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Petrogradsky Uyezd
Petrogradsky District () is a administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, district of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. It borders the Bolshaya Nevka River in the north and in the east, the Neva River in the south, and areas around the Malaya Neva River in the west. District's population: Petrogradsky District comprises the following okrug, municipal okrugs: *Aptekarsky Ostrov Municipal Okrug, Aptekarsky Ostrov *Chkalovskoye Municipal Okrug, Chkalovskoye *Kronverkskoye Municipal Okrug, Kronverkskoye *Petrovsky Municipal Okrug, Petrovsky *Posadsky Municipal Okrug, Posadsky *Vvedensky Municipal Okrug, Vvedensky History Development of what would become the Petrogradsky District began in May 1703 when Peter the Great began construction of the Peter and Paul fortress on Zayachy Island. Under Peter the Great, Petrogradsky district became the commercial and administrative center of Saint Petersburg. It was under Peter the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chkalovskoye Municipal Okrug
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Chkalovsky (masculine), Chkalovskaya (feminine), or Chkalovskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Chkalovsky District, name of several districts and city districts in Russia *Chkalovsky (air base), an airport near Moscow serving the Russian space program * Chkalovsky (rural locality) (''Chkalovskaya'', ''Chkalovskoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia * Chkalovskaya metro station (other), name of several metro stations in Russia * Chkalovskoye Municipal Okrug, a municipal okrug of Petrogradsky District of St. Petersburg, Russia See also *Chkalov (other) * Chkalovsk (other) *Valery Chkalov Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (; ; – 15 December 1938) was a test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936). Early life Chkalov was born to a Russian family in 1904 in the upper Volga region, the town of Chkalovsk, Russia, Vasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zayachy Island
Zayachy Island ( Russian Заячий остров, ) is an island in the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is separated by the Kronverksky Strait from Petrogradsky Island to the north, to which it is connected by the Kronverksky and Ioannovsky bridges. History Zayachy Island was for the most part swampy, uninhabited, and unremarkable until 1703, when Peter the Great began the construction of the Peter and Paul fortress there, himself laying the foundation stones. Until the late 19th century, there were three canals inside the fortress, dividing the island into four parts. The canals were filled up by the late 19th century. The island is described as offering picturesque views of central St Petersburg (including the Winter Palace and Vasilyevsky Island) across the Neva River. Zayachy Island is the site of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral where many members of the House of Romanov are buried. On July 17, 1998, the remains of Czar Nicholas II and his family were bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter And Paul Fortress
The Peter and Paul Fortress () is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. Between the first half of the 1700s and early 1920s it served as a prison for political criminals. It has been a museum since 1924. History From foundation until 1917 The fortress was established by Peter the Great on , on small Hare Island by the north bank of the Neva River. From around 1720, the fort served as a base for the city garrison and also as a prison for high-ranking or political prisoners. Russian Revolution and beyond During the February Revolution of 1917, it was attacked by mutinous soldiers of the Pavlovsky Life Guards Regiment on February 27 (O.S.) and the prisoners were freed. Under the Provisional Government, hundreds of Tsarist officials were held in the Fortress. The tsar was threatened with being incarcerated at the fortress on his return from Mogile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter The Great
Peter I (, ; – ), better known as Peter the Great, was the Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia, Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V of Russia, Ivan V until 1696. From this year, Peter was an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch, an autocrat who remained the ultimate authority and organized a well-ordered police state. Much of Peter's reign was consumed by lengthy wars against the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman and Swedish Empire, Swedish empires. His Azov campaigns were followed by the foundation of the Imperial Russian Navy, Russian Navy; after his victory in the Great Northern War, Russia annexed a Treaty of Nystad, significant portion of the eastern Baltic Sea, Baltic coastline and was officially renamed from a Tsardom of Russia, tsardom to an Russian Empire, empire. Peter led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vvedensky Municipal Okrug
