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Leningrad (other)
Leningrad is a former name of St. Petersburg, Russia. Leningrad may also refer to: Places *Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg *Mu'minobod, Tajikistan (former name) *2046 Leningrad, an asteroid named after Leningrad Music * Leningrad (band), Russian ska/punk band * ''Symphony No. 7'' (Shostakovich) (Op. 60), a symphony by Shostakovich, subtitled ''Leningrad'' * "Leningrad" (song), 1989 song by Billy Joel *''Leningrad'', track 3 on ''The Storyman'', 2006 album by Chris de Burgh *''Leningrad'', track 6 on the Leningrad Cowboys album ''Go Space'' Ships * Soviet helicopter carrier ''Leningrad'', 1968 naval vessel * ''Leningrad''-class destroyer, Soviet Navy destroyers in service 1936–1963 Other *Leningrad, a ZX Spectrum clone *Leningrad Military District, of the Russian Armed Forces * '' Leningrad: The Advance of Army Group North, Summer 1941'', a 1980 board wargame about the 1941 battle for the city See also *List of places named afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position. The oblast was named after the city of Leningrad. In 1991, the city restored its original name, Saint Petersburg, but the oblast retains the name of Leningrad. The capital and largest city is Gatchina. The oblast overlaps the historic region of Ingria and is bordered by Finland ( Kymenlaakso and South Karelia) in the northwest and Estonia (Ida-Viru County) in the west, as well as five federal subjects of Russia: the Republic of Karelia in the northeast, Vologda Oblast in the east, Novgorod Oblast in the south, Pskov Oblast in the southwest, and the federal city of Saint Petersburg in the west. The first governor of Leningrad Oblast was Vadim Gustov (in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu'minobod, Tajikistan
Mu'minobod ( tg, Мӯъминобод ), previously known as Muminabad (russian: Муминабад ), Leningradskiy or Leningrad ( tg, Ленинград) is a settlement in south Tajikistan. It is the administrative capital of the Muminobod District in the eastern part of Khatlon Province, located north-east of the city of Kulob, not far from the Panj River and the international border with Afghanistan. The population of the town is 14,100 (January 2020 estimate). Population The population of Mu'minobod is yearly estimated by the State Committee of Statistics, Infrastructure South of Mu'minobod, there is a reservoir, storing water for irrigation. It is released in late summer, beginning of autumn. Culture Museum The town has a town museum. Mosques The Grand Mosque is located centrally in a park. Sport In the Stadium of Mu'minobod, many sporting events are carried out, and holidays are celebrated. Memorials and Statues Various statues and memorials are placed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2046 Leningrad
2046 Leningrad, provisional designation , is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 October 1968, by Soviet astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnij, on the Crimean peninsula. The asteroid was named for the Soviet city of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Orbit and classification ''Leningrad'' is a member of the Themis family, a dynamical family of carbonaceous asteroids with nearly coplanar ecliptical orbits, located in the outer-belt main. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.6–3.7 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,048 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 3 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins 39 years prior to its official discovery observation, with a precovery taken at Lowell Observatory in October 1929. One week later, the asteroid was identified as at Lowel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leningrad (band)
Leningrad (russian: Ленинград), also known as Gruppirovka Leningrad (russian: Группировка "Ленинград") and Bandformirovanie Leningrad (russian: Бандформирование "Ленинград"), is a popular Russian rock band from Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), led by Sergey "Shnur" Shnurov. Composed of 14 members, the band was founded in the late 1990s. Leningrad worked in Gypsy punk style and soon became notorious for vulgar lyrics (including much Russian mat) and celebration of drinking. As a result, most radio stations initially avoided the band, which did not stop Leningrad's growing popularity, partly for purely aesthetic reasons, such as the rich brass sound. The band eventually made its way to radio and TV (with profanity bleeped out). Shnurov even presented several New Year's Eve TV shows. In 2007, the group began experimenting with female backup vocals, finally choosing jazz singer Yuliya Kogan as a permanent band member. Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony No
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30 to 100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their own instrument. Some symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony). Etymology and origins The word ''symphony'' is derived from the Greek word (), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leningrad (song)
"Leningrad" is a 1989 song written and performed by American singer and songwriter Billy Joel. The song was originally released on his album '' Storm Front'' on the Columbia Records label, and went on to be released as a single in Europe only. It was also released on his '' Greatest Hits, Vol. 3'' compilation. The song title is derived from the contemporary name of St. Petersburg, Russia. Synopsis The song was written by Joel about a Russian clown named Viktor Razinov, whom he met while touring the Soviet Union in 1987. Throughout the song, major items of Viktor's and Billy's lives are compared to show the cultural differences and similarities of the United States and the Soviet Union. In the song, Billy describes Viktor's life as one of many Soviet children who lost fathers during World War II, specifically during the siege of Leningrad. He enlisted in the Red Army, drank vodka to fight the pain, and then became a circus clown, bringing joy to Russian children. Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Storyman
