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  Voronezh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Voronezh is the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast.
Voronezh River was for the first time mentioned in Hypatian Codex under 1177; the town was founded in 1585 by tsar Feodor I as a fortress protecting the Russian state from the raids of Crimean and Nogay Tatars.
In the 18th–19th centuries Voronezh was a centre of chernozem agricultural region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Voronezh   (612 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Voronezh Oblast
Vladimir Kulakov is the governor of Voronezh Oblast in Russia.
Liskinsky District (Russian:) is a district (raion) of Voronezh Oblast, Russia.
Voronezh is also a capital of the Central Black Earth Region of Russia — a social and economic association comprising Voronezh, Belgorod, Kursk, Lipetsk, Orel and Tambov oblasts with a total population of 10 million.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Voronezh-Oblast   (2490 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Voronezh
Voronezh (Воро́неж in Russian) is a river in Tambov, Lipetsk, and Voronezh Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Don.
Voronezh (Воро́неж) is a large city in the south of Central Russia, not far from Ukraine.
Voronezh was founded in 1586 by tsar Feodor I as a fortress protecting the Russian state from the raids of invaders.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Voronezh   (1873 words)

  
 Alexis, Bishop And Hieromartyr Of Voronezh And Those With Him 3 of 5
Cosmas Trophimovich Vyaznikov was born in 1872 in the village of Staro- Nikolskoye, Usmansky uyezd, Voronezh province.
Gabriel Yakovlevich Azarov was born in 1892 in the village of Kostenki, Gremyachevsky uyezd, Voronezh province.
Hieromonk Melchisedek (Khukhryansky) was born in 1887 in Buturlinovka sloboda, Rossoshansky uyezd, Voronezh province.
www.orthodox.net /russiannm/alexis-bishop-and-hieromartyr-of-voronezh-and-those-with-him-03-of-05.html   (3203 words)

  
 Kommersant - Russia's Daily Online
Voronezh was the capital of this large new political unit from 1928 to 1934.
Voronezh Region is the habitat of 70 species of mammals, 290 species of birds, 56 species and subspecies of fish, 10 species of amphibians, and 9 species of reptiles.
Voronezh Region is a major food producer and has a high-capacity food and food-processing industry that includes 12 sugar refineries, 15 meat packing plants, 6 flour mills, 2 cereal mills, 7 fat and oil plants, 8 distilleries, 5 canneries, 34 dairies, 45 food-processing plants, and more than 120 bread-baking plants and smaller bakeries.
www.kommersant.com /tree.asp?rubric=5&node=424&doc_id=-80   (4033 words)

  
 Voronezh, Russia (Capital) - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
VORONEZH, a town of Russia, capital of the government of the same name, on the river Vorcnezh, 5 m.
There are factories for cleansing wool and for the preparation of linens, woollens, bells, tallow and oil, as well as some distilleries.
Voronezh is an important entrepot for corn, flax, tallow, hides, sugar, wood and coal from the Don.
24.1911encyclopedia.org /V/VO/VORONEZH.htm   (274 words)

  
 ANNUCHKA - Voronezh Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Voronezh is an ancient city dating from 1586 when a fortress was built as part of the Belgorod Line, a series of defenses on the southern edge of the Russian State designed to repel Tartar invasions.
Voronezh lies in the Black Earth region (the soil is really fl) and is known as Russia's breadbasket, as Voronezh grew so did its agricultural industry to become a crucial element of the economy.
Voronezh was the scene of fierce fighting during the Russian Civil war of 1917-20 with the city changing hands a number of times.
en.annabarmina.com /voronezh.shtml   (542 words)

  
 The Voronezh, Russia Aliens
The original details of the case were brought forward by Genrikh Silanov, head of the Voronezh Geophysical Laboratory, who gave details to the TASS agency.
The TASS account stated that the UFO landed in Voronezh on September 27, 1989, at 6:30 P.M. Young boys playing soccer witnessed the event, stating that a pinkish glow preceded the descent of the unusual flying craft.
Voronezh residents interviewed later claimed they had observed this UFO not just during the above incident but also many times on September 21, 23, 29 and October 2, between 6 and 9 PM.
www.ufocasebook.com /Voronezh.html   (716 words)

  
 City of Voronezh - Regional Profile from the Russian American Chamber of Commerce®
In Voronezh, there is one state bank and 16 commercial banks which have branches in all the city's districts.
The central district of Voronezh is now being renovated which focuses on construction of the business district (trading centre, exhibition hall, underground parking, and offices) and development of Petrovskaya embankment and adjoining streets.
The Administration of Voronezh is a member of a number of international organizations and associations of the bodies of local authorities.
www.russianamericanchamber.org /regions/City_of_Voronezh.html   (1272 words)

