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Azov
Azov (Russian: Азов; IPA: [aˈzof]) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. Population: 82,882 (2010 Census preliminary results); 82,090 (2002 Census); 80,297 (1989 Census).
The mouth of the Don River has always been an important commercial center. At the start of the 3rd century BCE, the Greeks from the Bosporan Kingdom founded a colony here, which they called Tanais (after the Greek name of the river). Several centuries later, in the last third of 1st century BCE, the settlement was burnt down by king Polemon I of Pontus. The introduction of Greek colonists restored its prosperity, but the Goths practically annihilated it in the 3rd century. The site of ancient Tanais, now occupied by the khutor of Nedvigovka, has been excavated since the mid-19th century.
In the 10th century, the area passed under control of the Slavic princedom of Tmutarakan. The Kipchaks, seizing the area in 1067, renamed it Azaq (i.e., lowlands), from which appellation the modern name is derived. The Golden Horde claimed most of the coast in the 13th and 14th centuries, but the Venetian and Genoese merchants were granted permission to settle on the site of modern-day Azov and founded there a colony which they called Tana (or La Tana).
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Azov Governorate
Coordinates: 47°06′N 39°25′E / 47.1°N 39.417°E / 47.1; 39.417
Azov Governorate (Russian: Азовская губерния, Azovskaya guberniya) was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1708 until 1725 and from 1775 until 1783. Its seat was in Azov). The governorate was located in the south of Russian Empire.
The Governorate was established on December 29 [O.S. December 18], 1708 together with seven other governorates, by Tsar Peter the Great's edict.
The governorate bordered Kiev Governorate in the west, Moscow Governorate in the north, and Kazan Governorates in the east. The southern border of the governorate was and not well-defined. The areas south of the governorate were controlled by the Ottoman Empire. Formally, Azov was the administrative center of the governorate, but in practice, the seat of the governor was located in Tambov until 1715 and in Voronezh after 1715.
As with the rest of the governorates, the description of Azov Governorate's borders was not given. Instead, the territory was defined as a set of towns and the lands adjacent to those towns.
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Bataysk
Bataysk (Russian: Бата́йск) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) southwest of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 111,856 (2010 Census preliminary results); 107,438 (2002 Census); 91,930 (1989 Census).
Bataysk was founded in 1769, and was granted town status in 1938.[citation needed]
Administratively, it is incorporated as Bataysk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Municipally, this administrative unit also has the urban okrug status.
Bataysk has gained international attention since unveiling a "monument that shows a man's hand gripping a nubile female breast", which officials say "will bring family happiness to men who touch it".
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Belaya Kalitva
Coordinates: 48°10′30″N 40°47′22″E / 48.175°N 40.78944°E / 48.175; 40.78944
Belaya Kalitva (Russian: Бе́лая Кали́тва) is a town and the administrative center of Belokalitvinsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: 43,688 (2010 Census preliminary results); 47,347 (2002 Census); 47,803 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1703.
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Bosporan Kingdom
The Bosporan Kingdom or the Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus was an ancient state, located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the Cimmerian Bosporus (see Strait of Kerch). It is interesting as the first truly 'Hellenised' state in the sense that a mixed population adopted the Greek language and civilization.
The Bosporan Kingdom was the longest surviving known Roman Client Kingdom. It was a Roman Province from 63 to 68, under Roman Emperor Nero. The 1st and 2nd centuries was a period of a new golden age of the Bosporan state. In the end of the 2nd century, the King Sauromates II inflicted a critical defeat to the Scyths and included all the territories of the Crimea in the structure of his state.
The prosperity of the Bosporan Kingdom was based on the export of wheat, fish and slaves, and this commerce supported a class whose showy wealth over the centuries is still being dug out, often illegally, from numerous burial barrows or kurgans. The once thriving cities of the Bosporan have left extensive architectural and sculptural remains, while the kurgans continue to yield spectacular Greco-Sarmatian objects, the best examples of which are now preserved in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. These include gold work, vases imported from Athens, coarse terracottas, textile fragments and specimens of carpentry and marquetry.
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Gukovo
Gukovo (Russian: Гу́ково) is a mining town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located close to the border with Ukraine. Population: 67,268 (2010 Census preliminary results); 66,648 (2002 Census); 67,336 (1989 Census).
At 250 meters (820 ft), Gukovo is the highest elevated town in Rostov Oblast.[citation needed]
Administratively, it is incorporated as Gukovo Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Municipally, this administrative unit also has the urban okrug status.
Gukovo is home to one of the few rally-racing clubs in the south of Russia.
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Konstantinovsk
Konstantinovsk (Russian: Константи́новск) is a town and the administrative center of Konstantinovsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Don River. Population: 17,926 (2010 Census preliminary results); 18,801 (2002 Census); 18,392 (1989 Census).
The Seversky Donets River flows just near the town.
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Krasny Sulin
Coordinates: 47°53′29″N 40°4′33″E / 47.89139°N 40.07583°E / 47.89139; 40.07583
Krasny Sulin (Russian: Кра́сный Сулин) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnosulinsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, in the Donbass region. Population: 40,866 (2010 Census preliminary results); 44,187 (2002 Census); 43,133 (1989 Census).
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Morozovsk
Coordinates: 48°21′14.04″N 41°49′33.96″E / 48.3539°N 41.8261°E / 48.3539; 41.8261
Morozovsk (Russian: Моро́зовск) is a town and the administrative center of Morozovsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Bystraya River (left tributary of the Seversky Donets), 265 kilometers (165 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 27,644 (2010 Census preliminary results); 29,222 (2002 Census); 27,004 (1989 Census).
The khutor of Morozov (Моро́зов) was founded in the 1880s. In 1900, the railway station of Morozovskaya (Моро́зовская), named after the village, was opened nearby. In 1910, the stanitsa of Taubeyevskaya (Таубе́евская) was established near the railway station. It was renamed Morozovskaya on April 24, 1917. Later, the villages grew and merged, and the resulting settlement was granted town status in 1941.
