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  Ulyanovsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulyanovsk (Russian: Улья́новск), formerly Simbirsk (Симби́рск), is a city on the Volga River in Russia, 893 km east from Moscow.
A railway bridge across the Volga was built in 1912-1916 and two automobile lanes were added to it in 1953-1958, allowing for the city to expand on the Eastern bank of the river and turning it into a transportation hub.
The Kuybyshev hydroelectric plant was built 200 km south of Ulyanovsk in 1955-1957, flooding significant territories north and south of Ulyanovsk and increasing the width of Volga by up to 25-35 km in some places, 3-6 km near Ulyanovsk.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ulyanovsk   (472 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
625,000), capital of Ulyanovsk region, W central European Russia, a port on the Volga and Svigaya rivers.
Ulyanovsk was founded in 1648 on the site of a Tatar village as a strongpoint to defend Russia's southern frontier.
It was taken by the Cossack leader Stenka Razin in 1670, was the scene of fighting during the Pugachev insurrection of 1773-74, and was virtually destroyed by fire in 1864.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/U/Ulyanovs.asp   (291 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk Oblast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulyanovsk Oblast is divided in half by Volga.
Ulyanovsk and Dimitrovgrad are industrial cities and contain a number of large plants and factories.
Rural Ulyanovsk Oblast is agricultural and is focused primarily on animal husbandry, to the lesser extent on crop farming.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ulyanovsk_Oblast   (357 words)

  
 Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulyanovsk (Улья́новск) was the first of a class of Soviet supercarriers which, for the first time, would have offered true blue water aviation capability for the Soviet Navy.
The vessel was named after the Soviet town of Ulyanovsk, which was in turn named after Vladimir Lenin's original name.
Ulyanovsk would have been able to carry the full range of fixed-wing carrier aircraft, as opposed to the limited scope in which Admiral Kuznetsov makes aircraft available, by way of a ski jump.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/USSR_aircraft_carrier_Ulyanovsk   (287 words)

  
 Kommersant - Russia's Daily Online
The city was renamed Ulyanovsk in 1924 and became the capital of Ulyanovsk Region on January 19, 1943.
Ulyanovsk Region has enough mineral resources to meet regional demand, and in the case of certain minerals, federal demand; however, marketing research is necessary in order to develop effective import-export relations in the region.
Ulyanovsk Region is part of the Volga River subdistrict of the Volga economic region.
www.kommersant.com /tree.asp?rubric=5&node=420&doc_id=-76   (2268 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: USSR aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ulyanovsk would have been able to carry the full range of fixed-wing carrier aircraft, as opposed to the limited scope in which Kuznetsov makes aircraft available, by way of a ski jump.
Her hull was laid down in 1988, but the project was cancelled, (at 40%) along with a sister ship, in 1991 after the end of the Cold War.
Ulyanovsk (Улья́новск, formerly Simbirsk (Симби́рск)) is a city on the Volga River in Russia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USSR-aircraft-carrier-Ulyanovsk   (346 words)

  
 UPDATE ON THE ULYANOVSK REGION
The Ulyanovsk Region is a territory under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.
The Head of the Ulyanovsk Region is the Governor and the regional legislative body is the Legislative Assembly.
The Ulyanovsk Region is crossed by the Volga river.
www.bisnis.doc.gov /bisnis/country/010315ulyanovsk.htm   (1353 words)

  
 Hotels in Ulyanovsk, Russia.
Ulyanovsk, the centre of the Ulyanovsk region, is located on the banks of the Volga and Sviyaga rivers.
Ulyanovsk was founded as a fortress in 1648.
Ulyanovsk was the centre of the Simbirsk region from 1780 and the principal town of province from 1796.
www.allrussianhotels.com /en/hotels/ulyanovsk   (151 words)

  
 My Home Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ulyanovsk is situated at the eastern part of the Russkaja plane in the middle Volga region.
Both the citizens of Ulyanovsk and its guests enjoy the concerts of the Ulyanovsk State Academic Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonic Society, as well as the Ulyanovsk Theatre performances, which contribute greatly to the cultural life of the city.
Ulyanovsk is a large cultural and scientific center of the Volga region.
members.cox.net /sanachchumak/my_home_town1.htm   (649 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk State Technical University - General information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ulyanovsk State Technical University (USTU) is situated in Central Russia, in the city of Ulyanovsk that straddles the Volga river, about 800 km south-east from Moscow.
Ulyanovsk State Technical University originates from Ulyanovsk Evening Polytechnic Institute, founded according to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (the RSFSR) N 308 from 06.09.57.
According to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR N737-31 from 12.07.62 and the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR N 1020-97 from 30.07.62 Ulyanovsk Polytechnic Institute was founded.
www.ulstu.ru /english/view/article/2   (576 words)

