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Yavas
Yavas (russian: Явас; mdf, Яваз, ''Javaz'') is an urban locality (a work settlement) in the Zubovo-Polyansky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,941. It is the location of women's prison corrective colony No. 2, Mordovia. History It was founded in 1931 as the headquarters of the fast-paced camp system for prisoners, dubbed ''Temlag'' (named after the town of Temnikov) of the Gulag system, later transferred to Dubravlag (Asherah camp). The settlement retains its value as one of the centers of the Russian penitentiary system. There are these penal institutions: *LC-385/2 (for women) *LC-385/11 (for men) *LC-385/8 (for males and females, the colony-settlement). The status of urban-type settlement was assigned to the settlement by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Mordovia on April 9, 1959. Located on Yavas River, north from the district center Zubova Polyana and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yavas River
Yavas (russian: Явас; mdf, Яваз, ''Javaz'') is an urban locality (a work settlement) in the Zubovo-Polyansky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,941. It is the location of women's prison corrective colony No. 2, Mordovia. History It was founded in 1931 as the headquarters of the fast-paced camp system for prisoners, dubbed ''Temlag'' (named after the town of Temnikov) of the Gulag system, later transferred to Dubravlag (Asherah camp). The settlement retains its value as one of the centers of the Russian penitentiary system. There are these penal institutions: *LC-385/2 (for women) *LC-385/11 (for men) *LC-385/8 (for males and females, the colony-settlement). The status of urban-type settlement was assigned to the settlement by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Mordovia on April 9, 1959. Located on Yavas River, north from the district center Zubova Polyana and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Dezhurov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov (russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Дежу́ров; born July 30, 1962) is a Russian former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow. He is a veteran of two spaceflights, to the Mir and International Space Stations. During his career, Dezhurov also conducted nine spacewalks before his retirement on July 12, 2004. Personal Dezhurov was born on July 30, 1962, in the settlement of Yavas, Zubovo-Polyansky District, Mordovia, Russia. He is married to Elena Valentinovna Dezhurova (née Suprina). They have two daughters, Anna, born in 1983, and Svetlana, born in 1987. His father, Nikolai Serafimovich Dezhurov and mother, Anna Vasilevna Dezhurova reside in Yavas settlement, Zubovo-Polyansk district, Mordovia, Russia. Education Dezhurov attended and graduated from the S.I. Gritsevits Kharkov Higher Military Aviation School in 1983 with a pilot engineer's diploma. Experience After graduating, Dezhurov served as a pilot and senior pil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubravlag
The Dubravny Camp, Special Camp No.3 (), commonly known as the Dubravlag (russian: Дубравлаг), was a Gulag labor camp of the Soviet Union located in Yavas, Mordovia from 1948 to 2005. The Dubravlag was founded as one of several Gulag special camps in the Mordovian ASSR for political prisoners with a large population of Soviet dissidents. from the reference book The Dubravlag became a (ITL) in 1954 and part of the regular Soviet system after the Gulag system was dissolved in 1960. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubovo-Polyansky District
Zubovo-Polyansky District (russian: Зу́бово-Поля́нский райо́н; mdf, Зубунь аймак, ''Zubuń ajmak''; myv, Пейкужо буе, ''Pejkužo buje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #12-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Zubova Polyana.Law #7-Z As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 59,256, with the population of Zubova Polyana accounting for 17.5% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zubovo-Polyansky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. It is divided into four work settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the work settlements (inhabited localities) of Potm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittney Griner
Brittney Yevette Griner (; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team"Brittney Griner" United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved December 12, 2022 and a six-time WNBA All-Star. In 2009, Griner was named the nation's No. 1 high school women's basketball player by .Jeff Fedotin [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Mordovia
The Republic of Mordovia (russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, r=Respublika Mordoviya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə mɐrˈdovʲɪjə; mdf, Мордовия Республиксь, ''Mordovija Respublikś''; myv, Мордовия Республикась, ''Mordovija Respublikaś'') is a republic of Russia, located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Saransk. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the republic was 834,755. Ethnic Russians (53.1%) and Mordvins (39.8%) account for the majority of the population. History Early history The earliest archaeological signs of modern humans in the area of Mordovia are from the Neolithic era. Mordvins are mentioned in written sources from the 6th century. Later, Mordvins were under the influence of both Volga Bulgaria and the Kievan Rus. Mordvin princes sometimes raided Muroma and Volga Bulgaria and often despoiled each other's holdings. Mongol rule The Mongols conquered vast areas of Eastern Europe in the 13th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronaut
An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally reserved for professional space travelers, the term is sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists. "Astronaut" technically applies to all human space travelers regardless of nationality. However, astronauts fielded by Russia or the Soviet Union are typically known instead as cosmonauts (from the Russian "kosmos" (космос), meaning "space", also borrowed from Greek). Comparatively recent developments in crewed spaceflight made by China have led to the rise of the term taikonaut (from the Mandarin "tàikōng" (), meaning "space"), although its use is somewhat informal and its origin is unclear. In China, the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps astronauts and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdivisions Of Russia
Russia is divided into several types and levels of subdivisions. Federal subjects Since 30 September 2022, the Russian Federation has consisted of eighty-nine federal subjects that are constituent members of the Federation.Constitution, Article 65 However, six of these federal subjects—the Republic of Crimea, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast, Kherson Oblast, the Luhansk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Sevastopol and the Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Zaporozhye Oblast—are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. All federal subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council of Russia, Federation Council (upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, Federal Assembly). They do, however, differ in the degree of autonomous area, autonomy they enjoy. De jure, there are 6&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace Of Culture
Palace of Culture (russian: Дворец культуры, dvorets kultury, , ''wénhuà gōng'', german: Kulturpalast) or House of Culture (Polish: ''dom kultury'') is a common name (generic term) for major Club (organization), club-houses (community centres) in the former Soviet Union and the rest of the Eastern bloc. In the Soviet Union, the system of House of Cultures was based on already existing Imperial Russian system of People's House that was established back in 1880s. It has several variations such as Palace of Arts, Palace of Sports, Palace of Pioneers, Palace of Metallurgists, House of the Red Army and others. Description As an establishment for all kinds of recreational activities and hobbies: sports, collecting, arts, etc., the Palace of Culture was designed to have room for multiple uses. A typical Palace contained one or several movie theater, cinema halls, concert hall(s), dance studios (folk dance, ballet, ballroom dance), various do-it-yourself hobby groups, am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potma
Potma (russian: Потьма) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Potma, Zubovo-Polyansky District, Republic of Mordovia, a work settlement in Zubovo-Polyansky District of the Republic of Mordovia; ;Rural localities * Potma, Atyuryevsky District, Republic of Mordovia, a village in Mordovsko-Kozlovsky Selsoviet of Atyuryevsky District in the Republic of Mordovia; * Potma, Kovylkinsky District, Republic of Mordovia, a settlement in Troitsky Selsoviet of Kovylkinsky District in the Republic of Mordovia; * Potma, Penza Oblast, a '' selo'' in Shirokoissky Selsoviet of Mokshansky District in Penza Oblast * Potma, Arkadaksky District, Saratov Oblast, a village in Arkadaksky District of Saratov Oblast * Potma, Rtishchevsky District, Saratov Oblast, a railway crossing loop in Rtishchevsky District of Saratov Oblast * Potma, Rtishchevsky District, Saratov Oblast, a ''selo'' in Rtishchevsky District of Saratov Oblast * Potma, Ulyanovsk Oblast, a ''s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubova Polyana
Zubova Polyana (russian: Зу́бова Поля́на; mdf, Зубу, ''Zubu'') is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Zubovo-Polyansky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,338. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zubova Polyana serves as the administrative center of Zubovo-Polyansky District Zubovo-Polyansky District (russian: Зу́бово-Поля́нский райо́н; mdf, Зубунь аймак, ''Zubuń ajmak''; myv, Пейкужо буе, ''Pejkužo buje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Ar ....Law #7-Z As an administrative division, the work settlement of Zubova Polyana, together with four rural localities, is incorporated within Zubovo-Polyansky District as Zubova Polyana Work Settlement. As a municipal division, Zubova Polyana Work Settlement is incorporated within Zubovo-Polyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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