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Azov Governorate (1708-1779)
Voronezh Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1708 (as ''Azov Governorate'') to 1779 and again from 1796 to 1928. Its capital was located in Voronezh since 1725. The governorate was located in the south of the European part of the Russian Empire. In 1928, the governorate was abolished, and its area was included into newly established Central Black Earth Oblast. First Azov Governorate Azov Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on , 1708, by Tsar Peter the Great's ukase, edict.Указ об учреждении губерний и о росписании к ним городов As with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorate (Russia)
A governorate (, , ) was a major and principal administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire. After the October Revolution, Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, governorates remained as subdivisions in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian Soviet republics, and in the Soviet Union from its formation in 1922 until 1929. The term is also translated as ''government'' or ''province''. A governorate was headed by a governor (), a word borrowed from Latin , in turn from Greek (). Selected governorates were united under an assigned governor-general such as the Grand Duchy of Finland, Congress Poland, Russian Turkestan and others. There were also military governors such as Kronstadt, Vladivostok and others. Aside from governorates, other types of divisions were oblasts (region) and okrugs (district). First reform This subdivision type was created by the edict (ukas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazan Governorate
Kazan Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Russian SFSR from 1708 to 1920, with its capital in Kazan. History Kazan Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on , 1708, by Tsar Peter the Great's edictУказ об учреждении губерний и о росписании к ним городов on the lands of the s of Kazan, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chern, Tula Oblast
Chern () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Chernsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders .... Population: References Urban-type settlements in Tula Oblast Chernsky Uyezd {{TulaOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borisoglebsk
Borisoglebsk () is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vorona River near its confluence with the Khopyor. Population: 65,000 (1969). History Borisoglebsk was founded in 1646 and was named for the Russian saints Boris and Gleb, the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after the Christianization of the country. In the late 19th century and the early 20th century Borisoglebsk developed into a busy inland port due to its geographic location within the highly fertile Central Black Earth Region. Barges transported good such as grain, timber, kerosene, fish, eggs, watermelon from the region to large cities in western and central Russia connected to Borisoglebsk by waterways such as St. Petersburg, Moscow, Rostov, Taganrog, and Tsaritsyn. In 1870, a brewer plant opened in the town, producing dark beer and light beer, as well as fruit soda. The brewery has survived and continues to produce beer. According to the 1885 census, the populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bityug River
The Bityug () is a river in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Don. Its upper reaches are located in Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Tambov. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was&n .... The Bityug is long, with a basin of .«Река Битюг» Russian State Water Registry There are more than 400 lakes in the Bityug basin. The river freezes up in mid-December and stays icebound until late March or early April. References Rivers of Voronezh Oblast[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhny Bishkin
Nizhny (; masculine), Nizhnyaya (; feminine), or Nizhneye (; neuter), literally meaning "lower", is the name of several Russian localities. It may refer to: * Nizhny Novgorod, a Russian city colloquially referred to as "Nizhny" * Nizhny, Republic of Bashkortostan, a ''khutor'' in Chishminsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan * Nizhny, Samara Oblast, a settlement in Isaklinsky District of Samara Oblast * Nizhnyaya, Kirov Oblast, a village in Pizhansky District of Kirov Oblast * Nizhnyaya, Leningrad Oblast, a village in Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast * Nizhnyaya, Perm Krai, a village in Alexandrovsky District of Perm Krai * Nizhneye, Bryansk Oblast, a '' selo'' in Starodubsky District of Bryansk Oblast * Nizhneye, Kaluga Oblast, a ''selo'' in Zhukovsky District of Kaluga Oblast Kaluga Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Kaluga. The Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starobilsk
Starobilsk (; ) is a city in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Starobilsk Raion. The modern settlement was founded in 1686, and it was granted city status in 1938. The city has a population of As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has been under Russia, Russian occupation since 2 March 2022. History Prehistory Presumably, Starobilsk traces its heritage to the Sloboda (settlement), settlement of Bielska Sloboda which originally might have been named after Okolnichy Bogdan Belsky of Litvin Belsky family (Gediminid), Bielsky family who at that time was a subject of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Bielsky arrived at the banks of Donets, Siversky Donets to build a fortress at the southern borders ''Tsare-Borisov'' (after Muscovite Tsardom of Russia, Tsar Boris Godunov) which was erected not far away in 1598–1600. In 1602 Godunov became suspicious of Belsky and order him to be arrested, stripped of any estates, and exiled to Siberia. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balakliia
Balakliia or Balakliya (, ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in the Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine, on the northeast side of the Siverskyi Donets river close to where it is joined by the , which runs through the town. It is an important railroad junction in the Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast. Balakliia hosts the administration of Balakliia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Administrative status Until 18 July 2020, Balakliia was the administrative center of Balakliia Raion. The Raions of Ukraine, raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Balakliia Raion was merged into Izium Raion. History Early history and etymology The land that is now Balakliia has been inhabited since ancient times. Settlements from the Neolithic Age and Bronze Age have been preserved. The name "Balakliia" is derived from the , a tributary of the Donet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azov
Azov (, ), previously known as Azak ( Turki/ Kypchak: ), is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. The population is History Early settlements in the vicinity The mouth of the Don River has always been an important commercial center. At the start of the 3rd century BCE, the Greeks from the Bosporan Kingdom founded a colony here, which they called '' Tanais'' (after the Greek name of the river). Several centuries later, in the last third of 1st century BCE, the settlement was burned down by king Polemon I of Pontus. The introduction of Greek colonists restored its prosperity, but the Goths practically annihilated it in the 3rd century. The site of ancient Tanais, now occupied by the '' khutor'' of Nedvigovka, has been excavated since the mid-19th century. In the 5th century, the area was populated by Karadach and his Akatziroi. They were ruled by Dengizich the Hun. Byzant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atemar
Atemar (; , ''Atämaŕ'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Lyambirsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders .... Population: References Rural localities in Mordovia Lyambirsky District Saransky Uyezd {{Mordovia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
