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Dzerzhinsky District, Russia
Dzerzhinsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The districts are generally named for Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Cheka. Districts of the federal subjects * Dzerzhinsky District, Kaluga Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Kaluga Oblast * Dzerzhinsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, an administrative and municipal district of Krasnoyarsk Krai City divisions * Dzerzhinsky City District, Nizhny Tagil, a city district of Nizhny Tagil, a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast *Dzerzhinsky City District, Novosibirsk, a city district of Novosibirsk, the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast * Dzerzhinsky City District, Orenburg, a city district of Orenburg, the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast * Dzerzhinsky City District, Perm, a city district of Perm, the administrative center of Perm Krai * Dzerzhinsky City District, Volgograd, a city district of Volgograd, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast * Dzerzhinsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orenburg
Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Ural River, southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is also very close to the Kazakhstan-Russia border, border with Kazakhstan. Population: Name Several historians have tried to explain the origins of the city's name. It was traditionally accepted that the word "orenburg" means a fortress on the Or River, River Or. In all probability, the word combination "orenburg" was proposed by , the founder of the city. In 1734, in accordance with his project, a package of governmental documents was worked out. This was the starting point for Orenburg as a fortress city near the meeting of the Or (river), Or and Ural rivers. On 7 June 1734, "A Privilege for Orenburg" (tsar's edict) was ordered by Anna of Russia, Empress Anna Ioannovna. While the construction site of the main fortress changed many times (down the River Ural), the name "Orenburg" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg
Tsentralny District (russian: Центра́льный райо́н) is a district of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 214,625; down from 236,856 recorded in the 2002 Census. Geography The district borders the Neva River in the north and in the east, Obvodny Canal in the south, and areas around the Gorokhovaya Street in the west. History The district was established on March 11, 1994 as a result of the merger of Dzerzhinsky, Kuybyshevsky, and Smolninsky Districts.Directive #196-r Municipal divisions Tsentralny District comprises the following six municipal okrugs:Law #411-68 * #78 * Dvortsovy * Ligovka-Yamskaya * Liteyny * Smolninskoye * Vladimirsky Economy Head office of the Rossiya airline is located in Vladimirsky Municipal Okrug Vladimirsky Municipal Okrug (russian: Влади́мирский муниципа́льный о́круг) is a municipal okrug in Tsentralny District, one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzerzhinsky District, Saint Petersburg
Dzerzhinsky (masculine), Dzerzhinskaya (feminine), or Dzerzhinskoye (neuter) may refer to: People * Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877–1926), Communist revolutionary, founder of the Cheka *Ivan Dzerzhinsky (1909–1978), Russian composer *Sofia Dzerzhinskaya (1882–1968), Polish politician Places *Dzerzhinsky District (other), name of several districts in the countries of the former Soviet Union *Dzerzhinsky (inhabited locality) (''Dzerzhinskaya'', ''Dzerzhinskoye''), name of several inhabited localities in Russia *Dzerzhinski, the former name of Aygevan, a village in Armenia *Dzerzhinskoe, the former name of Besagash, a village in Kazakhstan Other uses *Dzerzhinskaya Line, a line of the Novosibirsk Metro *, a ''Sverdlov''-class cruiser *''Dzerzhinsky'', a canceled *Steam locomotive FD, also known as the ''Felix Dzerzhinsky''-class of Soviet steam locomotives *Dzerzhinskaya, the name of the Lubyanka station of the Moscow Metro in 1935–1990 *Dzerzhinskaya, until 1994, the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, ''Yaroslavskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Additionally, the city of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast, is served by major highways, railroads, and waterways. The population of the oblast was 1,272,468 ( 2010 Census). Geography The climate of Yaroslavl Oblast is temperate continental, with long, cold, and snowy winters, and a short but quite warm summer. Average January temperature is about , while the average in July is . Formerly almost all territory was covered with thick conifer forest ( fir, pine). After much of this was harvested, now a large portion of territory has been replaced by second-growth birch-and-aspen forests and cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. It is part of the Golden Ring, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history. Population: Geography Location The city lies in the eastern portion of Yaroslavl Oblast. The nearest large towns are Tutayev ( to the northwest), Gavrilov-Yam ( to the south), and Nerekhta ( to the southeast). The historic center of Yaroslavl lies to the north of the mouth of the Kotorosl River on the right bank of the larger Volga River. The city's entire urban area covers around and includes a number of territories south of the Kotorosl and on the left bank of the Volga. With nearly 600,000 residents, Yaroslavl is, by population, the largest town on the Volga unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzerzhinsky City District, Yaroslavl
