Chingiz Akhmarov
Chingiz Akhmarov ( Uzbek: ; 18 August 1912, Troitsk - 13 March 1995, Tashkent) was an Uzbek muralist, portraitist, miniature painter and teacher. In 1964, he was conferred the title People's Artist of Uzbekistan. He is held in high regard in Uzbekistan and is credited as one of the artists who kept the tradition of Uzbek miniatures alive. Early life Akhmarov was born in Troitsk, Russian Empire on 18 August 1912, one of 11 children. His father was a wealthy, educated merchant. The family had a large library, which they had inherited from Akhmarov's grandfather. Akhmarov enrolled in the Perm School of Fine Arts in 1927, the same year his family moved to Qarshi, Uzbekistan for his father's health. In 1930, his family again relocated, this time to Samarkand, and Akhmarov joined them after graduating in 1931. Career In Samarkand, Akhmarov taught drawing and painting at a newly opened art school and wrote for magazines including '' Mushtum'' and ''Mashal''. In May 1934, he moved to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Troitsk (russian: Тро́ицк) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located east of the southern Ural Mountains and approximately south of Chelyabinsk on the border with Kazakhstan. It stands on the east-flowing Uy River, a branch of the Tobol River. Population: 83,862 ( 2002 Census); Geography and climate The Uy and Uvelka Rivers merge within the town boundaries and form a water body which serves as a reservoir for the nearby power station. The landscape around the town is flat, although river valleys are hilly. The town is situated on the border of a forest-steppe zone. The climate is continental. The average temperature in January is , and in July. History Troitsk was founded in 1743 by Ivan Neplyuyev as a head fortress of the Orenburg Line of forts during the Bashkir War of 1735-1740 and to protect the southern borders of Russia. It played a major role in the rebellion of Pugachev, who besieged and captured the town in 1774. Gradually from a military ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Battle Of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a sector of the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Front during World War II. It took place between September 1941 and January 1942. The Soviet defensive effort frustrated Adolf Hitler, Hitler's attack on Moscow, the capital and largest city of the Soviet Union. Moscow was one of the primary Strategic goal (military), military and political objectives for Axis forces in their Operation Barbarossa, invasion of the Soviet Union. The German Strategic Offensive, named Operation Typhoon, called for two Pincer movement, pincer offensives, one to the north of Moscow against the Kalinin Front by the 3rd Panzer Army, 3rd and 4th Panzer Army, 4th Panzer Armies, simultaneously severing the Saint Petersburg–Moscow Railway, Moscow–Leningrad railway, and another to the south of Moscow Oblast against the Western Front (Soviet Union), Western Front south of Tula, Russia, Tul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Museum Of Arts Of Uzbekistan
The Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Davlat Sanʼat muzeyi) is the largest state art museum in Uzbekistan. Its permanent collection contains more than several thousands works, divided among four curatorial departments. The museum was established in 1918 as a Museum of People University and renamed as a Central Arts Museum later. It was named as Tashkent Art Museum in 1924 and finally Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan in 1935. History The museum was established in 1918 and was located in former palace of Prince Nikolay Romanov till 1935. It was moved to People's House in 1935. In 1974, the People's House building was demolished replaced by a current one. Building Three Soviet architects Abdulov, Nikiforov and Rosenblum designed the new building of museum in the form of a huge cube, with all sides separated into even metal squares, lined with aluminum sheets on the outside. The lower part of the building and the entrance are decorated with polished gray marble. The upp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ulugh Beg
Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh ( chg, میرزا محمد طارق بن شاہ رخ, fa, میرزا محمد تراغای بن شاہ رخ), better known as Ulugh Beg () (22 March 1394 – 27 October 1449), was a Timurid sultan, as well as an astronomer and mathematician. Ulugh Beg was notable for his work in astronomy-related mathematics, such as trigonometry and spherical geometry, as well as his general interests in the arts and intellectual activities.Science in Islamic civilisation: proceedings of the international symposia: "Science institutions in Islamic civilisation", & "Science and technology in the Turkish and Islamic worl/ref> It is thought that he spoke five languages: Arabic, Persian, Turkic, Mongolian, and a small amount of Chinese. During his rule (first as a governor, then outright) the Timurid Empire achieved the cultural peak of the Timurid Renaissance through his attention and patronage. Samarkand was captured and given to Ulugh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chilanzar
Chilanzar ( uz, Chilonzor tumani, russian: Чиланзарский район, Chilanzarsky rayon) is one of 12 districts (''tuman'') of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Overview It was founded in the rural suburb of Tashkent in 1956, named after the homonymous residential quarter and was established, as district, in 1981.Sadikov, A C; Akramob Z. M., Bazarbaev, A., Mirzlaev T.M., Adilov S. R., Baimukhamedov X. N., et al. (in Russian) (72x112). ''Geographical Atlas of Tashkent (Ташкент Географический Атлас)'' (2 ed.). Moscow. p. 64. Chilanzar borders with the districts of Uchtepa Uchtepa is one of 12 districts (''tuman'') of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Overview The district, located in the western suburb, was established in 1981 with the name of Akmal-Ikramov.Sadikov, A C; Akramob Z. M., Bazarbaev, A., Mirzlaev T ..., Shayxontoxur, Yunusabad, Yakkasaray and Sergeli. It borders also with Tashkent Province. References External links G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tashkent Metro
