|
Przhevalskoye
Przhevalskoye (russian: Пржева́льское) is an urban locality (a settlement) in Demidovsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern part of the oblast, on Lake Sapsho, northeast of the town of Demidov, the administrative center of the district. It is a terminus of the Demidov-Przhevalskoye Highway. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,683. The settlement is home to the Museum of Nikolay Przhevalsky, which occupies the mansion of the famous traveler. Previously called Sloboda (),Борисенков Ю. Новый рассвет над озером Сапшо // Поречанка. № 25/26, 31 марта 2006. — С. 4-5 it was renamed after Przhevalsky in 1964. History The village of Sloboda was first mentioned in 1724 in connection with the building of the church, although the place had been inhabited long before that. Archeologists found ceramic products of the 4th or 3rd millennium BCE.Шмидт Е. А. Древнерусс ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demidovsky District
Demidovsky District (russian: Деми́довский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #131-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Zharkovsky District of Tver Oblast in the north, Velizhsky District in the northwest, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast, Rudnyansky District in the southwest, Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Smolensky District in the south, and with Dukhovshchinsky District in the east. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, town of Demidov, Smolensk Oblast, Demidov. Population: 14,039 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census); The population of Demidov accounts for 52.2% of the district's total population. Geography The area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Daugava, Western Dvina. Major rivers flowing throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Sapsho
Lake Sapsho (russian: Сапшо́) is a glacial lake in Demidovsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is the largest lake (3,04 km2) of the Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park. It is situated northeast of Demidov in the northwestern part of the oblast, near the settlement of Przhevalskoye. A famous 19th century Russian traveller Nikolay Przhevalsky compared the lake with Lake Baikal in miniature. The lake is a natural monument. It is connected with the Baltic Sea by the Sapsha, Vasilyevka, Yelsha, and Daugava rivers. There are 4 big and 2 small islands on the lake. There are a lot of tumuli of the Tushumlin culture by Lake Sapsho.О тушемлинской культуре IV—VII веков в Верхне ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park
Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park (russian: Смоленское Поозерье, which translates as Smolensk Lakes) is a forest-wetland ecosystem of 35 lakes and surroundings in the northwest of Smolensk Oblast near the Russian border with Belarus, about north of the city of Smolensk. The Western Dvina River flows through the lake region. The park was officially established in 1992. Since 2002, the park has been included in the international network of biosphere reserves. Administratively, the national park is shared between Demidovsky and Dukhovshchinsky Districts of Smolensk Oblast. Topography The park covers a region (east-west) by (north-south) over a flat network of low-lying rivers and lakes. The highest elevation is , the lowest is . They underlying landforms include gravel moraines and ridges, and flat floodplains. The two main rivers are the Yelsha and the Polovya. The largest lake is Lake Sapsho (3 km2), a glacial lake and major tourist draw to its re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Przhevalsky
Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky (or Prjevalsky;; pl, Nikołaj Przewalski, . – ) was a Russian geographer of Polish descent (he was born in a Polish noble family), and a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia. Although he never reached his ultimate goal, the holy city of Lhasa in Tibet, he traveled through regions then unknown to the West, such as northern Tibet (modern Tibet Autonomous Region), Amdo (now Qinghai) and Dzungaria (now northern Xinjiang). He contributed substantially to European knowledge of Central Asian geography. He also described several species previously unknown to European science: Przewalski's horse, Przewalski's gazelle, and the wild Bactrian camel, all of which are now endangered. He was a mentor of his follower Pyotr Kozlov. Biography Przhevalsky was born in Kimborovo, in the Smolensky Uyezd of the Smolensk Governorate of the Russian Empire in the Polish noble family. He studied there and at the military academy in St. Petersburg. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slobodskoy District, Smolensk Oblast (''Slobodskaya'', ''Slobodskoye''), name of several inhabited localities in Russia
{{Geodis ...