''The Storyman'' is singer Chris de Burgh's 16th original album, released in 2006. The album is a collection of songs with accompanying stories. The original digipack release of the album included two booklets; one contained the usual lyrics and credits, while the second contained stories written by de Burgh to accompany each song. The lyrics of the title track contain multiple references to previous songs and albums from de Burgh's career, in chronological order. Track listing #"The Storyman Theme" – 4:00 #"One World" – 3:56 #"Leningrad" – 5:12 #"My Father's Eyes" – 4:18 #"The Grace Of A Dancer" – 6:13 #"Spirit" – 4:16 #"The Shadow Of The Mountain" – 4:19 #"Raging Storm" – 4:18 (featuring Kristyna Myles) #"The Mirror Of The Soul" – 9:15 #"The Sweetest Kiss Of All" – 3:13 #"The Storyman" – 4:37 #"My Father's Eyes" (Chris de Burgh with Hani Hussein) - 4:35 All compositions by Chris de Burgh. Personnel * Chris de Burgh – vocals, keyboards, guitars * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Space
''Go Space'' is a 1996 studio album by the Leningrad Cowboys. It differed from all their previous live and studio releases in that it consisted of original songs, while previous albums were composed mostly of covers of hit songs by other artists. Track listing Personnel The Leningrad Cowboys: *Twist Twist Erkinhariju – drums *Ben Granfelt Ben Granfelt (born 16 June 1963) is a guitarist from Helsinki, Finland and best known from his work in Leningrad Cowboys, Wishbone Ash, Gringos Locos, Guitar Slingers and his solo band Ben Granfelt Band. Granfelt's most active and recent band ... – guitar *Sakke Järvenpää – vocals *Vesa Kääpä – guitar *Jore Marjaranta – vocals *Esa Niiva – saxophone *Pemo Ojala – trumpet *Silu Seppälä – bass *Mauri Sumén – accordion, keyboards *Mato Valtonen – vocals The Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble: *Valeri Gavva – bass vocals *Vladimir Gusev – dorma *Aleksandr Hristachev – bass vocals *Ilja Kosarevskij – balalaika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Helicopter Carrier Leningrad
''Leningrad'' was the second of two s in service with the Soviet Navy. Laid down at Nikolayev South (Shipyard No.444), ''Leningrad'' was commissioned in late 1968. Preceded by , there were no further vessels built, reportedly due to the poor handling of the ships in rough seas. She was conventionally powered. Design The ''Moskva''s were not true "aircraft carriers" in that they did not carry any fixed-wing aircraft; the air wing was composed entirely of helicopters. They were designed primarily as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) vessels, and her weapons and sensor suite was optimized against the nuclear submarine threat. Shipboard ASW armament included a twin SUW-N-1 launcher capable of delivering a FRAS-1 projectile carrying a 450 mm torpedo (or a 5 kiloton nuclear warhead); a pair of RBU-6000 ASW mortars; and a set of torpedo tubes. For self-defense, the ''Moskva''s had two twin SA-N-3 SAM launchers with reloads for a total of 48 surface-to-air missiles, along with two tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leningrad-class Destroyer
The six ''Leningrad''-class destroyer leaders were built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1930s. They were inspired by the ''contre-torpilleurs'' built for the French Navy. They were ordered in two batches of three ships each; the first group was designated Project 1 and the second Project 38. These ships were the first large vessels designed and built by the Soviets after the October Revolution of 1917. The two sister ships deployed in the Baltic Sea, and , bombarded Finnish coast defense positions during the Winter War of 1939–1940. During Operation Barbarossa they provided fire support during the German siege of Tallinn and escorted the convoys when it was evacuated at the end of August 1941. Again they provided fire support during the Siege of Leningrad as they were blockaded in Leningrad and Kronstadt by Axis minefields. ''Minsk'' was sunk by German air attack in September 1941, but was later raised and recommissioned. Neither ship did anything notable after the siege was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of ZX Spectrum Clones
The following is a list of clone (computer science), clones of Sinclair Research's ZX Spectrum home computer. This list includes both official clones (from Timex Sinclair, Timex Corporation) and many unofficial clones, most of which were produced in Eastern Bloc countries. The list does not include computers which require additional hardware or software to become ZX-compatible. Official The only official clones of the Spectrum were made by Timex Sinclair, Timex. There were three models developed, only two of which were released: Timex Sinclair 2068 The Timex Sinclair 2068 or T/S 2068 (also known as TC 2068 or UK 2086) was a significantly more sophisticated machine than the original Spectrum. The most notable changes were the addition of a cartridge port, an AY-3-8912 sound chip, and an improved Gate array, ULA giving access to better graphics modes. The T/S 2068 was produced for consumers in the United States, while very similar machines were marketed in Portugal and Poland a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
