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Alexei Beketov
Alexei Nikolayevich Beketov (russian: Алексей Николаевич Бекетов; 3 March 1862, Kharkov, Russian Empire — 23 November 1941, Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR) was a Russian Imperial and later a Soviet architect, in the Classical style. He was an honorary Professor at the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts from 1894. Biography Beketov was of Russian ancestry; on his father's side he came from a Russian noble family with roots from the Penza Governorate. His mother Elena Beketova was born in St. Petersburg. Alexei Beketov was the son of Nikolay Beketov, a noted Professor of chemistry at the Imperial University of Kharkov. He studied at the local realschule and a private art school, operated by Maria Raevskaia-Ivanova. In 1882, he enrolled in the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied with David Grimm and ; graduating in 1888 with a degree in architecture. During that same period, he worked with Maximilian Messmacher on several projects, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Beketov is a Russian male surname. Its feminine counterpart is Beketova. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksandr Beketov (born 1970), Russian épée fencer and Olympic gold medalist * Andrey Beketov (1825–1902), Russian botanist * Artyom Beketov (born 1984), Russian football player *Mikhail Beketov (1958–2013), editor-in-chief of "Khimkinskaya Pravda", defender of the Khimki Forest *Nikolay Beketov Nikolay Nikolayevich Beketov (russian: Николай Николаевич Бекетов; , Alferovka (now Beketovka), Penza Governorate, Russian Empire – , St. Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian Imperial physical chemist and metallur ... (1827–1911), Russian chemist ** Beketov (crater), a lunar crater named after Nikolay Beketov * Pyotr Beketov, 17th-century Russian explorer and voevoda of Siberian Cossacks * Sofia Beketova (born 1948), Russian rower * Vladimir Beketov ;Other uses * Arkhitektora Beketova (Kharkiv Metro), a metro station in Kharkiv, Ukrain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnasium (school)
''Gymnasium'' (and variations of the word) is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university. It is comparable to the US English term '' preparatory high school''. Before the 20th century, the gymnasium system was a widespread feature of educational systems throughout many European countries. The word (), from Greek () 'naked' or 'nude', was first used in Ancient Greece, in the sense of a place for both physical and intellectual education of young men. The latter meaning of a place of intellectual education persisted in many European languages (including Albanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Greek, German, Hungarian, the Scandinavian languages, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovenian and Russian), whereas in other languages, like English (''gymnasium'', ''gym'') and Spanish (''gimnasio''), the former meaning of a place for physical education was retained. School structure Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alushta
Alushta ( uk, Алушта; crh, Aluşta; ) is a city of regional significance on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula which is within the Republic of Crimea, an internationally recognized ''de jure'' part of Ukraine, but since 2014 a ''de facto'' federal subject of the Russian Federation. It is situated at the Black Sea beach line on the road from Hurzuf to Sudak, as well as on the Crimean Trolleybus line. Population: The area is notable for its arid, rocky terrain due to its proximity to Crimean mountains. During Byzantine times the town was called ''Alouston'' (Ἄλουστον) meaning "Unwashed". Vestiges survive of a Byzantine defensive tower from a fortress of which the city name has derived, as well as a 15th-century Republic of Genoa, Genoese fortress. During the Genoese rule the name modified to ''Lusta''. Adam Mickiewicz dedicated two of his ''Crimean Sonnets'' to Alushta. It is also the home of Seyit the Wolf in the Turkish drama Kurt Seyit ve Sura. In 1910, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dacha
A dacha ( rus, дача, p=ˈdatɕə, a=ru-dacha.ogg) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of post-Soviet countries, including Russia. A cottage (, ') or shack serving as a family's main or only home, or an outbuilding, is not considered a dacha, although some dachas recently have been converted to year-round residences and vice versa. The noun "dacha", coming from verb "davat" (''to give''), originally referred to land allotted by the tsar to his nobles; and indeed the dacha in Soviet times is similar to the allotment in some Western countries – a piece of land allotted, normally free, to citizens by the local government for gardening or growing vegetables for personal consumption. With time the name for the land was applied to the building on it. In some cases, owners occupy their dachas for part of the year and rent them to urban residents as summer retreats. People living in dachas are colloquially called ''dachniki'' (); the term usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv National Academy Of Urban Economy
