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  Magadan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magadan (Russian: Магада́н), is a city in and the administrative center of Magadan Oblast, Russia founded in 1933.
It is a port on the Sea of Okhotsk.
Magadan has an enormous Cathedral under construction, and the Mask of Sorrow memorial - a huge sculpture in memory of Stalin's victims.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magadan   (311 words)

  
 Magadan Oblast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magadan Oblast (Russian: Магада́нская о́бласть) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), in the Far Eastern Federal District.
Its administrative center is the city of Magadan.
Ethnic groups: As of the 2002 census, ethnic Russians at 146,511 constitute 80.2% of the population, the rest identifying themselves as belonging to 104 different ethnic groups.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magadan_Oblast   (200 words)

  
 Magadan: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The magadan oblast is a regional subdivision of russia, in the far eastern federal districtfar eastern federal district....
(Magadan was a major transit center for prisoners being sent to labor camps.
Magadan is the only modern Russian city to have the same name as a city mentioned in the Bible Bible quick summary:
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/magadan.htm   (611 words)

  
 Magadan Connects Solidly With Padres' Players   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Magadan debuted in the major leagues in September 1986 and raised eyebrows with 10 hits in 18 plate appearances for the New York Mets.
Magadan is admired in the clubhouse for his intensity.
Magadan is savoring the opportunity to experience the postseason for the first time since the Mets lost the 1988 National League Championship Series to the Dodgers.
rays.tbo.com /rays/MGB694ELDEE.html   (553 words)

  
 Russia - Magadan Region - RussiaTrek.com
The Magadan region is a mainland area; it is close to the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Economy: Magadan is a seaport town in the North-East of Russia on the coast of the sea of Okhotsk below the 60th parallel.
Magadan (population 140 000 people) is the capital of the Magadan region main industries of which are gold-mining and fishing.
www.russiatrek.com /r_magadan.shtml   (229 words)

  
 destination guide - Magadan - Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Magadan, an administrative centre of the Magadan region with a population of 128 thousand, is located on the coast of the Okhotskoye sea.
Magadan was founded in 1929 because of the developing of the natural resources (gold) in the north-east of Russia.
The present Magadan is the economical, scientific and cultural centre of the region.
www.cityguides-worldwide.com /Russia/2024.htm   (82 words)

  
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There I found a description of Magadan as a modern town which used to be a "peaceful village" at the shore of the Sea of Okhotsk.
The present population of Magadan, an industrial town with a university and a port, is 162,000.
Magadan itself was constructed to serve as a base for the mining camps in the Kolyma basin.
alpha.montclair.edu /~kowalskiL/magadan/marek.html   (3289 words)

  
 Following the trail of Magadan Gold Kinross Gold Corp. announced an agreement with the Magadan Governor two days before ...
But what is clear is that Kinross' experience in Magadan, where the governor had the power to crush any business and where fortunes could be made on political ties alone, is a telling example of why, in a region once teeming with Canadians prospecting for gold, foreign investors are now few and far between.
Magadan, however, has a shelf in the Sea of Okhotsk that could contain vast reserves of more than 1.2 billion tons of oil, said Alexander Polyakov, the head of the Magadan's natural resources department.
Vladimir Butkeyev, Magadan's representative in the State Duma, said it makes the most sense for the interests of powerful Moscow groups to be mixed up in the killing.
www.templetonthorp.com /en/news248   (2757 words)

  
 Newsletter Oct 1996 "Magadan - city of prison camps and death"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
We were invited to lunch by the leaders of a church in Magadan.
She had apparently been away from Magadan for twelve years, but one week earlier she had returned to Magadan to attend Bible School, and the first time she had been to the church was the day of our visit.
After she had confessed her family's part in the terrible blood-guilt of Magadan, we were able, in the power of Jesus' blood, to release her from the curse over her family and to pronounce forgiveness.
www.crossnet.se /sjoberg/E9610_3.htm   (915 words)

  
 Travel East Russia - Magadan Oblast
The airport is about an hour away from downtown Magadan, approximately 54 kilometers.
Settled as a support base for the exploration of minerals, it became the center of the Gulag Archipelago described by writers such as Solzhenitsyn, Shalamov and Ginsburg.
More than a million people who were declared enemies of the state died in Magadan camps.
www.traveleastrussia.com /magadan.html   (316 words)

  
 Magadan: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
152,000), capital of Magadan region (Magadan region: the magadan oblast is a regional subdivision of russia, in the far eastern federal...
During the Stalin (Stalin: Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)) era, Magadan was a major transit center for prisoners being sent to labor camps.
Magadan is the only modern Russian city to have the same name as a city mentioned in the Bible (Bible: The sacred writings of the Christian religions) (Matthew 15:39).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/magadan   (274 words)

  
 Magadan
152,000), capital of Magadan region, Russian Far East, a port on the Sea of Okhotsk.
This is known as the 'Road of Bones' because of the number of prisoners who died during its construction.
Magadan is the only modern Russian city to have the same name as a city mentioned in the Bible (Matthew 15:39).
www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk /directory/magadan/magadan.htm   (179 words)

  
 Dave Magadan | BaseballLibrary.com
Magadan, a lefthanded line-drive hitter, showed the same skills as cousin Lou Piniella.
The Mets' second-round pick in the June 1983 draft, he was the offensive hero of the Mets' division-clinching game in 1986 during a late-season call-up.
Magadan was 11-for-24 at the plate and also pitched a complete-game win over Omaha.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/Magadan_Dave.stm   (479 words)

