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List Of Churches In Moscow
In 2019 there were more than 1,200 churches from different Christian denominations in Moscow. The majority of the population belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church, which consequently has by far the largest number of churches; (1154 in 2017) compared to over 1600 before the 1917 revolution; much smaller numbers belong to various Eastern and Western denominations. Non-orthodox churches include the Seventh-day Adventist church, the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary and the Anglican St. Andrew's Church. There have been indications of other Christian denominations in Moscow since the 14th century, when the first non-orthodox parishes were created (such as Protestant Churches). Until 1917, more than 1,600 churches existed in Moscow; however, this changed after the 1917 Revolution in Russia, when the Bolsheviks came to power. One of their ideologies was state atheism, and subsequently many churches were destroyed or reconstructed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow July 2011-7a
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Anti-religious Legislation
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country This is a list of countries with territory that straddles more than one continent, known as transcontinental states or intercontinental states. Contiguous transcontinental countries are states that have one continuous or immediately-adjacent ... that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a Federation, federal union of Republics of the Soviet Union, fifteen national republics; in practice, both Government of the Soviet Union, its government and Economy of the Soviet Union, its economy were highly Soviet-type economic planning, centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Administrative Okrug
Western Administrative Okrug (russian: За́падный администрати́вный о́круг, ), or Zapadny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-47 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,285,914, up from 1,049,104 recorded during the 2002 Census. Territorial divisions The administrative okrug comprises the following thirteen districts: *Dorogomilovo * Filyovsky Park * Fili-Davydkovo * Krylatskoye *Kuntsevo * Mozhaysky * Novo-Peredelkino * Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye * Prospekt Vernadskogo * Ramenki * Solntsevo * Troparyovo-Nikulino * Vnukovo Economy The head office of AirBridgeCargo Airlines and offices of Intel are located in the Krylatsky Hills Business Park in Krylatskoye District of the administrative okrug. Red Wings Airlines has its head office in Vnukovo District. Education [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Administrative Okrug
South-Western Administrative Okrug (russian: Ю́го-За́падный администрати́вный о́круг, ), or Yugo-Zapadny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, 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 ....Law #13-47 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,362,751, up from 1,179,211 recorded during the 2002 Census. Territorial divisions The administrative okrug comprises the following twelve districts: * Akademichesky * Gagarinsky * Zyuzino * Konkovo * Kotlovka * Lomonosovsky * Obruchevsky *Severnoye Butovo District, Severnoye Butovo *Tyoply Stan District, Tyoply Stan *Cheryomushki District, Cheryomushki *Yuzhnoye Butovo District, Yuzhnoye Butov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Administrative Okrug
Southern Administrative Okrug, or Yuzhny Administrative Okrug (russian: link=no, Южный административный округ, ), is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-47 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,716,808, up from 1,593,065 recorded during the 2002 Census. History The territory that comprises modern Southern Administrative Okrug attracted settlers from time immemorial, even in spite of the fact that it had historically been an unsafe area. In order to protect the borders, powerful monasteries were built. The first one was the Danilov Monastery, founded in 1271 by Prince Daniel of Moscow. In 1593, the Donskoy Monastery was established to commemorate the victory over Khan Kazi-Girey. Villages appeared and grew near the monastery. Kolomna was one of the first villages to appear in the area. Urban development of the area began in the 16th–17th centuries, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeastern Administrative Okrug
South-Eastern Administrative Okrug (russian: Ю́го-Восто́чный администрати́вный о́круг, ), or Yugo-Vostochny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-47 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,318,885, up from 1,109,121 recorded during the 2002 Census. Territorial divisions The administrative okrug comprises the following twelve districts: * Kapotnya * Kuzminki * Lefortovo * Lyublino * Maryino * Nekrasovka * Nizhegorodsky * Pechatniki * Ryazansky *Tekstilshchiki Tekstilshchiki may refer to: *Tekstilshchiki District, a district of Moscow, Russia * Tekstilshchiki (Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line) * Tekstilshchiki (Bolshaya Koltsevaya line), future station of the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line The Bolshaya Kolts ... * Vykhino-Zhulebino * Yuzhnoportovy References Notes Sources * {{Use mdy dates, date=July 2012 Administrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Administrative Okrug