  
 Voronezh Region (Russia)
The flag of Voronez was adopted July 1997 and is red with blue vertical stripe at hoist (similar to the old russian republic flag).
The shield is surmounted with a mural crown Or and an initial of Czar Peter I. The shield is surrounded with the oak-wreath Proper tied with a Ribbon Azure.
The coat of arms is simlar to coat of arms of Voronezh Governorat (1878), but in that coat of arms the crown was imperial and oak-wreath was Or.
www.fotw.us /flags/ru-vor.html   (338 words)

  
 St. Mitrofan of Voronezh
Mitrofan was born in 1623 in the province of Vladimir.
This was symbolized in the construction of the large, Annunciation cathedral in Voronezh.
News of his repose reached the Tsar on his way to Voronezh, and he asked that the funeral be postponed a few days until his arrival.
www.roca.org /OA/83/83h.htm   (1939 words)

  
 The School of Russian and Asian Studies: Regions & Cities: European Russia (Central): Voronezh
To the northwest is St. Petersburg; to the south-east, nearly at a mirror's image, lies Voronezh, marking the center of the famous Black Earth Region.
Voronezh gave birth to G. Shelekhov, a merchant and navigator who founded the first settlements in Russian America.
Today, Voronezh and the entire Black Earth Region, just like 300 years ago under Peter the Great, is about to develop again, restablishing itself as an industrial, scientific and educational center.
www.sras.org /cities.phtml?m=180   (330 words)

  
 Voronezh Profile, Russian Commerce News
Voronezh oblast, one of the most important industrial and agricultural centres of Russia is actively participating in the market reforms in the Russian Federation.
The Voronezh oblast, located in the Central Black Soil Region about 600km south of Moscow, is one of the most dynamic and progressive regions within the Russian Federation.
With a population of almost 2.5 million, including 1 million in Voronezh city, and a location which could hardly be more central in terms of serving the Russian, CIS and Eastern European markets, the Voronezh oblast offers an ideal base a whole range of business activities.
www.russianamericanchamber.org /regions/voronezh.html   (700 words)

  
 Voronezh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Voronezh, an administrative centre of the Voronezh region with a population of about 1 million, is located on the banks of the Voronezh river.
The present Voronezh is one of large industrial, scientific and cultural centres in Russia.
Among the architectural monuments of the 17-19th centuries are the Bell Tower of the former Akatov Monastery (1620), the Uspenskaya Church (1694-1702), the Nikolskaya Church (1720), the Arsenal (1696), the Voronezhsky Palace (18th century).
www.tourintel.ru /online/gettowndescription.asp?id=94   (169 words)

  
 Voronezh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is located on the river Voronezh and is theadministrative center of Voronezh Oblast.
The city's largestudent population includes many foreigners as foreign students in Russia usually take one year of Russian in Voronezh beforemoving on to universities elsewhere.
Around Voronezh there are a lot of kurgans and other interesting archaeologicalobjects.
www.therfcc.org /voronezh-19639.html   (205 words)

  
 Voronezh - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
887,000), capital of Voronezh region, central European Russia, on the Voronezh River.
The Univ. of Voronezh, originally the Univ. of Tartu, was transferred there in 1918.
Russian experts investigate slaying of Peruvian student in Voronezh.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/v/voronezh.asp   (293 words)

  
 Voronezh State University 1999 Summer Courses of Russian language and Russian Area Studies
Voronezh State University is pleased to invite you to attend the 1999 Summer Courses of Russian language and Russian Area Studies.
You may also combine your studies with the relaxation in one of resort ares within 20-30 minutes by car from Voronezh.
Voronezh is an old picturesque city with population over 1 mln.
www.civilsoc.org /announce/voron.htm   (277 words)

  
 Union of Councils for Soviet Jews: VORONEZH ANTIFASCIST LEADER ATTACKED BY SKINHEADS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Moscow/Washington, D.C.-- Aleksey Kozlov, a regional monitor for a European Commission sponsored project to monitor antisemitism and racism in Russia, was attacked by skinheads on Thursday, according to the Moscow Bureau on Human Rights-UCSJ's Moscow-based affiliate and a co-grantee of the project, along with UCSJ and the Moscow Helsinki Group.
Kozlov, a well known anti-fascist youth activist in Voronezh, was reportedly assaulted by two skinheads outside the headquarters of the local NGO he heads-the Inter-Regional Human Rights Movement.
Voronezh has an especially grave skinhead problem-earlier this year, neo-Nazis killed an African student there, and in the 1990s, the region was a stronghold of the now largely defunct neo-Nazi group Russian National Unity.
www.fsumonitor.com /stories/043004PR.shtml   (352 words)

  
 Informsvyaz-Chernozemye - Our city Voronezh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Voronezh is an ancient city in the middle of Russia.
Voronezh is also a city of science and students.
Voronezh State University is one of the leading institutions of higher education.
www.vrn.ru /city/city_e.html   (343 words)

  
 F&P Report for 2000-04(April-Voronezh)
Installation and functioning of the public access point imposed a number of tasks that must be executed in the nearest future: it's necessary to communicate the new library's service to the local community, train of the librarians in main network services and organize workshops to educate young users from the library on networking.
The editor of VGTRK Sergei Synorov remarked, that in many respects the tasks of the project are close to the directions of work of his company, especially with regards to giving publicity to the regional problems.
Training was followed by seminars aimed to discuss with each group the new possibilities presented to the community within the framework of the project.
www.friends-partners.org /civnet/report-vor4.html(opt,mozilla,unix,english,,new)   (828 words)

  
 Voronezh, Russia
At that time the population of Voronezh was 900,000.
Voronezh's industries produce much of Russia's farm machinery, presses, lathes, engines, television sets, radios, tires and aluminum construction materials.
Over the centuries Voronezh has seen its share of history's triumphs and tragedies, as its citizens fought back invasions by Napoleon in 1812 and Hitler in 1943.
www.charmeck.org /Departments/Sister+Cities/Sister+Cities/Voronezh%2c+Russia.htm   (287 words)

  
 Russian match. Real Russian Ladies at Match-ru.com, matchmaking services - Voronezh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Voronezh Oblast is located 600 km south of Moscow in the Central Black Earth Region of Russia.
Two-thirds of its land is the richest soil in Europe.
The population of the Voronezh Oblast is 2.5 million people of which 1 million live in the city of Voronezh.
www.match-ru.com /voronezh.shtml   (159 words)

  
 Voronezh Links
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance - Oscar Wilde Voronezh Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
It's staying down that's wrong." (Muhammad Ali) Voronezh The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Z is keep your mouth shut." (Albert Einstein) Voronezh Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
www.welcome-2-europe.com /Russia_Administrative_Regions_Voronezhskaya_Oblast_Voronezh.html   (1620 words)

  
 Voronezh Scientists Turn Blood into Coffee, Milk, Chocolate - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Scientists at the Voronezh State Technological Academy have developed a method for processing blood and turning it into food products such as milk, yogurt, chocolate, and coffee, Interfax quotes the academy’s administration as saying.
The academy’s administration also noted that the foods created by Voronezh scientists contain unique blood proteins that are metabolized by the human body twice as fast as egg proteins, Interfax writes.
At the moment, the foods prepared according to the academy’s methods are in Moscow for testing and research.
www.mosnews.com /news/2004/07/12/blood.shtml   (501 words)

  
 F&P 2-nd Quarter Report-Voronezh
The agreement was reached with Voronezh State Television/Radio Company to make a series of regular radio programs communicating the project activities to the public.
Two physical lines were installed for this purpose on the segment, connecting Voronezh Intertown Telephone/Telegraph Station and the Territorial Unit of System Channels "Rosstelecom".
The preparatory technical work for inserting of a digital flow to the multiplexer "Rosstelecom" in Voronezh and Moscow was fulfilled.
www.friends-partners.org /civnet/quarterreport-vor2.html(opt,mozilla,unix,english,,new)   (1314 words)

  
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Mass mushroom poisoning, fatal, Voronezh region, Russia ------------------------------------------------------- 47 people have suffered from mushroom poisoning in the Voronezh region, 8 of whom, including one child, died.
The Voronezh region is located in the center of the European part of Russia, in forest-steppe and steppe areas on both sides of the river Don.
The capital of the region is the city of Voronezh; 909 000 inhabitants.
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 Affiliates in Voronezh | Combellga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In Voronezh Combellga is represented by the Kominkom-Voronezh group of companies.
The history of the Kominkom-Voronezh group of companies began in 1993 with the opening of the OAO Kominkom representative office in Voronezh.
OAO Kominkom was established in 1990 under the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Communications to broaden the spectrum of telecommunication services and increase the quality in rendering services to embassies of foreign states and representative offices of foreign companies.
www.combellga.ru /eng/region/voronezh   (175 words)

  
 Trio Voronezh presents Russian folk music with a symphonic twist to conclude 2004-05 Pops Season
Trio Voronezh’s astonishing virtuosity and delightful artistic innovation are destined to change the way audiences enjoy classical, folk and contemporary repertoire.
Classically trained at the Conservatory in Voronezh, Russia, the members Valerie Petruchin, Vladimir Volochin (National Champion, All-Russian Domra Competition) and Sergei Teleshev formed the Trio in 1993 in their native working-class city of Voronezh.
During the 2003-04 season, Trio Voronezh performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra and in numerous recitals across the country.
www.orsymphony.org /news/0405/0325_P7_voronezh.html   (940 words)

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