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  Kurgan, Russia
Kurgan type barrows were characteristic of Bronze Age nomadic peoples of the steppes, from the Altai to the Caucasus and Romania.
The "Kurgan hypothesis" of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origins assumes gradual expansion of the "Kurgan culture" until it encompasses the entire pontic steppe, Kurgan IV being identified with the Yamna culture of around 3000 BC.
In the Kurgan hypothesis, the entire pontic steppes are considered the PIE Urheimat, and a variety of late PIE dialects is assumed to have been spoken across the region.
www.creekin.net /c6245-n153-kurgan-russia.html   (1366 words)

  
 Iranica.com - KURGAN TEPE
KURGAN TEPE (Qu@rg@onteppa in Tajik orthography; Kurgan-Tyube in Russian), provincial capital and former province of Tajikistan.
Kurgan Tepe was 12,600 km2 in extent; its population was 946,000 in 1986 (EST VIII, pp.
The city of Kurgan Tepe, the administrative center of the former province of Kurgan Tepe and the present K_atla@n, stands at an altitude of 430 m on the middle course of the Vakòæ, 95 km south of the capital.
www.iranica.com /newsite/articles/ot_grp8/ot_kurgantepe_20050727.html   (1717 words)

  
 Qostanay Kazakhstan (oblast) overview, people, industries. - AboutKazakhstan.com
The population of Qostanay oblast is 1,025,000 (2002 est.).
Qostanay oblast contains a portion of the Turgay Lowland, which lies between the foothills of the Urals and the Kazakh Uplands and connects the West Siberian Plain in the north with the Turgay Tableland in the south.
The climate of Qostanay oblast is continental and dry.
aboutkazakhstan.com /Qostanay_oblast.shtml   (245 words)

  
 The Polish-Ukrainian archaeological research
The central tomb of the Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan is the first investigated assemblage of that rank since the discovery of the Kul-Oba Kurgan on the Crimean peninsula in 1830, which survived unlooted.
Together with the grave on the side of the Kurgan uncovered at the end of the 19th century, it is an exceptional burial place.
The Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan enveloped Scythian burials which were undoubtedly connected with the nomadic environment of the steppe zone and are part of the civilization occurrences in the Great Steppe.
www2.uj.edu.pl /IRO/NEWSLET/IRC9/Chochorowski.html   (1421 words)

  
 Blazons of Kurgan Oblast Towns
Coat of arms of Kurgan Oblast was instituted on December 1, 1997.
The description of the coat of arms: "The Coat of Arms of Kurgan Oblast represents a green heraldic shield, in which field two silver barrows, from which left - less and arise from behind the right; in silver wall-like extremity with five merlons and four embrasures - running azure marten with gold muzzle and breast.
The author of arms and flag of Kurgan Oblast is Dmitry Ivanov.
www.heraldry.hobby.ru /eng/e.kurgan.html   (268 words)

  
 Oblast Kurgan - Wikipedia
Einige Teile der Oblast sind wie viele andere Gebiete der ehemaligen Sowjetunion durch Umweltverschmutzung belastet:
In der Oblast sind etwa 700 Tonnen heute verbotene Pestizide aus den Jahren 1972–1975 gelagert.
Teile der Oblast gehörten in verschiedenen Zeiten zu den Gouvernements Tobolsk, Orenburg, Perm und Tscheljabinsk, zu Zeiten der Sowjetunion zu den Oblasten Ural, Omsk und Tscheljabinsk.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oblast_Kurgan   (551 words)

  
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Kurgan Oblast Governor Oleg Bogomolov told journalists that 50 rubles is insufficient to allow pensioners to purchase transportation passes, which cost 300 rubles in the oblast.
The Kurgan Oblast legislature on 19 January agreed to extend the benefit of free public transportation to pensioners until March.
The Kurgan city legislature on 19 January extended the right of free public transportation to virtually all categories of beneficiaries who enjoyed this right prior to the 1 January reform, at a cost of 75 million rubles ($2.5 million) to the city budget.
www.rferl.org /newsline/2005/01/1-RUS/rus-250105.asp?po=y   (2124 words)

  
 Constitution of Russia
The Aga Buryat Autonomous Oblast, the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, the Koryak Autonomous Okrug, the Nenetsk Autonomous Okrug, the Taymyr (Dolgano-Nenets) Autonomous Okrug, the Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug, the Khanti-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, the Chukotsk Autonomous Okrug, the Evenk Autonomous Okrug, the Yamalo-Nenetsk Autonomous Okrug.
The status of a kray, oblast, city of federal significance, autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrug is determined by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the charter of the kray, oblast, city of federal significance, autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrug adopted by the legislative (representative) organ of the relevant component of the Russian Federation.
The relations of the autonomous okrugs forming part of a kray or oblast can be regulated by a federal law and treaty between the organs of state power of an autonomous okrug and, accordingly, by the organs of state power of a kray or oblast.
www.uta.edu /cpsees/RUSCON.htm   (10102 words)

  
 Poet: kurgan kurgan - All poems of kurgan kurgan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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www.poemhunter.com /kurgan-kurgan   (206 words)

  
 Moscow Oblast :: Regions & Cities :: Russia-InfoCentre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Moscow Oblast can offer a lot to see as it is closely connected with Russian capital in historical and economic senses.
Maybe the most delightful moment in traveling around the Moscow Oblast is that it has a lot of hotels and wonderful recreational areas equipped with everything needed for having a great time.
Moscow Oblast is one of Central Russia's most industrialized regions with a well-developed agricultural industry and high scientific potential.
www.russia-ic.com /regions/1724   (656 words)

  
 Kurgan Region (Russia)
The coat of arms of Kurgan Region is a green heraldic shield bearing two stylized kurgans (mounds), of which the left is smaller and emerges from behind the right.
The flag of Kurgan Region is a rectangular bunting, the breadth to the length related to each other as 1:2, divided horizontally into three equal fields of white, emerald (green) and white.
In the central part of the emerald (green) field is the “kurgan” emblem from the coat of arms of Kurgan Region: two silver kurgans (mounds), one behind the other, the silhouettes of the kurgans separated by an emerald contour.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ru-kgn.html   (361 words)

  
 Kurgan Oblast
Many of these can be purchased in extremely hi-res digital format.
Kurgan Oblast (lang-ruКурга́нская о́бласть) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
Kurgan Oblast is located in the Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT/YEKST).
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Kurgan_Oblast   (143 words)

  
 Kurgan Oblast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurgan Oblast (Russian: Курга́нская о́бласть) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
On January 1, 2008, Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug will be merged into Irkutsk Oblast.
On July 1, 2007, Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Autonomous Okrug will merge to form Kamchatka Krai.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kurgan_Oblast   (141 words)

  
 Leningrad Oblast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leningrad Oblast retained its name after the fall of the Soviet Union in spite of the renaming of its namesake city.
The oblast was historically known as Ingria (until 1927), but that region also contained the Karelian Isthmus which was ceded by Finland in 1940.
The oblast has an area of 84,500 km² and population 1,669,205 (as of 2002 Census).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leningrad_Oblast   (219 words)

  
 Shchuch?ye
Shchuch´ye is located in the Kurgan Region (or Oblast), 975 miles east of Moscow, and contains approximately 14 percent of the stockpile on an agent tonnage basis.
Within the context of the Kurgan Region’s environmental issues, human health and economic issues, the people of Shchuch´ye, Chumlyak and Planovy believe chemical weapons destruction is an important issue because the safe and secure disposal of the Russian chemical stockpile will yield benefits to both the people and the environment.
Consequently, the Ministry of Defense and the Kurgan Region are considering two locations for the chemical weapons destruction facility: one approximately 17 kilometers north of the storage installation and one approximately five kilometers west of the storage installation.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/world/russia/shchuchye.htm   (2934 words)

  
 Coat of arms and flags of Russian cities and regions
Heraldry of Moscow oblast" - Official, historical and municipal coats of arms and flags of Moscow oblast (incl.
Heraldry of Saratov oblast" - The coats of arms and flags of municipalities and cities in Saratov oblast
Heraldry of Sverdlovsk oblast" - The coats of arms and flags of municipalities and cities in Sverdlovsk oblast
vector-images.com /regions.php   (326 words)

  
 Federation Council Membership
Chairman of the Deputies Assembly of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Chairman of the Deputies Assembly of Lipetsk Oblast
Chairman of the Deputies Assembly of Pskov Oblast
archive.tol.cz /Elections/Duma/FedCouncil.html   (383 words)

  
 BACKGROUND PAPER: SVERDLOVSK OBLAST ECONOMY
The first military show in the Urals region was held July 2, 1999 in Nizhniy Tagil and attracted a number of foreign businessmen.
- Sverdlovsk oblast produces annually up to one million tons of grain, 1.1 million tons of potatoes, 310,000 tons of vegetables, 900,000 tons of milk, 150,000 tons of meat and 1.3 billion eggs.
Sverdlovsk oblast is self sufficient in potatoes and vegetables, eggs and diary products.
www.russiancouncil.org /reports/sver4.htm   (1126 words)

