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Kropotkin, Irkutsk Oblast
Kropotkin (russian: Кропоткин) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Bodaybinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population: It was named Kropotkin (in honor of Peter Kropotkin) in 1930. Administrative status Kropotkin is the capital of the Kropotkin Urban Settlement (Кропоткинского муниципального образования) municipal unit, which includes the Kropotkin urban locality, as well as the village of Svetly. Geography It is located on the Patom Highlands, in the Kropotkin Range area, southwest of Perevoz and northeast of the regional center, Bodaibo. The town lies on the Nygri River, a left tributary of the Vachi River, a tributary of the Zhuya of the Chara River basin.Google Earth Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kropotkin
Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (; russian: link=no, Пётр Алексе́евич Кропо́ткин ; 9 December 1842 – 8 February 1921) was a Russian anarchist, socialist, revolutionary, historian, scientist, philosopher, and activist who advocated anarcho-communism. Born into an aristocratic land-owning family, Kropotkin attended a military school and later served as an officer in Siberia, where he participated in several geological expeditions. He was imprisoned for his activism in 1874 and managed to escape two years later. He spent the next 41 years in exile in Switzerland, France (where he was imprisoned for almost four years) and England. While in exile, he gave lectures and published widely on anarchism and geography. Kropotkin returned to Russia after the Russian Revolution in 1917, but he was disappointed by the Bolshevik state. Kropotkin was a proponent of a decentralised communist society free from central government and based on voluntary associations of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is the city of Irkutsk. It borders the Republic of Buryatia and the Tuva Republic in the south and southwest, which separate it from Khövsgöl Province in Mongolia; Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west; the Sakha Republic in the northeast; and Zabaykalsky Krai in the east. It had a population of 2,428,750 at the 2010 Census. Geography Irkutsk Oblast borders with the Republic of Buryatia and the Tuva Republic in the south and southwest, with Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west, with the Sakha Republic in the northeast, and with Zabaykalsky Krai in the east. The unique and world-famous Lake Baikal is located in the southeast of the region. It is drained by the Angara, which flows north across t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perevoz, Bodaybinsky District
Perevoz (russian: Перевоз) is an rural locality (a "Posyolok", settlement) in Bodaybinsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population: Administrative status Perevoz is the capital of the Zhuinsky Rural Settlement (Жуинское сельское поселение) municipal unit, which includes the Perevoz rural locality and the Bolshoy Patom village to the north. Geography The locality is located in the Patom Highlands by the Zhuya, a tributary of the Chara, northeast of the working village of Kropotkin. The Khomolkho, one of the Zhuya's main tributaries, flows into the Zhuya opposite the settlement.Google Earth History Perevoz is located in an area traditionally inhabited by Evenks The Evenks (also spelled Ewenki or Evenki based on their endonym )Autonym: (); russian: Эвенки (); (); formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz; mn, Хамниган () or Aiwenji () are a Tungusic people of North Asia. In Russia, the Even .... In 1632, a Russian detach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Earth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geographic information system, GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering addresses and coordinates, or by using a Computer keyboard, keyboard or computer mouse, mouse. The program can also be downloaded on a smartphone or Tablet computer, tablet, using a touch screen or stylus to navigate. Users may use the program to add their own data using Keyhole Markup Language and upload them through various sources, such as forums or blogs. Google Earth is able to show various kinds of images overlaid on the surface of the earth and is also a Web Map Service client. In 2019, Google has revealed that Google Earth now covers more than 97 percent of the world, and has c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chara River
, image = 2000 Charoite 613.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = View of the river and piece of charoite , pushpin_map = Russia Sakha Republic , pushpin_map_size = , pushpin_map_caption= Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia , source1_location = Bolshoye Leprindo Lake , source1_coordinates = , source1_elevation = , mouth = Olyokma , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = Olyokma→ , subdivision_type1 = Country , subdivision_name1 = Yakutia, Russia , length = , discharge1_avg = , basin_size = The Chara (russian: Ча́ра; sah, Чаара, ''Çaara'') is a left tributary of the Olyokma in Eastern Siberia, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Together with the Olyokma, river Chara gives its name to the Olyokma-Chara Plateau (Олёкмо-Чарское плоскогорье), located to the east of its east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhuya
The Zhuya (russian: Жуя) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the second largest tributary of the Chara river in terms of length and area of its basin. The river is long and has a drainage basin of . The area is largely uninhabited, Svetly —a small goldmining place— and Perevoz villages are located by the river bank.Жуя / '':'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. . - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vachi River
Vachi (russian: Вачи; lbe, Ваччи) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Kulinsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: The population is predominantly Lak. History It was founded about 1,500 years ago, and was perhaps named after King Vache of Caucasian Albania Caucasian Albania is a modern exonym for a former state located in ancient times in the Caucasus: mostly in what is now Azerbaijan (where both of its capitals were located). The modern endonyms for the area are ''Aghwank'' and ''Aluank'', among .... Vachi was famous for talented artisans: shoemakers, tailors, tinsmith, blacksmith who traveled to the lowlands of Dagestan and other regions of the Caucasus. In 1926, an elementary school opened in Vachi. Miscellaneous Dialing code: +7 87268. References External links *Official website of Kulinsky DistrictHistory of Vachi {{Authority control Rural localities in Kulinsky District Laks (Caucasus) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodaibo
Bodaybo ( rus, Бодайбо, p=bədɐjˈbo) is a town and the administrative center of Bodaybinsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is located from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Geography The town is located in the Patom Highlands, on the right bank of the Vitim River at its confluence with the Bodaybo River. Besides Bodaybo, some of the settlements of the district are Aprilsk, Artyomovsky, Balakhninsky, Kropotkin, Mamakan, Svetly, Vasilievsky, Perevoz and Bolshoy Patom.Google Earth History It was founded in 1864 and served the needs of the local gold mining industry. The Lena massacre took place near Bodaybo in 1912. It was granted town status in 1925. Vitim event The Vitim event occurred on September 25, 2002 near the town. It was believed to be caused by a bolide or a comet nucleus impact. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bodaybo serves as the administrative center of Bodaybinsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patom Highlands
The Patom Highlands ( rus, Патомское нагорье) are a mountainous area in Eastern Siberia, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the uplands is part of Irkutsk Oblast, with a smaller section in northern Transbaikal Krai.Google Earth There are large deposits of gold in Bodaybo and Artyomovsky, Irkutsk Oblast, Artyomovsky. Besides these two towns, other inhabited localities of the mountain region are: Mama, Russia, Mama, Perevoz, Bodaybinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Perevoz, Kropotkin, Irkutsk Oblast, Kropotkin, Svetly, Bodaybinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast,, Svetly and Bolshoy Patom (village), Bolshoy Patom, Bodaybinsky District. History In 1912 there was a massacre of striking workers of the Lena Goldfields, located in the Patom Highlands between the Lena and Vitim rivers. Strikers were protesting about harsh working conditions. Soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army intervened and fired upon protesters, causing hundreds of casualties. The incident provoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kropotkin Range
Kropotkin Range (russian: Хребет Кропоткина) is a mountain range in Bodaybinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation. The settlements of Kropotkin and Artyomovsky are located in the area of the range.Google Earth History In the course of the 1901 exploration of the Lena Goldfields led by Vladimir Obruchev, the area was first explored, studied, topographically photographed and mapped by Russian geologist and topographer Pavel Preobrazhensky. He named the mountain range in honor of Peter Kropotkin in 1902. Geography The Kropotkin Range rises to the north of Bodaybo, stretching roughly for about in a NW to SE direction from the southern part of the Patom Highlands, roughly parallel to the course of the Vitim River to the southwest and west. The slopes of the Kropotkin Range are dissected by wide river valleys. The range summits are generally rounded and of moderate height. The highest peak is high Golets Korolenko, a ‘’golets’’-type of mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodaybinsky District
Bodaybinsky District (russian: Бодайбинский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast Municipally, it is incorporated as Bodaybinsky Municipal District.Law #67-oz The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Bodaybo.Law #49-OZ Population: 10,817 ( 2002 Census); Geography It is located in the Patom Highlands, in the northeastern zone of the oblast. The Zhuya river cuts across the district and the Bolshoy Patom flows in a wide arch to the west and to the north. Besides Bodaybo, some of the settlements of the district are Aprilsk, Artyomovsky, Balakhninsky, Kropotkin, Mamakan, Svetly, Vasilievsky, Perevoz and Bolshoy Patom.Google Earth Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bodaybinsky District is one of the thirty-three in the oblast. The town of Bodaybo serves as its administrative center.Law #49-OZ As a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