Kharkiv National University of Urban Economy ( uk, Харківський національний університет міського господарства, ; before 2013 — ''academy'') is a Ukrainian university in Kharkiv, named after Alexei N. Beketov and specializing in urban development studies. History The educational institution was founded in 1922 as the All-Ukrainian College of Municipal Services ( uk, Всеукраїнський технікум комунального господарства). Since 1924 – Faculty of Municipal Services of the Evening Workers' College of National Economy ( uk, Вечірній робочий технікум народного господарства), since 1929 – Faculty of Municipal Services of the . Since 1930 – the Kharkiv Institute of Public Utilities, and since 1935 – the Kharkiv Training School of Public Utilities, which included the Kharkiv Institute of Public Utilities and the College of Sustainable Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkhitektora Beketova (Kharkiv Metro)
Arkhitektora Beketova ( uk, Архітектора Бекетова, ) is a station on Kharkiv Metro's Oleksiivska Line The Oleksiivska line ( uk, Олексіївська лінія, russian: Алексеевская линия) is the third and newest line of the Kharkiv Metro that was opened in 1995. The Oleksiivska line is the second longest in the system at .... The station opened on 6 May 1995. External links * Kharkiv Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1995 {{Ukraine-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv Metro
The Kharkiv Metro ( uk, Харківське метро or Харківський метрополітен) is the rapid transit system that serves the city of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine (after Kyiv) and the sixth in the USSR when it opened on August 22–23,The official opening ceremony was held on August 22, with the Metro system being opened to the general public on August 23. 1975.Official Web Site (24 June 2019) The metro consists of three lines that operate on of the route and serve 30 stations. The system transported 223 million passengers in 2018 (up from 212.85 million in 2017). History Initial plans for a rapid transit system in Kharkiv were made ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salavat, Russia
Salavat (russian: Салава́т; ba, Салауат, translit=Salawat) is a city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Demographics The population according to recent censuses was History The city is named after Bashkir national hero Salawat Yulayev. It was founded in 1948 and granted town status in 1954. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of republic significance of Salavat—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of districts.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the city is incorporated as Salavat Urban Okrug.Law #162-z Economy The city was founded to support the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat (russian: Газпром нефтехим Салават, formerly Salavatnefteorgsintez) is a Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern A ... petrochemical plant that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khrystyna Alchevska
Khrystyna Danylivna Alchevska (née russian: Журавлёва, Zhuravlyova; uk, Христина Алчевська) (1841–1920) was a Russian Imperial and Ukrainian teacher and a prominent activist for national education in Imperial Russia. She created a methodical training system which was implemented in many schools of Russian Empire. In 1862, she organized the first free girls' school in Ukraine. In 1889, she was elected vice-president of the International League of Education in Paris. Biography Khrystyna was born 16 April 1841 in Borzna, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine). She was born in the family of a district teacher of Russian literature Danila Zhuravlyov (1809–?) from a marriage with a noblewoman Annette Nikolaevna Vuich (1809–1857), who decided on a misalliance for love. Her mother Annette was a daughter of Russian general Nikolay Vuich, she studied at the Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens in St. Petersburg. Khrystyna married Aleksey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksey Alchevsky
Aleksey Kirillovich Alchevsky (russian: Алексей Кириллович Алчевский, Ukrainian: Олексій Кирилович Алчевський, romanized: ''Oleksii Kyrylovych Alchevskyi''; 1835, Sumy, Russian Empire – 1901, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Ukrainian-born entrepreneur during Russian empire, philanthropist, and industrialist. He was a pioneer in establishing the first finance group in Russia and creator of several banks and industrial societies in Sloboda Ukraine. His role in the development of Russian industry was so important that in 1903 the city Alchevsk in Donbass (eastern Ukraine) was named in his honor. Biography Born in Sumy, Kharkov Governorate (Sloboda Ukraine) in a family of small grocery merchant held of Sloboda Ukraine cossacks, Alchevsky graduated the Sumy County School and in 1862 moved to Kharkiv. During his young age, he was interested in left populist ideas, poetry of Taras Shevchenko and belonged to Hromada movement. Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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