  
 Volga-Ural Military District
The Volga-Urals Military District lies within the administrative borders of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Republic of Mariy El, the Republic of Mordovia, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Udmurt Republic, the Chuvash Republic, Kirov, Kurgan, Orenburg, Penza, Perm, Samara, Saratov, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, and Chelyabinsk Oblasts, and the Komi-Permyak, Khanty-Mansiysk, and Yamalo-Nenetsk Autonomous Okrugs.
The Volga Military District, headquartered at Samara, is an interior district that includes the 2d Combined Arms Army, together with an airborne division that is operationally subordinate to the Ministry of Defense.
As the commander by troops of that recreated UrVO were appointed experienced military leader, participant in the war shooting in Afghanistan the General OF YU.P. of Greeks, to of this served to the post first deputy commander-in-chief of forces Transcaucasian military district, group of Russian troops in Transcaucasia.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/vo-volga-ural.htm   (5984 words)

  
 Kurgan Region (Kurgan Oblast): vector images of flags and heraldry
Kurgan Region (Kurgan Oblast): vector images of flags and heraldry
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vector-images.com /heraldry.php?id=45   (96 words)

  
 RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
Incumbent Kurgan Oblast Governor Oleg Bogomolov was reelected as governor in the second round on 19 December, Regnum reported on 20 December.
The second round was initially scheduled for 5 December but the Kurgan Oblast court cancelled the decision and postponed the elections.
The Ulyanovsk Oblast court has disqualified Sergei Gerasimov from the second round of the Ulyanovsk gubernatorial elections set for 26 December, RBC reported on 20 December.
www.rferl.org /reports/tb-weekly-report/2004/12/0-211204.asp   (1926 words)

  
 Fox Cities - Kurgan Sister Cities - About Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Since the mid-1980’s, members of the Fox Valley area of northeastern Wisconsin have shared a strong and ongoing concern for world peace, safety and the quality of life at home and in the Russian regional community of Kurgan.
In 1997, the US government began to understand that not only were these deplorable conditions, but that they contributed to a weak Russia that could be as dangerous as a strong one had been.
“On behalf of the Government of Kurgan Oblast, Russia let me express my deepest respect and gratitude to you for a continued support of the partnership between Fox Cities, Wisconsin and Kurgan-Schuchye, Russia.
www.foxcitieskurgan.org /aboutus.html   (1177 words)

  
 Kurgan (city) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurgan (Russian: Курга́н) is the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast, Russia; one of the oldest cities in Siberia (geographical position: 55°28′N 65°21′E).
Kurgan is on the Trans-Siberian railway line, between Yekaterinburg and Omsk.
Categories: Cities and towns in Kurgan Oblast
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kurgan_(city)   (135 words)

  
 Mamayev Kurgan- Volgograd, Russia - VirtualTourist.com
Mamayov Kurgan is a huge War memorial complex dedicated to those that lost their lives in the battle of Stalingrad.
Mamaev Kurgan has an indoor section also, where an eternal flame is guarded by a soldier.
Mamayev Kurgan: This is one more general view...
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Russia/Volgogradskaya_Oblast/Volgograd-535601/Things_To_Do-Volgograd-Mamayev_Kurgan-R-2.html   (621 words)

  
 What's new?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
New blazons of Dubna (Moscow Oblast) and Tyumen (Tyumen Oblast) were added.
New blazons of Kurgan (Kurgan Oblast) and Nerekhta (Kostroma Oblast) were added.
Blazons of Kineshma (Ivanovo Oblast), Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarsk Region), Omutinskoe (Tyumen Oblast) and Promyshlennovsky Rayon (Kemerovo Oblast) were added.
heraldry.hobby.ru /gub/e.new.html   (143 words)

  
 Subdivisions of Kurgan Region (Russia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
On his page about Kurgan flags, Yury Rocich displays the image of the flag of Kurgan city.
The source is Dmitry Ivanov, author of the flag of the city of Shadrinsk (also in Kurgan oblast) but I don’t know if he is also the author of the flag of Kurgan city.
Dmitry Ivanov is not only the maker of the computer image above but also the creator of the flag design itself; he also designed the Kurgan regional flag.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ru-kgn-.html   (237 words)

  
 H5N1 Bird Flu Expands Host Range In Western Asia
The flu virus has been discovered among wild and barnyard fowls in Kurgan and Novosibirsk oblasts, reports the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia.
As mentioned in a report with reference to Rosselkhoznadzor [Russian Agricultural Directorate], there has been "confirmed, the circulation of the virus of the flu of subtype H5 in wild birds (ducks, gulls, and forest wildfowl) and in barnyards of citizens in two locations of Chastoozersky and Petukhovsky regions of Kurgan oblast".
The same pathogen is determined from pathologic material from wild ducks, which perished on a lake outside of the village of Urusy in the Sargatsky region of Omsk oblast.
www.rense.com /general67/H5N1birdfluexpandshost.htm   (494 words)

  
 Send Flowers to Kurgan, Russia - gift delivery by a florist in Kurgan.
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The florist in Kurgan features fast and reliable flower delivery service within the city and the region.
You can find all specific details related to gift delivery to Kurgan and the region in the green table on the right side of the page.
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