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Murom
Murom (, ) is a historical types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls along the west bank of the Oka River. It borders Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and is situated from the administrative center Vladimir, Russia, Vladimir. Its population as of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 Census was 107,497. History In the 9th century AD, the city marked the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finnic Volga Finns, Muromians. The ''Primary Chronicle'' mentions it as early as AD 862. It is, thus, one of the oldest cities in Russia. Circa 900 AD, it was an important trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea. Between AD 1010 and AD 1393, it was the capital of a separate principality, whose rulers included Saint Boris and Gleb, Gleb, assassinated in AD 1015 and canonized in AD 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin of Murom, Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom, subjects of an opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saints Peter And Fevronia Of Murom
David Yuryevich () (c. 1167 – 25 June 1228) and Euphrosyne () (c. 1175 – 25 June 1228), known as Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom (), were the Rus' prince and princess consort of the Principality of Murom. They are some of the most renowned Rus' saints and wonderworkers Veneration, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church; having been Canonization, canonized by Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow, Metropolitan Macarius of Moscow, their feast day is celebrated every year on 8 July, Old Style and New Style dates, N.S. (25 June, Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.). Biography According to legend, Davyd Yuryevich was the second son of Yuri Dolgorukiy, Duke Yuri of Murom the Grand Prince of Kiev and his second wife Helena of Constantinople, grandson of Yaroslav I of Murom and Ryazan, the first Grand Prince of Ryazan. He ascended the throne in 1203 after the death of his elder brother Vladimir Yuryevich (according to his life, the Prince Peter assumed the prince's throne after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Muromets
Ilya Muromets or Murometz, also known as Ilya of Murom, is a ''bogatyr'' (hero) in a type of Russian oral literature , oral epic poem called ''bylina'' set during the time of the Kievan Rus'. He is often featured alongside fellow bogatyrs Dobrynya Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich, the three collectively known in Russian culture as "". Attempts have been made to identify a possible historical nucleus for the character. The main candidate is , a 12th-century monk in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra who was canonized in 1643. His relics are preserved in the monastery. Ilya in ''byliny'' Ilya Muromets is a major figure in ''byliny'' (pl. of ''bylina''), a type of Russian epic folklore collected in the 18th and 19th centuries. The son of a peasant, Ilya was born in the village of Karacharovo, near Murom. He suffered a serious illness in his youth and was unable to walk until the age of 33. He could only lie on a Russian stove, until he was miraculously healed by two Russian wandering , pilgri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muromsky District
Muromsky District () is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #58-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the city of Murom (which is not administratively a part of the district).Resolution #433 Population: 26,382 ( 2002 Census); Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Muromsky District is one of the sixteen in the oblast. The city of Murom serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territory of the district is split between two municipal formations—Murom Urban Okrug Murom Urban Okrug () is a municipal formation (an urban okrug) in Vladimir Oblast, Russia,Law #53-OZ one of the five urban okrugs in the oblast. Its territory covers the territories of two admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volga Finns
The Volga Finns are a historical group of peoples living in the vicinity of the Volga, who speak Uralic languages. Their modern representatives are the Mari people, the Erzya and the Moksha (commonly grouped together as Mordvins) as well as speakers of the extinct Merya, Muromian and Meshchera languages. The modern representatives of Volga Finns live in the basins of the Sura and Moksha rivers, as well as (in smaller numbers) in the interfluve between the Volga and the Belaya rivers. The Mari language has two dialects, the Meadow Mari and the Hill Mari. Traditionally the Mari and the Mordvinic languages ( Erzya and Moksha) were considered to form a ''Volga-Finnic'' or ''Volgaic'' group within the Uralic language family, accepted by linguists like Robert Austerlitz (1968), Aurélien Sauvageot & Karl Heinrich Menges (1973) and Harald Haarmann (1974), but rejected by others like Björn Collinder (1965) and Robert Thomas Harms (1974). This grouping has also been cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murom Urban Okrug
Murom Urban Okrug () is a municipal formation (an urban okrug) in Vladimir Oblast, Russia,Law #53-OZ one of the five urban okrugs in the oblast. Its territory covers the territories of two administrative divisions of Vladimir Oblast—the whole of the City of Murom Murom (, ) is a historical types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls along the west bank of the Oka River. It borders Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and is situated from the administrative center Vladimir, ... and nine rural localities in Muromsky District.Resolution #433 The municipal formation previously established within the borders of the City of Murom was granted urban okrug status by the Law #179-OZ of November 11, 2004.Law #179-OZ By the Law #53-OZ of Vladimir Oblast of May 11, 2005, the borders of the urban okrug were changed to include nine rural localities of Muromsky District. References Notes Sources * * * External linksOfficial website of Murom Urb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kulikov