The Tashkent Metro ( uz, Toshkent metropoliteni, Тошкент метрополитени) is the rapid transit system serving the city of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was the seventh metro to be built in the former USSR, opening in 1977, and was the first subway system in Central Asia. Each station is designed around a particular theme, often reflected in the station name. The Tashkent Metro consists of four lines, operating on of route and serving 43 stations. In 2022, the metro carried 220 million passengers, which corresponds to a daily average of approximately 620,000 riders. History Planning for the Tashkent Metro started in 1968, two years after a major earthquake struck the city in 1966. Construction on the first line began in 1972 and it opened on 6 November 1977 with nine stations. This line was extended in 1980, and the second line was added in 1984. The most recent line is the Circle (Halqa) Line, the first section of which opened in 2020. A northern ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in the urban area. The city covers an area of , while the Greater Sochi Area covers over . Sochi stretches across , and is the longest city in Europe, the fifth-largest city in the Southern Federal District, the second-largest city in Krasnodar Krai, and the sixth-largest city on the Black Sea. Being a part of the Caucasian Riviera, it is one of the very few places in Russia with a subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and mild to cool winters. Sochi hosted the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. It hosted the alpine and Nordic Olympic events at the nearby ski resort of Rosa Khutor in Krasnaya Polyana. It also hosted the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix from 2014 until 2021. It was also one of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Alisher Navoi State Museum Of Literature
The Alisher Navoi State Museum of Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan is a scientific-cultural, educational establishment which mainly focuses on collecting and researching the historical materials and objects which are related to Uzbekistan's history. The museum plays a role in the cultural development of young generations in Uzbekistan and it keeps various documents, manuscripts from the Middle Ages. History The Alisher Navoi State Museum of Literature was first established as the exhibition for the 500 year anniversary of Ali-Shir Nava'i. On the basis of this exhibition in 1947 the government opened the new Literature Museum. From 1958 the Literature Museum was sent under the Language and Literature Institute, of Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. However, on 18 January 1967 the museum was set to be independent by the edict of the Uzbek government and was given a new 4 level building in Tashkent city. The first director of the museum was H. Sulaymonov. In 1976 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ulugh Beg Observatory
The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. Islamic astronomers who worked at the observatory include Al-Kashi, Ali Qushji, and Ulugh Beg himself. The observatory was destroyed in 1449 and rediscovered in 1908. History Rise and decline Ulugh Beg, the son of Shāhrukh and grandson of sultan Teymūr, became the ruler of Samarkand in the 15th century AD. Ulugh Beg was very skilled in mathematics and astronomy. He taught many important astronomers; one example is the famous Ali Qushji. Many historians have tried to accurately identify dates of the events that have occurred during the Samarkand or Ulugh Beg Observatory. The differences in interpreting dates and citations of historical sources have cause inaccuracies and neglection of some events during this time. In Jamashīd al-Kāshī’s letters to Ulugh Beg’s father, you can see Ulugh Beg’s visit to the Maragha Observatory had an effect o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hotel Ukraina, Moscow
Hotel Ukraina (), also branded and marketed as the Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow (), is a five-star luxury hotel in the city centre of Moscow, on a bend of the Moskva River. The hotel is one of the " Seven Sisters", and stands tall. It is the tallest hotel in Russia, the tallest hotel in Europe, and the 52nd-tallest hotel in the world. It is a Radisson Collection hotel, managed by the Rezidor Hotel Group. History Hotel Ukraina was commissioned by Joseph Stalin.Stalin's grand hotel sells for £59m '''', 25 November 2005 It was designed by [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.6 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Kazan is the fifth-largest city in Russia, and the most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. Kazan became the capital of the Khanate of Kazan and was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, becoming a part of Russia. The city was seized and largely destroyed during Pugachev's Rebellion of 1773–1775, but was later rebuilt during the reign of Catherine the Great. In the following centuries, Kazan grew to become a major industrial, cultural and religious centre of Russia. In 1920, after the Russian SFSR became a part of the Soviet Union, Kazan became the capital of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |