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  Encyclopedia: Vetluga River
Vetluga (Russian: Ветлу́га) is a river in the Mari El Republic and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of Russia.
The Volga river in Western Russia, Europe 's longest river, with a length of 3,690 km (2,293 miles), provides the core of the largest river system in Europe.
Chuya is a right-hand tributary of Katun River.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vetluga-River   (289 words)

  
 Volga River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rzhev is the uppermost town situated on the Volga.
The Volga is of great importance to inland shipping and transport in Russia: all the dams in the river have been equipped with large (double) ship locks, so that vessels of considerable dimensions can actually travel from the Caspian Sea almost to the upstream end of the river.
Connections with the Don River and the Black Sea are possible through the Volga-Don Canal; connections with the lakes of the North and with Saint Petersburg are possible through the Volga-Baltic Waterway and a liaison with Moscow has been realised by the Moscow Canal connecting Volga and Moskwa rivers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volga_River   (1195 words)

  
 RUSSIA (Rossiya) - Online Information article about RUSSIA (Rossiya)
rivers of Russia take their rise; the broad and gently sloping meridional belt of the Ural Mountains; and lastly the Taimyr, Tunguzka and Verkhoyansk ranges in Siberia, which, notwithstanding their sub-Arctic position, do not reach the snow-line.
Don, and S. to the mouth of the last-named river, with a long narrow gulf extending W. to encircle the plateau of the Donets.
At the same time, as the gradients are gradually increasing on account of the upheaval of the continent, Lhe rivers dig their channels deeper and deeper.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /RON_SAC/RUSSIA_Rossiya_.html   (4836 words)

  
 International conference "From molecules towards materials"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
There are two monasteries, The Blagoveshchensky (Annunciation) founded in the 13th century by Grand Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich to guard the river and approach to the Kremlin, and the Pechorsky (Cave) dating from the 14th century, but the buildings only date from the 17th.
It is situated on the right bank of the river Volga, below the mouth of the river Vetluga, 60 km to the North-West of Cheboksary and 104 km to the south-east of Yoshkar-Ola.
The most important constructions of the city are: baroque Petropavlovsky cathedral (1757-64, with the bell-tower of the 19th century), the buildings of Empire style for example the cathedral of Spaso-Preobrazhensky monastery (1798-1832) and numerous examples of architecture of the 20th century.
iomc.ras.ru /conf2005/route.html   (863 words)

  
 Excursion to Sheremetyev Castle
In the place where the Volga river flows into the great Volga river, on the border between the Nizhni Novgorod region and the Republic of Mari El the village of Yurino (former Arkhangelskoye) is situated.
The village of Yurino and the castle are located on the bank of the Volga river, between the two large cities of Kazan and Nizhni Novgorod.
A trip along the Vetluga river offers an opportunity to visit a small and secluded monastery of old believers and the Svetloyar lake associated with a legend about the invisible town of Kitezh.
www.yoshkar-ola.com /travel/activities/sheremetiev.shtml   (914 words)

  
 Vetluga River - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Vetluga River - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Vetluga River contains research on
Vetluga River, Mari El and Rivers of Russia.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Vetluga_River   (81 words)

  
 Alexander Kharuto: The Vetlouga river (area of the cities of Viatka and Kostroma)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Vetlouga river, upper stream (between the cities of Viatka and Kostroma)
The Vetlouga river, an affluent of the great Volga river, is about 900 km of length.
The Vetlouga river with its sand bottom and banks is a well-known "family-route".
www.kharuto.ru /Vetluga/Vetluga2002_e.html   (217 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Volga River Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Volga river (Russian Во́лга, Tatar İdel, Идел, Mordvin Рав, German Wolga) in Western Russia, Europe's longest river, with a length of 3,690 km (2,293 miles), provides the core of the largest river system in Europe.
The river basin played an important role in the great movements of people from Asia to Europe.
Under the Soviet Union a large slice of the region was turned into the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic to house the Volga Germans.
www.ipedia.com /volga_river.html   (596 words)

