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Nikola Tereshchenko
Nikola Tereshchenko (also transliterated as Mykola Tereshchenko; 14 October 1819 – 19 January 1903) was a Ukrainian philanthropist, politician, and entrepreneur in the sugar industry. Tereshchenko was well-known for being the mayor of Hlukhiv for multiple consecutive terms and for his donations to many facilities in Ukraine, such as the St Volodymyr's Cathedral, Taras Shevchenko National Museum, and the National Art Museum of Ukraine among others. Tereshchenko was born in Hlukhiv, which was then part of the Chernigov Governorate in the Russian Empire. Despite financial difficulties at the time, he first started business by carrying bread to the Crimea on oxen, in addition to salt and fish later. In 1851 he became senior burgomaster of Hlukhiv, and by 1861 became the Mayor of Hlukhiv which he did for the next 14 years. In 1855 he built his family's first sugar factory, which gained more success after the Emancipation reform of 1861, and with funding, he was also able to found a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hlukhiv
Hlukhiv (, ; ) is a small historic List of cities in Ukraine, city on the Esman River. It belongs to Shostka Raion of Sumy Oblast of Ukraine. Population: It is known for being a capital of the Cossack Hetmanate after the deposition of Ivan Mazepa in 1708–1764. History Hlukhiv was first noticed by chroniclers as a Severian town in 1152. Around 1247 it became the seat of a branch of the princely house of Chernihiv following the Mongol invasion of Rus. Between 1320 and 1503 it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania before being conquered by the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In 1618 it became part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (in the Czernihów Voivodeship of the Crown of Poland) and was granted Magdeburg rights, Magdeburg Rights in 1644 by Władysław IV Vasa. In 1648–1764 it was part of the Cossack Hetmanate within the Nizhyn Regiment (province). In 1654 the Cossack Hetmanate came under military protectorate of the Tsardom of Muscovy in accordance with the Treaty of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyiv National Academic Theatre Of Operetta
The Kyiv National Theatre of Operetta () is a theatre in Kyiv in Ukraine. It was founded in 1934. External linksKyiv Academic Operetta Theatre (Kyiv) Opera houses in Ukraine Theatres in Kyiv 1934 establishments in the Soviet Union Theatres completed in 1934 Music venues completed in 1934 Institutions with the title of National in Ukraine {{Ukraine-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Nobility
The Russian nobility or ''dvoryanstvo'' () arose in the Middle Ages. In 1914, it consisted of approximately 1,900,000 members, out of a total population of 138,200,000. Up until the February Revolution of 1917, the Russian noble estates staffed most of the Russian government and possessed a self-governing body, the Assembly of the Nobility. The Russian language, Russian word for nobility, ''dvoryanstvo'' derives from Slavonic ''dvor'' (двор), meaning the noble court, court of a prince or duke (''knyaz''), and later, of the tsar or emperor. Here, ''dvor'' originally referred to servants at the estate of an aristocrat. In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the system of hierarchy was a system of seniority known as ''mestnichestvo''. The word ''dvoryane'' described the highest rank of gentry, who performed duties at the royal court, lived in it (''Moskovskie zhiltsy'', "Moscow dwellers"), or were candidates to it, as for many boyar scions (''dvorovye deti boyarskie'', ''v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrushivka
Andrushivka (, ) is a city in Berdychiv Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to the 2020 administrative reform, it was the administrative center of the former Andrushivka Raion. The population in 2023 is 8669 people. The city is located in the south-east of the oblast, on the banks of the Huyva River, a distance of 47 km from the regional capital of Zhytomyr. Andrushivka received city status in 1975. The town hosts Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory (A50). It is connected by railway, served by Andrushivka railway station. History The territory of modern Andrushivka was settled as early as the 1st millennium BC. Implements of the Bronze Age have been unearthed in nearby settlements as well as the remains of the Cherniakhiv culture. In historical sources, Andrushivka was first mentioned as Andrusovky in 1683. In the seventeenth century the village became the property of the Polish magnates Burzynski, which exploited the local population to work hard. Burzynski built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dessiatin
A dessiatin or desyatina () is an archaic, rudimentary measure of area used in tsarist Russia for land measurement. A dessiatin is equal to 2,400 square sazhens and is approximately equivalent to 2.702 English acres, 10,925 square metres, or 1.09 hectare. See also *Historical Russian units of measurement Historical Russian units of measurement were standardized and used in the Russian Empire and after the Russian Revolution of 1917, Russian Revolution, but were abandoned after 21 July 1925, when the Soviet Union adopted the metric system. The Obs ... Units of area Obsolete units of measurement {{Measurement-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Kyiv
The Head of Kyiv City (), unofficially and more commonly the Mayor of Kyiv (), is a city official elected by popular vote who serves as a head of the Kyiv city state administration (the capital of Ukraine) and a chairperson the Kyiv City Council. The mayor is elected for the term of four years.Mahera: Elections in Kyiv may be held in May-June , forUm (13 February 2013) Current mayor was sworn in on 5 June 2014. Klitschko was last reelected in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
