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Porozovo, Ivanovo Oblast
Porozovo (russian: Порозово) is a village in the Zavolzhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, Population: about 100 (2002 est.); Geography Located on the left bank of the river Volga. Nearby locations: Zavolzhsk, Boristsevo, Vozdvizhenie, Yablonka. The direct bus service to Zavolzhsk, from Vozdvizhenie. Gallery File:Porozovo.JPG, View from the river File:House in Porozovo.JPG, House File:Volga in Porozovo.JPG, View on the river File:Заволжский химический завод.jpg, Coast of Volga File:Bridge_in_Kineshma.jpg, Kineshemsky Bridge Kineshemsky Bridge () is a bridge across the Volga River. It is located in Ivanovo Oblast, near Kineshma and Zavolzhsk. It is a part of Highway Kineshma Kineshma (russian: Кинешма), the second-largest town in Ivanovo Oblast in Russia, s ... External links Map of District Rural localities in Ivanovo Oblast {{IvanovoOblast-geo-stub ...
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Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations conc ...
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Oblasts Of Russia
An oblast (russian: область) is a type of federal subjects of Russia, federal subject in Russia. Overview Oblasts are constituent polity, political entities in a Federated state, federal union with representation in the Federation Council (Russia), Federation Council, and serve as a first-level administrative division. Each oblast features a state government holding authority over a defined geographic territory, with a state legislature, the ''Oblast Duma'', that is democracy, democratically elected. The Governor (Russia), governor is the highest Executive (government), executive position of the state government in an Oblast, and is elected by people. Oblasts are divided into ''Raion#Russian Federation, raions'' (districts), City of federal subject significance, cities of oblast significance (district-equivalent independent city, independent cities), and autonomous okrugs, which are legally federal subjects equal to an oblast but are administratively subservient to one. T ...
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District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian language, Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. Cadastral divisions of New South Wales, New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governme ...
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Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than any other country but China. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow, the largest city entirely within Europe. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan. The East Slavs emerged as a recognisable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries CE. Kievan Rus' arose as a state in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the ...
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Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast (russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, ''Ivanovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It had a population of 927,828 as of the 2021 Russian Census. Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (the administrative center), Kineshma, and Shuya. The principal center of tourism is Plyos. The Volga River flows through the northern part of the oblast. History Early in its history, the Ivanovo region was a melting pot between different populations like Russians, Europeans, Asians, and others. Various ancient Uralian and ancient Slavic tribes inhabited the area. Ivanovo Industrial Oblast () was established on October 1, 1929.''Ivanovo Oblast. Administrative-Territorial Structure'', p. 22 On March 11, 1936, a part of it became the modern Ivanovo Oblast while the remainder was split off to create Yaroslavl Oblast.''Ivanovo Oblast. Administrative-Territorial Structure'', p. 26 On 21 May 1998 Ivanovo Oblast alongside Amur ...
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Zavolzhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast
Zavolzhsky District (russian: Заво́лжский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.Law #145-OZ It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Zavolzhsk. Population: 22,039 ( 2002 Census); The population of Zavolzhsk accounts for 68.9% of the district's total population. Administrative and municipal status The town of Zavolzhsk serves as the administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ... of the district. Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ ''On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast'' in December 2010, it was administratively incorporated separately from the district. Municipally ...
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Moscow Time Zone
Moscow Time (MSK, russian: моско́вское вре́мя) is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia, and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second-westernmost of the eleven time zones of Russia. It has been set to UTC+03:00 without DST since 26 October 2014; before that date it had been set to UTC+04:00 year-round on 27 March 2011. Moscow Time is used to schedule trains, ships, etc. throughout Russia, but airplane travel is scheduled using local time. Times in Russia are often announced throughout the country on radio stations as Moscow Time, which is also registered in telegrams, etc. Descriptions of time zones in Russia are often based on Moscow Time rather than UTC. For example, Yakutsk ( UTC+09:00) is said to be MSK+6 in Russia. History Until the October Revolution, the official time in Moscow corresponded to GMT+02:30:17 (according to the longitude of the Astronomical Observatory of Moscow State University). In 1919 the Counci ...
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Volga
The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment area of «Река Волга»
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which is more than twice the size of . It is also Europe's largest river in terms of average at delta – between and – and of

Zavolzhsk
Zavolzhsk (russian: Заво́лжск) is a town and the administrative center of Zavolzhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, opposite Kineshma, and northeast of Ivanovo, the administrative center of the oblast. It is one of the towns of the Golden Ring. Population: History It was established in 1934 as an urban-type settlement of Zavolzhye, conglomerated from several industrial settlements. It was granted town status and renamed on October 4, 1954. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zavolzhsk serves as the administrative center of Zavolzhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #145-OZ Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ ''On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast'' in December 2010, it used to be incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #27-OZ As a municipal division, the ...
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Kineshemsky Bridge
Kineshemsky Bridge () is a bridge across the Volga River. It is located in Ivanovo Oblast, near Kineshma and Zavolzhsk. It is a part of Highway Kineshma Kineshma (russian: Кинешма), the second-largest town in Ivanovo Oblast in Russia, sprawls for along the Volga River, 335 kilometers north-east of Moscow. Population: History Kineshma was first noticed as a ''posad'' in 1429. In 1504, ...- Kostroma. It connects the Trans-Volga region to the Zavolzhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast Pedestrians are prohibited from using the bridge. The total length of the bridge is 1.64 km (1 Mile). History References Видео с открытия моста (Первый канал)* ttp://www.alltrains.ru/ljphoto/asisland2007/asisland2007_2_12.jpg Фото с самолёта Road bridges in Russia Bridges completed in 2003 Bridges across the Volga River {{Russia-bridge-struct-stub ...
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