Dzerzhinsky (masculine), Dzerzhinskaya (feminine), or Dzerzhinskoye (neuter) may refer to: People *Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877–1926), Communist revolutionary, founder of the Cheka *Ivan Dzerzhinsky (1909–1978), Russian composer *Sofia Dzerzhinskaya (1882–1968), Polish politician Places *Dzerzhinsky District (other), name of several districts in the countries of the former Soviet Union *Dzerzhinsky (inhabited locality) (''Dzerzhinskaya'', ''Dzerzhinskoye''), name of several inhabited localities in Russia *Dzerzhinski, the former name of Aygevan, a village in Armenia *Dzerzhinskoe, the former name of Besagash, a village in Kazakhstan Other uses *Dzerzhinskaya Line, a line of the Novosibirsk Metro *, a ''Sverdlov''-class cruiser *''Dzerzhinsky'', a canceled *Steam locomotive FD, also known as the ''Felix Dzerzhinsky''-class of Soviet steam locomotives *Dzerzhinskaya, the name of the Lubyanka station of the Moscow Metro in 1935–1990 *Dzerzhinskaya, until 1994, the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Oblast (russian: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, ''Volgogradskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the Volga region, Volga region of Southern Russia. Its administrative center is Volgograd. The population of the oblast was 2,610,161 in the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census. Formerly known as Stalingrad Oblast, it was given its present name in 1961, when the city of Stalingrad was renamed Volgograd as part of de-Stalinization. Volgograd Oblast borders Rostov Oblast in the southwest, Voronezh Oblast in the northwest, Saratov Oblast in the north, Astrakhan Oblast and the Republic of Kalmykia in the southeast, and has an Kazakhstan–Russia border, international border with Kazakhstan in the east. The two main rivers in European Russia, the Don River (Russia), Don and the Volga River, Volga, run through the oblast and are connected by the Volga–Don Canal. Volgograd Oblast's strategic waterway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volgograd
Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stalingrád, label=none; ) (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of , with a population of slightly over 1 million residents. Volgograd is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, sixteenth-largest city by population size in Russia, the second-largest city of the Southern Federal District, and the Volga#Biggest cities on the shores of the Volga, fourth-largest city on the Volga. The city was founded as the fortress of ''Tsaritsyn'' in 1589. By the nineteenth century, Tsaritsyn had become an important river-port and commercial centre, leading to its population to grow rapidly. In November 1917, at the start of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzerzhinsky City District, Volgograd
Dzerzhinsky (masculine), Dzerzhinskaya (feminine), or Dzerzhinskoye (neuter) may refer to: People *Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877–1926), Communist revolutionary, founder of the Cheka *Ivan Dzerzhinsky (1909–1978), Russian composer *Sofia Dzerzhinskaya (1882–1968), Polish politician Places *Dzerzhinsky District (other), name of several districts in the countries of the former Soviet Union *Dzerzhinsky (inhabited locality) (''Dzerzhinskaya'', ''Dzerzhinskoye''), name of several inhabited localities in Russia *Dzerzhinski, the former name of Aygevan, a village in Armenia *Dzerzhinskoe, the former name of Besagash, a village in Kazakhstan Other uses *Dzerzhinskaya Line, a line of the Novosibirsk Metro *, a ''Sverdlov''-class cruiser *''Dzerzhinsky'', a canceled *Steam locomotive FD, also known as the ''Felix Dzerzhinsky''-class of Soviet steam locomotives *Dzerzhinskaya, the name of the Lubyanka station of the Moscow Metro in 1935–1990 *Dzerzhinskaya, until 1994, the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perm Krai
Perm Krai (russian: Пе́рмский край, r=Permsky kray, p=ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj, ''Permsky krai'', , ''Perem lador'') is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm is the administrative center. The population of the krai was 2,635,276 according to the ( 2010 Census). Komi-Permyak Okrug retained its autonomous status within Perm Krai during the transitional period of 2006–2008. It also retained a budget separate from that of the krai, keeping all federal transfers. Starting in 2009, Komi-Permyak Okrug's budget became subject to the budgeting law of Perm Krai. The transitional period was implemented in part because Komi-Permyak Okrug relies heavily on federal subsidies, and an abrupt cut would have been detrimental to its economy. Geography Perm Krai is located in the east of the East European Plain and the weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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