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Bogorodsky Uyezd
Bogorodsky Uyezd () was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Bogorodsk (Noginsk). Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Bogorodsky Uyezd had a population of 222,341. Of these, 99.7% spoke Russian, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% German as their native language. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей Industrialisation In 1891 it was recorded by Alexander Ivanovich Voeykov that there were 262 whose annual production was equal to 28,912,000 rubles. |
Moscow Governorate
The Moscow Governorate was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, and the Russian Empire. It was bordered by Tver Governorate to the north, Vladimir Governorate to the northeast, Ryazan Governorate to the southeast, Tula Governorate to the south, Kaluga Governorate to the southwest, and Smolensk Governorate to the west. Moscow Governorate consisted of an area of and a population of 2,430,581 in 1897. Its capital was in Moscow. Administrative division The counties (''uezds'') of the Moscow Governorate in 1897 were as follows: History Moscow Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on , 1708, by Tsar Peter the Great's edict.Указ об учреждении губерний и о росписа ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uyezd
An uezd (also spelled uyezd or uiezd; rus, уе́зд ( pre-1918: уѣздъ), p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context () was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Russian SFSR, and the early Soviet Union, which was in use from the 13th century. For most of Russian history, uezds were a second-level administrative division. By sense, but not by etymology, ''uezd'' approximately corresponds to the English "county". General description Originally describing groups of several volosts, they formed around the most important cities. Uezds were ruled by the appointees (''namestniki'') of a knyaz and, starting from the 17th century, by voyevodas. In 1708, an administrative reform was carried out by Peter the Great, dividing Russia into governorates. The subdivision into uyezds was abolished at that time but was reinstated in 1727, as a result of Catherine I's administrative reform. By the USSR administra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogorodsky Uyezd
Bogorodsky Uyezd () was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Bogorodsk (Noginsk). Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Bogorodsky Uyezd had a population of 222,341. Of these, 99.7% spoke Russian, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% German as their native language. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей Industrialisation In 1891 it was recorded by Alexander Ivanovich Voeykov that there were 262 whose annual production was equal to 28,912,000 rubles. |
Klyazma River
The Klyazma (, ''Klyaz'ma'' or ''Kliazma''), a river in the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, forms a left tributary of the Oka.Клязьма The long river's is . The Klyazma usually freezes up in November and stays under the ice until mid-April, although in faster-moving stretches ice-free water occurs until the air temperature drops below . The largest tributaries of the Klyazma include (from source to mouth): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mill Town
A mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more List of types of mill#Manufacturing facilities, mills or factories, often cotton mills or factories producing textiles. Europe Italy * ''Crespi d'Adda'', UNESCO World Heritage Site * ''Nuovo quartiere operaio'' in Schio * ''Villaggio Leumann'' a Collegno * ''Villaggio Frua'' in Saronno * ''Villaggio operaio della Filatura'' in Tollegno Poland Żyrardów The town grew out of a textile factory founded in 1833 by the sons of Feliks Lubienski, who owned the land where it was built. They brought in a specialist from France and his newly designed machines. He was French inventor, Philippe de Girard from Lourmarin. He became a director of the firm. The factory town developed during the 19th century into a significant textile mill town in Poland. In honour of Girard, 'Ruda Guzowska' as the original estate was called, was renamed Żyrardów, a toponym derived of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Orekhovo-Zuyevo (, ) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow in a forested area on the Klyazma River (a tributary of the Oka). Orekhovo (), often pronounced only as ''Orekh'', is a Russian word which means "nut". The city was established in 1917 when three villages ( Orekhovo, Zuevo, and Nikolskoye) were merged, hence its name. Population: History The first known facts about what now is Orekhovo-Zuyevo date back to 1209. The place was mentioned in the Moscow Chronicles as the place called "Volochok" where the battle between Vladimir's prince Yury and Ryazan's prince Izyaslav took place. The name "Volochok" (or, as it was later called, "Zuyev Volochok") is derived from the Slavic word for "portage": a place where wooden ships were carried by land from one river to another. In this place in particular, the ships were usually moved by land between the Klyazma and Nerskaya Rivers. The villages Orekhovo and Zuyevo were mentioned in the chronicle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Governorate
Vladimir Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, the Russian Republic and the Russian SFSR, which existed in 1796–1929. History Until 1719 – Vladimirsky Uyezd of the Zamoskovny Krai within the Tsardom of Russia. In 1719, the Vladimir Province was formed as part of Moscow Governorate. In 1778, an independent Vladimir Viceroyalty was formed, divided into 14 uyezds. In 1796, the viceroyalty was transformed into a governorate. From 1881 to 1917, Vladimir Governorate consisted of 13 uyezds and didn't change its borders. By the Decree of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee “On the formation on the territory of the Russian SFSR of administrative-territorial associations of krai and oblast significance” of 14 January 1929, from 1 October 1929, Vladimir Governorate (within borders significantly smaller than Vladimir Governorate of the Russian Empire) was abolished. The Ivanovo Industrial Oblast was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuevo
Zuevo was a historic village in Bogorodsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Imperial Russia. It was the administrative centre of Zuevskaya volost. Since 1917 it has been part of the city of Orekhovo-Zuyevo. It was the birthplace of Savva Vasilyevich Morozov and Semyon Grigorievich Zimin, both peasants who became industrialists ensuring Zuevo play an important role in the industrialisation of Imperial Russia. Early development The village belonged to the Vsevolozhsky familyThe village was originally an area of arable agriculture. In the ''Economic Notes'' of 1760 it states of the population "they plow the land all over, and they also use carts to hire them to different cities." However, from 1771 when two peasants gained permission to start silk weaving in five locations, the village played a part in the developing textile sector in Imperial Russia. This contributed to the expansion of the population: By the mid 1790s there were 9 factories employing 63 workers. The largest was that of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the list of largest empires, third-largest empire in history, behind only the British Empire, British and Mongol Empire, Mongol empires. It also Russian colonization of North America, colonized Alaska between 1799 and 1867. The empire's 1897 census, the only one it conducted, found a population of 125.6 million with considerable ethnic, linguistic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity. From the 10th to 17th centuries, the Russians had been ruled by a noble class known as the boyars, above whom was the tsar, an absolute monarch. The groundwork of the Russian Empire was laid by Ivan III (), who greatly expanded his domain, established a centralized Russian national state, and secured inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ivanovich Voeykov
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander, Oleksandr, Oleksander, Aleksandr, and Alekzandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexsander, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandre, Alejandro, Alessandro, Alasdair, Sasha, Sandy, Sandro, Sikandar, Skander, Sander and Xander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland (Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Denmark (South Jutland County, North Schleswig), Slovakia (Krahule), Germans of Romania, Romania, Hungary (Sopron), and France (European Collectivity of Alsace, Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the global language system, major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
