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Preobrazhensky (other)
Preobrazhensky (masculine), Preobrazhenskaya (feminine), or Preobrazhenskoye (neuter), literally meaning "of the Transfiguration", may refer to: ;People * Preobrazhensky (surname) (''Preobrazhenskaya'') ;Places * Preobrazhensky (rural locality) (''Preobrazhenskaya'', ''Preobrazhenskoye''), several rural localities in Russia * Preobrazhensky Metro Bridge, the shortest rail bridge in Moscow, Russia * Preobrazhenskoye District, a district of Eastern Administrative Okrug in the federal city of Moscow, Russia *Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery, a cemetery in Moscow, Russia *Preobrazhensky Bridge, a railway and road bridge in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine ;Other *Preobrazhensky Regiment, one of the oldest regiments of the Imperial Russian army, recreated in 2013 for the Russian Armed Forces *Preobrazhensky prikaz ( ru), an establishment (''prikaz'') that oversaw the Preobrazhensky and Semyonovsky Regiments in the 18th century *154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment 154th Preobr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transfiguration Of Jesus
The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event described in the New Testament where Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is Transfiguration (religion), transfigured and becomes radiant in Glory (religion), glory upon a mountain. The Synoptic Gospels (, , ) recount the occasion, and the Second Epistle of Peter also refers to it. In the gospel accounts, Jesus and three of his apostles, Saint Peter, Peter, James the Great, James, and John the Apostle, John, go to a mountain (later referred to as the Mount of Transfiguration) to pray. On the mountaintop, Jesus begins to shine with bright rays of light. Then the Old Testament figures Moses and Elijah appear, and he speaks with them. Both figures had eschatological roles: they symbolize Law of Moses, the Law and Prophets of Christianity, the prophets, respectively. Jesus is then called "Son of God, Son" by the voice of God the Father, as in the Baptism of Jesus. Many Christian traditions, including the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran and Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia, formerly known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a population of Zaporizhzhia is known for the historic island of Khortytsia, multiple power stations and for being an important industrial centre. Steel, aluminium, aircraft engines, automobiles, transformers for substations, and other heavy industrial goods are produced in the region. Names and etymology The name ''Zaporizhzhia'' refers to the position of the city: "beyond the rapids"—downstream or south of the Dnieper Rapids. These were previously an impediment to navigation and the site of important portages. In 1932, the rapids were flooded to become part of the reservoir of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station.Pospelov, pp. 25–26 Before 1921, the city was called Aleksandrovsk (or Oleksandrivsk), named after the original fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment
154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment serves as the official honor guard regiment of the Russian Armed Forces and serves as the main honor guard unit of the armed forces, stationed in Moscow. Aside from being the honor guard unit, it is also charged with duties assisting the Commander, Moscow Garrison, and to serve garrison and protection duties in the protection of the capital city and its military infrastructure. Its barracks is at Lefortovo District, Moscow, part of the South-Eastern Administrative Okrug. History As the Second World War was ending in Europe in 1944 the Soviet NKVD in Moscow was charged with raising a full-time honor guard company as part of the 1st Regiment, ODON, OMSDON (then the NKVD 1st Special Duties Division), in the style and manner of the British Household Division's Foot Guards, the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and the Republican Guard (France), French Republican Guard's First Infantry Regiment. Its first duties inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prikaz
A prikaz (; , plural: ) was an administrative, judicial, territorial, or executive bureaucracy , office functioning on behalf of palace, civil, military, or church authorities in the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Tsardom of Russia from the 15th to the 18th centuries. The term usually suggests the functionality of a modern "ministry (government department), ministry", "office", "department", or "bureau"; however, in practice ''prikaz'' was historically applied to most governmental organizations regardless of their function or authority. In modern Russian, wikt:приказ, ''prikaz'' literally means an 'order' in the meaning of 'directive' or 'command'. Most of the ''prikazy'' were subordinated to the boyar duma. Some of them, palace ''prikazy'' (), were subordinated to the or , which answered directly to the tsar of Russia. The patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' had his own ''prikazy''. History Originally, ''prikazy'' were created by private orders given by the tsar to a certain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preobrazhensky Prikaz
Preobrazhensky (masculine), Preobrazhenskaya (feminine), or Preobrazhenskoye (neuter), literally meaning "of the Transfiguration", may refer to: ;People * Preobrazhensky (surname) (''Preobrazhenskaya'') ;Places * Preobrazhensky (rural locality) (''Preobrazhenskaya'', ''Preobrazhenskoye''), several rural localities in Russia * Preobrazhensky Metro Bridge, the shortest rail bridge in Moscow, Russia * Preobrazhenskoye District, a district of Eastern Administrative Okrug in the federal city of Moscow, Russia *Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery, a cemetery in Moscow, Russia * Preobrazhensky Bridge, a railway and road bridge in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine ;Other *Preobrazhensky Regiment, one of the oldest regiments of the Imperial Russian army, recreated in 2013 for the Russian Armed Forces * Preobrazhensky prikaz ( ru), an establishment (''prikaz'') that oversaw the Preobrazhensky and Semyonovsky Regiments in the 18th century *154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment 154th Preo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preobrazhensky Regiment