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Novocherkassk
Novocherkassk (Russian: Новочерка́сск) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Tuzlov River and on the Aksay River. Population: 169,039 (2010 Census preliminary results); 170,822 (2002 Census); 187,973 (1989 Census); 178,000 (1974); 123,000 (1959); 81,000 (1939); 52,000 (1897).
Novocherkassk was founded in 1805 by Matvei Platov, as the administrative center of the Don Host Oblast, when the inhabitants of the stanitsa of Cherkassk were compelled to leave their abodes on the banks of the Don on account of the frequent floods.
During the Russian Civil War, Novocherkassk was the heart of the Don counter-revolution and was under the command of Alexey Kaledin. The Red Army finally ousted the Whites from Novocherkassk on January 7, 1920. During World War II, Novocherkassk was occupied by the Germans between July 24, 1942 and February 13, 1943. In 1962, the local food riots were brutally suppressed by the Soviet Army in the event known as the Novocherkassk massacre.
Administratively, it is incorporated as Novocherkassk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Municipally, this administrative unit also has the urban okrug status.
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Novoshakhtinsk
Novoshakhtinsk (Russian: Новоша́хтинск) is a mining city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the border with Ukraine. Population: 111,087 (2010 Census preliminary results); 101,131 (2002 Census); 107,772 (1989 Census).
It was established in 1939.[citation needed]
Administratively, it is incorporated as Novoshakhtinsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Municipally, this administrative unit also has the urban okrug status.
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Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast (Russian: Росто́вская о́бласть, tr. Rostovskaya oblast; IPA: [rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of 100,800 square kilometers (38,900 sq mi) and a population of 4,277,976 (2010 Census), making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Rostov-on-Don, which also became the administrative center of the Southern Federal District in 2002.
Rostov Oblast borders Ukraine and also Volgograd and Voronezh Oblasts in the north, Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais in the south, and the Republic of Kalmykia in the east.
The Don River, one of Europe's largest flows through the oblast for part of its course. Lakes cover only 0.4% of the oblast's area.
Population: 4,277,976 (2010 Census); 4,404,013 (2002 Census); 4,308,654 (1989 Census).
Ethnic groups: Residents identified themselves as belonging to 157 different ethnic groups, including twenty-seven of more than two thousand persons each. The most important ethnicities are the 3,795,607 ethnic Russians:(90.3%); the 77,802 ethnic Ukrainians:(1.9%); the 110,727 ethnic Armenians:(2.6%). Other important groups are the 35,902 Turks:(0.9%); 16,493 Belarusians:(0.4%)); 13,948 Tatars:(0.3%); 17,961 Azeris:(0.4%); 11,449 Chechens:(0.3%); 16,657 Roma:(0.4%); 11,597 Koreans:(0.3%); and 8,296 Georgians:(0.2%). There were also 76,498 people (1.8%) belonging to other ethno-cultural groupings. 76,735 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.
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Russia
Russia
i/ˈrʌʃə/ or /ˈrʊʃə/ (Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə] (
listen)), also officially known as the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə] ( listen)), is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, and the US state of Alaska by the Bering Strait. At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is also the eighth most populous nation with 143 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning nine time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources and is the largest producer of oil and natural gas globally. Russia has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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Salsk
Coordinates: 46°28′21″N 41°32′34.08″E / 46.4725°N 41.5428°E / 46.4725; 41.5428
Salsk (Russian: Сальск) is a town and the administrative center of Salsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Sredny Yegorlyk River (Don's basin), 180 kilometers (110 mi) southeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 61,312 (2010 Census preliminary results); 61,775 (2002 Census); 61,088 (1989 Census).
It was established as a settlement serving the railway station of Torgovaya (Торго́вая), which opened in 1899. It was granted town status and renamed Salsk in 1926.
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Semikarakorsk
Coordinates: 47°30′59″N 40°48′39″E / 47.51639°N 40.81083°E / 47.51639; 40.81083
Semikarakorsk (Russian: Семикарако́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, 137 kilometers (85 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 23,884 (2010 Census preliminary results); 23,473 (2002 Census); 22,704 (1989 Census).
The stanitsa of Semikarakorskaya (Семикаракорская), which was founded by the Don Cossacks, was known since 1672. The stanitsa changed its location frequently due to Don's flooding, and finally was moved to its present location in 1845.
It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958 and the town status in 1972.
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Shakhty
Shakhty (Russian: Ша́хты; IPA: [ˈʂaxtɨ]) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the southeastern spur of Donetsk mountain ridge, 75 kilometers (47 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don. Its population was 240,152 per the preliminary results of the 2010 Census; up from 222,592 recorded in the 2002 Census.
In 1805, sergeant-major Popov founded a small settlement near the Grushevka River. The settlement later became known as Popovka. In 1809, Popov built the first mine. Twelve Cossacks and fourteen peasant serfs lived in Popovka at that time. From 1881 to 1921, it was known as Alexandrovsk-Grushevsky (Александровск-Грушевский).
By 1914, the population had reached 54,000. The main source of income was coal mining, which had been carried out in that region since the 18th century. The population was poor, but the town had rail, telegraph and telephone networks, electricity and plumbing as well as libraries, hospitals and a post office. Most of the merchants and industrialists lived in Rostov and Novocherkassk.
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Taganrog
Taganrog (Russian: Таганрог; IPA: [təɡɐnˈrok]) is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay (Sea of Azov), several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: 257,692 (2010 Census preliminary results); 281,947 (2002 Census); 291,622 (1989 Census).
The history of the city goes back to late Bronze Age–early Iron Age (between the 20th and 10th centuries BCE). It was the earliest Greek settlement in the Northern-Western Black Sea Region, and was mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus as Emporion Kremnoi.
The first Russian Navy base, Taganrog was officially founded by Peter the Great on September 12, 1698 and hosted the Azov Flotilla of Catherine the Great (1770–1783). This flotilla subsequently became the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
By the end of the 18th century, Taganrog lost its primacy as a military base after the Crimea and the Sea of Azov were absorbed into the Russian Empire. In 1802, Alexander I granted the city a special status, which lasted until 1887. In 1825, the Alexander I Palace in Taganrog was used as the Tsar's summer residence, where he died in November 1825.
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Tsimlyansk
Coordinates: 47°38′45.96″N 42°6′6.84″E / 47.6461°N 42.1019°E / 47.6461; 42.1019
Tsimlyansk (Russian: Цимля́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Tsimlyansky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Don River, on the coast of Tsimlyansk Reservoir, 236 kilometers (147 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 15,029 (2010 Census preliminary results); 15,444 (2002 Census); 15,343 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1672 by the Don Cossacks as Ust-Tsimla (Усть-Цимла). Until 1950, it was known as the stanitsa of Tsimlyanskaya (Цимля́нская). In 1950–1952, the stanitsa was resettled in the new location due to the construction of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir and hydroelectric plant. It was granted town status in 1961.
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Volgodonsk
Volgodonsk (Russian: Волгодо́нск) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located in the eastern part of the oblast on the west bank of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir. Population: 170,621 (2010 Census preliminary results); 165,994 (2002 Census); 175,593 (1989 Census); 28,000 (1970).
Volgodonsk was founded on July 27,[citation needed] 1950 as a small settlement for the Tsimlyansk hydroelectric dam maintenance personnel. It grew in size due to the construction of the Volga–Don Canal. Town status was granted to it in 1956.[citation needed]
Administratively, it is incorporated as Volgodonsk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Municipally, this administrative unit also has the urban okrug status.
Volgodonsk is one of the economic leaders of Rostov Oblast.[citation needed] The city became the largest energy center of southern Russia with the launch of the Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant in March 2001.[citation needed] The power plant, along with the two thermal power stations, are the city's main employers. Atommash, Russia's biggest nuclear engineering enterprise, is located in the city.
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Zernograd
Zernograd (Russian: Зерногра́д) is a town and the administrative center of Zernogradsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located 71 kilometers (44 mi) southeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 26,850 (2010 Census preliminary results); 28,840 (2002 Census); 26,097 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1915 as the halt of Verblyud (Верблю́д) due to the construction of the Rostov–Torgovaya railway. By 1933, it became a settlement and was renamed Zernovoy (Зерново́й). It was granted town status in 1951 and renamed Zernograd in 1960.
From 1969 to 1995, Zernograd was home to the 106th Training Aviation Regiment, Yeysk Higher Military School of Pilots, of the Soviet Air Forces. The regiment was equipped with the L-29 and the L-39.
Coordinates: 46°50′52.08″N 40°18′24.12″E / 46.8478°N 40.3067°E / 46.8478; 40.3067
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Zverevo
Zverevo (Russian: Зве́рево) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located 140 kilometers (87 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 22,416 (2010 Census preliminary results); 25,356 (2002 Census); 28,206 (1989 Census).
Zverevo grew from a mining settlement, which was founded in the beginning of the 20th century.[citation needed] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1929 and town status in 1989.[citation needed]
Administratively, along with one rural locality, it is incorporated as Zverevo Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Municipally, this administrative unit also has the urban okrug status.
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Goths
The Goths (Gothic: *Gut-þiuda, *Gutans; Old Norse: Gutar/Gotar; German: Goten; Latin: Gothi; Greek: Γότθοι, Gótthoi) were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin whose two branches, the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, played an important role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Medieval Europe.
The most important source is Jordanes' 6th-century, semi-fictional Getica which describes a migration from southern Scandza (Scandinavia), to Gothiscandza, believed to be the lower Vistula region in modern Pomerania, and from there to the coast of the Black Sea. The Pomeranian Wielbark culture and the Chernyakhov culture northeast of the lower Danube are archaeological traces of this migration. In the 3rd century, either through crossing the lower Danube, or travelling by sea, the Goths ravaged the Balkan Peninsula and Anatolia as far as Cyprus, sacking Athens, Byzantium, Sparta. By the fourth century, the Goths conquered Dacia, and were divided into at least two distinct groups separated by the Dniester River, the Thervingi, led by the Balti dynasty, and the Greuthungi, led by the Amali dynasty. Centered around their capital at the Dnieper, the Goths ruled a vast area which at its peak under the Kings Ermanaric and Athanaric stretched from the Danube to the Volga river, and from the Black to the Baltic Sea.
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Peter the Great
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Russian: Пётр Алексе́евич Рома́нов, Пётр I, Pyotr I, or Пётр Вели́кий, Pyotr Velikiy) (9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725) ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother. In numerous successful wars he expanded the Tsardom into a huge empire that became a major European power. According to historian James Cracraft, he led a cultural revolution that replaced the traditionalist and medieval social and political system with a modern, scientific, Europe-oriented, and rationalist system.
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Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914, Larvik, Norway – April 18, 2002, Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a self-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands in 1947.
In May 2011, the Thor Heyerdahl Archives were added to UNESCO's "Memory of the World" Register. Currently, this list includes 238 collections from all over the world. The Heyerdahl Archives span the years 1937 to 2002 and include his photographic collection, diaries, private letters, expedition plans, articles, newspaper clippings, original book and article manuscripts. The Heyerdahl Archives are administered by the Kon-Tiki Museum and the National Library of Norway in Oslo.
Heyerdahl was born in Larvik, the son of master brewer Thor Heyerdahl and his wife Alison Lyng. As a young child, Heyerdahl showed a strong interest in zoology. He created a small museum in his childhood home, with a Vipera berus as the main attraction. He studied zoology and geography at the University of Oslo. At the same time, he privately studied Polynesian culture and history, consulting what was then the world's largest private collection of books and papers on Polynesia, owned by Bjarne Kropelien, a wealthy wine merchant in Oslo. This collection was later purchased by the University of Oslo Library from Kropelien's heirs and was attached to the Kon-Tiki Museum research department. After seven terms and consultations with experts in Berlin, a project was developed and sponsored by Heyerdahl's zoology professors, Kristine Bonnevie and Hjalmar Broch. He was to visit some isolated Pacific island groups and study how the local animals had found their way there.
