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Grand Hotel (Rostov-on-Don)
Grand Hotel in Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ... is a former hotel located in Rostov-on-Don (city and administrative center of Rostov oblast). It was burned down in 1911. The building of the Grand Hotel (the Kuznetsov hotel, named after Nikolay Kuznetsov, its second owner) was built in the second half of the 19th century and was located in Rostov-on-Don at the northeast corner of the intersection of Bolshaya Sadovaya Street and Taganrog Avenue (now Budyonnovsky Prospekt). Levtunovsky was the first owner of the hotel. It was one of the most beautiful three-storey brick buildings of old Rostov. For a long time, the Grand Hotel, located in the tenement building of Alexander Petrov and Alexandra Petrova, has been regarded as the main hotel of the city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River (Russia), Don River, from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. The southwestern suburbs of the city lie above the Don river delta. Rostov-on-Don has a population of over one million people, and is an important cultural centre of Southern Russia. History Early history From ancient times, the area around the mouth of the Don River has held cultural and commercial importance. Ancient indigenous inhabitants included the Scythians, Scythian and Sarmatians, Sarmatian tribes. It was the site of Tanais, colonies in antiquity, an ancient Greek colony, Gazaria (Genoese colonies), Fort Tana under the Genoa, Genoese, and Azov#Fortress of Azov, Fort Azak in the time of the Ottoman Empire. In 1749, a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolshaya Sadovaya Street (Rostov-on-Don)
Bolshaya Sadovaya Street or Big Garden Street (russian: Большая Садовая улица) is the main street in Rostov-on-Don. Rostov City Hall, Rostov State Musical Theater, Southern Federal University, Chernova House and other notable buildings are located on this street. The street is parallel to the Don River. History The street was formed in the late 18th century. At the beginning of the 19th century some gardens appeared along the street. Therefore, the street was named ''Bolshaya Sadovaya'' (''Big Garden Street''). In the late 19th century it became the central street of the city. A lot of banks, hotels, shops and private houses were built there at that time. In 1901 the first electric tram was launched in the street. In Soviet times, the street was named after Friedrich Engels. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Pogodin
Nikolai Fyodorovich Pogodin (russian: Никола́й Фёдорович Пого́дин) (pseudonym of Nikolai F. Stukalov) ( – 19 September 1962) was a Soviet playwright. His plays were recognized in Soviet Union theater for their realistic portrayals of common life combined with socialist and communist themes. He is most widely known as the author of a trilogy about Lenin, the first time Lenin was used as a character in any theatrical works. Early life and pre-theater career Pogodin was born Nikolai Stukalov in modern-day Donetsk Oblast on 16 November Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._3_November.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 3 November">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 3 November1900. Both parents were peasants. His educational career lasted through the elementary level. Between 14 and 20, Pogodin worked a variety of low-level jobs: selling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Patriotic War
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltics), and Southeast Europe (Balkans) from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It was known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union – and still is in some of its successor states, while almost everywhere else it has been called the ''Eastern Front''. In present-day German and Ukrainian historiography the name German-Soviet War is typically used. The battles on the Eastern Front of the Second World War constituted the largest military confrontation in history. They were characterised by unprecedented ferocity and brutality, wholesale destruction, mass deportations, and immense loss of life due to combat, starvation, exposure, disease, and massacres. Of the estimated 70–85 million deaths attributed to World War II, around 30 million occurred on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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