Biektaw District
Vysokogorsky District (; ) is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The administrative center of the district is the village of Vysokaya Gora. The district population at the beginning of 2020 was 51,567. The first settlements on the territory of the modern Vysokogorsky district date back to the 12th century and were initially subjects of Volga Bulgaria. The remains of some of these settlements survive to the present day and are sites of cultural heritage in the Republic. Industrial and agricultural complexes are well developed in the district with three industrial sites having already been created. Another industrial park is planned to be put into operation in 2021. Geography and climate The Vysokogorsky district is located in the northwestern part of the Republic of Tatarstan. The district shares borders with the Zelenodolsky, Arsky, Atninsky and Pestrechinsky districts, as well as the Republi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Republic Of Tatarstan
Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city is Kazan, an important cultural centre in Russia. The region's main source of wealth is Petroleum, oil with a strong Petrochemical industry, petrochemical industry. The republic borders the Oblasts of Russia, oblasts of Kirov Oblast, Kirov, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Ulyanovsk, Samara Oblast, Samara and Orenburg Oblast, Orenburg, as well as the republics of Mari El, Udmurtia, Chuvashia and Bashkortostan. The area of the republic is , occupying 0.4% of the total surface of the country. As of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census, the population of Tatarstan was 4,004,809. Tatarstan has strong cultural, linguistic and ethnic ties with its eastern neighbour, Bashkortostan, which is also a republic of Russia. The official languages of the republ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Catherine The Great
Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III. Under her long reign, inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment, Russia experienced a renaissance of culture and sciences, which led to the founding of many new cities, universities, and theatres, along with large-scale immigration from the rest of Europe and the recognition of Russia as one of the great powers of Europe. In her accession to power and her rule of the empire, Catherine often relied on her noble favourites, most notably Count Grigory Orlov and Grigory Potemkin. Assisted by highly successful generals such as Alexander Suvorov and Pyotr Rumyantsev, and admirals such as Samuel Greig and Fyodor Ushakov, she governed at a time when the Russian Empire was expanding rapidly by conquest and diplomacy. In the south, the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vysokaya Gora, Republic Of Tatarstan
Biektaw () is a rural locality (a selo) in Biektaw District, Tatarstan. The population was 9589 as of 2010. Geography is located 1,5 km south of Biektaw, district's administrative centre, and 22 km northeast of Qazan, republic's capital, by road. History The village already existed during the period of the Qazan Khanate. From 18th to the first half of the 19th centuries village's residents belonged to the social estate of state peasants. By the beginning of the twentieth century, village had a parish government, a staging camp, a church, a zemstvo school, a windmill, 8 blacksmith shops, a beer shop, a wine shop and 8 small shops. Before the creation of the Tatar ASSR in 1920 was a part of Qazan Uyezd of Qazan Governorate. Since 1920 was a part of Arça Canton Arsk Canton (known as Kazan Canton at the time of its foundation) was an administrative division (a сanton) of the Tatar ASSR in 1920–;1930. Its area was 7,500 km; population: 375,000. In 1926, 59.2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bolshoy Bitaman , St.Petersburg
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Bolshoi (, meaning ''big'', ''large'', ''great'', ''grand'', etc.) may refer to: *Bolshoi Theatre, a ballet and opera theatre in Moscow, Russia **Bolshoi Ballet, a ballet company at the Bolshoi Theatre *Bolshoi Theatre, Saint Petersburg, a ballet and opera theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia *The Bolshoi, an English post-punk band * 26793 Bolshoi, a main-belt asteroid *Bolshoi cosmological simulation, a NASA simulation of the universe *Bolshoi, a bell in Danilov Monastery, Moscow *Command Bolshoi, Japanese professional wrestler See also *Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, Uzbekistan *Bolshoi Drama Theatre Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater (; literally ''Tovstonogov Great Drama Theater''), formerly known as Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater () (1931–1992), often referred to as the Bolshoi Drama Theater and by the acronym BDT (), is a theater in Sa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aldermysh