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Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃.swa ma.ʁi aʁ.wɛ]; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), known by the pen name Voltaire (pronounced: [vɔl.tɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, freedom of expression, free trade and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poetry, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform, despite strict censorship laws with harsh penalties for those who broke them. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.
Voltaire was one of several Enlightenment figures (along with Montesquieu, John Locke, Richard Price, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Émilie du Châtelet) whose works and ideas influenced important thinkers of both the American and French Revolutions.
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Azov Emcee's Official Drop Saw Symphony Music Video
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Azov Emcee's Official Drop Saw Symphony Music Video Produced and Directed By : Travis Hanley @ TVI Camera Operators : Jy Johannesen and Samantha Poulson Edited By: Travis Hanley Sound Design: Joel Cottam VFX: Stefan van Jaarsveld Beats by : Park Productions Thanks to: Aaron Collett Jason Howe Kylie Maunder
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Azov Emcee's Official Drop Saw Symphony Music Video Produced and Directed By : Travis Hanley @ TVI Camera Operators : Jy Johannesen and Samantha Poulson Edited By: Travis Hanley Sound Design: Joel Cottam VFX: Stefan van Jaarsveld Beats by : Park Productions Thanks to: Aaron Collett Jason Howe Kylie Maunder
Special Post- 'Boys Of The Beslan School' MRC Youth Archives Cute Young Baikal Azov Boyz
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This is a glimps into the lives of two boys who lost their family and many friends in the terrorist attack in Beslan Russia. I think Beslan is the worst case of terrorism in modern history. An act that specifically targeted children. This is an aspect of Russian history that has brought about a stronger unity between my country and the western democratic nations. It's hard talking about these events and explaining what this tragedy means for every Russian. Hopefully this film, and others made about those few days, will ensure that this act against our country will never be forgotten. For the very best film released in theatres film festivals, DVD Blu Ray in 2011, stop by the TruthJunkieMikael network where we will be showing trailers and vlogs with the purpose of bringing you info about only the most important films from around the world, that will be voted on by the prestigious award circles and craft guilds within the film industry. Help this NON-PROFIT annual event with LIKES FAVS SHARES COMMENTS and by making TJM your ONLY choice for news about the best cinema during award season! CELEBRATE THE POWER OF PICTURE AND SOUND- THE POWER OF FILM PLEASE sub my personal channel www.youtube.com for my popular original series The All Mixed Up Symphony Of Images as well as my favorite clips trailers and my own vlogs and reviews. TruthJunkieMikael Это - glimps в жизни двух мальчиков, которые потеряли их семью и много друзей в терракте в России Beslan. Я думаю, что Beslan - хуже ...
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This is a glimps into the lives of two boys who lost their family and many friends in the terrorist attack in Beslan Russia. I think Beslan is the worst case of terrorism in modern history. An act that specifically targeted children. This is an aspect of Russian history that has brought about a stronger unity between my country and the western democratic nations. It's hard talking about these events and explaining what this tragedy means for every Russian. Hopefully this film, and others made about those few days, will ensure that this act against our country will never be forgotten. For the very best film released in theatres film festivals, DVD Blu Ray in 2011, stop by the TruthJunkieMikael network where we will be showing trailers and vlogs with the purpose of bringing you info about only the most important films from around the world, that will be voted on by the prestigious award circles and craft guilds within the film industry. Help this NON-PROFIT annual event with LIKES FAVS SHARES COMMENTS and by making TJM your ONLY choice for news about the best cinema during award season! CELEBRATE THE POWER OF PICTURE AND SOUND- THE POWER OF FILM PLEASE sub my personal channel www.youtube.com for my popular original series The All Mixed Up Symphony Of Images as well as my favorite clips trailers and my own vlogs and reviews. TruthJunkieMikael Это - glimps в жизни двух мальчиков, которые потеряли их семью и много друзей в терракте в России Beslan. Я думаю, что Beslan - хуже ...
- published: 06 Dec 2011
- views: 88521
- author: TruthJunkieMikael
Azov sea camp
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:11
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
call us +7909-1600366 to take a part here this Summer! kodokanshin.ru
http://wn.com/Azov_sea_camp
call us +7909-1600366 to take a part here this Summer! kodokanshin.ru
- published: 22 Apr 2010
- views: 5647
- author: kodkan
Azov Sea Mystery: Atlantis Rising? (2012) Blood Red Waters & More!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
Here's a few unusual things I've discovered with the Azov Sea in Russia. www.riggedreality.com
http://wn.com/Azov_Sea_Mystery_Atlantis_Rising?_2012_Blood_Red_Waters_More!
Here's a few unusual things I've discovered with the Azov Sea in Russia. www.riggedreality.com
- published: 31 Jul 2012
- views: 9834
- author: TheScariestMovieEver
Epic mud volcano in the Azov sea!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:17
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
The footage is quite a bit shaky but it is an amazing rare occurance!
http://wn.com/Epic_mud_volcano_in_the_Azov_sea!
The footage is quite a bit shaky but it is an amazing rare occurance!
- published: 01 Aug 2012
- views: 2461
- author: CodSlideShots
SEA OF AZOV TURNED RED IN RUSSIA JULY 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:50
- Updated: 30 Nov 2012
Breaking News: The Sea Of Azov turned 100% red near the town of Berdyansk in Russia, the bright red color is a result of high temperatures and its not dangerous to humans. Music, Artwork and video by Didier Manchione all rights reserved Moonfull publishing Socan Canada 2012 MUSICNEWS NETWORK.
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Breaking News: The Sea Of Azov turned 100% red near the town of Berdyansk in Russia, the bright red color is a result of high temperatures and its not dangerous to humans. Music, Artwork and video by Didier Manchione all rights reserved Moonfull publishing Socan Canada 2012 MUSICNEWS NETWORK.
