Kashin Uyezd
Kashin (masculine) or Kashina (feminine) may refer to: People * Kashin (surname) Places * Kashin (town), a town in Tver Oblast, Russia ** Anna of Kashin (1280–1368), a princess of Kashin from the Rurik Dynasty * Kashin, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran * Kashina (village), a village in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria Other uses *'' Kashin'', a feudal retainer in Japan * Kashin class destroyer, a Soviet guarding ship * Mod Kashin class destroyer, an updated version of the Kashin class * Kashin (elephant) (1968–2009), an elephant at Auckland Zoo * Kachina dolls, a spirit beings in western Puebloan cosmology and religious practices *Hopi Kachina dolls Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: or ), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls and new brides about katsinas or ''katsinam'', the immortal beings that bring rain ...

Kashin (surname)
Kashin (masculine, russian: Кашин) or Kashina (feminine, russian: Кашинa) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Kashina, Russian writer * Daniil Kashin (1769–1841), Russian composer *Kendo Kashin (born 1968), ring name of the Japanese wrestler Tokimitsu Ishizawa * Nikolay Kashin, Russian physician and discoverer of the Kashin-Beck Disease *Oleg Kashin Oleg Vladimirovich Kashin (russian: Оле́г Влади́мирович Ка́шин; born 17 June 1980) is a Russian journalist and writer known for his political articles. Early life Oleg Vladimirovich Kashin was born 17 June 1980 in Ka ... (born 1980), Russian journalist and seaman {{surname, Kashin Russian-language surnames ...
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Kashin (town)
Kashin (russian: Ка́шин) is a town and the administrative center of Kashinsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located around a rural agricultural area on the Kashinka River (Volga's tributary). Population: 18,000 (1970). History Kashin was first mentioned in a chronicle under the year of 1238, when it was sacked during the Mongol invasion. It was given by Grand Duke Mikhail Yaroslavich as an appanage to his son Vasily, who founded a short-lived dynasty of local princes. Mikhail Yaroslavich's wife Anna took the veil in Kashin's nunnery, died there on October 2, 1368, and was glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1650 as a holy patroness of all women who suffer the loss of relatives. Her relics are preserved in the Ascension Cathedral of Kashin. In 1382, Kashin was annexed by Principality of Tver. From 1399 to 1426, it was held by a second dynasty of Kashin princes, who claimed their seniority in the House of Tver. In 1452, Kashin withstood a siege by Dmitry ...
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Anna Of Kashin
Saint Anna of Kashin (russian: Святая �лаговерная великая княгиня - инокиняАнна Кашинская) (1280 – 2 October 1368) was a Russian princess from the Rurik Dynasty, who was canonized in 1650. Life Anna was a daughter of Prince Dmitry Borisovich of Rostov and a great-granddaughter of Prince Vasily of Rostov. From her earliest years, Anna was brought up strictly Christian. She was taught the virtues of humility and obedience. Her teacher was Saint Ignatius, Bishop of Rostov (died 1288), who was noted for strict selflessness and pacifism. Like all royal daughters of her time, Anna learned different kinds of needlework. When the princess grew up, Princess Xenia of Tver, second wife of Grand Prince Yaroslav of Tver sent ambassadors to Rostov with a request to marry Anna to her son Mikhail. The embassy was successful, and Anna became the wife of Prince Mikhail. Princess Anna's marriage to Prince Mikhail took place on 8 November 129 ...
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