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Okkervil
The Okkervil () is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta. It is long and wide. The name ''Okkervil'' appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called ''Little Okhta'' () as opposed to Big Okhta. Yet other times it is called ''Porkhovka'' (). "Okkervil River" is the title of a well-known short story by Tatyana Tolstaya.Helena Goscilo Fruits of Her Plume: Essays on Contemporary Russian 1317470036... 2015- Page 67 "Tolstaia's “Okkervil River,” one of her most poetic stories, about a man's dream ... the limit of the world poetically embodied in the “Okkervil River” (which actually exists in Leningrad/St. Petersburg) can be " The Austin, Texas-based indie rock band named Okkervil River takes its name from the story. Bridges There are eight bridges across Okkervil River: * Utk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okkervil River (band)
Okkervil River is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river Okkervil in Saint Petersburg. They began as a trio made up of Sheff and friends he had met in his native state of New Hampshire but, over time, have gone through many lineups. Okkervil River self-released their first album, ''Stars Too Small to Use,'' which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first album in a garage, they signed with Jagjaguwar. They continued by releasing four more albums, including the critically lauded concept album '' Black Sheep Boy''. After a period of touring for ''Black Sheep Boy'', Okkervil River followed up with '' The Stage Names''. The album sold 10,000 in its opening week in the United States. The group released a free covers album, '' Golden Opportunities Mixtape'' from their live performances. The band has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okhta
The Okhta () is a river in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest right tributary of the river Neva. It joins the Neva upstream of the Neva's mouth, within the city limits of Saint Petersburg. The length of the Okhta is , and the area of its drainage basin is . Its largest tributary is the Okkervil (left). The Rzhevsky Reservoir ( long, wide, with a volume of 4 mln m³) has been built on the Okhta. The Utkina Dacha estate is located on the banks of the Okhta close to the mouth of the Okkervil. The source of the Okhta is in the swamps in the northwestern part of Vsevolozhsky District, north of the town of Sertolovo. The Okhta flows southeast, downstream of the settlement of Vartemyagi turns east, passes southwest of the urban-type settlement of Toksovo and turns south. Below Toksovo, it essentially flows through the suburbs of Saint Petersburg. Downstream of the town of Murino it enters the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yablonovsky Bridge
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Yablonovsky (masculine), Yablonovskaya (feminine), or Yablonovskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Yablonovskoye Urban Settlement, several municipal urban settlements in Russia *Yablonovsky (inhabited locality), several inhabited localities in Russia See also *Jabłonowski Jabłonowski (plural: Jabłonowscy) is a Polish surname. Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Jabłonowska is the form for a female family member while a male would use Jabłonowski. A lot of but not all Jabłonowski belong to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Leningrad Oblast
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, " burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dybenko Bridge
Dybenko ( uk, Дибенко; russian: Дыбенко) is a Ukrainian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Heorhiy Dybenko (born 1928), Soviet athlete * Pavel Dybenko Pavel Efimovich Dybenko (russian: Павел Ефимович Дыбенко), (February 16, 1889 – July 29, 1938) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and a leading Soviet officer and military commander. Prior to military service Pavel Dybenko was b ... (1889–1938), Bolshevik revolutionary See also * {{Surname Ukrainian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollontay Bridge
Kollontay (also Kollontai, russian: Коллонтай) is a Russian language transcription of the Polish surname Kołłątaj Kołłątaj is a Polish language surname. It is commonly rendered into English without diacritics as Kollataj. The Russian language version is Kollontay. The surname may refer to: *Hugo Kołłątaj Hugo Stumberg Kołłątaj, also spelled ''Ko .... It can refer to the following people: * Alexandra Kollontay (Kollontai) (1872–1952) — Russian Communist revolutionary, Soviet statesman and ambassador * Mikhail Kollontay (b. 1952) — Russian composer and pianist {{surname Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utkin Bridge
Utkin (russian: Уткин, from ''утка'' meaning ''a duck'') is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Utkina. It may refer to * Anatoly Utkin, Soviet serial killer in the late 1960s – early 1970s * Anton Utkin, (born 1967), Russian writer * Dmitri Utkin (born 1984), Russian ice hockey player * Dmitry Utkin, (born 1970), Russian busnissman and alleged founder of the Wagner Group * Inna Utkina, Soviet pair skater * Iosif Utkin (1903–1944), Russian poet * Nikolai Utkin (1780–1863), Russian graphic artist, engraver and illustrator * Jury Utkin (born 1939), Russian political figure, scientist * Vasily Utkin (born 1972), Russian sports reporter * Vladimir Utkin Vladimir Fyodorovich Utkin (russian: Владимир Фёдорович Уткин; 1923 – 2000) was a Russian engineer and rocket scientist in the Soviet Union. He developed railcar- launched ICBM RT-23 Molodets and other Soviet rockets. E ... (1923–2000), Russian scientist and rocket engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