- published: 30 Jul 2012
- views: 7718
- author: Gagare1952
Azov Sea turns Blood Red July 30, 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:00
- Updated: 23 Dec 2012
Scientist are baffled as to why., Music by: Portishead Only You
http://wn.com/Azov_Sea_turns_Blood_Red_July_30,_2012
Scientist are baffled as to why., Music by: Portishead Only You
- published: 30 Jul 2012
- views: 9562
- author: Junebug8569
Endtime News Update - Sea of Azov turns blood red
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:49
- Updated: 14 Oct 2012
translate.google.com www.youtube.com - Paul The Prophetic list is now up at hummingbird027.wordpress.com This list is INCOMPLETE and just a trial run until I can spend more time ironing out the little kinks in it for a truer timeline of prophecy, but in this stage it is a rough draft. Check back for updates over the next few weeks. Luvs cs-melchizedec.blogspot.com -- articles hummingbird027.wordpress.com -- back up channel All my links to my videos except the news vids, are located at the wordpress.com site Many of my articles can also be found at wordpress.com AND the list of all my extra video's, now over 15. Please refer to hummingbird027 at YouTube for immediate updated and Breaking News. My posts to wordpress will be much slower. media.alwaysbeready.com www.youtube.com - Obama is a Decoy - The Falling Away has Started www.youtube.com - Pet Goat - Bush's few minutes of Silence - Endtimes are here www.youtube.com -- Isaiah 17 & Psalms 83 Countdown www.youtube.com - Truth behind the Black Stone, Muhammad & Kaaba -- First Built by Asa'd Abu Karb www.youtube.com - Strait is the Gate and Narrow is the Way www.youtube.com - Can I Lose My Salvation? www.youtube.com - Sanctification is a Process www.youtube.com - Romans 14 vs 10 - The Bema Seat Judgment - Who is to Judge www.youtube.com - The Bema Judgment Seat of Christ www.youtube.com - Difference between the Laodicean and Philadelphian Church pt1 www.youtube.com - Baptism of fire www.youtube.com - Isa. 17, Ps. 83, Gog ...
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translate.google.com www.youtube.com - Paul The Prophetic list is now up at hummingbird027.wordpress.com This list is INCOMPLETE and just a trial run until I can spend more time ironing out the little kinks in it for a truer timeline of prophecy, but in this stage it is a rough draft. Check back for updates over the next few weeks. Luvs cs-melchizedec.blogspot.com -- articles hummingbird027.wordpress.com -- back up channel All my links to my videos except the news vids, are located at the wordpress.com site Many of my articles can also be found at wordpress.com AND the list of all my extra video's, now over 15. Please refer to hummingbird027 at YouTube for immediate updated and Breaking News. My posts to wordpress will be much slower. media.alwaysbeready.com www.youtube.com - Obama is a Decoy - The Falling Away has Started www.youtube.com - Pet Goat - Bush's few minutes of Silence - Endtimes are here www.youtube.com -- Isaiah 17 & Psalms 83 Countdown www.youtube.com - Truth behind the Black Stone, Muhammad & Kaaba -- First Built by Asa'd Abu Karb www.youtube.com - Strait is the Gate and Narrow is the Way www.youtube.com - Can I Lose My Salvation? www.youtube.com - Sanctification is a Process www.youtube.com - Romans 14 vs 10 - The Bema Seat Judgment - Who is to Judge www.youtube.com - The Bema Judgment Seat of Christ www.youtube.com - Difference between the Laodicean and Philadelphian Church pt1 www.youtube.com - Baptism of fire www.youtube.com - Isa. 17, Ps. 83, Gog ...
- published: 30 Jul 2012
- views: 3714
- author: hummingbird027
Mariupol Ukraine and the Sea of Azov
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:15
- Updated: 15 Aug 2012
Mariupol Ukraine is on the Sea of Azov and there are many steel mills in the area so the sea is not very clean.
http://wn.com/Mariupol_Ukraine_and_the_Sea_of_Azov
Mariupol Ukraine is on the Sea of Azov and there are many steel mills in the area so the sea is not very clean.
- published: 24 May 2012
- views: 932
- author: Tom Chapman
Azov
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:58
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
In the 10th century, the area passed under control of the Slavic princedom of Tmutarakan. The Kypchaks, seizing the area in 1067, renamed it Azaq(Azov). Russia.ru
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In the 10th century, the area passed under control of the Slavic princedom of Tmutarakan. The Kypchaks, seizing the area in 1067, renamed it Azaq(Azov). Russia.ru
- published: 16 Apr 2009
- views: 6214
- author: Cossakfreedon
Strange Creature from Azov
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:54
- Updated: 03 Jun 2012
Fishermen from Rostov region, Russia have caught strange creature from the local Azov sea. They were so shocked about the creature, it was moaning like a human, not as fish, weighed 200 pounds and was rotating its eyeballs. The video above was made by one of the fishermen made a video record of the creature, using his camera phone, little by little the video clip has been shared between people of Azov town in Rostov region, and have reached Internet. When people from news came to the city to learn more about the creature fishermen told them that they... have eaten (!) the creature and admired its taste. via: englishrussia.com
http://wn.com/Strange_Creature_from_Azov
Fishermen from Rostov region, Russia have caught strange creature from the local Azov sea. They were so shocked about the creature, it was moaning like a human, not as fish, weighed 200 pounds and was rotating its eyeballs. The video above was made by one of the fishermen made a video record of the creature, using his camera phone, little by little the video clip has been shared between people of Azov town in Rostov region, and have reached Internet. When people from news came to the city to learn more about the creature fishermen told them that they... have eaten (!) the creature and admired its taste. via: englishrussia.com
- published: 11 Feb 2007