Slobodskoy (masculine), Slobodskaya (feminine), or Slobodskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Slobodskoy District, a district of Kirov Oblast, Russia *Slobodskoy (inhabited locality) Slobodskoy (russian: Слободской; masculine), Slobodskaya (; feminine), or Slobodskoye (; neuter) is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Slobodskoy, Kirov Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demidovsky Uyezd
Demidovsky (masculine), Demidovskaya (feminine), or Demidovskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Demidovsky District, a district of Smolensk Oblast, Russia *Demydivka Raion Demydivka Raion ( uk, Демидівський район) was a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, ... (''Demidovsky District''), a district of Rivne Oblast, Ukraine *Demidovskoye Urban Settlement, an administrative division and a municipal formation which the town of Demidov and four rural localities in Demidovsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia are incorporated as * Demidovsky (rural locality) (''Demidovskaya'', ''Demidovskoye''), several rural localities in Russia {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensk Governorate
Smolensk Governorate (russian: Смоленская губерния, Smolenskaja gubernija), or the Government of Smolensk, was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Russian SFSR. It existed, with interruptions, between 1708 and 1929. Smolensk Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on , 1708, by an edict from Tsar Peter the Great.Указ об учреждении губерний и о росписании к ним городов As with the rest of the governorates, neither the borders nor internal subdivisions of Smolensk Governorate were defined; instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities, and section of lands adjacent to those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yartsevsky Uyezd
Yartsevsky (masculine), Yartsevskaya (feminine), or Yartsevskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Yartsevsky District Yartsevsky District (russian: Ярцевский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #139-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and northern parts of the o ..., a district of Smolensk Oblast, Russia *Yartsevskoye Urban Settlement, an administrative division and a municipal formation which the town of Yartsevo and three rural localities in Yartsevsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia are incorporated as {{Place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensk Oblast
Smolensk Oblast (russian: Смоле́нская о́бласть, ''Smolenskaya oblast''; informal name — ''Smolenschina'' (russian: Смоле́нщина)) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of Smolensk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 985,537. Geography The oblast was founded on 27 September 1937.Исполнительный комитет Смоленского областного совета народных депутатов. Государственный архив Смоленской области. "Административно-территориальное устройство Смоленской области. Справочник", изд. "Московский рабочий", Москва 1981. Стр. 8 It borders Pskov Oblast in the north, Tver Oblast in the northeast, Moscow Oblast in the east, Kaluga Oblast in south, Bryansk Oblast in the southwest, and Mogilev and Vitebsk Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensk Okrug
Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. Population: The city has been destroyed several times throughout its long history because it was on the invasion routes of various empires. Smolensk is known for its electronics, textiles, food processing, and diamond faceting industries. Etymology The name of the city is derived from the name of the Smolnya River. Smolnya river flows through Karelian and Murmansk areas of north-western Russia. The origin of the river's name is less clear. One possibility is the old Slavic word () for black soil, which might have colored the waters of the Smolnya. An alternative origin could be the Russian word (), which means resin, tar, or pitch. Pine trees grow in the area, and the city was once a center of resin processing and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilyinsky District, Kalinin Oblast
{{Di ...
Ilyinsky (masculine), Ilyinskaya (feminine), or Ilyinskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Ilyinsky (surname) (''Ilyinskaya'') Places * Ilyinsky District, several districts in Russia *Ilyinsky Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Work Settlement of Ilyinsky in Ramensky District of Moscow Oblast is incorporated as *Ilyinskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the settlement of Ilyinskoye-Khovanskoye and nineteen rural localities in Ilyinsky District of Ivanovo Oblast are incorporated as * Ilyinsky (inhabited locality) (''Ilyinskaya'', ''Ilyinskoye''), several inhabited localities in Russia *Ilyinsky (volcano), a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula See also * Ilya (other) *Ilyin *Ilyino *Ilyinka Ilyinka (russian: Ильинка) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities Altai Krai As of 2012, two rural localities in Altai Krai bear this name: * Ilyinka, Shelabolikhinsky District, Altai Krai, a '' selo'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