The Preobrazhensky Lifeguard (military), Life-Guards Regiment (, ''Preobrazhensky leyb-gvardii polk'') was a regiment of the Russian Imperial Guard, Imperial Guard of the Imperial Russian Army from 1683 to 1917. The Preobrazhensky Regiment was one of the oldest infantry regiments in Imperial Russia, along with the Semyonovsky Life Guards Regiment, Semyonovsky Regiment. Among the two, the Preobrazhensky Regiment was the first to be formally established by Peter the Great from his so-called "Toy army of Peter the Great, toy army" in 1690, and became part of the Western-style regiments in the Russian armed forces. The regiment distinguished itself in battle several times during his reign in the wars against Sweden and the Ottoman Empire. Along with the Semyonovsky Regiment, the Preobrazhensky Regiment formed the 1st Brigade (known as "Peter's Brigade") of the 1st Guards Infantry Division (Russian Empire), 1st Guards Infantry Division stationed on the Fontanka in Saint Petersburg. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and List of cities in Ukraine, largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. Humans have inhabited Ukraine since 32,000 BC. During the Middle Ages, it was the site of early Slavs, early Slavic expansion and later became a key centre of East Slavs, East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. Kievan Rus' became the largest and most powerful realm in Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries, but gradually disintegrated into rival regional powers before being d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preobrazhensky Bridge
The Preobrazhensky Bridge is a two bridge crossing over the Dnipro River in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Construction on the bridges began in the spring of 1949 and was completed in 1952. The official opening took place on December 31, 1952. Due to the lack of high-tech steel in the early post-war years, the bridges were built from reinforced concrete. The bridges are named after the engineer Borys Preobrazhenskyi. The railway and highway which run over the bridge connect the Khortytskyi District with the Zaporizhzhia city center. History On January 3, 1944, construction of temporary post-war bridges began in Zaporizhzhia. Shortly after the expulsion of the Germans from the territory of Khortytsia and the right bank, construction of temporary bridge crossings began which allowed for railway service between Zaporizhzhia and Nikopol, Ukraine, Nikopol while permanent bridges were constructed. Embankments were built on the left and right banks and on the island of Khortytsia to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preobrazhensky (surname)
Preobrazhensky () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Preobrazhenskaya. It may refer to * Alexander Preobrazhensky, Russian pedagogue * Boris Preobrazhensky, Soviet otolaryngologist and academician, Hero of Socialist Labor * Konstantin Preobrazhensky, writer on KGB subjects * Mikhail Preobrazhensky, architect * Nikolay Preobrazhensky, Soviet otolaryngologist *Olga Preobrajenska (1871–1962), ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet * Olga Preobrazhenskaya (director) (1881–1971), Russian and Soviet actress and film director * Pavel Preobrazhensky, Russian geologist * Sofiya Preobrazhenskaya, Russian opera singer, People's Artist of the USSR * Vasily Khrisanfovich Preobrazhensky, Russian writer * Vasily Petrovich Preobrazhensky, Russian writer *Yevgeni Preobrazhensky, (1886–1937) Bolshevik and economist * Yevgeny Nikolayevich Preobrazhensky, Soviet military leader ;Fictional characters *Professor Preobrazhensky, surgeon, from the novel ''Heart of a Dog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery
Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery (, lit. Transfiguration of Jesus, Transfiguration Cemetery) is a cemetery in the eastern part of Moscow long associated with Old Believers. It was inaugurated by a Fedoseevtsy merchant in 1777 as a Pandemic, plague quarantine disguising the Bespopovtsy monastery. At that time the territory of the cemetery was located outside Moscow, but near its border. The cemetery soon became the spiritual and administrative center of all the Fedoseevtsy in Russia (just like the Rogozhskoe cemetery became an administrative and cultural centre for most Popovtsy Old Believers). The cloister consisted of two equal square areas, a monastery for men and a nunnery for women, separated by a road to the cemetery. Construction work was in progress throughout the 1790s and the first decade of the 19th century. At that time, the monastery asylum was home to 1,500 people, while the chapels were attended by as many as 10,000 Old Believers. Every church within the monastery was style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preobrazhenskoye District
Preobrazhenskoye District () is a district of Eastern Administrative Okrug in the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Geography Nearby districts include: * Bogorodskoye () to the north * Severnoye Izmaylovo () to the east * Sokolinaya gora () to the south * Sokolniki () to the west Etymology The district takes its name from the village of Preobrazhenskoye (), where both Tsar Alexis of Russia (reigned 1645-1676) and his son Peter I of Russia (reigned 1682-1725) had residences. History The village of Preobrazhenskoye first appears in records in 1661. At that time two churches were built there; the village took its name after one of them - the . In 1672, during the rule of Alexis of Russia, the first professional theater in Russia was founded here. On November 18 1699, secret diplomatic negotiations between Peter the Great and Western embassies started here, resulting in the signing of an alliance between Russia, Denmark, and Poland-Lithuania against Sweden (November 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
