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The Volga (Russian: Во́лга; IPA: [ˈvolɡə] ( listen)) is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage basin. Some of the largest reservoirs in the world can be found along the Volga. The river has a symbolic meaning in Russian culture and is often referred to as Volga-Matushka (Volga-mother) in Russian literature and folklore.
The Russian hydronym Volga (Волга) derives from Proto-Slavic *vòlga "wetness, moisture", which is preserved in many Slavic languages, including Ukrainian vológa (воло́га) "moisture", Russian vlaga (влага) "moisture", Bulgarian vlaga (влага) "moisture", Czech vláha "dampness", and Serbo-Croatian vlȁga "moisture", among others.
The Slavic name is a loan translation of earlier Scythian Rā (Ῥᾶ) "Volga", literally "wetness", seen also in Avestan Raŋhā "mythical stream" and Sogdian r’k "vein, blood vessel" (< *raha-ka), and cognate with Sanskrit rasā́h "liquid, juice; mythical river". The Scythian name survives in modern Mordvin Rav (Рав) "Volga".
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno /ˈlɛnoʊ/ (born April 28, 1950) is an American stand-up comedian and television host.
From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time, UTC-5), also on NBC. After The Jay Leno Show was canceled in January 2010 amid a host controversy, Leno returned to host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 1, 2010.
James "Jay" Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York, in 1950. His mother, Catherine (née Muir; 1911–1993), a homemaker, was born in Greenock, Scotland, and came to the United States at age 11. Leno's father, Angelo (1910–1994), who worked as an insurance salesman, was born in New York to immigrants from Flumeri, Italy. Leno grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, and although his high school guidance counselor recommended that he drop out of school, he later obtained a Bachelor's degree in speech therapy from Emerson College, where he started a comedy club in 1973. Leno's siblings include his late older brother, Patrick, who was a Vietnam veteran and a lawyer.
Actors: Jean Poiret (actor), Jean-Claude Brialy (actor), Marin Karmitz (producer), Claude Chabrol (writer), Claude Chabrol (director), Jacques Dacqmine (actor), Eva Simonet (miscellaneous crew), Bernadette Lafont (actress), Jean-Luc Bideau (actor), Aurore Chabrol (miscellaneous crew), Sylvie Chevereau-Marchais (miscellaneous crew), Dominique Roulet (writer), Dominique Roulet (writer), Monique Fardoulis (editor), Matthieu Chabrol (composer),
Plot: Inspector Lavardin is induced to investigate the murder of a province's notable who was taking himself as the moral guardian of his village. The perspective of the inquiry changes when the inspector recognizes the widow as one of his youthful loves.
Keywords: attempted-rape, beach, boat, brittany, catholic-writer, character-name-in-title, detective, dinan, drug-traffic, eyesActors: Nuno Leal Maia (actor), Aldine Muller (actress), John Herbert (actor), José Miziara (writer), José Miziara (director), Marlene França (actress), Heitor Gaiotti (actor), Roberto Leme (editor), Helena Ramos (actress), Fúlvio Stefanini (actor), Américo Taricano (actor), Marcos Caruso (actor), Anibal Massaini Neto (producer), Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva (actress), Guilherme Corrêa (actor),
Genres: Comedy,