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  AllRefer.com - Poltava (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
315,000), capital of Poltava region, E Ukraine, on the Kiev-Kharkiv highway and on the Vorskla River, a tributary of the Dnieper.
Poltava was a flourishing commercial center in the 18th and 19th cent., a principal focus of the Ukrainian literary and national movement, and, under Czar Nicholas I, a place of exile.
Poltava was the home of the writer Nikolai Gogol, many of whose stories are set in the nearby village of Dikanka.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Poltava.html   (320 words)

  
 Ukraine Info | Travel | Places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Poltava oblast was established as the administrative and economic territory unit on September 22, 1937.
The qualitative index of soil in the Poltava oblast is 72 (for comparison, average for Ukraine - 69, Lviv oblast - 43, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast - 42).
Agriculture is the basis of agroindustry in the region.
www.ukremb.com /travel/poltava   (1865 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Poltava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Poltava Oblast (Полтавська область;, Poltavs’ka oblast’ or Полтавщина;, Poltavshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine.
Poltava was the base of a distinguished Polk (Regiment) of the Ukrainian Cossacks.
The Battle of Poltava (or Pultowa) was a battle between the armies of Peter I of Russia and Charles XII of Sweden on 28 June (new style 8 July) 1709, the most famous of the battles of the Great Northern War.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Poltava   (2058 words)

  
 Poltava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The old town of Poltava situated on the banks of the Vorskla River (a tributary of the Dnepr) is a provincial center in Ukraine.
Poltava is the capital of Poltava region, E Ukraine, on the Kiev-Kharkiv highway and on the Vorskla River, a tributary of the Dnieper.
Poltava was a flourishing commercial center in the 18th and 19th century, a principal focus of the Ukrainian literary and national movement, and, under Czar Nicholas I, a place of exile.
www.sweetdream.net /foreign-affair/city/poltava.htm   (271 words)

  
 << УКРАЇНА - ALBERTA \ Administrative structure of Ukraine >>   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The principal rivers in the region are the Vorskia, Psel (Pslo), and Sula.
The territory of Poltava was settled in the Paleolithic Age and habitations from this period have been unearthed near the village of Hintsi in the Lubny district.
During the period of enforced collectivization many people were deported from the region or died of hunger as a result of the genocidal famine of 1932-33.
www.ukraine-alberta.com.ua /e_as_poltava_ukr.html   (620 words)

  
 Poltava Facts & Figures
The Poltava region as an administrative and economic territorial unit was formed on September 22, 1937.
In the south and southwest the region is washed by waters of the Kremenchuk and Dnieprodzerzhinsk reservoirs.
The Poltava region has one of the largest stock breeding bases in Ukraine with 25 cattle breeding farms and 30 farms for breeding white and Myrhorod swine.
www.ukrainebiz.com /Articles/PoltavaFacts.htm   (1353 words)

  
 Ukraine - Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Poltava land is situated in the Middle Dnieper riverside and is one of those historical regions having become the core of the Ukrainian statehood.
The operating length of railways on the territory of the region is 853.4 km.
The region is crossed by four railways as the Bakhmach-Romodan-Kremenchuk with the Lokhvytsia-Gadyach sideline, the Bakhmach-Pyryatyn-Grebinka, the Lozova-Poltava-Romodan-Grebinka and the Kharkiv-Poltava -Kremenchuk.
ukraineinfo.gov.ua /main/en/publication/content/323.htm   (1345 words)

  
 Info 21: Project in Ukraine Progress Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
At the information centre in Zinkiv (Poltava region) the special reference address book was elaborated, containing the addresses of all the farms from the region.
Upon the initiative of the information centre in Zinkiv, Poltava region on August 8 the seminar ‘Optimum combination of grades is the pledge of the success in vegetable growing’ was held with the participation of Mr.
Poltava region is the first where the local network has been established in the framework of the Project.
www.undp.org /info21/pilot/pi-ukrtii.html   (3594 words)

  
 Big Energy - Region's net
Poltava Affiliate is the youngest one within the regional network of the Bank.
It was officially registered on August 14, 2003, in accordance with the resolution made by the NBU Commission on Supervision and Regulation of Activity of Banks (this Commission is subordinated to the Administration of the National Bank of Ukraine in Poltava region).
It is situated in Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolayiv region; the town is a satellite of Yuzhnoukrainsk NPP.
www.bigenergy.com.ua /en/be_regions.html   (1793 words)

  
 New Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the south and south-west the region is washed by waters of the Kremenchug and Dnieprodzerzhinsk storage pools.
The city of Poltava is the regional centre with a population of 317,300 people.
The Poltava region has one of the largest pedigree stock-breeding bases in Ukraine with 30 pedigree cattle-breeding farms and 35 farms for breeding White and Myrhorod strains of swines.
www.tpp.pl.ua /polt_eng.htm   (1173 words)

  
 AMBASSADE D'UKRAINE
The Poltava region occupies an area of 28.200 square km (4.8 per cent of the total area of Ukraine) and borders on the Chernigiv and Sumy regions in the North, the Kharkiv region in the East, the Dniepropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions in the South and Kyiv and Tcherkasy regions in the West.
The city of Poltava is the regional center with a population of 317,300 people.
In the Poltava, Reshetylivka, Novi Sanzhary and Chutovo districts 71,70,72 and 76 correspondingly.
www.ukraine.be /trade/regions/polt.html   (1957 words)

