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Cheryomushki District
Cheryomushki District (russian: райо́н Черёмушки, derived from "", meaning "Prunus padus, bird cherry tree"), formerly Brezhnevsky District, is a administrative divisions of Moscow, district of South-Western Administrative Okrug of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: The district is delimited by Nakhimovsky Avenue (north), Obrucheva Street (south), Sevastopolsky Avenue (east), Profsoyuznaya Street, and Vlasova Street (west). The district is mostly residential, with an industrial area near Kaluzhskaya (Moscow Metro), Kaluzhskaya metro station. It houses the old ''Gazprom'' headquarters. History In 1956, the northern side of the district became a site of a massive, khrushchyovka, cheap housing construction (known as Khrushchyovka) and a microdistrict was built there. ''Cheryomushki'' became a common word for such housing projects. The Soviet-era buildings in this area were torn down in the 1990s-2000s and replaced with high-rise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazprom
PJSC Gazprom ( rus, Газпром, , ɡɐzˈprom) is a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation headquartered in the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. As of 2019, with sales over $120 billion, it was ranked as the largest publicly listed natural gas company in the world and the largest company in Russia by revenue. In the 2020 ''Forbes'' Global 2000, Gazprom was ranked as the 32nd largest public company in the world. The Gazprom name is a contraction of the Russian words ''gazovaya promyshlennost'' (, gas industry). In January 2022, Gazprom displaced Sberbank from the first place in the list of the largest companies in Russia by market capitalization. Gazprom is vertically integrated and is active in every area of the gas industry, including exploration and production, refining, transport, distribution and marketing, and power generation. In 2018, Gazprom produced twelve percent of the global output of natural gas, producing 497.6 billion cubic m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Burkotov
Sergey may refer to: * Sergey (name), a Russian given name (including a list of people with the name) * Sergey, Switzerland Sergey is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Sergey is first mentioned in 1321 as ''Sergeys''. Geography Sergey has an area, , of . Of this area, or 67.1% is used for agricultur ..., a municipality in Switzerland * ''Sergey'' (wasp), a genus in subfamily Doryctinae {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irony Of Fate
''The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!'' (russian: Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром!, literally: The Irony of Fate, or With A Light Steam; trans. ''Ironiya sudby, ili S lyogkim parom!''), usually shortened to ''The Irony of Fate'', is a 1976 Soviet romantic comedy television film directed by Eldar Ryazanov and starring Andrey Myagkov, Barbara Brylska, Yury Yakovlev and Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya. The screenplay was written by Emil Braginsky and Ryazanov, loosely based on the director's 1971 play, ''Once on New Year's Eve'' (russian: Однажды в новогоднюю ночь). Filmed at the Mosfilm Studios, ''The Irony of Fate'' doubles as a screwball comedy and a love story tinged with sadness. It was one of the most successful Soviet television productions and remains a highly popular New Year's Eve classic in Russia and the post-Soviet states, with millions tuning in to rewatch it every New Year's Eve. Plot The key subplot is the drab unif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow, Cheryomushki
''Moscow, Cheryomushki'' (russian: Москва, Черёмушки, link=no; ''Moskva, Cheryómushki'') is an operetta in three acts by Dmitri Shostakovich, his Op. 105. It is sometimes referred to as simply ''Cheryomushki''. Cheryomushki is a district in Moscow full of cheap subsidized housing built in 1956, and the word is also commonly used for such housing projects in general. The libretto was written by the experienced team of and , leading Soviet humorists of the day. The satirical plot dealt with a topical theme geared to one of the most pressing concerns of urban Russians, the chronic housing shortages and the difficulties of securing liveable conditions. 'Cheryomushki' translates to “ bird-cherry trees” and the operetta was named after a real housing estate in south-west Moscow. The work was completed in 1958 and was premiered in Moscow on 24 January 1959. The operetta is reminiscent of Shostakovich's popular music of the period, yet at the same time it engages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major composer. Shostakovich achieved early fame in the Soviet Union, but had a complex relationship with its government. His 1934 opera '' Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk'' was initially a success, but eventually was condemned by the Soviet government, putting his career at risk. In 1948 his work was denounced under the Zhdanov Doctrine, with professional consequences lasting several years. Even after his censure was rescinded in 1956, performances of his music were occasionally subject to state interventions, as with his Thirteenth Symphony (1962). Shostakovich was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1947) and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (from 1962 until his death), as well as chairman of the RSFSR Union of Composers (1960–1968) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aero Rent
Aero Rent (Авиакомпания "Аэро Рент") is an airline based in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia. It operated global VIP charter flights out of Moscow Vnukovo International Airport and facilitated the chartering of aircraft from other airlines. History The airline was registered by the 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 millio ... Chamber of Commerce on 9 March 1995. Airline ceased in November 2011. Fleet As of July 8, 2012 References External links Official WebsiteOfficial website {{Airlines of Russia Defunct airlines of Russia Defunct charter airlines Airlines established in 2001 Companies based in Moscow 2011 disestablishments in Russia Russian companies established in 2001 Russian compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakhimovsky Prospekt (Moscow Metro)
Nakhimovsky Prospekt (russian: Нахимовский Проспект) is a station of Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line of 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 millio ... metro between Nagornaya and Sevastopolskaya. It was designed by V. S. Volovich, L. N. Popov, V. I. Klokov, and G. S. Mun. Moscow Metro stations Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line Railway stations in Russia opened in 1983 Railway stations located underground in Russia {{Moscow-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevastopolskaya (Metro)
Sevastopolskaya (russian: Севастопольская) is a station on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line of the Moscow Metro. It was designed by N. I. Demchinsky, Yu. A. Kolesnikova, and Nina Alyoshina, and opened in 1983. From this station, riders will be transfer to Kakhovskaya on the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line The Bolshaya Koltsevaya line (russian: Большая кольцевая линия), known in English as the Big Circle Line, designated Line 11 and 11A is an under construction rapid transit line of the Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro) is a .... Historically, this was the first interchange in the Moscow Metro outside of the Koltsevaya line. References Moscow Metro stations Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line Railway stations located underground in Russia {{Moscow-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Profsoyuznaya (Moscow Metro)
Profsoyuznaya (russian: Профсоюзная. English: Trade Union's) is a station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. Opened in 1962. Name It is named after Profsoyuznaya Street (Trade Union street). Design Profsoyuznaya is built to a standard column tri-span and features pillars faced (except for very thin unfinished strips at the top and bottom) with gray marble. The walls are finished with a diamond pattern made up of 4×4 squares of white ceramic tile Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or o ... (similar to argyle patterns, albeit simplified with use of single color). The architects responsible for the station were Nina Aleshina and N. Demchinsky. The two underground vestibules are located on Profsoyuznaya Street, at its intersection with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro) is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. , the Moscow Metro, excluding the Moscow Central Circle, the Moscow Central Diameters and the Moscow Monorail, has 250 stations (287 with Moscow Central Circle) and its route length is , making it the fifth-longest in the world and the longest outside China. The system is mostly underground, with the deepest section underground at the Park Pobedy station, one of the world's deepest underground stations. It is the busiest metro system in Europe, and is considered a tourist attraction in itself. Operations The Moscow Metro, a state-owned enterprise, is long and consists of 15 lines and 250 stations organized in a spoke-hub distribution paradigm, with the majority of rail lines running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