Eastern Administrative Okrug (russian: Восто́чный администрати́вный о́круг, ), or Vostochny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-47 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,452,759, up from 1,394,497 recorded during the 2002 Census. Territorial divisions The administrative okrug comprises the following sixteen districts: * Bogorodskoye *Veshnyaki Veshnyaki (russian: Вешняки) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a Village#Russia, village) in Nikolo-Ramenskoye Rural Settlement, Cherepovetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 98 as of 2002. ... * Vostochnoye Izmaylovo * Vostochny * Golyanovo * Ivanovskoye * Izmaylovo * Kosino-Ukhtomsky * Metrogorodok * Novogireyevo * Novokosino * Perovo * Preobrazhenskoye * Severnoye Izmaylovo * Sokolinaya gora * Sokolniki References Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeastern Administrative Okrug
North-Eastern Administrative Okrug (russian: Се́веро-Восто́чный администрати́вный о́круг - ''Severo-Vostochny administrativny okrug''), or Severo-Vostochny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-47 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,359,508, up from 1,240,062 recorded during the 2002 Census. Territorial divisions The administrative okrug comprises the following seventeen districts: * Alexeyevsky * Altufyevsky * Babushkinsky * Bibirevo * Butyrsky * Lianozovo * Losinoostrovsky * Marfino *Maryina roshcha Maryina roshcha may refer to: * Maryina Roshcha District, a district in Moscow, Russia * Maryina Roshcha Synagogue, a synagogue in Moscow * Maryina Roshcha (Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line), a station of the Moscow Metro, Line 10 * Maryina Roshcha (Bo ... * Ostankinsky * Otradnoye * Rostokino * Severnoye Medvedkovo * Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Administrative Okrug
The Northern Administrative Okrug (russian: Се́верный администрати́вный о́круг, ), or Severny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-47 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,100,974, down from 1,112,846 recorded during the 2002 Census. Territorial divisions The administrative okrug comprises the following sixteen districts: * Aeroport * Begovoy * Beskudnikovsky * Dmitrovsky * Golovinsky * Khovrino * Khoroshyovsky * Koptevo * Levoberezhny * Molzhaninovsky * Savyolovsky *Sokol * Timiryazevsky * Vostochnoye Degunino * Voykovsky * Zapadnoye Degunino Vodny Stadion—a territorial unit with special status—used to be a part of the administrative okrug as well. Economy Over a thousand medium-sized and large businesses and almost eighteen thousand small businesses operate in Northern Administrative Okrug. They include construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Administrative Okrug
Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug (russian: Центра́льный администрати́вный о́круг, ''Tsentralny administrativny okrug''), is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow, Russia. Population: It is the core of the city that includes its oldest, historical parts: Kremlin and the former Bely Gorod and Zemlyanoy Gorod; with certain churches and fortifications as old as from XIV-XV centuries. It is also the site of Russia's highest government institutions, such as the Government house, the State Duma, the Federation Council, and most ministries. A large part of the territory is occupied by office buildings, especially in the “Moscow-City” business district on the west side of the Okrug. Territorial organisation The okrug, governed by the prefecture, encompasses ten districts. The territory of Kitai-gorod is not a part of any district and is governed by the administrative okrug directly. As other okrugs, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Moscow
The federal city of Moscow, Russia is divided into administrative districts called okrugs, which are a subdivision of state administration. The administrative okrugs are further divided into municipal formations called districts (''raions'') and settlements (''poseleniy''), which are local self-government entities. Overview Administratively, the city is divided into 12 administrative okrugs, which in turn are subdivided into 146 administrative units. Municipally, each of the 146 administrative units have municipal status as 125 municipal districts and 21 municipal settlements. On July 1, 2012, Moscow's land area grew by 1,490 sq km (580 sq mi), taking in territory from Moscow Oblast and called New Moscow. Due to their former municipal status within the territory which became New Moscow, the municipal settlements of Shcherbinka and Troitsk are styled "municipal okrugs." The city does not have a downtown area; the urban core is scattered across the city. Prominent business areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Resin
Vladimir Iosifovich Resin ( be, Уладзімір Іосіфавіч Рэсін; russian: Влади́мир Ио́сифович Ре́син; born 21 February 1936) is a Russian politician who was the acting mayor of Moscow, appointed by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to succeed Yury Luzhkov on 28 September 2010. Resin previously served as the first deputy mayor under Luzhkov. Biography Resin was born to a Jewish family on 21 February 1936 in Minsk. He graduated from the Moscow Mining Institute in 1958 and worked in the construction and mining sectors. In 1988, he started working in the Moscow city administration. He was the head of architecture and construction, as well as the acting mayor after Yuri Luzhkov's dismissal in September 2010. Soon after he joined the ruling United Russia party and was considered possible candidate for mayoralty. Resin kept his position of first deputy mayor for more than a year after Luzhkov's dismissal. In December 2011 he was elected m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