  
 Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 | English version | Regions of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The peculiarity of the national structure of the population of the region is its multinational composition.
The part of Ukrainians in the national structure of the population of the region was the largest, their number totaled 1,481.1 thousand people, or 91.4% of the total population.
The language structure of the region, is characterized by the following data: the part of those whose mother tongue is Ukrainian totals 90.0% of the population of the region, this is by 4.1 percentage points more than in 1989.
www.ukrcensus.gov.ua /eng/regions/reg_polt   (406 words)

  
 Regions of Ukraine - Union for promotion of green tourism development in Ukraine
Poltava region at all times was called the soul of Ukraine.
The region is full of historical monuments such as regimental towns of Zaporizhske Wiysko Poltava, Lubny, and Gadyach), numerous memorable places of folk war of Ukrainian kosaks against polish army, and ensemble of monuments devoted to the Northern War between Russia and Sweden which took place at the beginning of the XIX century.
Poltava land is one of the richest sources of Ukrainian spirit, the land of baroque architecture and pure nature.
www.greentour.com.ua /en/regions/&r=3&o=11   (234 words)

  
 Charity Anti AIDS Foundation / Poltava, Ukraine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Foundation was registered by the Poltava regional Justice Council at October 23, 1998.
Poltava region population equals 1 765,6 thousand persons, including the city of Poltava with 323,6 thousand persons.
In 1996 in Poltava region was registered 18 HIV carriers, in 1997 their become already 230, in 1998 - 310.
antiaids.pi.net.ua /en   (1810 words)

  
 EuroRegio Ukraine - Local and regional development of Ukraine: the case of Poltava region
The research aims at determining ways of enhancing institutional capacity and cross-sectoral cooperation in the regional development of Poltava region, as well as resources, instruments and mechanisms of regional development, which form the basis for elaborating integrated regional development strategy for Poltava region.
The subject of analysis is Poltava region as a whole as well as certain territorial communities (city of Poltava, towns of Kremenchuk and Komsomol'sk as well as villages and settlements of Poltava region), which define the profile of the region and are unique at the same time.
The first part deals with peculiarities of institutions and mechanisms of regional development in Poltava region and the second part describes the results of the attempt, the first one in Ukraine, to apply spacial method to analysing the development of rural territories (on the example of Poltava region).
www.eru.org.ua /index.php?page=842   (266 words)

  
 Government portal :: Regional and City State Administrations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Significant Cossack settlement in the south-eastern territory of the region effected in establishment of such districts as: Kremechutsky, Khorolsky, Myrgorodsky, Zinkivsky, Kobelyatsky.
In general there are 374 industry enterprises in the regional that have their independent balance besides there are 618 small industry enterprises.
Situated on the picturesque right bank of Dnipro, hospitable Poltava is famous for its architecture of the XVII-XIX centuries, beautiful streets, particularly in spring when the cherry-trees are in blossom and nightingales sing.
www.kmu.gov.ua /control/en/publish/printable_article?art_id=117049   (749 words)

  
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In regions belonging to the same geographical part the voting patterns proved to be fairly similar.
Dnipropetrovsk is the only region in Ukraine where the 4 (four) per cent barrier was passed by 8 (eight) political parties and blocks.
Poltava region is the only region in Ukraine where the Socialist party won an overwhelming majority of mandates in the parliamentary elections.
www.ukraine-today.com /news-media/analysis/an6_04_02.html   (1950 words)

  
 About CCI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Poltava Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a regional organization of Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry was created on the 6th of April 1995 on the basis of self-financing firm “Poltavavneshservis” of UCCI in accordance with Decree of President of Ukraine dated of July, 4, 1994, # 375/94.
Under Poltava CCI assistance local enterprises have an opportunity to attend exhibitions, symposiums, business gatherings that are hold in the countries of near and far abroad.
Poltava CCI as a regional organization of Ukrainian CCI maintains direct business relations with 15 Chambers of Commerce and Industry of other countries, takes part in activity of Business Relations Center on TACIS program to provide enterprises with special informative and consulting services.
www.tpp.pl.ua /about_eng.html   (630 words)

  
 Archaeology finds itself in an interesting box: St James the Brother of the Lord
Among the famous saints of the Poltava region is Saint Athanasius "the Sitting" Wonderworker of Lubensk and Patron of Poltava.
Athanasius was Greek and was born on the isle of Crete in 1597.
Glorified a saint in 1997 by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, he was sent to the cruelty and barbarism of the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea, to Siberia and finally to the NKVD torture chambers of Lubyanka in Moscow.
www.unicorne.org /orthodoxy/septembre02/poltava.htm   (1400 words)

  
 Poltava - Ukraine Women Romance and Marriage Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The city of Poltava is the capital of Poltava region with a population of 323,600 people.
Poltava is one of the oldest Ukrainian cities with rich history; it was the site of a Slavic settlement in the 8th and 9th century.
Nearby took place the famous Poltava Battle (in 1709, peak of the Northern War 1700-1712 between Charles XII and Peter I).
www.warid.com /tour/poltava   (157 words)

