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Dorożka
A droshky or drosky (; ) is a term used for a four-wheeled open carriage used especially in Russia. The vehicle has a long bench on which the driver or passengers sit as if on a saddle, either astride or sideways. From ''droga'', the pole that connects the front and rear axles. See also * Other horse-drawn vehicles of Russia: ** Tarantass — a long four-wheeled carriage with no springs or seats ** Telega — a wagon ** Troika — sleigh driven by three horses abreast ** Kibitka — enclosed sleigh driven like a troika * Horses in Russia The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ... References Carriages Russian inventions {{vehicle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Москва
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlov Trotter Krasa In Racing Droshky By Sverchkov
Orlov or Orlova may refer to: Places *Orlov, Russia (''Orlova''), several inhabited localities in Russia * Orlov, Stará Ľubovňa District, a village in Slovakia *Orlová, a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic *Orlov, a village and part of Vračovice-Orlov in the Pardubice Region, Czech Republic People * Orlov (family), Russian nobility * Orlov (surname) (including Orlova) Other * Orlov (crater), lunar crater * Orlov Revolt, 18th-cen. incident in Russo-Turkish War * Orlov Trotter, breed of horse, named after the Russian family *Orlov, or Veal Orloff, 19th-century Franco-Russian cuisine item * Orlov (diamond) or Great Mogul Diamond The Great Mogul was a large diamond that is believed to have been discovered around 1650, most probably around the Kollur Mine in the Golconda region of southern India. Tavernier described the diamond thus: "The stone is of the same form as ..., a Golconda diamond from India; now part of the Russian Diamond Fund See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carriage
A carriage is a two- or four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for passengers. In Europe they were a common mode of transport for the wealthy during the Roman Empire, and then again from around 1600 until they were replaced by the motor car around 1900. They were generally owned by the rich, but second-hand private carriages became common public transport, the equivalent of modern cars used as taxis. Carriage suspensions are by leather strapping or, on those made in recent centuries, steel springs. There are numerous names for different types. Two-wheeled carriages are usually owner-driven. Coaches are a special category within carriages. They are carriages with four corner posts and a fixed roof. Two-wheeled war chariots and transport vehicles such as four-wheeled wagons and two-wheeled carts were forerunners of carriages. In the 21st century, horse-drawn carriages are occasionally used for public parades by royalty and for traditional formal ceremonies. Simplified modern versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidesaddle
Sidesaddle riding is a form of equestrianism that uses a type of saddle that allows riders, generally female, to sit aside rather than astride an equine. Sitting aside dates back to antiquity and developed in European countries in the Middle Ages as a way for women in skirts to ride a horse. History The earliest depictions of women riding with both legs on the same side of the horse can be seen in Greek vases, sculptures, and Celtic stones. Medieval depictions show women seated aside with the horse being led by a man, or seated on a small padded seat (a '' pillion'') behind a male rider. Ninth century depictions show a small footrest, or ''planchette'' added to the pillion. These designs did not allow a woman to control a horse; she could only be a passenger. In Europe, the sidesaddle developed in part because of cultural norms which considered it unbecoming for a woman to straddle a horse while riding. This was initially conceived as a way to protect the hymen of aristocr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarantass
The tarantass is a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle on a long longitudinal frame, reducing road jolting on long-distance travel. It was widely used in Russia in the first half of the 19th century. It generally carried four passengers. The origin of the word is not known: Max Vasmer's lists a number of variants from regional dialects to the ancient Indo-European roots with the mark "doubtful". Description Vladimir Sollogub and Alexandre Dumas gave ironic descriptions of a tarantass that may be summarized as follows. The tarantass has been described as two long poles serving as parallel axles supporting a large basket forming a cup or bowl. It is not suspended on springs, and generally has no benches. The vehicle is accessed by an external ladder. The interior is generally covered by straw, changed at intervals for cleanliness, upon which the passengers rest. The types of a tarantass manufactured in early Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telega
Telega ( rus, теле́га, p=tʲɪˈlʲɛgə) is a type of four-wheel horse-drawn vehicle, whose primary purpose is to carry loads, similar to a wain, known in Russia and other countries. It has been defined as "a special type commonly used in the southern and south-western provinces for the carriage of grain, hay and other agricultural products". It is described and spelled ''telga'' in Jules Verne's novel ''Michael Strogoff''. It is spelled ''telyega'' in Leo Tolstoy's story " The Two Old Men" in ''Tolstoy: Tales of Courage and Conflict''. Charles Neider, ed., Nathan Haskell Dole, translator. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. (1985), p. 351. See also * Other horse-drawn vehicles of Russia: ** Droshky — a four-wheeled open carriage where passengers straddle the seat ** Tarantass — a long four-wheeled carriage with no springs or seats ** Troika — sleigh driven by three horses abreast ** Kibitka — enclosed sleigh driven like a troika * Horses in Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troika (driving)
A troika (, "triplet" or "trio") is a traditional Russian horse driving, harness driving combination, using three horses abreast, usually pulling a sleigh. Overview The troika differs from most other three-horse combinations in that the horses are harnessed abreast. The middle horse is usually harnessed in a horse collar and shaft bow; the side horses are usually in Breastplate (tack), breastcollar harness. The troika is traditionally driven so that the middle horse trot (horse gait), trots and the side horses canter; the right-hand horse will be on the right lead (leg), lead and the left-hand horse on the left lead. The troika is often claimed to be the world's only harness combination with different Horse gait, gaits of the horses. The term "troika" is sometimes used to refer to any three-horse team harnessed abreast, regardless of harness style or what horse-drawn vehicle is used. At full speed a troika can reach , which was a very high land speed for vehicles in the 17t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibitka
A kibitka (, from the Arabic , 'dome') is a pastoralism , pastoralist yurt of late-19th-century Kyrgyz and Kazakh nomads. The word is also used in reference to a Russian type of carriage or sleigh. This kind of kibitka uses the same equipage as the troika (driving), troika but, unlike the troika, is larger and usually closed. In Russian literature and Russian folklore, folklore, the term ''kibitka'' is used in reference to Gypsy wagons. The use in the Russian Empire of other – to transport disgraced noblemen into exile, and convicts to ''katorga'' forced labor – inspired the German-language term and the equivalent English-language concept of "kibitka justice". See also * Other horse-drawn vehicles of Russia: ** Droshky — a four-wheeled open carriage where passengers straddle the seat ** Tarantass — a long four-wheeled carriage with no springs or seats ** Telega — a wagon ** Troika (driving), Troika — sleigh driven by three horses abreast * Horses in Russia S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
