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Chkalovsk Palace Of Culture
Chkalovsk may refer to: *Chkalovsk, Russia, a town in Chkalovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia *Chkalovsk Urban Okrug, a municipal formation into which the town of oblast significance of Chkalovsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia is incorporated *Chkalovsk Urban Settlement, a former municipal formation into which the former town of district significance of Chkalovsk in former Chkalovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia was incorporated *Chkalovsk, former name of Buston, a town in Sughd Province, Tajikistan * Chkalovsk Microdistrict, a part of the city of Kaliningrad, Russia *Kaliningrad Chkalovsk, a naval air base in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia * Omsk Chkalovsk, an airport in Omsk Omsk (; , ) is the administrative center and largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia and has a population of over one million. Omsk is the third List of cities and tow ..., Russia See also * Chkalov ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chkalovsk, Russia
Chkalovsk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was 12,368. It was previously known as ''Vasilyeva Sloboda/Vasilyovo'' (until 1938). It was renamed after its most famous inhabitant, Valeri Chkalov, a test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).Soviet Calendar: 1917-1947 (CCCP publication) History It has been known since the 12th century as Vasilyeva Sloboda (settlement), Sloboda, named so in honor of its founder Prince Vasily Yuryevich, the son of Yury Dolgoruky. For a long time the territory belonged to Prince Shuysky who eventually became Tsar Vasily IV of Russia, Vasily Shuysky. The famous Russian pilot Valery Chkalov was born in 1904 in Vasilyovo. In 1937, Vasilyovo was renamed Chkalovsk after him and in 1955 it was granted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buston, Ghafurov District
Buston (; , formerly Chkalovsk or Chkalov) is a town in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Sughd Region, between the cities of Khujand and Ghafurov. Buston is a city of regional subordination, and is not part of a district. The population of Buston in 2020 is estimated at 34,000 for the city proper and 36,900 for the city with the outlying communities. The city of Guliston also covers the town Palos. As a result of its involvement in the processing of uranium ore mined nearby, Chkalovsk was a closed city until the collapse of the USSR. The first Soviet uranium processing plant, Leninabad Mining and Chemical Combine was founded in Chkalovsk during 1940s. Khujand Airport is located in the town. The Presidential National Guard of Tajikistan formed one of its new units here. On February 1, 2016, the Government of Tajikistan decided to rename Chkalovsk into Buston (Бӯстон). According to TASS news agency, it was the last town in Tajikistan with a Russian name. Notable peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chkalovsk Microdistrict
Chkalovsk () is a residential area in Tsentralny District of Kaliningrad, Russia. It was formerly known by its German name Tannenwalde as first a suburban estate and then a quarter of northwestern Königsberg, Germany. History Tannenwalde was first documented in 1807. The fort V König Friedrich Wilhelm III., named in 1894, was built near Tannenwalde as part of the new Königsberg fortifications constructed from 1872 to 1894. The estate of Tannenwalde, which contained a brickyard, developed into a garden town suburb of Königsberg in the 1920s. Its parish chapel became independent in 1930.Gause III, p. 57 Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe, constructed an air base nearby in 1935. Tannenwalde was incorporated into Königsberg in 1939. The quarter of Charlottenburg lay to the southeast. Königsberg was transferred to Soviet control in 1945 after World War II. In 1948 Tannenwalde was renamed ''Chkalovsk'', after the pilot Valery Chkalov. It contains Kaliningrad Chkalovsk Kal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaliningrad Chkalovsk
Kaliningrad Chkalovsk (also Chkalovskoye, Tchalov, or Prowehren) is a naval air base in Chkalovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia located 9 kilometers northwest of Kaliningrad. Most instances in Russian aviation literature of Chkalovsk or Chkalovskoye refer specifically to this large airfield. A significant Baltic naval base, it is Kaliningrad's largest airfield with four separate complexes for bomber and fighter parking. The base is home to the 689th Guards Fighter Regiment which uses the Sukhoi Su-27P/UP (ASCC: Flanker) as part of the 132nd Composite Aviation Division as part of the Baltic Fleet. History The construction of a military airbase began in 1935, the German Luftwaffe started to operate the ″Fliegerhorst Prowehren″ in 1936. In 1943 a concrete runway was built. Following World War II the area was annexed by the Soviet Union and the airbase was taken over by the Red Army. Chkalovsk began receiving Tupolev Tu-22 (Blinder) aircraft around 1963 and by 1967 had 30 aircra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omsk Chkalovsk
Omsk (; , ) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia and has a population of over one million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, and the twelfth-largest city in Russia. It is an important transport node, serving as a train station for the Trans-Siberian Railway and as a staging post for the Irtysh River. During the Imperial era, Omsk was the seat of the Governor General of Western Siberia and, later, of the Governor General of the Steppes. For a brief period during the Russian Civil War in 1918–1920, it served as the capital of the anti-Bolshevik Russian State and held the imperial gold reserves. Omsk serves as the episcopal see of the bishop of Omsk and Tara, as well as the administrative seat of the Imam of Siberia. The mayor is Sergey Shelest. Etymology The city of Omsk is named after the Om river. This hydronym in the dialect of Baraba Tatars means "the qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omsk
Omsk (; , ) is the administrative center and largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia and has a population of over one million. Omsk is the third List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, and the twelfth-largest city in Russia. It is an important transport node, serving as a train station for the Trans-Siberian Railway and as a staging post for the Irtysh, Irtysh River. During the Russian Empire, Imperial era, Omsk was the seat of the Governor General of Western Siberia and, later, of the Governor-Generalship of the Steppes, Governor General of the Steppes. For a brief period during the Russian Civil War in 1918–1920, it served as the capital of the anti-Bolshevik Russian State (1918–1920), Russian State and held the imperial gold reserves. Omsk serves as the episcopal see of the bishop of Omsk and Tara, Omsk Oblast, Tara, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chkalov (other)
Valery Chkalov (1904–1938) was a Soviet aircraft test pilot. His name was given to multiple objects in the former Soviet Union, including * Chkalov (Tashkent Metro), a station of the Tashkent Metro, now Do'stlik *Chkalov, Armenia, a town * Chkalov, Kyrgyzstan, a village in Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan * Chkalov, Allaikhovsky District, Sakha Republic, a village in Russia * Chkalov, Khangalassky District, Sakha Republic, a village in Russia * Chkalov, Nyurbinsky District, Sakha Republic, a village in Russia *Chkalov, former name of the town Buston, Sughd Region, Tajikistan *Chkalov Island, in the Sea of Okhotsk *Orenburg, named Chkalov from 1938 to 1957, a city in Russia and the capital of Orenburg Oblast ** Orenburg Oblast, formerly Chkalov Oblast See also *Chkalovka Chkalovka () is a village in the Sevan Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. Etymology The village was known as ''Aleksandrovka'' and ''Zeynalagali'' until 1946. History The village was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
