Proper noun
Galina
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Галина (Galína).
But when conductor Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife, soprano Galina Vishnevskaya were finally allowed to emigrate to the West, the composer begged them to record the full original score, which they did in 1979. Source: Internet
During the forties and fifties, Shostakovich had close relationships with two of his pupils: Galina Ustvolskaya and Elmira Nazirova. Source: Internet
His wife and family attended; his daughter Galina Brezhneva outraged spectators by not showing up in sombre garb. Source: Internet
Monash University engineering student Galina Enright who is stranded in Malaysia. Source: Internet
The current world record for women is held by Galina Chistyakova of the former Soviet Union who leapt 7.52 m ( ft in) in Leningrad on 11 June 1988, a mark that has stood for 28 years. Source: Internet
Pictured in the back row are Vincent Bello III, Charlie Bello, Antonia Kokiadis and Galina Bello. Source: Internet