  
 Pravda.RU Vladimir Putin’s visit to Ulyanovsk yielded a PR scandal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
President Putin stayed in Ulyanovsk for about two hours, but this visit was exciting PR agents’ minds for a week already and they were exciting the population in their turn.
Ulyanovsk newspapers were writing about Putin’s visit according to their direction, but each publication had the direction of its own.
President Putin stayed in Ulyanovsk for about two hours, but this visit was exciting PR agents’ minds for a week already and they were exciting the population in their turn More details...
english.pravda.ru /main/2002/07/13/32415.html   (2318 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Penza Region borders on Ryazan Region and the Republic of Mordovia in the north, Ulyanovsk Region in the east, Saratov Region in the south, and Tambov Region...
Region in the west, the Republic of Mari El in the north, the Republic of Tatarstan in the east, and on the Republic of Mordovia and Ulyanovsk Region in the...
Sergei Morozov was elected as the governor of the Ulyanovsk Region, receiving 52.8% of the vote in the second round of elections.
news.daylightonline.com /2005/Ulyanovsk.html   (585 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk, Russia, Pictures
Ul'yanovsk, formerly Simbirsk, city, administrative center of Ul'yanovsk Oblast, central European Russia.
Ul'yanovsk is a port on the Volga River and a railroad center.
The city was renamed Ul'yanovsk in 1924 in honor of Vladmir I. Lenin, whose original surname was Ul'yanov (sometimes spelled Ulyanov) and who was born there in 1870.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Russia/Ul_yanovsk_formerly_Simbirsk_city.html   (159 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His delegation's arrival in Ulyanovsk in 1990 was enshrined in the local annals as the first visit of foreign businessmen to the birthplace of Lenin.
ULYANOVSK, January 30 (RIA Novosti) - Philatelist from Ulyanovsk (an administrative center of a Russian region in the Middle Povolzhye) Viktor Budkevich...
Ulyanovsk news from Sept 2004 to Dec 2004
news.daylightonline.com /2005-02/Ulyanovsk.html   (496 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk
By 1965, he was promoted to the rank of Ulyanovsk Komsomol first secretary and in 1973 became first secretary of the Ulyanovsk district organization of the Communist Party.
Ulyanovsk Oblast is located in the basin of the Volga River about 900 km from Moscow.
Ulyanovsk, which bore the name Simbirsk until 1924, was founded in 1648 as a military fortress.
www.hf.uib.no /andre/vesti/ulyanovs.htm   (595 words)

  
 Church of Christ Ulyanovsk, Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Doors were opened at the Ulyanovsk State Technical University (USTU) where they were allowed to teach English using the Bible as their text book.
Ulyanovsk is situated in Central Russia, that straddles the Volga River, about 800 km southeast from Moscow.
If you have traveled to Ulyanovsk with the Church of Christ or are brethren from Ulyanovsk and would like to tell your story, please email us and we will post your testimonial.
www.cochrist.cc /russia.html   (299 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk Journal: Only in Russia: ’None of the Above’ Is on Ballot, and Wins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ulyanovsk's obstinacy has embarrassed local election officials, not to mention the spurned candidates, many of them prominent public figures.
For her as for other voters, the results reflect a profound disillusion with the fate of this city of 657,000, and its leaders, since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Ulyanovsk was once an industrialized model of Soviet planning, churning out jeeps and airplanes and welcoming thousands of tourists to the boyhood homes of its namesake, Vladimir I. Ulyanov, who later became known as Lenin.
www.nytimes.com /2004/03/23/international/europe/23RUSS.html?ex=1395378000&en=d9906fd85adb90bc&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND   (1094 words)

  
 Pravda.RU:Russian Premier demands housing and municipal services of Ulyanovsk region start preparing for winter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Opening the meeting, the premier said that the situation in the region "is not improving at a pace we would like it to".
It was noted at the conference that the Ulyanovsk region risks failing to maintain current power supplies and to prepare the equipment and networks for the coming heating season.
Ulyanovsk region governor Vladimir Shamanov noted at the meeting that this is the first time in the past 10 years that the federal centre, regional structures and municipalities of the region have pooled their efforts together to identify causes of the grave situation.
newsfromrussia.com /region/2002/07/19/32850_.html   (219 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk Oblast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ulyanovsk Oblast (Улья́новская о́бласть) is an administrative division of the Russian Federation.
Ulyanovsk Oblast consists of the following districts (Russian : районы;):
Ulyanovsk Oblast Regional Investment and Business Guide (World Investment and Business Guide Library)
www.freeglossary.com /Ulyanovsk_Oblast   (342 words)

