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Smolenskaya (rural Locality)
Smolensky is a Russian adjective referring to the city or region of Smolensk. It is also used as a surname, originally meaning someone from, or connected to, the city or the region of Smolensk. It has the (transliterated) Russian forms Smolensky (masculine), Smolenskaya (feminine), or Smolenskoye (neuter). It may refer to: * Smolensky (surname) * Smolensky District, name of several districts in Russia * Smolensky (rural locality) (''Smolenskaya'', ''Smolenskoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia *Smolensky Metro Bridge, a bridge in Moscow, Russia * Smolensky Bridge, a bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia *Smolensk Oblast (''Smolenskaya oblast''), a federal subject of Russia * Smolenskaya (Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line), a station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow Metro * Smolenskaya (Filyovskaya line), a station on the Filyovskaya line of the Moscow Metro * Smolenskaya Mountain See also * * Smolenski Smolenski or Smoleński (Polish feminine: Smoleńska; plural: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of the past millennium, beginning as the capital of an eponymous principality in the 11th-15th centuries, then the Smolensk Voivodeship of Lithuania and Poland, and Smolensk Governorate and Oblast within Russia. It was the main stronghold of the Smolensk Gate, a geostrategically significant pass between the Daugava and Dnieper rivers, and as such was an important point of contention in the struggle for dominance in Eastern Europe, passing at various times between Lithuania, Poland and Russia. In more recent history, it was captured by Napoleon's Franco–Polish forces and Hitler's Germany during their marches towards Moscow, and was the place of the Smolensk air disaster of 2010. It has a population of Etymology The name of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensky (surname)
Smolensky, feminine: Smolenskaya, is a Russian-language toponymic surname literally meaning "from/of Smolensk". The corresponding Polish-language surnames are Smoleński and Smoleńska. Notable people with this surname include: * Alexander Smolensky (1954–2024), Russian banker * Nikolay Smolensky (born 1980), Russian banker * Paul Smolensky (born 1955), American cognitive scientist * Stepan Smolensky (1848–1909), Russian choir director See also * * Smolenski * Konstantinos Smolenskis Konstantinos Smolenskis or Smolents (, 1843–1915) was a Hellenic Army officer. Descendant of a family that had settled in the Habsburg monarchy and returned to Greece after the Greek War of Independence, early in his career he was distinguish ..., Greek military officer {{surname, Smolensky Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensky District
Smolensky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia: *Smolensky District, Altai Krai, an administrative and municipal district of Altai Krai *Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast (), informally also called Smolenshchina (), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Smolensk. As of the 2021 Russ ... See also * Smolensky (other) References {{SIA, Russian districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensky (rural Locality)
Smolensky is a Russian adjective referring to the city or region of Smolensk. It is also used as a surname, originally meaning someone from, or connected to, the city or the region of Smolensk. It has the (transliterated) Russian forms Smolensky (masculine), Smolenskaya (feminine), or Smolenskoye (neuter). It may refer to: * Smolensky (surname) * Smolensky District, name of several districts in Russia * Smolensky (rural locality) (''Smolenskaya'', ''Smolenskoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia *Smolensky Metro Bridge, a bridge in Moscow, Russia * Smolensky Bridge, a bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia *Smolensk Oblast (''Smolenskaya oblast''), a federal subject of Russia * Smolenskaya (Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line), a station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow Metro * Smolenskaya (Filyovskaya line), a station on the Filyovskaya line of the Moscow Metro * Smolenskaya Mountain See also * * Smolenski Smolenski or Smoleński (Polish feminine: Smoleńska; plural: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
