 Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod colloquially shortened as Nizhny and also transliterated into English as Nizhniy Novgorod or Nizhni Novgorod, is the fourth largest city of Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk.
Nizhny Novgorod is the economic and cultural center of the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and also the administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and Volga Federal Dist ... Date added: 26 April '06 |  Yekaterinoburg Yekaterinoburg is a major city in the central part of Russian Federation, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range.
Yekaterinoburg is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District. Its population of 1,293,537 (2002 Census) makes it Russia's fifth largest city. Between 1924 and 1991, the city was known as Sver ... Date added: 26 April '06 |  Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk is the major industrial, scientific, and cultural center of the southern Ural. The city is located on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains along the banks of the Miass River (the inflow of Iseti) and has geographical coordinates: 61°08'-61°17' east longitude, 55°03'-55°19' north latitude, bordered by pine forest to the west and to the north.
Chelyabinsk's relief is slightly hill ... Date added: 27 April '06 |  Perm Perm is a city in and administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. It is situated on the banks of the Kama River, at the foot of the Ural Mountains.
Perm population is 1,001,653 (2002 Census).
Perm was populated by pagan Finno-Ugric tribes who lived to the southeast of the legendary Bjarmaland and northeast of Volga Bulgaria. Between the 13th and 14th centuries, Russian fur traders and Christ ... Date added: 27 April '06 |  Volgograd Volgograd is a city in and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is situated on the west bank of the Volga River. Volgograd population in 2002 was 1,011,417 .
Volgograd originated with the foundation in 1589 of the fortress of Tsaritsyn at the confluence of the Tsaritsa and Volga rivers. The fortress, which took its name from the local name Sary Su (Yellow Water\River in Tat ... Date added: 09 July '06 |  Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk is the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, and the third largest city in Siberia, having a population of 909,341 in the 2002 census. It lies on the Yenisei River and is an important station on the Trans-Siberian railway.
Krasnoyarsk is one of the earliest settlements of Siberia. It was founded as a fort in 1628 by Cossack Andrey Dubenskiy. It was a wooden fortress wit ... Date added: 29 April '06 |  Lodz Lodz is Poland's second-largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). Lodz lies in the center of the country. Lodz serves as the capital of the Lodz Voivodship. In Polish, the word Lodz also means "boat."
Lodz first appears in the written record in a document giving the village of Lodzia to the bishops of Wloclawek in 1332. In 1423 King Wladyslaw Jagiello granted city rights to the village of Lodz ... Date added: 20 May '06 |  Khabarovsk Khabarovsk is the administrative center and the largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some 30 km from the Chinese border.
Population and Short Info:
Khabarovsk, a city of more than 600,000 people, is second only to Vladivostok in size in the Russian Far East. While winter is only beginning to loosen its hold on Magadan, to the north, spring had clearly arrived in Khabarovsk ... Date added: 07 July '06 |  Vladivostok Vladivostok is the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated close to the Russo-Chinese border and North Korea. It is the home port of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet. The city's name means "rule the East" in Russian; in the Chinese language, the city is known as "Sea Cucumber Marsh".
Demographics:
- The city's population was 594,701 as of the 2002 Census.
- From 1958 to 19 ... Date added: 07 July '06 |  Irkutsk Irkutsk is the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, one of the most important places in Siberia, being not only the principal commercial depot north of Tashkent, but also a fortified military post, an archbishopric of the Russian Orthodox Church and the seat of several learned societies. Irkutsk population: 593,604 (2002 Census); 500,000 (1975); 49,106 (1900); 32,512 (1875).
History:
Irk ... Date added: 08 July '06 |  Poznan Poznan is a city in west-central Poland with over 578,900 inhabitants (2002). Located by the Warta River, it is one of the oldest cities in Poland, making it an important historical center. Poznan's impressive cathedral is the earliest church in the country, containing the tombs of the first Polish rulers: duke Mieszko I, king Boleslaus the Brave, king Mieszko II, duke Casimir I the Restorer, duke ... Date added: 09 July '06 |  Penza Penza is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Penza Oblast in the Volga Federal District. It stands on the Sura River, 625 km south-east of Moscow. Penza's Population: 518,025 (2002 Census).
History:
Penza was founded in 1663 as a frontier outpost on the then southeastern border of Russia. During the 18th century Penza became an important trade center.
In 1774, Penza was taken ... Date added: 09 July '06 |  Fatty Arbuckle Fatty Arbuckle (Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle) was born on Thursday, March 24, 1887 in Smith Center and he was a famous actor from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Mar 24, Fatty was an Aries. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Mollie Arbuckle. - his father's name: William Goodrich Arbuckle.Fatty dated Araminta Estelle Durfee (wife) and amongst other amorous encounters was Addie Du ... Date added: 04 June '08 |  Warren R. Austin Warren R. Austin (Warren Robinson Austin) was born on Monday, November 12, 1877 in Highgate Center and he was a famous politician from United States of Congregationalist religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Nov 12, Warren R. was a Scorpio. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Ann Mathilda Robinson. - his father's name: Chauncey Goodrich Austin.Warren R. Austin had studied at Brigham Aca ... Date added: 04 June '08 |  Ann Walsh Bradley Ann Walsh Bradley was born on Wednesday, July 05, 1950 in Richland Center and she is a famous judge from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Jul 05, Ann Walsh is a Cancer. - her ethnicity: White.Ann Walsh Bradley had studied at Richland Center High School, Richland Center, WI and then she attended the BA, Webster College (in 1972).Ann Walsh dated Mark (husband).Famous Why : Justice. ... Date added: 04 June '08 | Melvil Dewey Melvil Dewey (Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey) was born on Wednesday, December 10, 1851 in Adams Center and he was a famous curator from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Dec 10, Melvil was a Sagittarius. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Eliza Greene Dewey. - his father's name: Joel Dewey. - Brother : Monford Joel Dewey. - Sisters : Marion Meroa Dewey Tanner, Marietta Dewey, Ma ... Date added: 04 June '08 |  George Docking George Docking was born on Tuesday, February 23, 1904 in Clay Center and he was a famous politician from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Feb 23, George was a Pisces. - his ethnicity: White.He attended the University of Kansas (in 1925).George dated Mary Virginia Blackwell (wife).He died on Monday, January 20, 1964, in Kansas City; cause of death: emphysema.Famous Why : Governor of Kan ... Date added: 04 June '08 | John E. Herbst John E. Herbst (John Edward Herbst) was born on Tuesday, August 12, 1952 in Rockville Center and he is a famous diplomat from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Aug 12, John E. is a Leo. - his ethnicity: White.He attended the BS Foreign Service, Georgetown University (in 1974).John E. dated Nadezda Christoff Herbst (wife).Famous Why : US Ambassador to Ukraine. ... Date added: 06 June '08 | Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks (Charles Warren Fairbanks) was born on Tuesday, May 11, 1852 in Unionville Center and he was a famous politician from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on May 11, Charles W. was a Taurus. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Mary Adelaide Smith. - his father's name: Loriston Fairbanks.He attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH (in 1872).Charles W. d ... Date added: 06 June '08 | Charles A. Ray Charles A. Ray (Charles Allen Ray) was born in Center and he is a famous diplomat from United States.Life in Brief: - his ethnicity: Black.He attended the BA, Benedictine College (in 1972).Charles A. dated Myung Wook Ray (wife).Famous Why : US Ambassador to Cambodia. ... Date added: 07 June '08 | Harold Frend See Jr. Harold Frend See, Jr. was born on Sunday, November 07, 1943 in Great Lakes Naval Training Center and he is a famous judge from United States of Baptist religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Nov 07, Harold Frend See, is a Scorpio. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Corinne. - his father's name: Harold F. See.Harold Frend See, Jr. had studied at Emporia High School, Emporia, KS (in 1962) ... Date added: 08 June '08 |  John F. A. Strong John F. A. Strong (John Franklin Alexander Strong) was born on Wednesday, October 15, 1856 in Salmon Center and he was a famous politician from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Oct 15, John F. A. was a Libra. - his ethnicity: White.He died on Saturday, July 27, 1929, in Seattle; cause of death: heart failure.Famous Why : Territorial Governor of Alaska. ... Date added: 08 June '08 | Edwin A. Walker Edwin A. Walker (Edwin Anderson Walker) was born on Wednesday, November 10, 1909 in Center Point and he was a famous military from United States of Anglican/Episcopalian religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Nov 10, Edwin A. was a Scorpio. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Charolette Thorton Walker. - his father's name: George Pickney Walker.Edwin A. Walker had studied at Schreiner In ... Date added: 08 June '08 |  Ella Wheeler Wilcox Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Ella Wheeler) was born on Tuesday, November 05, 1850 in Johnstown Center and she was a famous poet from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Nov 05, Ella Wheeler was a Scorpio. - her ethnicity: White.Ella Wheeler dated Robert M. Wilcox (husband).She died on Thursday, October 30, 1919, in Short Beach; cause of death: cancer - unspecified.Famous Why : Poems of Passion. ... Date added: 08 June '08 | Frank B. Willis Frank B. Willis (Frank Bartlett Willis) was born on Thursday, December 28, 1871 in Lewis Center and he was a famous politician from United States.Life in Brief: - Being born on Dec 28, Frank B. was a Capricorn. - his ethnicity: White.He attended the Ohio Northern University (in 1894).He died on Friday, March 30, 1928, in Delaware; cause of death: unspecified.Famous Why : Governor and Senator from ... Date added: 08 June '08 | Hubert Work Hubert Work was born on Tuesday, July 03, 1860 in Marion Center and he was a famous politician from United States of Presbyterian religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Jul 03, Hubert was a Cancer. - his ethnicity: White. - his father's name: Moses Thomas Work.He attended the Pennsylvania State Normal School.Hubert dated Laura M. Arbuckle (wife) and amongst other amorous encounters was Ethel Reed ... Date added: 08 June '08 |  Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (Frank Lincoln Wright) was born on Saturday, June 08, 1867 in Richland Center and he was a famous architect from United States of Unitarian religion.Life in Brief: - Being born on Jun 08, Frank Lloyd was a Gemini. - his ethnicity: White. - his mother's name: Anna Lloyd-Jones. - his father's name: William Carey Wright.He attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison (but he dro ... Date added: 08 June '08 |
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