  
 NCSJ - Ulyanovsk Russian Jews Confront Anti-Semitism
MOSCOW (JTA) — Local Jewish leaders in a Russian region have appealed to national Jewish groups for support in their fight against what they say is a mounting wave of anti-Semitism.
In Ulyanovsk, the local Russian Orthodox diocese tried to distance itself from anti-Semitic articles and sent a letter of apology to the Jewish community.
And a local priest, Alexei Skala, warned in televised remarks that anti-Jewish violence in Ulyanovsk is possible should the editor be convicted.
www.ncsj.org /AuxPages/012803JTA.shtml   (780 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk plant Stroiplastmass Limited: linoleum Lickont, linoleum Autolin, automobile potting compound, Building ...
Ulyanovsk plant Stroiplastmass Limited: linoleum Lickont, linoleum Autolin, automobile potting compound, Building potting compound, potting compound (mastic), polyethylene pipes, varnish-painted materials, glue, foamed polystyrene pipes (cellular plastic), heat-noise-isolated NT-vynilskin, awning material.
Polyvinylchloride linoleum - "Lickont" "Ulyanovsk plant Stroiplastmass Limited", 2002ã.
Nonhardening pressurizing building mastic "Ulyanovsk plant Stroiplastmass Limited", 1999ã.
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 Aviastar (Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex) - Russian Defense Industry
Aviastar was originally intended to have airframe, avionics, and engine manufacturing facilities all in one complex, but the avionics and engine facilities have not been completed.
The town of Ulyanovsk is situated at the eastern part of the Russkaja plane in the middle Volga region.
Ulyanovsk is 893 km southeast of Moscow Area.
www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/industry/aviastar.htm   (834 words)

  
 Ulyanovsk travel guide
Ulyanovsk is the center of the Ulyanovsk Region that is located in the central part of European Russia.
The administrative center Ulyanovsk has a population of around 700,000 residents.
Besides Ulyanovsk the other large city of the Ulyanovsk region is Dimitrovgrad (134,000 inhabitants).
www.world66.com /europe/russia/ulyanovsk   (160 words)

  
 Analysis: Battle Fatigue In Russia's Ulyanovsk Oblast - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
An estimated 2,000 striking workers from a local defense plant blocked traffic to the center of Ulyanovsk, and yet another federal agency appealed to the federal government to introduce external administration in the oblast.
Two attempts to elect a State Duma deputy from a single-mandate district in the city of Ulyanovsk -- first last December 2003 and then again in March -- have failed because "none of the above" was the most popular choice.
During a visit to Ulyanovsk last July, Putin noted that electricity rates and the number of people working on problems with public utilities have soared in the region, but effectiveness has declined.
www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/08/bd194fdc-ab88-43c0-80d7-494511019795.html   (858 words)

  
 Chechen War Veteran to Build a Nuke Plant
ST PETERSBURG - Vladimir Shamanov, Governor of Ulyanovsk County, established a working group to draft a declaration of intention with the Ministry for Nuclear Energy on building a nuclear heat plant.
Energy-generating plants of the region, including heat power plants in Ulyanovsk, are not being used to their full capacity.
Possible building of a nuclear plant in Ulyanovsk County was stipulated in the federal program for Energy Efficient Economics for the Years 2002 to 2005 and till 2010 in the long-term planning part.
www.bellona.no /en/international/russia/npps/25446.html   (984 words)

  
 Italian Russian Student Forum 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The department of Forestry Economy concerns ecological problems, monitoring and sustainable activity of forest ecosystems in the Ulyanovsk region.
The principal directions of the department of Genetics and Human Ecology are investigation of gene pool of human population and ecological demographic problems in the Ulyanovsk region.
The department of Applied and Landscape Ecology deals with applied aspects of ecology: anthropogenic factors influence on the region ecosystems, elaboration of the new technologies to render galvanic waste harmless, physico-chemical monitoring of land and water ecosystems.
www.unipa.it /iirfre/attivita/forum2003/tesi/zyrianova.htm   (506 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Kremlin backs plans to develop oil industry in Ulyanovsk region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
During a meeting with Ulyanovsk Governor Yuri Goryachev, the deputy minister signed a protocol of intent declaring that the Kremlin would support the creation of a new oil holding in the region.
Solomin said in Ulyanovsk that the Russian government would be willing to take a stake in the new company but did not comment further as to equity or organisational issues.
According to Russian media sources, the Ulyanovsk region possesses substantial oil reserves.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntr01294.htm   (164 words)

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