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Belorussky Rail Terminal
Belorussky railway station (, ) also referred to as Moscow–Passenger–Smolenskaya (, ), Informally the whole station can be called as Moscow Belorusskaya (, ), is a railway terminal of the Moscow Railway located at the front of Tverskaya Zastava Square in Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. The station is one of nine railway terminals of Moscow. It was opened in 1870 and rebuilt in its current form in 1907–1912. Operations Belorussky railway station serves long distance trains to regions west and south-west of Moscow, and one train each to the north-east (on the Savyolovsky branch to Rybinsk with continuing service to Uglich, Vesegonsk, and Pestovo) and to the south (to Anapa through Tula, Kursk, Voronezh, and Rostov-on-Don). The station also serves local commuter trains ( Belorussky suburban railway line and Line D1 of Moscow Central Diameters) to Usovo, Odintsovo, Golitsyno, Kubinka I, Mozhaisk (including express service), Borodino, and Zvenigorod as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tverskaya Zastava Square
Tverskaya Zastava () is a square in Central Administrative Okrug in Moscow. Moscow Belorussky railway station, Belorussky railway station faces the square. The streets which terminate at the square are, in counterclockwise order, Leningradsky Avenue, Gruzinsky Val, 2nd Brestskaya Street, 1st Brestskaya Street, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Street, Lesnaya Street, and Butyrsky Val. History The site of the square is the former edge of the city of Moscow on the road to Tver. A customs post (''zastava'') was established there in 1742. Victorious Russian armies passed through the gate there, and in 1814 a wooden triumphal arch was erected at what was now called Triumphalnaya (Triumphal) Square, to celebrate victory over Napoleon.History of Tverskaya Zastava Square at Moscow International Portal [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tula, Russia
Tula (, ) is the largest city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast in Russia, located south of Moscow. Tula is located in the northern Central Russian Upland on the banks of the Upa (river), Upa River, a tributary of the Oka (river), Oka. At the Russian Census (2010), 2010 census, Tula had a population of 501,169, an increase from 481,216 in 2002, making it the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, 32nd-largest city in Russia by population.A primarily industrial types of inhabited localities in Russia, city, Tula was a fortress at the border of the Principality of Ryazan. The city was seized by Ivan Bolotnikov in 1606 during the Time of Troubles and withstood a four-month siege by the Tsar's army. Historically, Tula has been a major centre for the manufacture of Weapon, armaments. The Demidov family built the first armament factory in Russia in the city, in what would become the Tula Arms Plant, which still operates to this day. Tula is home to the Klokovo (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheremetyevo Airport
Sheremetyevo International Airport (, , Internal code: ШРМ) is one of four international airports that serve the city of Moscow. It is the busiest airport in Russia and the post-Soviet states, as well as the ninth-busiest airport in Europe. Originally built as a military airbase, Sheremetyevo was converted into a civilian airport in 1959. The airport was originally named after a nearby village, and a 2019 contest extended the name to include the name of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. The airport comprises six terminals: four international terminals (one under construction), one domestic terminal, and one private aviation terminal. It is located northwest of central Moscow, between the towns of Lobnya and Khimki in Moscow Oblast. In 2019, the airport handled about 49.9 million passengers. Sheremetyevo serves as the main hub for Russian flag carrier Aeroflot as well as its subsidiaries Rossiya Airlines and Pobeda (airline), Pobeda, for Nordwind Airlines and its su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvenigorod
Zvenigorod () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in the Moscow Oblast of western Russia. In 2010 it had a population of about 16,000. History The town's name is based either on a personal name (cf. Zvenislav, Zvenimir) or on a hydronym (cf. the Zvinech, Zvinyaka, Zveniga Rivers); the derivation from "town of ringing (bells)" is a folk etymology. The community has existed since the 12th century, although its first written mention is dated around 1339, in the last will of Grand Duke of Moscow Ivan I of Moscow, Ivan I Daniilovich Kalita, in which he says: "Thus, I pass on to my son Ivan II of Moscow, Ivan: Zvenigorod, Kremchina, Ruza, Ruzsky District, Moscow Oblast, Ruza..." In the historical records, or annals (:ru:Летопись, лéтопись [letopis'] in Russian), Zvenigorod is first mentioned around 1382, soon after Khan (title), khan Tokhtamysh burnt down Moscow, and destroyed a number of towns on the way, including Zvenigorod. Zvenigorod rose to prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borodino
The Battle of Borodino ( ) or Battle of Moscow (), in popular literature also known as the Battle of the Generals, took place on the outskirts of Moscow near the village of Borodino on 7 September 1812 during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The ' fought against the Imperial Russian Army. After the Russian retreat in the Battle of Smolensk the road to Moscow lay open. Napoleon fought against General Mikhail Kutuzov, whom the Emperor Alexander I had appointed to replace Barclay de Tolly on 29 August 1812 after Smolensk was razed and captured by the French army. After the Battle of Borodino, Napoleon remained on the battlefield with his army; the Imperial Russian forces retreated southwards. What followed was the French occupation of Moscow, while the retreating Russians resorted to scorched earth tactics to trap Napoleon and his men within their own largest city. The failure of the ' to completely destroy the Imperial Russian army, and in particular Napoleon's reluctance to de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozhaisk
