French author, World War II aviator, and diplomat Romain Gary — and the only writer to ever win the Prix Goncourt twice (an impossible feat unless you write under a pseudonym, in this case Émile Ajar) ...

She met Christo—whose full name is Christo Vladimirov Javacheff—in Paris in 1958. Soon they were lovers. “Jeanne-Claude was pregnant with Christo’s child in 1959 when she married Philippe ...

Dancing to Kenny Loggins’ 80’s country rock classic Footloose is Taekwondo athlete Jack and his partner Alex Vladimirov, lip-syncing sensation Kayleigh Trappe and her partner Ervinas Merfeldas, and ...

Friedrich Merz, who is set to become Germany’s chancellor after his Christian Democratic Union party won the country’s Feb. 23 parliamentary elections, has said that Europe may have to ...

Vladimir Putin’s regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov said there had been a “tragic incident”. He said: "All circumstances will be established,” he said, before adding: “My deepest ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who has ruled the republic since 2007, said he wants to remain in power for life. VOA Russian spoke to regional experts who believe that despite this being illegal ...

Born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on June 13, 1935 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, the artist met his wife Jeanne-Claude Marie Denat while living in Paris. She was born on the exact same day as her husband, ...

Bulgarian-born Christo -- full name Christo Vladimirov Javacheff -- died in 2020, 11 years after his French wife Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon passed away. The artists were only interested in ...

Bulgarian-born Christo -- full name Christo Vladimirov Javacheff -- died in 2020, 11 years after his French wife Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon passed away. The artists were only interested in ...

ISEO, Italy - In a story June 8 about the artist Christo's latest project, The Associated Press reported erroneously that volunteers would be posted at "The Floating Piers" to ensure safety.