- views: 150820
- author: andryeevna
Azov Sea Turns Blood Red-Quarantined IDF Base
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 18:43
- Updated: 09 Nov 2012
Azov Sea Turns Bloody Red... IDF Quarantines Yoav Base Amid Outbreak... DID JESUS GIVE US THE NAME OF THE ANTICHRIST?... IMPORTANT: YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE MYSTERIES OF GOD UNLESS THEY ARE REVEALED youtu.be Azov Sea Turns Bloody Red englishrussia.com Map of Azov Sea www.worldatlas.com Episode 39 (Israel News Now) youtu.be IDF Quarantines Yoav Base Amid 'Outbreak' www.israelnationalnews.com DID JESUS GIVE US THE NAME OF THE ANTICHRIST? youtu.be Know The Truth - The Obama Files www.youtube.com Are you saved? Follow the link and pray the prayer of salvation with a sincere heart and you will be saved. youtu.be (PRAYER OF SALVATION - I WANT TO BE SAVED) www.theendtimenews.org
http://wn.com/Azov_Sea_Turns_Blood_Red-Quarantined_IDF_Base
Azov Sea Turns Bloody Red... IDF Quarantines Yoav Base Amid Outbreak... DID JESUS GIVE US THE NAME OF THE ANTICHRIST?... IMPORTANT: YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE MYSTERIES OF GOD UNLESS THEY ARE REVEALED youtu.be Azov Sea Turns Bloody Red englishrussia.com Map of Azov Sea www.worldatlas.com Episode 39 (Israel News Now) youtu.be IDF Quarantines Yoav Base Amid 'Outbreak' www.israelnationalnews.com DID JESUS GIVE US THE NAME OF THE ANTICHRIST? youtu.be Know The Truth - The Obama Files www.youtube.com Are you saved? Follow the link and pray the prayer of salvation with a sincere heart and you will be saved. youtu.be (PRAYER OF SALVATION - I WANT TO BE SAVED) www.theendtimenews.org
- published: 30 Jul 2012
- views: 1734
- author: RS Miller
"Blood Red Sea" Russia "Sea Of Azov! Revelation Prophecy!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:01
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Theologian Paul Begley Of Indiana shows real photo's of a "Blood Red Sea" In Russia "The Sea Of Azov" is this a prophecy in Revelation? www.paulbegleyprophecy.com and the link http
http://wn.com/Blood_Red_Sea_Russia_Sea_Of_Azov!_Revelation_Prophecy!
Theologian Paul Begley Of Indiana shows real photo's of a "Blood Red Sea" In Russia "The Sea Of Azov" is this a prophecy in Revelation? www.paulbegleyprophecy.com and the link http
- published: 29 Jul 2012
- views: 11901
- author: Paul Begley
Ad SheTa'azov / Until You Leave
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 12 Feb 2012
Thanks to Rita, the great Israeli singer, for her beautiful lyrics and her beautiful soul.
http://wn.com/Ad_SheTa'azov_Until_You_Leave
Thanks to Rita, the great Israeli singer, for her beautiful lyrics and her beautiful soul.
- published: 12 Jan 2009
- views: 2403
- author: sunshinelironforever
Mermaid in the Sea of Azov. Yes it is true. They exist!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:07
- Updated: 19 Dec 2012
Mermaid in the Sea of Azov. Yes it is true. They exist! Fishermen caught in the Azov Sea mermaid. Find at Amazon mermaids - www.amazon.com Now we have received a video of mermaid or at least a substance similar to the description.
http://wn.com/Mermaid_in_the_Sea_of_Azov_Yes_it_is_true_They_exist!
Mermaid in the Sea of Azov. Yes it is true. They exist! Fishermen caught in the Azov Sea mermaid. Find at Amazon mermaids - www.amazon.com Now we have received a video of mermaid or at least a substance similar to the description.
- published: 15 Sep 2008
- views: 64226
- author: reenataseattle
Train Azov, Mariupol - Kiev (Winter)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:24
- Updated: 10 Feb 2012
Near Kiev, landscape view from the windows of the carriage.
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Near Kiev, landscape view from the windows of the carriage.
- published: 19 Jan 2010
- views: 958
- author: ukrlandia
22- Empire: Total War - The Battle of Azov
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:53
- Updated: 17 Dec 2012
Empire: Total War soundtrack by Richard Beddow Copyright by Sega Corporation and The Creative Assembly. All rights reserved to the due owners.
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Empire: Total War soundtrack by Richard Beddow Copyright by Sega Corporation and The Creative Assembly. All rights reserved to the due owners.
- published: 27 Jan 2011
- views: 839
- author: EdwardACS
MP4 RUSSIA AZOV FREEZE O
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:13
- Updated: 18 Feb 2012
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NCIS Michael & Ziva - Boi Na'azov
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:12
- Updated: 20 Oct 2012
Another Michael & Ziva (Miva) video I made. Hope you like it. Please rate and comment. I don't own anything!
http://wn.com/NCIS_Michael_Ziva_Boi_Na'azov
Another Michael & Ziva (Miva) video I made. Hope you like it. Please rate and comment. I don't own anything!
- published: 10 Sep 2009
- views: 1585
- author: vroni2011
AZOV
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:35
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
фильм вдохновлён Перельманом Г. и Саенко С.
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фильм вдохновлён Перельманом Г. и Саенко С.
- published: 14 Jun 2010
- views: 15839
- author: sergsaytaytay
Zamurai Azov Sea ( Pirate King Online )
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:01
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
http://wn.com/Zamurai_Azov_Sea_Pirate_King_Online_
Ducky19s Azov sea 2010.flv
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:09
- Updated: 19 Oct 2010
Inflatable sailing catamarans Ducky - www.ducky.com.ua
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Inflatable sailing catamarans Ducky - www.ducky.com.ua
- published: 15 Oct 2010
- views: 2495
- author: Ducky19s
Sea of Azov - July 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:05
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
Leave a comment below what you think. Thanks for watching everyone.
http://wn.com/Sea_of_Azov_July_2012
Leave a comment below what you think. Thanks for watching everyone.
