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Malakoff – Plateau De Vanves (Paris Métro)
Malakhov () is a Russian family name derived from the Biblical name of Malachi. Alternative spellings include Malakov and Malakoff. The name may refer to: People ''Listed alphabetically by given name'' * Andrey Malakhov (born 1972), Russian television presenter * George Malakov (1928–1979), Ukrainian artist * Igor Malakhov (born 1979), Russian football player * Ilya Malakov (born 1990), Russian theater and film actor *Ivan Malakhov (born 1953), Russian politician * Mikhail Fedorovich Malakhov (born 1946), Kazakh judge * Mikhail Pavlovich Malakhov (1781–1842), Russian architect * Vladimir Malakhov (chess player) (born 1980), Russian chess player *Vladimir Malakhov (dancer) (born 1968), Russian dancer * Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey) (born 1968), Russian ice hockey player * Yevgeni Malakhov (born 1982), Russian football player Places United States *Malakoff, California, a former settlement in Nevada County **Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, a state park *Malakoff, Texas, a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Language
Russian is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russians. It was the ''de facto'' and ''de jure'' De facto#National languages, official language of the former Soviet Union.1977 Soviet Constitution, Constitution and Fundamental Law of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1977: Section II, Chapter 6, Article 36 Russian has remained an official language of the Russia, Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and is still commonly used as a lingua franca in Ukraine, Moldova, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and to a lesser extent in the Baltic states and Russian language in Israel, Israel. Russian has over 253 million total speakers worldwide. It is the List of languages by number of speakers in Europe, most spoken native language in Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a state park unit preserving Malakoff Diggins, the largest hydraulic mining site in California, United States. The mine was one of several hydraulic mining sites at the center of the 1882 landmark case ''Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company, Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company.'' The mine pit and several California Gold Rush, Gold Rush-era buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District. The "canyon" is long, as much as wide, and nearly deep in places. Visitors can see huge cliffs carved by mighty streams of water, results of the mining technique of washing away entire mountains of gravel to wash out the gold. The park is north-east of Nevada City, California, in the Gold Rush country. The park was established in 1965. History The Malakoff mine pit on the San Juan Ridge is the impetus for one of the nation's first Environmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malakoff (power Company)
Malakoff Corporation Berhad () ("Malakoff") is an independent water and power producer (“IWPP”) with core focus on power generation, water desalination, operation & maintenance and waste management and environmental services. In Malaysia, Malakoff is the largest independent power producer (“IPP”) with a net generating capacity of 5,822 MW from its six power plants. International assets include power and water ventures in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman, with an effective capacity of 588 MW of power and 472,975 m3/day of water desalination. Malakoff is also actively looking to venture further in the fast growing Middle East and North African region as well as the South-East Asian markets. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Teknik Janakuasa Sdn Bhd, Malakoff has involvements in operation & maintenance services locally and in Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Kuwait, Oman and Indonesia. In 2019 Malakoff completed the acquisition of a 97.37% interest in waste management company Alam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malakoff (food)
A malakoff is a ball of fried cheese typically found in western Switzerland, particularly in the villages of Eysins, Begnins, Bursins, Luins, and Vinzel (where it is also known as “Vinzel beignet”) along the shores of Lake Leman. The name comes from the Battle of Malakoff, the dish itself having been invented by Swiss mercenaries during the siege of Sevastopol. History Interior of a malakoff During the Crimean War (1853–1856), English and French troops, including many Swiss mercenaries, were stationed near Sebastopol, which was heavily defended by Fort Malakoff. General Aimable Pélissier ordered the construction of zigzag trenches to provide safe passage to the fort under Russian artillery fire. Legend has it that during this time, soldiers would fry slices of cheese in a pan or warm them over a campfire. However, the daily rations of the soldiers of the Swiss Legion did not include cheese and no written source has confirmed the legend. After an eleven-month siege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont from October 1853 to February 1856. Geopolitical causes of the war included the "Eastern question" (Decline and modernization of the Ottoman Empire, the decline of the Ottoman Empire, the "sick man of Europe"), expansion of Imperial Russia in the preceding Russo-Turkish wars, and the British and French preference to preserve the Ottoman Empire to maintain the European balance of power, balance of power in the Concert of Europe. The flashpoint was a dispute between France and Russia over the rights of Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox minorities in Palestine (region), Palestine. After the Sublime Porte refused Nicholas I of Russia, Tsar Nicholas I's demand that the Empire's Orthodox subjects were to be placed unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
