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Desna River
The Desna (russian: Десна́; uk, Десна) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, a major left- tributary of the Dnieper. Its name means "right hand" in the Old East Slavic language. It has a length of , and its drainage basin covers .Десна Great Soviet Encyclopedia. In Ukraine, the river's width ranges from , with its average depth being . The mean annual discharge at its mouth is . The river freezes over from early December to early April, and is navigable from to its mouth, a length of about . The water level of the river reached its lowes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chernihiv
Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv's population is The city was designated as a Hero City during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Geography Chernihiv stands on the Desna River to the north-north-east of Kyiv. The area was served by Chernihiv Shestovytsia Airport prior to 2002, and during the Cold War it was the site of Chernihiv air base. History Etymology The name "Chernihiv" is a compound name, which begins with the root 'Cherni/Cherno,' which means "black" in Slavic. Scholars vary with interpretations of the second part of the name ("hiv"/gov", "говъ") though scholars such as Dr. Martin Dimnik, Professor of Medieval History at University of Toronto, connect Cerhnihov with the worship of "the black god" Chernibog. Early histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensk
Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. Population: The city has been destroyed several times throughout its long history because it was on the invasion routes of various empires. Smolensk is known for its electronics, textiles, food processing, and diamond faceting industries. Etymology The name of the city is derived from the name of the Smolnya River. Smolnya river flows through Karelian and Murmansk areas of north-western Russia. The origin of the river's name is less clear. One possibility is the old Slavic word () for black soil, which might have colored the waters of the Smolnya. An alternative origin could be the Russian word (), which means resin, tar, or pitch. Pine trees grow in the area, and the city was once a center of resin processing an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oster
Oster ( uk, Осте́р ; russian: Остёр, Ostyor) is a city located where the Oster River flows into the Desna, in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine. Oster hosts the administration of Oster urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is Today Oster is a river port with a cotton-textile factory and a food industry. Some parts of the old fortress in Oster have been preserved, as have the remains of the Saint Michael's Church, constructed in 1098 and the only preserved church of the medieval principality of Pereyaslav. History Oster was founded in 1098 by Vladimir Monomakh as Gorodets, a fortress belonging to Pereiaslav principality, which was later inherited by his son Prince Yuri Dolgoruki. In 1240, it was destroyed by the Mongol invasion, after which it remained in ruins for a century. After the destruction of the fort, a village arose in its place, named Stary Oster or Starogorodkaya. In the beginning of the 14th century a newer se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trubchevsk
Trubchevsk (russian: Трубче́вск, pl, Trubczewsk) is a town and the administrative center of Trubchevsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located about south of the city of Bryansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History An old Severian town, Trubchevsk was first mentioned as Trubetsk in East Slavic manuscripts describing the events of 1164 and 1183, although the locally 975 is regarded as the year of its foundation. At that early period, it was variously called Trubech (), Trubetsk (), Trubchesk (), or Trubezhsk (). The town is referred to in the great Old Russian poem, ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign''. This poem calls for the princes of the various Slavic lands to join forces in resisting the invasions of the nomadic Cuman people. The poem also glorified the courage of the army of Vsevolod Svyatoslavich, the ruler of Kursk and Trubchevsk. Originally a minor center of Severia, Trubchevsk had its own princes sporadically throughout the Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seltso
Seltso (russian: Сельцо́, lit. ''little village'') is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Desna River northwest of Bryansk. Population: 17,600 (1970). History Seltso was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938 and that of a town in 1990. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Seltsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #13-Z As a municipal division, Seltsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug is incorporated as Seltso Urban Okrug.Law #69-Z History Founded in 1876 in connection with the construction of Rigo-Oryol railway (built-station Selco Gorodtsov). The first industrial plants in steel mills Seltso Kuchkina, Dreyscheva, Kitaeva. From 1886 to 1914 he worked in the Selto small metallurgical plant Guboninsky consisting of the foundry and the forge. At the beginning of the 20th century in the hamlet operated two w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhukovka
Zhukovka (russian: Жуковка) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Zhukovka, Bryansk Oblast, a town in Zhukovsky District of Bryansk Oblast; ;Rural localities *Zhukovka, Altai Krai, a '' selo'' in Pavlozavodskoy Selsoviet of Pavlovsky District in Altai Krai; * Zhukovka, Lukhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, a village in Lukhsky District of Ivanovo Oblast * Zhukovka, Yuryevetsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, a ''selo'' in Yuryevetsky District of Ivanovo Oblast * Zhukovka, Kaliningrad Oblast, a settlement in Pogranichny Rural Okrug of Bagrationovsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast * Zhukovka, Kostroma Oblast, a village in Voskresenskoye Settlement of Nerekhtsky District in Kostroma Oblast * Zhukovka, Krasnoyarsk Krai, a ''selo'' in Zhukovsky Selsoviet of Kozulsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai * Zhukovka, Republic of Mordovia, a ''selo'' in Zhukovsky Selsoviet of Zubovo-Polyansky District in the Republic of Mordovia * Zhukovka, Moscow, a village i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desnogorsk
Desnogorsk (russian: Десного́рск) is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Desna River southeast of Smolensk. Population: Desnogorsk is located on the banks of the Desna River and is surrounded by Roslavlsky District. Climate Desnogorsk has a warm-summer humid continental climate (''Dfb'' in the Köppen climate classification). History It was founded as a settlement around the Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant in 1974 (construction started in 1972). It belonged to Roslavlsky District. It was granted town status in 1989 and simultaneously declared to be the town of oblast significance. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as Desnogorsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Resolution #261 As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.Law #118-z Economy Indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelnya
Yelnya (russian: Ельня) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Yelnya, Yelninsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a town in Yelninsky District of Smolensk Oblast; administratively incorporated as Yelninskoye Urban Settlement ;Rural localities * Yelnya, Bryansk Oblast, a village in Krasnovichsky Selsoviet of Unechsky District of Bryansk Oblast * Yelnya, Mozhaysky District, Moscow Oblast, a village in Borisovskoye Rural Settlement of Mozhaysky District of Moscow Oblast * Yelnya, Noginsky District, Moscow Oblast, a village in Akseno-Butyrskoye Rural Settlement of Noginsky District of Moscow Oblast * Yelnya, Gagarinsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a village in Yelninskoye Rural Settlement of Gagarinsky District of Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast (russian: Смоле́нская о́бласть, ''Smolenskaya oblast''; informal name — ''Smolenschina'' (russian: Смоле́нщина)) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snov
The Snov (; ) is a river in Bryansk Oblast in Russia and Chernihiv Oblast in Ukraine, right tributary of the Desna River (Dnieper basin). The length of the river is 253 km. The area of its drainage basin is 8,700 km2. The Snov freezes up in November - late January and stays icebound until March - early April. Part of the river forms the Russia–Ukraine border. According to Ruthenian chronicles, in 1068 at Snov River took place a battle between Duke of Cherni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubid (river)
uBid.com was an online auction style and fixed-price shopping website offering goods sold directly by the company and items sold by pre-approved third party uBid-certified merchants. The site specialized in excess new, refurbished and overstock consumer electronics such as computers, electronics, home goods, jewelry, watches and cellular phones. History uBid.com was formed and launched in 1997, originally as a subsidiary of PC Mall. In December 1998, during the dot-com bubble, the company became a public company via an initial public offering, and achieved a market capitalization value of over 1.8 billion dollars at one point. After pricing at $15/share, the stock price reached $67 per share on its first day of trading. The company officially spun off from PC Mall with its co-founding management team in 1999. Ownership has changed multiple times over the years. In 2000, CMGI (now Steel Connect) acquired uBid in a stock transaction. In June 2001, the company reached an agreement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerussa (river)
The Nerussa (russian: Нерусса) is a river in Oryol and Bryansk Oblasts in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Desna. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The river flows through the town of Dmitrovsk
Dmitrovsk (russian: Дмитро́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District in Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Obshcheritsa River near its confluence with the Nerussa, southwest of Oryol, the administrative c ... .
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Navlya (river)
Navlya (russian: Навля) may refer to several places in Russia. ;Urban localities *Navlya, Bryansk Oblast Navlya (russian: На́вля) is an urban-type settlement in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Navlinsky District. Population: History The town was founded in 1904 in connection with the construction of the Moscow-Kiev-V ..., a work settlement in Navlinsky District of Bryansk Oblast ;Rural localities * Navlya, Oryol Oblast, a '' selo'' in Navlinsky Selsoviet of Shablykinsky District of Oryol Oblast ;Rivers * Navlya (river), a tributary of the Desna in Bryansk Oblast and Oryol Oblast {{SIA, populated places in Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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