Ivan Semyonovich Kulikov (Russian: Иван Семёнович Куликов; 13 April 1875 in Murom – 15 December 1941 in Murom) was a Russian painter, primarily of portraits and genre scenes. Biography He was born to a peasant family that had recently moved to Murom from a rural village. His father was a roofer and house painter who headed a small cooperative that built and repaired numerous structures there. In 1893, a local teacher became impressed with his drawing skills an introduced him to Alexander Morozov, who spent the summers painting in Murom. Morozov was impressed as well and advised his parents to enroll him in the drawing school at the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts.Brief biography and appreciation @ the Museum of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleg I Of Chernigov
Oleg Svyatoslavich (Russian language, Russian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Олег Святославич; 1052 – 1 August 1115), nicknamed Gorislavich (Гориславич, literally "of famous woe") was a prince from Kievan Rus' whose equivocal adventures ignited political unrest in the country at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries. He reigned as Prince of Chernigov from 1094 to 1097, and as Prince of Novgorod-Seversk from 1097 to 1115. He was the progenitor of the Olgovichi family. Early life and family Oleg was a younger son of Sviatoslav II of Kiev, Sviatoslav Iaroslavich, Prince of Chernigov and his first wife, Killikiya. He might have been either the second or the fourth among the four sons of Sviatoslav Iaroslavich by Killikiya, because their order of seniority is uncertain. According to historian Martin Dimnik, Oleg was born around 1050. Oleg was named after his grand uncle. His baptismal name was Michael. ''The Tale of Igor's Campaign'' styles hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oka River
The Oka (, ; ) is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its total length, as far upstream as the town of Kaluga. Its length is and its catchment area .«Река Ока» Russian State Water Registry The Russian capital sits on one of the Oka's tributaries—the Moskva, from which the capital's name is thought to be derived. Name and history The Oka river was the homeland of the Easter ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, the oblast's population was 1,443,693. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes the 12th-century cathedrals of Vladimir, Suzdal, Bogolyubovo, and Kideksha. Geography Vladimir Oblast borders Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Nizhny Novgorod Oblasts. The oblast is situated in the center of the East European Plain. The Klyazma and the Oka are the most important rivers. There are approximately three hundred lakes. The oblast is situated in a zone of mixed forests. The region's geology is characterized by a variety of sedimentary and igneous rocks, including sandstone, shale, limestone, granite, and diabase. There are also several mineral deposits in the oblast, including iron ore, apatite, and phosphate. Some notable natural landmarks in the oblast include the Klyazma Reservoir and the Suzda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris And Gleb
Boris and Gleb (), respective Christian names Roman () and David (), were the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after its Christianization. Their feast day is observed on July 24 (August 6 Gregorian calendar). History According to the two 11th-century ''Lives of Boris and Gleb'', ascribed to Nestor the Hagiographer and Jacob the Monk, they were younger children of Vladimir the Great, who favored them over his other children. The '' Primary Chronicle'' claims that their mother was a Bulgarian woman. Boris married and ruled the town of Rostov, was probably regarded as heir apparent to the Kievan throne. Gleb, who was still a minor, ruled the easternmost town of Murom. Both brothers were murdered during the Kievan succession crisis of 1015–1019. The ''Primary Chronicle'' blames Sviatopolk the Accursed for plotting their assassinations. Boris learns of his father's death upon his return with the Rus' army to Alta. Informed of Sviatopolk's accession to the throne and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Vladimir Oblast
*Towns under the federal government management: ** Raduzhny (Радужный) *Cities and towns under the oblast's jurisdiction: **Vladimir (Владимир) (administrative center) ***''City districts'': **** Frunzensky (Фрунзенский) **** Leninsky (Ленинский) **** Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский) ** Gus-Khrustalny (Гусь-Хрустальный) ***''Settlements'' (of urban type) under the town's jurisdiction: **** Gusevsky (Гусевский) **Kovrov (Ковров) **Murom (Муром) *Districts: ** Alexandrovsky (Александровский) ***''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Alexandrov (Александров) **** Karabanovo (Карабаново) **** Strunino (Струнино) ***''Settlements'' (of urban type) under the district's jurisdiction: **** Balakirevo (Балакирево) ** Gorokhovetsky (Гороховецкий) ***''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Gorokhovets (Гороховец) ** Gus-Khrusta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders of Russia, land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the List of European countries by population, most populous country in Europe and the List of countries and dependencies by population, ninth-most populous country in the world. It is a Urbanization by sovereign state, highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the List of metropolitan areas in Europe, most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and Society and culture in Saint Petersburg, cultural centre. Human settlement on the territory of modern Russia dates back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