- published: 28 Jul 2012
- views: 2245
- author: AnaLuciaSims
photo: US Navy / HMC Josh Ives
27 Dec 2012
Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us. But for a decade or so now, things have been heating up, as if to coincide with climate change and fears of declining petroleum reserves ... The Belly for Belligerence? ... The question loomed over beltway intelligentsia like an ephemeral Gordian knot ... We’re All Hawks Now ... While George W ... ....(size: 9.3Kb)
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal
27 Dec 2012
Washington. Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told residents they should avoid nonessential travel ... IANS ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)
photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary
27 Dec 2012
Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign. Hundreds of thousands of people have set up camp near the Bhutto family's ancestral home in Sindh province ... He cannot contest an election until his 25th birthday. Show of strength ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
photo: AP / Ben Curtis
28 Dec 2012
The president of Central African Republic (CAR) has urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching the capital. Speaking to crowds in Bangui, a city of some 600,000, Francois Bozize on Thursday pleaded with foreign powers to do what they could. He pointed in particular to France, Central African Republic's former colonial ruler ... 516 Share ... News ... ....(size: 19.5Kb)
photo: AP / Khalil Hamra, File
26 Dec 2012
Cairo • The official approval of Egypt’s disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress ... Join the Discussion. The battle over the constitution left Egypt deeply polarized at a time when the government is increasingly cash-strapped ... The U.S ... " ... ....(size: 5.7Kb)
The Examiner
28 Dec 2012
Huge beds of clay and stone rose about 5 meters above the Sea of Azov in the Temryuk district of Krasnodar region forming a peninsula. A huge strip of land, 800 meters long and 50 meters wide, grew up on the very spot where just a week before the waters of the Sea of Azov had been ... from the Temryuk Peninsula, where land rose from the Sea of Azov.....(size: 3.5Kb)
Khaleej Times
25 Dec 2012
On Monday, large landing ships Azov and Nikolai Filchenkov from Russia's Black Sea Fleet departed from Novorossiysk to the Syrian port of Tartus, where the Russian Navy keeps a small maintenance base ... ....(size: 1.3Kb)
Novosti
25 Dec 2012
MOSCOW, December 25 (RIA Novosti) - About a dozen Russian warships are converging on the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Aden as part of a large-scale strategic exercise, a high-ranking representative the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces said on Tuesday ... On Monday, large landing ships Azov and Nikolai Filchenkov from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet left Novorossiysk for the Syrian port of Tartus ... ....(size: 2.8Kb)
The State
13 Dec 2012
Star Tribune
13 Dec 2012
Seattle Post
13 Dec 2012
Sacramento Bee
13 Dec 2012
Taipei Times
10 Dec 2012
“Divide and rule” was an old Roman principle, today being used again by Israel in the Middle East ... University scholarship and bloodthirsty narrative don’t usually go hand in hand ... The location is the area northeast of the Sea of Azov (an extension of the Black Sea). Called the Pontic Steppe, it’s the undulating, almost treeless grassland that lies between the Black Sea and the Caspian ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
Sacramento Bee
06 Dec 2012
KYIV, Ukraine, December 5, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ --. Southern Ukrainian peninsula Crimea opens the list of the new year's 20 must-see places, picked by the editors ... The list can be found here http.//travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/best-trips-2013 ... Another Crimean attraction is wine ... Locals, as well as numerous tourists from the neighboring countries visit the Black and Azov Sea beaches of the peninsula....(size: 2.5Kb)
PR Newswire
05 Dec 2012
Google. , December 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --. Southern Ukrainian peninsula Crimea opens the list of the new year's 20 must-see places, picked by the National Geographic Traveler editors ... The list can be found here http.//travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/best-trips-2013 ... Locals, as well as numerous tourists from the neighboring countries visit the Black and Azov Sea beaches of the peninsula ... ....(size: 3.6Kb)
noodls
04 Dec 2012
The contract will be effective upon final corporate approvals ... The rigs will be built to Keppel FELS' proprietary DSSTM 38U design which is customised for the Black Sea environment ... This will allow us to reach a new level of shelf development in the Black and Azov Seas, rapidly boost our oil and gas production and reduce our imports of natural gas ... It carries out offshore development in Ukrainian sections of the Black and Azov Seas....(size: 6.7Kb)
Novosti
02 Dec 2012
The police seized 56 slot machines and a poker table, the statement said ... in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, south Siberia's Altai Territory, Primorye in the Far East and in southern Russia near the Sea of Azov. ....(size: 1.3Kb)
For other uses, see Azov (disambiguation).
| Azov (English) Азов (Russian) |
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| Coordinates: 47°06′N 39°25′E / 47.1°N 39.417°E / 47.1; 39.417Coordinates: 47°06′N 39°25′E / 47.1°N 39.417°E / 47.1; 39.417 | |
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| Administrative status (as of May 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | Azov Urban Okrug[1] |
| Administrative center of | Azov Urban Okrug[1] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2004) | |
| Urban okrug | Azov Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Azov Urban Okrug[2] |
| Leader[citation needed] | Sergey Bezdolny[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 66.7 km2 (25.8 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
82,882 inhabitants[3] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 199th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 82,090 inhabitants[4] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 198th |
| Density | 1,243 /km2 (3,220 /sq mi)[5] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00)[6] |
| Founded | 13th century[7] |
| Town status since | 1708[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 346780[8] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86342[citation needed] |
Azov (Russian: Азов; IPA: [aˈzof]) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. Population: 82,882 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 82,090 (2002 Census);[4] 80,297 (1989 Census).[9]
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History[link]
Early settlements in the vicinity[link]
The mouth of the Don River has always been an important commercial center. At the start of the 3rd century BCE, the Greeks from the Bosporan Kingdom founded a colony here, which they called Tanais (after the Greek name of the river). Several centuries later, in the last third of 1st century BCE, the settlement was burnt down by king Polemon I of Pontus. The introduction of Greek colonists restored its prosperity, but the Goths practically annihilated it in the 3rd century. The site of ancient Tanais, now occupied by the khutor of Nedvigovka, has been excavated since the mid-19th century.