MozhayskAlternative transliterations include ''Mozhaisk'', ''Mozhajsk'', ''Mozhaĭsk'', and ''Možajsk''. (, ) is a town and the administrative center of Mozhaysky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to the west of Moscow, on the historic road leading to Smolensk and then to Poland. Population: History First mentioned in 1231 as an appanage of Chernigov; A theory says Mozhaysk took its name from the Mozhay (Mozhaya) River, whose name could be of Baltic origin (compare Lithuanian ''mažoji'' "small" - in contrast to the larger Moskva River nearby). Later Mozhaysk became an important stronghold of the Smolensk dynasty, in the 13th century ruled by Duke (later Saint) Theodore the Black. Muscovites seized Mozhaysk in 1303, but in the course of the following century had serious troubles defending it against Algirdas (Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1345 to 1377). A younger brother of the ruling Grand Duke of Moscow usually held the Principality of Mozhaysk - until the practice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kubinka I
Kubinka I (), also called Kubinka-1 is a railway station of Belorussky suburban railway line in Kubinka town, Moscow Oblast, Russia. History Kubinka station was established in 1870. In 1899–1900, a brick station building was constructed from the design of architect . Description The station has two platforms: the island high (linked with the town by a pedestrian bridge) and the low side platform. The platforms are not connected to each other. The station has a two-storey station building. Kubinka has no turnstiles, but has ticket validators for the Moscow Central Diameters. Near to the station the monument of the MiG-23 was erected in 2020. Traffic Kubinka station provides connections in three directions: Belorussky suburban railway line, Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway and a special railway line to the Patriot Park Patriot Park () is a theme park in Kubinka, Russia, that is themed around equipment of the Russian military and the Soviet Union's victory in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golitsyno, Moscow Oblast
Golitsyno () is a town in Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located west of Moscow. Population: History It was founded as a settlement in 1872 and was granted town status in 2004. The city is named after House of Golitsyn. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Odintsovsky District as the Town of Golitsyno.Resolution #123-PG As a municipal division, the Town of Golitsyno is incorporated within Odintsovsky Municipal District as Golitsyno Urban Settlement.Law #64/2005-OZ Transportation A railway station of the same name on the Moscow–Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ... railway is located in Golitsyno. Education There are two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odintsovo
Odintsovo ( rus, Одинцово, , ɐdʲɪnˈtsovə) is a city and the administrative center of Odintsovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Western suburb of Moscow. Population: History The village of Odintsovo was established in the late 14th century by a noble known as Andrey Odinets (whose real name Andrey Domotkanov). For the great service to Dmitry Donskoy Odinets was granted land to the southwest of Moscow. Town status was granted to Odintsovo in 1957. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Odintsovo serves as the administrative center of Odintsovsky District.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with nineteen rural localities, incorporated within Odintsovsky District as the City of Odintsovo. As a municipal division, the City of Odintsovo is incorporated within Odintsovsky Municipal District as Odintsovo Urban Settlement.Law #64/2005-OZ Coat of arms The coat of arms of Odintsovo shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usovo
Usovo () is the name of several rural localities in Russia. Modern localities Arkhangelsk Oblast As of 2023, one rural locality in the Arkhangelsk Oblast bears this name: * Usovo, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a village in Zabelinsky Selsoviet of Kotlassky District Ivanovo Oblast As of 2023, one rural locality in the Ivanovo Oblast bears this name: * Usovo, Ivanovo Oblast, a village in Puchezhsky District Kaluga Oblast As of 2023, one rural locality in the Kaluga Oblast bears this name: * Usovo, Kaluga Oblast, a village in Kozelsky District Moscow Oblast As of 2023, one rural locality in the Moscow Oblast bears this name: * Usovo, Moscow Oblast, a '' selo'' in the Barvikhinskoye Rural Settlement of Odintsovsky District; Oryol Oblast As of 2023, one rural locality in the Oryol Oblast bears this name: * Usovo, Oryol Oblast, a village in Lomovsky Selsoviet of Zalegoshchensky District Pskov Oblast As of 2023, five rural localities in the Pskov Oblast bear this name: * Usovo, Krasnogorod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line D1 (Moscow Central Diameters)
D1 () or Belorussko-Savyolovsky Diameter () (Diameter 1; Yellow Diameter) is the first of the Moscow Central Diameters, a suburban network in Moscow which uses the existing infrastructure of Moscow Railway and provides a regular connection between Moscow and surrounding cities. MCD-1 runs from Lobnya Lobnya () is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located north west of Moscow. Population: 30,000 (1970). History Lobnya was founded in 1902 and granted town status in 1961. Krasnaya Polyana in the Battle of Moscow The German attack starting ... via Dolgoprudny and Moscow to Odintsovo. The line was opened on 21 November 2019, at the same day as D2. It uses the tracks and the stations of the Savyolovsky and the Belorussky suburban railway lines. The length of the line is , and the travel time between the termini is 80 minutes. These suburban directions have been connected earlier, and through suburban trains were running between them, therefore the initial investment to o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belorussky Suburban Railway Line, Moscow
The Belorussky suburban railway line () is one of eleven railway lines used for suburban railway connections between Moscow, Russia, and surrounding areas, mostly in Moscow Oblast. The Belorussky suburban railway line connects Moscow with the stations in the west, in particular, with the towns of Odintsovo, Golitsyno, Zvenigorod, Kubinka, and Mozhaysk. The stations the line serves are located in Moscow, as well as in Odintsovo, Ruza, and Mozhaysk in Moscow Oblast. Some of the suburban trains have their eastern terminus at Moscow Belorussky railway station in Moscow, others commute from the Savyolovsky suburban railway line. In the western direction, the suburban trains terminate at Usovo, Odintsovo, Golitsyno, Zvenigorod, Kubinka I, Dorokhovo, Mozhaysk, and Borodino. The line is operated by Moscow Railway. The tracks between Moscow Belorussky railway station and Odintsovo are also used by Line D1, one of the Moscow Central Diameters, and by the service to Sheremetyevo Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
