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Monchegorsk
Monchegorsk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kola Peninsula, south of Murmansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 52,242 (Russian Census (2002), 2002 Census); 68,652 (Soviet Census (1989), 1989 Census). Name The name of the town derives from Akkala Sámi language, Akkala Sámi word ''monče'' 'beautiful'. The name originally was intended for nearby Montshatuntur (Arctic Hill). History It was established in the 1930s as the inhabited locality of Moncha-Guba (), which served copper and nickel mining in the Monchetundra Massif.''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', p. 49 It was granted urban-type settlement, work settlement status and renamed Monchegorsk by the Resolution of the Presidium of All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) on November 25, 1935. At the same time, it was transferred from Kolsky District to Kirovsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Kirovsky D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Monchegorsk (air Base)
Monchegorsk Air Base is a military air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia located 13 km northeast of Monchegorsk and 11 miles southwest of Olenya (air base). Work on the air base began in the early 1950s, and by 1957 it was identified on American Lockheed U-2 overflights with a modern 6600 ft (2000 m) runway, extensive infrastructure, and a MiG regiment. During the Cold War it hosted the 174th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (174 Gv IAP) flying the Yak-28P during the 1960s and 1970s, then superseded by the Mikoyan MiG-31 (ASCC "Foxbat") from 1983. The regiment was part of the 21st Air Defence Corps of the 10th Independent Air Defence Army of the Air Defence Forces (PVO). The regiment used aircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, MiG-25PDS (ASCC designation: 'Foxbat-E'), during the 1980s and Mikoyan MiG-31, MiG-31 (ASCC designation: 'Foxhound-A' ) during the 1990s. A MiG-21R squadron at the base in the 1970s which was upgraded to the Su-17M3 in the early 1980s. It was also home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Monchegorsky District
Monchegorsky District () was an administrative division (a district) of Murmansk Okrug of Leningrad Oblast, and later of Murmansk Oblast of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, which existed in 1938–1949. History The work settlement of Monchegorsk in the 1930s was the center of copper and nickel mining in the Monchetundra Massif of the Kola Peninsula, and was administratively a part of Kirovsky District of Murmansk Okrug.''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', p. 49 By 1937, the copper-nickel mining volume increased significantly, and, consequently, the area's population grew as well.''Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast'', pp. 51–54 On February 19, 1937 the Presidium of the Murmansk Okrug Executive Committee petitioned to create a new Monchegorsky District by separating the town and its surrounding area from Kirovsky District and to grant Monchegorsk town status. While town status was granted to Monchegorsk by the VTsIK Resoluti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Administrative Divisions Of Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, which is located in the northwestern part of the country, occupying mostly the Kola Peninsula. The oblast itself was established on May 28, 1938, but some kind of administrative organization of the territory existed here since at least the 13th century. As of the 2002 Census, Russians account for the majority of the oblast's population (85.3%, or 760,862 people), with the indigenous Sami constituting only a 0.20% minority (1,769 people). Since establishing and maintaining the structure of the administrative divisions of the federal subjects is not explicitly specified in the Constitution of Russia as the responsibility of the federal government, this task falls within the scope of the responsibilities of Murmansk Oblast itself.The list of the responsibilities of the federal government of the Russian Federation is specified in Article 71 of the Constitution. Article 72 lists the joint responsibilities of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast
Olenegorsk (, lit. ''reindeer mountain'') is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle, south of Murmansk. Population: 25,166 ( 2002 Census); History The railway station of Olenya () was opened in 1916, with the construction of the Murman Railway. The station facilities, and the small settlement associated with the station were located to the east of the railroad. Their importance was somewhat increased in the 1930s, as Olenya became a junction for the railway branch to the newly built town of Monchegorsk some to the southwest. In 1949, work started on the iron ore strip mines and ore-processing facilities a few kilometers to the west of the Olenya station. At the same time, construction of a company town, originally also named Olenya, started between the rail station and the mines, to the west of the railway. In December 1949, it was granted work settlement status. By the March 27, 1957 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