  
 Team Gorky Adventure Travel Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Sayan Oka River Rafting and Lake Baikal Excursion
Overnight in tents on the bank of river Katun.
Overnight in tents on the bank of river Kuilu.
www.team-gorky.nnov.ru /2005/en/altai-akkem.html   (216 words)

  
 Russia - Part II
I had occasion to traverse, in company with a Russian friend, the country lying to the east of the river Vetluga--a land of forest and morass, with here and there a patch of cultivation.
He related with melodramatic gesticulation his encounters with malefactors belonging to the villages through which we had to pass, and ended the interview with a strong recommendation to us not to travel at night, and to keep at all times our eyes open and our revolver ready.
By far the greater part of the land is occupied by forests of pine, fir, larch, and birch, or by vast, unfathomable morasses.
www.worldwideschool.com /library/books/hst/russian/Russia/chap10.html   (2383 words)

  
 Overview of the Mari
The mountain Mari live on the hilly right-bank of the Volga River in the south-western corner of the Republic of Mari El, and are closely related to those Mari living in the Vetluga River basin on the other side of the Volga.
Meadow Mari are those inhabiting the flat lands on the left-bank of the Volga between the Vetluga and Viatka Rivers.
The final group, the eastern Mari, live to the east of the Viatka in the Kama River basin and along its tributaries flowing down out of the Ural Mountains.
www.rusin.fi /eastmari/eng/overvm.htm   (1191 words)

  
 Team Gorky Adventure Travel Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Vetluga is a beautiful calm river in the N.Novgorod region.
Overnight in tents on the sandy beach of the river Vetluga.
Paddling down the river on double kayaks (baidarka).
www.team-gorky.nnov.ru /2004/en/vetluga.html   (110 words)

  
 Mari El - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Republic is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain of the Russian Federation, along Volga River.
In the republic, there is one airport, 15 train stations, 53 bus stations, and a river port in Kozmodemyansk (on Volga River), as well as four other minor river ports.
Mari El, Geography, Time zone, Rivers, Lakes, Natural Resources, Climate, Administrative divisions, Demographics, History, Politics, Economy, Transportation, Culture, Education, Religion, Tourism, External links and Mari El.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Mari_El   (772 words)

  
 Mariy El Republic
Mariy El Republic is located in the centre of the European part of the Russian Federation, in an average part of a river basin of Volga.
The length of navigable ways within the limits of water area of Republic is 335 km, including on the river Volga - 230 km, on the river Vetluga - 105 km.
Impurity of the river is caused by carry from water area subjects of the Russian Federation and a superficial drain, and also dumps not enough the cleared waters from clearing constructions of cities and the enterprises of Republic.
www.intera.ru /eng/reg_maryel_en.htm   (4940 words)

  
 The Museum of Russian Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A retrospective of his work was mounted in 1956, at the beginning of the thaw.
In fact, the statement by Bragovskii quoted in the exhibition catalogue is all about color, in particular the color red: “Vetluga is a Volga River tributary.
We were boating from the city of Nizhniy when logs were being rafted along the Vetluga River.
www.tmora.org /articles/a20050625_JaneFriedman/JaneFriedman.html   (3681 words)

  
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I had occasion to traverse, in company with a Russian friend, the country lying to the east of the river Vetluga—a land of forest and morass, with here and there a patch of cultivation.
The population is scarce—little more than one to the English square mile—and settled chiefly along the banks of the rivers.
In this case he starts in February—probably on foot—for Kem, on the shore of the White Sea, or perhaps for the more distant Kola, situated on a small river which falls into the Arctic Ocean.
home.freeuk.com /russica2/books/russia/7.html   (6064 words)

  
 Dual 95 and 36 GHz Radar System for Remote Sensing Application   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The radar system consists of the 3 and 8 mm wave channels with corresponding antennas, transmitters, receivers, and signal pre-processing units.
The radar system can be effectively used for detecting oil spills on river and lake surfaces.
Examples of optical and radar images of an oil spill on river surface are shown in Fig.
radar.kharkov.com /radars1.html   (296 words)

