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Yakutian Railway
Yakutian Railway (russian: Железные дороги Якутии) is a rail operator in the Republic of Yakutia in Russia. Ownership Owners as of September 2018: * Russian Railways (49.9%) * Ministry of Property and Land Relations of Yakutia (44.9%) History In 1996, operation began on the Neryungri — Aldan section. In 2002, freight traffic was opened on the site Neryungri — Tommot. Regular passenger service here was opened in 2004. In 2006, after the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Yakutia, an agreement was signed "On the implementation of activities on organization of cargo transportation in freight cars and containers in direct communication". Thereby, Yakutian Railway was officially recognized as the railway infrastructure of common use. In 2007, 50% of the shares belonging to the Russian Federation, were transferred to the ownership of Russian Railways. In the same year the specialists of the company, together with the Federal tariff service was deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev also served as the president of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and prime minister of Russia between 2012 and 2020. Medvedev was elected president in the 2008 election. He was regarded as more liberal than his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, who was also appointed prime minister during Medvedev's presidency. Medvedev's top agenda as president was a wide-ranging modernisation programme, aiming at modernising Russia's economy and society, and lessening the country's reliance on oil and gas. During Medvedev's tenure, the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty was signed by Russia and the United States, Russia emerged victorious in the Russo-Georgian War, and recovered from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommot
Tommot (russian: Томмо́т; sah, Томмот) is a town in Aldansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Aldan River (a right-hand tributary of the Lena) southwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic, and northeast of Aldan, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 8,057. Etymology The name of the town is derived from a Yakut word meaning ''non-freezing''. Geography Tommot is located in the Aldan Highlands. The town was the terminus of the passenger trains of the Amur–Yakutsk Mainline. In November 2011, the railway was extended to Nizhny Bestyakh; it will eventually reach Yakutsk. Both the railway and the Lena Highway cross the Aldan at this point. History It was founded in 1923 with the construction of a river port on the Aldan for supplies to the Nezametny gold mine in the present-day town of Aldan. It was formerly the head of navigation of the Aldan River. Tommot was granted town status in 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
