreal marine ways, etc. On stream up to 1950.

VLADIMIR-VOLYNSK, city on Ukraine, the Volynsk region. A depot. 40,3 thousand inhabitants (1991). The alimentary enterprises, sewing, furniture factories. A historical museum. It is known with 988, in 12 century capital of the Vladimiro-Volynsk principality; with 1370 in structure of Lithuania and Poland, in 1795 it is reset to Russia. A dormition fast (12 century), Vasiljevskaja church (kon. 13 - nach. 14 centuries); chambers of diocesans (16 century; the Renaissance).

VLADIMIRESKU (Vladimirescu) Tudor (ok. 1780-1821), chief Valashskogo of revolt 1821. In 1806-12 commander of order (lieutenant) of the Romanian volunteers in structure of Russian army. During revolt for Vladimiresku there were dissents with Grecian "geteristami" (see. Geterii) in which headquarters he has been killed.

"VLADIMIRKA", the title of road (with kon. 19 century. The vladimirskiy highway) from Moscow in Vladimir on which convicted on penal servitude departed to Siberia.