  
 Compagnons Bâtisseurs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The project Volunteers will be engaged into masonry, manual work in the school building, and also painting and woodwork there, doing general renovation work in the building recently given away to the school (it was a former kinder garden).There can be also some work with children – entertaining and everyday help in the school camp.
Gorodetc is the ecologically favorable place at the high bank of the river Volga with the picturesque views, ancient streets with the buildings of at least 15-19 centuries.
Luneno is situated on the high bank of the Oka river and on the border of the Ancient Sea.
www.compagnonsbatisseurs.be /Pages/CHANTIERS/PLUS18/Russie/World4U-prog.htm   (6597 words)

  
 AFS-Russia Team mission 2001
Visit to the City Administration Government committee of Ecology.
Canoeing on Vetluga river, introduction to the ecology of taiga river, camping.
camp “Vetluga 2001”, trip to town Semenov, excursion to the “Khokhloma” factory, lake Svetloyar, visits to villages and introduction to local way of life.
www.afs.org /partners/rus/event/env01_uk.htm   (61 words)

  
 Shuttle images of AGRICULTURE
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rove.to /russia/agriculture   (394 words)

  
 URALIC: FINNO-UGRIC PEOPLE: Volga Finns: history
About half (324 000) of the Mari people live in Mari El in the bend of the Volga River.
Based on cultural differences, the Mari are divided into three groups: Mountain, Meadow and Eastern Mari.
Linguistically Meadow and Eastern Maris together form the Eastern Mari dialect and Mountain Mari is called the Western Mari dialect, which includes the dialects of Mari residing in Vetluga River regions.
peacecountry0.tripod.com /fgpeople.htm   (4417 words)

  
 AFS-Russia
Bus trip to the tourist center on the Vetluga river
Ecological excursion to the city park and river
Bus drive to the starting point of the Kerzchenets river trip
www.afs.org /partners/rus/event/env95_uk.htm   (172 words)

  
 The list of travels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
1965 - river Podcherem - river Schugor, Northen.
1979 - river Vetluga, Kostroma province, spring, kayak
1988 - settle Sarmakovo, valley of river Malka, Caucasus mountains
alamas.ru /eng/about/Travels1.htm   (259 words)

  
 Russia by Donald Mackenzie Wallace - Full Text Free Book (Part 3/15)
covered by deep snow, and the rivers are frozen.
in the districts where there is no river or stream by which timber
Kola, situated on a small river which falls into the Arctic Ocean.
www.fullbooks.com /Russia3.html   (15979 words)

  
 Abstract Volume Contents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Vel'danova E.Yu., Dudnik S.K., Zaitsev V.P., Kudrin A.S., Loginov V.A., Melkoumov V.N., Mochalov A.G. Placer PGE Deposits at the Levtyrinyvayam River and Ledyanoi Creek, Kamchatka 204
Vinogradova O.V. The Role of the River Channel Evolution in Shaping of Gold Placer Structure 206
Vuiko V.I. Mineralogical Zoning Perfection of Modern Alluvial Diamondiferous Placers of the Area Between Anabar and Olenek Rivers of Yakutia (Bu Optic Spectroscopy Data) 212
www.igem.ru /igem/orep/2-1-2.htm   (3744 words)

  
 Don Kosaken Chor Serge Jaroff: Mitglieder
Of course, we (children of Don Cossack Choir members) have always been in exalted company - but we just didn't fully realise that, as children« (Mona Finley, Australia, 4 July 2000).
Born 1895 in Vanarven on the Vetluga river, as a boy sang in the church choir of his little village, 1921 in the camp on the Greek island Lemnos one of the men, whom Serge Jaroff formed a choir with.
Paul left the choir to go to Australia.
russia-in-us.com /Music/Collections/Zingg/l_member.htm   (1340 words)

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