Vvedensky Municipal Okrug (), formerly Municipal Okrug #58 (), is a municipal okrug of Petrogradsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, 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 .... Population: The okrug borders Bolshoy Avenue in the north, Vvdenskaya Street in the east, Kronverksky Avenue in the southeast, and Malaya Neva in the southwest. References Petrogradsky District {{SaintPetersburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrovsky Municipal Okrug
Petrovsky (feminine: Petrovskaya) is a Russian-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: People *Adolf Petrovsky (1887–1937), Soviet diplomat * (born 1981), Russian singer * Boris Petrovsky (1908–2004), Soviet surgeon and politician *Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (1933–2023), German jazz saxophonist * David Petrovsky (Lipetz) (also known as Max Goldfarb, Bennett, Humboldt, Brown (1886–1937), Jewish revolutionary politician, economist, journalist, general of the Red Army, and Soviet statesman *Grigory Petrovsky (1878–1958), Ukrainian revolutionary * Ivan Petrovsky (1901–1973), Soviet mathematician * Kristina Petrovskaia (born 1980), retired Russian ice hockey player * Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne (1918–2018), Russian-American writer *Leonid Petrovsky (1897–1941), Soviet lieutenant general * (1933–2019), Russian astronomer, the namesake of 5319 Petrovskaya, minor planet * (1875–1921), Russian philologer, best known for his "Словарь русских ли ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kronverkskoye Municipal Okrug
Kronverkskoye Municipal Okrug () is a municipal okrug of Petrogradsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Population: The okrug borders Bolshoy Avenue in the north, Kamenny Island Avenue in the east, the Neva River in the south, and Vvdenskaya Street and Kronverksky Avenue in the west. Places of interest include the Peter and Paul Fortress, Leningrad Zoo The Leningrad Zoo (), sometimes called the Saint Petersburg Zoo or Sankt-Peterburgskiy Zoopark (), in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia, is located in Alexander Park in the Petrogradskaya Storona. It was founded by Sofia Gerhardt ..., and the Artillery Museum. References {{Use mdy dates, date=April 2013 Petrogradsky District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aptekarsky Ostrov Municipal Okrug
Aptekarsky Ostrov Municipal Okrug () is a municipal okrug in Petrogradsky District, one of the eighty-one low-level municipal divisions of the federal city of St. Petersburg, 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 ....Law #411-68 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 20,575, up from 19,277 recorded during the 2002 Census. References Notes Sources * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2015 Petrogradsky District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrogradsky District
Petrogradsky District () is a administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, district of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. It borders the Bolshaya Nevka River in the north and in the east, the Neva River in the south, and areas around the Malaya Neva River in the west. District's population: Petrogradsky District comprises the following okrug, municipal okrugs: *Aptekarsky Ostrov Municipal Okrug, Aptekarsky Ostrov *Chkalovskoye Municipal Okrug, Chkalovskoye *Kronverkskoye Municipal Okrug, Kronverkskoye *Petrovsky Municipal Okrug, Petrovsky *Posadsky Municipal Okrug, Posadsky *Vvedensky Municipal Okrug, Vvedensky History Development of what would become the Petrogradsky District began in May 1703 when Peter the Great began construction of the Peter and Paul fortress on Zayachy Island. Under Peter the Great, Petrogradsky district became the commercial and administrative center of Saint Petersburg. It was under Peter the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okrug
An okrug is a type of administrative division in some Slavic-speaking states. The word ''okrug'' is a loanword in English, alternatively translated as area, district, county, or region. Etymologically, ''okrug'' literally means ' circuit', derived from Proto-Slavic , in turn from "around" + "circle". In meaning, the word is similar to the German term ''Bezirk'' or '' Kreis'' ('district') and the French word ''arrondissement''; all of which refer to something "encircled" or "surrounded". Bulgaria In Bulgaria, ''s'' are the abolished primary unit of the administrative division and implied "districts" or "counties". They existed in the postwar Bulgaria between 1946 and 1987 and corresponded approximately to today's oblasts. Kazakhstan In Kazakhstan, an ''okrug'' () refers to an administrative-territorial unit that operates below the district (''raion'') level. The term is most commonly used in the form of rural district (), which encompasses one or several rural settleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
