Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yelena Panova


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. An expectation or desire for only English-language sources in showing notability is not per policy nor guideline, as many notable persons are not American or English nor are they all covered in English-language media. That would be hubris. Notable, even if only in Russuan language and to the Russian Federation, is perfectly fine for en.Wikipedia. The work herein is representative that systemic bias can be overcome. (non-admin closure)  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 17:23, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Yelena Panova

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Not notable. Philafrenzy (talk) 00:00, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - I didn't see notable sources for a biography on Google and Yahoo aside from IMDb, the others were Wikipedia mirrors and other minor sites. SwisterTwister   talk  02:55, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep Panova is a recipient of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 2001 in the field of literature and the arts. She is clearly notable, as is her long filmography. --Russavia Let's dialogue 12:48, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I notice that she does not appear in the article listing the winners of the award and that she would have been aged only 24 in 2001. Could you add a reference to prove that she has won this award? Philafrenzy (talk) 12:53, 24 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep per Russavia. Grey Hood   Talk  13:14, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep as award won-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ Hey it's me I am dynamite 21:51, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. She still doesn't appear in the list of winners in the award article and the references in her article are in Russian. Maybe she did win a state award at only 24 but it would be nice to have a verifiable reference in English. According to the article the award is worth $200K USD and the rules are similar to the Nobel Prize, so I am still finding this a bit unlikely. Philafrenzy (talk) 22:13, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Why not do things the easy way? If you can't read Russian and need to be able to read the source, learn the language. If you look at Page 3 of this Ukaz (link), you will see that another Russian gave her the award. It frankly doesn't get much more verifiable than that mate. --Russavia Let's dialogue 22:40, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * State_Prize_of_the_Russian_Federation -- she is now on the list. If I provide a full list of ALL winners from the past, is there any chance you can add them to the list, thereby you will then know who is notable and who isn't ;) --Russavia Let's dialogue 22:49, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Evidence of notability has now been provided (even if it is in Russian). Philafrenzy (talk) 00:07, 27 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Snow keep♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:30, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.