  
 Magadan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The city of Magadan (population: 136,000) lies at the Nagayevo Bay of the Gulf of Tauysk, on the northern coast of the Sea of Okhotsk.
Magadan's port, Nagaevo, has a large fishing fleet, and remains open year-round with the help of icebreakers.
There are a number of scientific, cultural, and educational establishments, while the North International University in Magadan is one of the major factors of the Magadan oblast's (an "oblast" is a province) economic prospect.
www.tworiversbaptist.org /russianmission2.htm   (459 words)

  
 magadan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Magadan oblast is an area in northeastern Russia, better known as 'the Kolyma', after the largest river flowing through the area.
The history of Magadan oblast is a history of mining, since little other activity took place there.
Kedon is a locality in the eastern part of Magadan Oblast.
maurice.strahlen.org /Magadan/magadan.htm   (1413 words)

  
 Dave Magadan Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Dave Magadan was born on Sunday, September 30, 1962, in Tampa, Florida.
Magadan was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1986, with the New York Mets.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Magadan baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=magadda01   (297 words)

  
 Hunting the Russian Far East For Brown Bear and Snow Sheep.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Its better hunting in Magadan, less pressure on the client, and the hunts are better run.
The bear hunted in the Magadan Region is the same specie and the same size as the bears taken on Kamchatka.
We prefer the Magadan Region to the Kamchatka Peninsula due to the lack of hunting pressure, quantity of game, quality of operation and the fact that there is no local pressure to hunt in an illegal manner.
www.larryrivers.com /kulu.htm   (1766 words)

  
 KOLYMA: The Land of Gold and Death by Stanley J. Kowalski   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
They populated the town of Magadan and its hinterland, and were meant to work there to their deaths and not return.
Consequently, Magadan, from having only 165 houses and buildings in 1935, (not counting prison camps), grew within half a century into a metropolis of 160,000 people.
In this entire book there is no mention whatsoever of the slave labor which gave this place a birth from the death and suffering of countless souls.
www.personal.psu.edu /users/w/x/wxk116/sjk/kolyma3.htm   (1577 words)

  
 Magadan
Magadan was the administrative center for Siberian gulags, and was a closed city until the late 1980s.
Magadan, a port city on the Sea of Okhotsk, is wintry still in mid-May.
An apartment kitchen window overlooks a bus stop on a day when a hint of snow is in the air.
www.alaska.net /~design/fareast/magadan.html   (177 words)

  
 Magadan Oblast
Tsvetkov, general director of a joint-stock company, was elected to the State Duma in the December parliamentary election from a Magadan single-member constituency, where he joined the Russian Regions faction.
Magadan Oblast is located in Russia's Far East, running north from its capital Magadan along the northern shore of the Sea of Okhotsk and eastwards to the Taigonos Peninsula and the middle reaches of the Omolon River.
There is no railway; the main internal communication is a road from Magadan city to the Sakha Republic that crosses the Kolyma gold fields.
archive.tol.cz /Elections/Russia/Regions/About/Magadan.html   (450 words)

  
 Magadan on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
MAGADAN WANTS TO HAVE A SAY ABOUT HIS FUTURE
During the Stalin era, it was a major transit center for prisoners being sent to labor camps.
Russia: Magadan Region Media Highlights 10-16 Apr 06
www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Magadan.asp   (221 words)

  
 Magadan Region (Russia)
The colours remain familiar to the inhabitant of Magadan as they remind of the subjects on the arms of the city of Magadan, except that the famous deer on red background has been replaced by the regional arms.
This was reported to be the flag of Magadan by way of Dirk Schoenberger, from an unknown source.
Whatever it is, was or would have been, it is not the local flag of the Region of Magadan.
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/ru-mag.html   (528 words)

  
 A Light in Magadan - Restoration
When our house in Magadan first opened in 1993, at the first Sunday Mass in the parish, the person whom Alma Coffman especially noticed was Veronica Petronite.
So in Magadan, far from her homeland and knowing little Russian, she lived under the stigma of being an ex-convict.
Alvina Voropayeva, a friend of MH Magadan, translated it, and the editor added the opening and closing paragraphs.
www.madonnahouse.org /restoration/2006/01/a_light_in_magadan.html   (1642 words)

  
 Gifts and Flowers - Magadan.
Gift and Flower Shop - Magadan and the region are serviced.
We will be happy to assist you to deliver your gift to Magadan, Russia.
The orders are fulfilled by a highly experienced Magadan florist.
www.flowers-to-russia.com /russia/magadan_st3.html   (173 words)

  
 Ice-Floe: Contributors A - D   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Varvara Arkook (Belolyubskaya) was born in 1948 in the small village of Orotuk (now in the Magadan region).
He is well known in the north of Russia as the author of poems for children.
In Magadan, seven of his poetry books have been edited, with many other poems published in regional newspapers and magazines.
www.icefloepress.org /contriba-z.shtml   (3638 words)

  
 Magadan Airlines Schedule - Anchorage/Petropavlovsk
The Magadan Airlines rep in Anchorage has informed us that Magadan Airlines will be flying their Anchorage-Petropavlovsk-Magadan route this year from June 30th 2006 through September 30 2006.
The schedule, as in previous years, will be a once weekly flight.
Magadan Airlines intends to open its office at Anchorage International Airport on Monday, May 15.
www.avachabay.com /magadanair_contact.htm   (126 words)

  
 Dave Magadan Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
View Dave Magadan's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines, a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit
www.baseball-reference.com /m/magadda01.shtml   (848 words)

  
 Magadan, Russia current local time from WorldTimeServer.com
This site specializes in keeping up with local laws and declarations that affect time zone rules and daylight saving time adjustments, so you can always depend on our accuracy.
A comprehensive list of other locations in addition to Magadan, Russia is also available which you can view current time by country name or by city name.
Convert a specific time in Magadan, Russia to your local time
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 Cheap Flight to Magadan, Russia (Magadan Flights)
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