  
 Business & Information Center of Ukraine
The region has over 215 deposits of various minerals, such as coal, polymer ores, sulfur, sand, gypsum, limestone, sandstone, sand and gravel mixes, as well as mineral springs, curative mud, and natural gas.
That is why Lvov region's companies feature dynamic and rapidly growing foreign trade, even despite the financial and economic crises on certain financial markets of the world.
The region is being closely monitored by potential investors and has a competitive potential on the market for capital and investment.
www.bicu.nl /Engl/Lvov.shtml   (1895 words)

  
 Visit Ukraine: Kyiv-Poltava-Kharkiv tour for Ukrainian Diaspora
We don’t allot a task you to see as many as possible towns, showplaces and sights, but for Ukrainians by birth we believe the main is to learn spirit of the country, what the Ukraine was and is breathing with and why.
With the development of the vast mineral wealth of the region in the late 19th century, Kharkiv developed into an industrial and rail transportation center.
+ 2001 A.D. ?Subject=Response of the Pilgrim site">Designed by Volodymyr Goncharov, Poltava, Ukraine + 2001 A.D.
www.angelfire.com /country/Ukraine/routing.htm   (1017 words)

  
 NEWS AND VIEWS: Community seeks to rebuild Poltava's Dormition Cathedral (07/18/04)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The church community of Poltava and its pastor, Father Mykola Khrapach, are urging all Ukrainians who come from the region of Poltava, whether they currently reside in Ukraine or outside of its borders, and all people of good will to help them rebuild the city's historic Dormition Cathedral.
We know that it existed in 1695 because that year one of its bells was cast from cannons seized by the Poltava Kozak Regiment in the battle for the Turkish fortress of Kazikermen (which was the name given to that bell).
Faced with this dilemma, the parishioners have turned to all Ukrainians, especially those originating from the Poltava region, with an urgent appeal to help them rebuild their beloved Holy Dormition Cathedral - considered by many to be a gem of Ukrainian church architecture.
www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/2004/290414.shtml   (596 words)

  
 Ukrainian Folklore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The province of Poltava is known for white-on-white embroidery, often with cut-work.
This dress was embroidered by the woman modeling it and she lives in the village of Lytviaky, Luben region, Poltava province.
The province of Poltava is known for white-on-white embroidery.
www.arts.ualberta.ca /uvp/ukrvill1/CLOTH4.HTM   (258 words)

  
 Ukrainian_language information. LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
The policy even reached those regions of southern Russian SFSR where the ethnic Ukrainian population was significant, particularly the areas by the Don River and especially Kuban in the North Caucasus.
The literary language is based on the dialect of the Poltava region, with heavy influence of the dialect spoken in the west, notably Galicia (Halychyna).
Rusyn or Ruthenian is spoken by the native population in some regions of western Ukraine, eastern Poland and northern Slovakia as well as some émigré communities (a debate is unresolved whether it should be considered a separate language or a dialect of Ukrainian, with the government of Ukraine promoting the latter view.
language.school-explorer.com /Ukrainian   (5514 words)

  
 For the record: eyewitness testimony before Commission on Famine (06/28/87)
Following are excerpts of testimony by eyewitnesses to the man-made famine of 1932-33 in Ukraine who appeared at the Philadelphia regional hearing of the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Famine on June 5.
I was born in the region of Poltava on September 18, 1908, and was 24 years old when the famine began in 1932.
I was born in the city of Romny in the Poltava Region on December 17, 1901.
www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1987/268711.shtml   (2265 words)

  
 Travel to Ukraine with Olymp Travel LTD | Ukraine | Poltava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the Northern War (1700-1721) Poltava withstood a two-month siege of the Swedes.
To-day it is a regional centre with 350,000 inhabitants.
The display features the tragic battle (summer of 1709) which took place near Poltava between the armies of the Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Mazepa and Swedish King Charles XII against the army of the Russian Tsar Peter I. The visitors can see two common graves - of the Russians and of the Swedes.
www.olymp-travel.kiev.ua /incoming/ukraine/ukr_poltava.htm   (488 words)

  
 Travel company 'Navkolo Svitu' / Ivano-Frankivsk region
The Carpathians are the kingdom of the unique landscapes; they are the region which is called the pearl of the Ukrainian land.
This town, with the villages adjoining it, is situated in Ivano-Frankivsk region.
A miraculous waterfall is among the noted places of Yaremche region, which are worth paying attention to.
en.ns-tour.com.ua /tour/country.html?country=35   (996 words)

  
 Regions of Ukraine - Union for promotion of green tourism development in Ukraine
Regions of Ukraine - Union for promotion of green tourism development in Ukraine
First, this is an adjustment of a dialogue between Ukrainian regions and cultivation of respect to their local cultures.
The whole beauty and greatness of Ukrainian land and Ukrainian people can be seen only by one's own eyes when traveling through ways and paths of our endless country.
www.greentour.com.ua /en/regions/&r=3&o=11   (212 words)

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