Obukhovsky (other)
Obukhovsky (masculine), Obukhovskaya (feminine), or Obukhovskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Obukhovsky (surname) (fem. ''Obukhovskaya''), Russian last name *Obukhovsky (inhabited locality) (''Obukhovskaya'', ''Obukhovskoye''), several inhabited localities in Russia * Obukhovsky Bridge, a bridge across the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg, Russia *Obukhovsky Municipal Okrug, a municipal okrug in Nevsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia * Obukhov State Plant (''Obukhovsky zavod''), a major Russian metallurgy and heavy machine-building plant in St. Petersburg, Russia * Obukhovsky 12"/52 Pattern 1907 gun, a Russian and Soviet naval gun See also *Bolshoy Obukhovsky Bridge The Big Obukhovo Bridge (russian: Большо́й Обу́ховский мост, ''Boĺšoj obuhovskij most'') is the newest (not taking into account the Blagoveshchensky Bridge rebuilt in 2007) bridge across the Neva River in Saint Petersbur ...

Obukhovsky (surname)
Obukhovsky (russian: Обухо́вский; masculine) or Obukhovskaya (; feminine) is a Russian last name.Ganzhina, p. 11 There are two theories regarding the origins of this last name. According to the first one, it is simply a variety of the last name Obukhov, which is derived from the nickname "" (''Obukh''). However, it is more likely that this last name was first given to one of the natives of a rural locality of Obukhovo. References Notes Sources *И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (''Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names''). Москва, 2001. {{Surname Russian-language surnames __NOTOC__ ...
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Obukhovsky (inhabited Locality)
Obukhovsky (russian: Обуховский; masculine), Obukhovskaya (; feminine), or Obukhovskoye (; neuter) is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities *Obukhovsky, Astrakhan Oblast (or ''Obukhovskoye''), a settlement in Karaulinsky Selsoviet of Kamyzyaksky District in Astrakhan Oblast; *Obukhovskoye (rural locality), a ''village#Russia, selo'' in Obukhovsky Selsoviet of Kamyshlovsky District in Sverdlovsk Oblast *Obukhovskaya, a village#Russia, village in Verkhovsky Selsoviet of Tarnogsky District in Vologda Oblast Alternative names

*Obukhovsky, alternative name of Obukhovo, Noginsky District, Moscow Oblast, Obukhovo, a urban-type settlement, work settlement in Noginsky District of Moscow Oblast; *Obukhovskoye, alternative name of Obukhovo, Kurgan Oblast, Obukhovo, a ''village#Russia, selo'' in Obukhovsky Selsoviet of Pritobolny District in Kurgan Oblast; {{Set index article, populated places in Russia ...
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Obukhovsky Bridge
The Obukhovsky or Obukhov Bridge (Russian: Обуховский мост) is a bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia. It carries Moskovsky Prospekt over the Fontanka River. It was originally built as a stone bridge in 1785–86 to replace a 1717 wooden bridge, and was named after the builder. It was substantially modified in 1865 and again in 1938–1940. In literature The bridge is mentioned at the end of Nikolai Gogol's short story, "The Overcoat". The main character, Akaky Akakievich —or a certain clerk— is rumored to appear as a ghost near the Kalinkin Bridge, searching for his stolen overcoat, and after the story's denouement is seen walking towards the Obukhov Bridge and vanishing into the darkness of the night.Boris Eichenbaum, "How ''The Overcoat'' is Made", Robert A. Maguire, ed., ''Gogol from the Twentieth Century: Eleven Essays'' (Princeton University Press, 1995), , p. 291Excerpts availableat Google Books Google Books (previously known as Google Book Sea ...
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Obukhovsky Municipal Okrug
Obukhovsky (masculine), Obukhovskaya (feminine), or Obukhovskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Obukhovsky (surname) (fem. ''Obukhovskaya''), Russian last name * Obukhovsky (inhabited locality) (''Obukhovskaya'', ''Obukhovskoye''), several inhabited localities in Russia *Obukhovsky Bridge, a bridge across the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg, Russia * Obukhovsky Municipal Okrug, a municipal okrug in Nevsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia *Obukhov State Plant (''Obukhovsky zavod''), a major Russian metallurgy and heavy machine-building plant in St. Petersburg, Russia * Obukhovsky 12"/52 Pattern 1907 gun, a Russian and Soviet naval gun See also *Bolshoy Obukhovsky Bridge The Big Obukhovo Bridge (russian: Большо́й Обу́ховский мост, ''Boĺšoj obuhovskij most'') is the newest (not taking into account the Blagoveshchensky Bridge rebuilt in 2007) bridge across the Neva River in Saint Petersbur ...

Nevsky District
Nevsky District (russian: Не́вский райо́н) is a administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, district of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was 466,013; up from 438,061 recorded in the Russian Census (2002), 2002 Census. Geography The district is the only one in St. Petersburg to lie on both banks of the Neva River. It borders with Krasnogvardeysky District, Saint Petersburg, Krasnogvardeysky and Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg, Tsentralny Districts in the north, Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the east, Kolpinsky District in the southeast, and with Frunzensky District, Saint Petersburg, Frunzensky District in the west. History The district was established in 1917. Municipal divisions Nevsky District comprises the following nine okrug, municipal okrugs:Law #411-68 *Municipal Okrug 54, #54 *Ivanovsky Municipal Okrug, Iva ...
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Obukhov State Plant
Obukhov State Plant (also known Obukhovski Plant, russian: Государственный Обуховский Завод, Gosudarstvennyy Obukhovskiy Zavod) is a major Russian metallurgy and heavy machine-building plant in St. Petersburg, Russia. History The factory was founded in 1863 to produce naval artillery based on German designs by Krupp. It has since been a major producer of artillery and other military equipment. V. Volodarsky was assassinated when making his way to a meeting relating to industrial unrest in the factory. From 1922 to 1992 it was renamed Bolshevik Plant no. 232. In the late 1920s, it became one of the two main Soviet tank factories (along with the Kharkov Locomotive Factory), and produced the first domestic tank, the T-18. It later became home to the AVO-5 tank design bureau, soon named OKMO, which was responsible for the T-26 infantry tank. In 1932, the tank department of the Bolshevik factory, became the new Factory No. 174 (K.E. Voroshilov). This n ...
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Obukhovskii 12"/52 Pattern 1907 Gun
The Obukhovskii 12"/52 Pattern 1907 gun was a , 52-caliber naval gun. It was the most powerful gun to be mounted aboard battleships of the Imperial Russian Navy and later the Soviet Navy during both world wars. It was later modified by the Soviets and employed as coastal artillery and as a railway gun during World War II. History The Obukhovskii 12"/52 Pattern 1907 was designed to reflect lessons learned from the Russo-Japanese War and despite changes in specifications while the guns were being manufactured they were considered excellent pieces. In April 1906 a conference of twenty admirals and specialists in ship and ordnance design met to determine what the specifications of the new fleet being built to replace the losses suffered during the Russo-Japanese War would be. The consensus of the meeting was that the new battleships would be armed with no less than twelve 12in guns mounted on the ships centerline and capable of delivering a twelve gun broadside. This would be s ...
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