In the 10th century, the area passed under control of the Slavic princedom of Tmutarakan. The Kipchaks, seizing the area in 1067, renamed it Azaq (i.e., lowlands), from which appellation the modern name is derived. The Golden Horde claimed most of the coast in the 13th and 14th centuries, but the Venetian and Genoese merchants were granted permission to settle on the site of modern-day Azov and founded there a colony which they called Tana (or La Tana).
Archaeological digs[link]
In autumn 2000, Thor Heyerdahl wanted to further investigate his idea that Scandinavians may have migrated from the south via waterways. He was on the trail of Odin (Wotan), the Germanic and Nordic god of the mythologies of the early sagas. According to Snorre, the Icelandic author of the Nordic Sagas, who wrote in the 13th century, Odin was supposed to have migrated from the region of the Caucasus or the area just east of the Black Sea near the turn of the 1st century CE. Heyerdahl was particularly interested in Snorre's reference to the land of origin of the Æsir people. Heyerdahl wanted to test the veracity of Snorre and, consequently, organized the Joint Archaeological Excavation in Azov, Russia, in 2001. He had wanted to undertake a second excavation the following year, but it never happened due to his death in April 2002.[10]
Fortress of Azov[link]
In 1471, the Ottoman Empire gained control of the area and built the strong fortress of Azak (Azov).
The fort blocked the Don Cossacks from raiding and trading into the Black Sea. The Cossacks had attacked Azov in 1574, 1593, 1620, and 1626. In April 1637, three thousand Don and four thousand Zaporozhian Cossacks besieged Azov (the Turks had four thousand soldiers and two hundred cannons). The fort fell on June 21 and the Cossacks sent a request to the Tsar for re-enforcements and support. A commission recommended against this because of the danger of war with Turkey and poor state of the fortifications. In June 1641, Hussein Deli, Pasha of Silistria invested the fort with 70,000–80,000 men. In September, they had to withdraw because of disease and provisioning shortfalls. A second Russian commission reported that the siege had left very little of the walls. In March 1642, Sultan Ibrahim issued an ultimatum and Tsar Mikhail ordered the Cossacks to evacuate. The Turks reoccupied Azov in September 1642.[11]
The fortress, however, had yet to pass through many vicissitudes. During the Azov campaigns of (1696), Peter the Great, who desired naval access to the Black Sea, managed to recover the fortress.[12] Azov was granted town status in 1708,[citation needed] but the disastrous Pruth River Campaign constrained him to hand it back to the Turks in 1711.[13] A humorous description of the events is featured in Voltaire's Candide. During the Great Russo-Turkish War, it was taken by the army under Count Rumyantsev and finally ceded to Russia under the terms of Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji (1774). For seven years Azov was a seat of a its own governorate, but with the growth of neighboring Rostov-on-the-Don it gradually declined in importance. It was occupied by the Germans between July 1942 and February 1943 during World War II.
Administrative and municipal status[link]
Administratively, it is incorporated as Azov Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] Municipally, this administrative unit also has the urban okrug status.[2]
Government[link]
Sergey Bezdolny of United Russia was elected Mayor of Azov on April 3, 2005 and re-elected on October 11, 2009 by 72.9% of the voters.
Climate[link]
Azov's climate is humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dfa), featuring hot summers, cold winters (though quite mild for Russia), and fairly low precipitation.
| Climate data for Azov | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
14.58 (58.24) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
5.93 (42.68) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 47 (1.85) |
37 (1.46) |
31 (1.22) |
43 (1.69) |
53 (2.09) |
67 (2.64) |
51 (2.01) |
37 (1.46) |
36 (1.42) |
30 (1.18) |
46 (1.81) |
61 (2.4) |
539 (21.22) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 82 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN)[14] | |||||||||||||
References[link]
Notes[link]
- ^ a b c d e Law #340-ZS
- ^ a b c Law #234-ZS
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 14. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ^ (Russian) Russian postal objects – find by name
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ J. Bjornar Storfjell, "Thor Heyerdahl's Final Projects," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 10:2 (Summer 2002)
- ^ Brian L. Davies, 'Warfare, State and Society on the Black Sea Steppe, 2007, page 88-90
- ^ Lord Kinross, The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire, Perennial, 1979, p. 353. ISBN 0-688-03093-9.
- ^ Boeck, Brian J. (2008), "When Peter I Was Forced to Settle for Less: Coerced Labor and Resistance in a Failed Russian Colony (1695–1711)", The Journal of Modern History 80 (3): 485–514, DOI:10.1086/589589
- ^ "World Weather Information Service – Azov". United Nations. http://worldweather.wmo.int/107/c01023.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
Sources[link]
- Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №814-ЗС от 29 февраля 2012 г «О внесении изменений в отдельные областные Законы». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #814-ZS of February 29, 2012 On Amending Various Oblast Laws. Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №234-ЗС от 27 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границы и наделении статусом городского округа муниципального образования "Город Азов"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №339, 29 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #234-ZS of December 27, 2004 On Establishing the Border and Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Azov". Effective as of the official publication date.).
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Azov (Russian: Азов; IPA: [aˈzof]) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. Population: 82,882 (2010 Census preliminary results); 82,090 (2002 Census); 80,297 (1989 Census).
The mouth of the Don River has always been an important commercial center. At the start of the 3rd century BCE, the Greeks from the Bosporan Kingdom founded a colony here, which they called Tanais (after the Greek name of the river). Several centuries later, in the last third of 1st century BCE, the settlement was burnt down by king Polemon I of Pontus. The introduction of Greek colonists restored its prosperity, but the Goths practically annihilated it in the 3rd century. The site of ancient Tanais, now occupied by the khutor of Nedvigovka, has been excavated since the mid-19th century.
In the 10th century, the area passed under control of the Slavic princedom of Tmutarakan. The Kipchaks, seizing the area in 1067, renamed it Azaq (i.e., lowlands), from which appellation the modern name is derived. The Golden Horde claimed most of the coast in the 13th and 14th centuries, but the Venetian and Genoese merchants were granted permission to settle on the site of modern-day Azov and founded there a colony which they called Tana (or La Tana).