The siege of Sevastopol (at the time called in English the siege of Sebastopol) lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies ( French, Sardinian, Ottoman, and British) landed at Eupatoria on 14 September 1854, intending to make a triumphal march to Sevastopol, the capital of the Crimea, with 50,000 men. Major battles along the way were Alma (September 1854), Balaklava (October 1854), Inkerman (November 1854), Tchernaya (August 1855), Redan (September 1855), and, finally, Malakoff (September 1855). During the siege, the allied navy undertook six bombardments of the capital, on 17 October 1854; and on 9 April, 6 June, 17 June, 17 August, and 5 September 1855. The siege of Sevastopol is one of the last classic sieges in history. The city of Sevastopol was the home of the tsar's Black Sea Fleet, which threatened the Mediterranean. The Russian field army withdrew before the allies could encircle it. The siege was the culminating struggle for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Malakoff
The Battle of Malakoff (, ) or the Storming of the Malakhov Kurgan () was a series of French attacks against Russian forces on the Malakoff redoubt. The first attack was unsuccessful, and occurred on 18 June 1855; subsequent capture of the redoubt was on 8 September 1855. The assaults were parts of the Crimean War and the siege of Sevastopol. The French army under General MacMahon successfully stormed the Malakoff redoubt on 8th, while a simultaneous British attack on the Redan to the south of the Malakoff was repulsed. In one of the war's defining moments, the French ''zouave'' Eugène Libaut raised the French flag on the top of the Russian redoubt. The battle of Malakoff resulted in the fall of Sevastopol on 9 September, bringing the 11-month siege to an end. Background Until 1784, most of the fortifications around Sevastopol were dedicated to the protection of the harbour entrance, the city itself and its naval base and were positioned close to these features. The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenue De Malakoff
The Avenue de Malakoff is a street in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. It was given its present name in 1854, the year in which French troops captured the Malakhov Tower during the Crimean War, leading to the subsequent capture of nearby Sevastopol the following year. At long and wide, it begins at the avenue Foch and ends at a junction with boulevard de l'Amiral-Bruix and the avenue de la Grande-Armée. It formerly began at place du Trocadéro, but in 1936 the section between place du Trocadéro and avenue Foch The Avenue Foch () is an avenue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, named after World War I Marshal Ferdinand Foch in 1929. It was previously known as the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. It is one of the most prestigious streets in Paris, a ... was renamed avenue Raymond-Poincaré. In the street was the Théâtre Malakoff, little theatrical venue at the beginning of the 20th century. {{DEFAULTSORT:Avenue De Malakoff 16th arrondissement of Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malakoff, New Brunswick
Malakoff is a Canadian rural community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick located approximately 4 kilometres southeast of Scoudouc. History Malakoff was originally settled as a farming and lumbering community in 1866, and by 1898 the community was home to 150 people and a store. The settlement was named to commemorate the Battle of Malakoff. Notable people See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipal ... References Communities in Westmorland County, New Brunswick {{WestmorlandCountyNB-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine
Malakoff () is a suburban Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department southwest of Paris, France. Located from the Kilometre zero, centre of the city, it had a population of 30,286 in 2016. The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) is based in Malakoff. History The commune of Malakoff was created on 8 November 1883 by detaching its territory from the commune of Vanves. Its name was taken from an inn sign ''À la Tour de Malakoff'' ("At the Malakoff Tower"); the inn was so named in 1855 to commemorate the Battle of Malakoff, fought during the Crimean War. Population Transport Malakoff is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 13: Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves (Paris Métro), Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves and Malakoff – Rue Étienne Dolet (Paris Métro), Malakoff – Rue Étienne Dolet. Malakoff is also served by the Gare de Vanves-Malakoff station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse subur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malakoff, Ontario
Malakoff is a community in Rideau-Jock Ward in Ottawa, Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it .... History By 1866, Malakoff was a post office in the township of Marlborough-26 miles from Ottawa, and 3 miles from North Gower; the postmaster was John Pierce. Citizens included Robert Kerr, who owned a hotel, and was a general merchant.Ottawa City and counties of Carleton and Russell Directory, 1866-7 References Neighbourhoods in Ottawa {{Ontario-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malakhov Kurgan
Malakhov Kurgan is a tactically important height in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, known for the defense of Russian troops against French and British troops during the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) of the Crimean War, particularly at the Battle of Malakoff. It was also a place of notable clashes during the Russian Civil War and World War II. References Landforms of Sevastopol Cultural heritage monuments in Sevastopol {{Russia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