Aldermysh (; ) is a rural locality (a selo) in Vysokogorsky District, Tatarstan, Russia. The population was 525 as of 2010. Geography Äldermeş is located north of Vysokaya Gora, the district's administrative centre, and north of Kazan, the republic's capital, by road. History The village already existed during the period of the Khanate of Kazan. From the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century, the village's residents belonged to the social estate of state peasants. By the beginning of the 20th century, the village had a mosque, a mekteb, two blacksmith shops and five small shops. Before the creation of the Tatar ASSR in 1920, it was part of Kazansky Uyezd of Kazan Governorate. From 1920, it was part of Arsk Canton Arsk Canton (known as Kazan Canton at the time of its foundation) was an administrative division (a сanton) of the Tatar ASSR in 1920–;1930. Its area was 7,500 km; population: 375,000. In 1926, 59.2% of the population were Tatars, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alan-Bekser
Alan-Bekser (; )) is a rural locality (a selo) in Vysokogorsky District, Tatarstan, Russia. The population was 327 as of 2010. Geography Alan-Bekser is located northwest of Vysokaya Gora, the district's administrative centre, and north of Kazan, the republic's capital, by road. History The earliest known record of the settlement dates from the 18th century. From the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century, the village's residents belonged to the social estate of state peasants. By the beginning of the 20th century, the village had a eukterion, a zemstvo school, a windmill, two grain scourers, two factories and four small shops. Before the creation of the Tatar ASSR in 1920, it was part of Kazansky Uyezd of Kazan Governorate. From 1920, it was a part of Arsk Canton Arsk Canton (known as Kazan Canton at the time of its foundation) was an administrative division (a сanton) of the Tatar ASSR in 1920–;1930. Its area was 7,500 km; population: 375,000 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aybash, Republic Of Tatarstan
Aybash (; ) is a rural locality (a selo) in Vysokogorsky District, Tatarstan, Russia. The population was 339 as of 2010. Geography Aybash is located northwest of Vysokaya Gora, the district's administrative centre, and northwest of Kazan, the republic's capital, by road. History The village already existed during the period of the Khanate of Kazan. From the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century, the village's residents belonged to the social estate of state peasants. By the beginning of the 20th century, the village had a mosque, a madrasa, a windmill and four small shops. Before the creation of the Tatar ASSR in 1920, it was part of Kazansky Uyezd of Kazan Governorate. From 1920, it was part of Arsk Canton Arsk Canton (known as Kazan Canton at the time of its foundation) was an administrative division (a сanton) of the Tatar ASSR in 1920–;1930. Its area was 7,500 km; population: 375,000. In 1926, 59.2% of the population were Tatars, 37 ...; ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Russians
Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christianity, ever since the Middle Ages. By total numbers, they compose the largest Slavs, Slavic and Ethnic groups in Europe, European nation. Genetic studies show that Russians are closely related to Polish people, Poles, Belarusians, Ukrainians, as well as Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, and Finns. They were formed from East Slavic tribes, and their cultural ancestry is based in Kievan Rus'. The Russian word for the Russians is derived from the Names of Rus', Russia and Ruthenia, people of Rus' and the territory of Rus'. Russians share many historical and cultural traits with other European peoples, and especially with other East Slavic ethnic groups, specifically Belarusians and Ukrainians. The vast majority of Russians ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tatars
Tatars ( )Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary are a group of Turkic peoples across Eastern Europe and Northern Asia who bear the name "Tatar (term), Tatar". Initially, the ethnonym ''Tatar'' possibly referred to the Tatar confederation. That confederation was eventually incorporated into the Mongol Empire when Genghis Khan unified the various steppe tribes. Historically, the term ''Tatars'' (or ''Tartars'') was Endonym and exonym, applied to anyone originating from the vast North Asia, Northern and Central Asian landmass then known as Tartary, a term which was also conflated with the Mongol Empire itself. More recently, however, the term has come to refer more narrowly to related ethnic groups who refer to themselves as ''Tatars'' or who speak languages that are commonly referr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |