For a while the city of Kharkiv, founded as a Cossack outpost, replaced Kiev as capital of this republic
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Cossack Hetmanate - Wikipedia  The Cossack Hetmanate (Ukrainian: , Het'manshchyna), officially known as the ... The Hetmanate was founded by the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host Bohdan ... Khmelnytsky besieged the city wearing down through series of random ... During the battle Pushkar was killed and replaced with a new colonel while...
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Kharkiv - Wikipedia  Kharkiv is the second-largest city in Ukraine. Located in the north-east of the country, it is the ... The city was founded in 1654 and after a humble beginning as a small ... Kharkiv was the first capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic .... 1000, half of which were local cossacks, while Selifontov brought along a Moscow...
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Kharkiv - Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine  The generally accepted date of Kharkiv's founding is 1654/5, when Ukrainian ... of the 18th century Kharkiv remained a defensive outpost; the Russian garrison and artisans ... In 1732 its male population was 3,700, 2,500 of whom were Cossacks. .... when the city became the capital of the DonetsKryvyi Rih Soviet Republic.
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History of Kiev - Wikipedia  The history of Kiev, the largest city and the capital of Ukraine, is documented as going back at least 1,400 years. According to legend, Kiev was founded by three brothers, Kyi, Shchek and .... The Tatars, who also claimed Kiev, retaliated in 13241325, so while Kiev ..... The Cossacks and Religion in Early Modern Ukraine.
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Jeopary Questions page 1265 - FAMOUS HORSES - TriviaBistro.com  COOKING: This school was founded in 1895 to teach cooking to wealthy young Frenchwomen  LITERATURE: Milan ... For a while the city of Kharkiv, founded as a Cossack outpost, replaced Kiev as capital of this republic  1980s FILM FACTS:...
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History of Russia - Wikipedia  The History of Russia begins with that of the Eastern Slavs and the Finno-Ugric peoples. The traditional beginning of Russian history is 862 A.D. Kievan Rus', the first ..... In 12371238 the Mongols burnt down the city of Vladimir (4 February 1238) ..... he had already founded the city that was to become Russia's new capital,...
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Odessa - Wikipedia  Odessa or Odesa is the third most populous city of Ukraine and a major seaport and ... During the 19th century, it was the fourth largest city of Imperial Russia, after ... Its historical architecture has a style more Mediterranean than Russian, ..... of the Dniester river and some 443 km (275 mi) south of the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
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Odessa - Wikipedia  Odessa or Odesa is the third most populous city of Ukraine and a major seaport and ... During the 19th century, it was the fourth largest city of Imperial Russia, after .... In 1905, Odessa was the site of a workers' uprising supported by the crew of ..... is also one of the Ukrainian Navy's most important bases on the Black Sea.
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Russian World Forums  View topic - Rostov-on-Don  The city of Rostov-on-Don is the capital of the Rostov region, SE ... the site in 1749, but the city grew around a fortress erected in 1761 and named for St. Dmitri of Rostov. ... The custom house was built according to the edict of the Empress ... set up there, establishing a settlement on the high bank of the Don...
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Why Did Russia Give Away Crimea Sixty Years Ago? | Wilson Center  Mar 19, 2014 ... The Transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine, 1954. Mark Kramer. Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire ... there is no connection between that treaty and the Crimean peninsula.
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Free Flashcards about CITIES - StudyStack  IN 1240 BATU & THIS HORDE PILLAGED THIS "MOTHER OF RUSSIAN CITIES" NOW IN THE UKRAINE, KIEV. 3 FRENCH ..... THIS FLORIDA CITY WAS NAMED BY A RAILROAD OFFICIAL FOR HIS BOYHOOD HOME IN RUSSIA, ST.
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Cruise port St Petersburg Overview - Beyondships Cruise Destinations  Above: On Vasilevsky Island in the Neva River are many impressive Czarist ... Although St. Petersburg is a relatively young city (founded in 1703), it has a rich history. ... In any event, the provisional government fell and the Soviet Union was born. ... 5 million, St. Petersburg is the second largest city in the Russian Federation.
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Russian Empire - Wikipedia  Russia, also officially known as the Russian Empire, was a state that existed from 1721 until it .... There he built Russia's new capital, Saint Petersburg, to replace Moscow, ... Caspian Sea at the expense of the at that time weakened Safavid Persians. ..... Nicholas II proved ineffective as a ruler and in the end his dynasty was...
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How did Moscow become the Capital/most important city in Russia ...  Dec 14, 2011 ... In the modern time, the immediate reason to move the capital to ... masterful political play by their rulers jockeying for power/position in front of the ... Later the passage to the Black Sea became crucial since Russians were land locked. .... With that said, the capital was moved from Moscow to Peter's new city...
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City and geographical review - Best Of Ukraine  Sevastopol (or Sebastopol) is one of the largest sea ports, a cultural, ... also includes 2 towns  Balaklava and Inkerman, urban-type settlement Kacha, .... Modern Sevastopol was founded in 1783 as a naval fortification, a city and port by Catherine II on ... 1784 Ahtiar, city - fortress at the Black sea, was renamed Sevastopol.
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Saint Petersburg - Wikipedia  Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with five million inhabitants in ... Peter moved the capital from Moscow to Saint Petersburg in 1712, 9 years ... In 1728, Peter II of Russia moved his seat back to Moscow. ... It remained the seat of the Romanov dynasty and the Imperial Court of the Russian Tsars,...
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Amid tensions with West, a new Moscow emerges | Russia Beyond ...  Nov 28, 2014 ... At street level, the Russian capital looks closer to Europe than ever. ... said that no other major city has transformed more dramatically since that event than Moscow. ... When it was the capital of the socialist world, Russia's most ... the hotel boasted 3,200 rooms and was for decades the largest in the world.
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Kiev - Wikitravel  Kyiv (Ukrainian:  - Kyiv, Russian:  - Kiev) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine with - officially - over 2.7 million inhabitants (unofficially up to 4 million...
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Kiev - Wikipedia  Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the .... In the book Travels, by Joseph Marshall (London, 1772), the city is referred to ... passed through the area and where he erected a cross, a church was built. .... More than 600,000 Soviet soldiers were killed or captured in the great...
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Kiev | national capital, Ukraine | Britannica.com  Kiev, Ukrainian Kyiv, also spelled Kyyiv, Russian Kiyev, chief city and capital of Ukraine. A port on the Dnieper (Dnipro) River and a large railroad junction, it is a...
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History of Russia (172196) - Wikipedia  The era of Russian palace revolutions (thematically)[edit]. Peter changed the rules of .... Under her rule, Russia took part in the Seven Years' War from 1755 to 1762. ... In 1783, Catherine annexed the Crimea, helping to spark the next War with the ... The Charter to the Towns that established self-government of the towns...