Coordinates: 47°13′N 38°55′E / 47.217°N 38.917°E / 47.217; 38.917 Taganrog (Russian: Таганро́г, pronounced [təɡʌnˈrok]) is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay (Sea of Azov), a few miles west ot the mouth of the River Don. Population: 279,000 (2005 est.);[citation needed] 281,947 (2002 Census);[5] 291,622 (1989 Census).[6].
The first Russian Navy base, Taganrog was officially founded by Peter I The Great on September 12, 1698.
[edit] History of Taganrog
[edit] Landmarks and tourist attractions
[edit] Landmarks related to Anton Chekhov or Chekhov family
[edit] Taganrog in literature and popular culture
The image of the city and its people is featured in numerous Anton Chekhov works, including Ionych, The House with an Attic, The Man in a Shell, Van'ka, Three Years, Mask, My Life and more. It is believed that Taganrog image may be used as Lukomorie (fairy tale land) in Alexander Pushkin's Ruslan and Lyudmila (1820). It also appeared in the novels of Ivan Vasilenko, Konstantin Paustovsky and in the poems of Nikolay Sherbina and Valentin Parnakh.
In 1984, the city was mentioned in the Mashina Vremeni song Razgovor v Poezde (Conversation in the Train).
In 2004 Irish poet of German heritage Sabine Wichert published a collection of poems titled Taganrog.
In 2006, the city was mentioned in the Aquarium's song The Meaning of All Existing Things (O Smisle Vsego Sushevo) from the album Bespechniy Russkiy Brodyaga(Carefree Russian Wanderer).
In 2006 in Aquarium's song Unknown Facts from Elvis Presley's Biography («Неизвестные факты из биографии Элвиса Пресли»):
Elvis Presley was a son of the Empress of Venus and a smuggler from Taganrog.
«Элвис Пресли был сыном императрицы с Венеры и контрабандиста из Таганрога»
One of the fictional personalities (Sergey Yurievich Belyakov, played by Sergey Svetlakov) on the TV sketch show Nasha Russia is from Taganrog.
In foreign literature, the city was mentioned in the titles of the following novels: Der Tote von Taganrog by Eberhard von Cranach-Sichart, Taganrog (dedicated to death or disappearance of Alexander I of Russia) by Reinhold Schneider.
[edit] Notable people
Numerous Russian and international aristocrats, politicians, artists, and scientists were born and/or have lived in Taganrog. Taganrog is the native city of Anton Chekhov, Faina Ranevskaya, Sophia Parnok, Alexandre Koyré and Dmitri Sinodi-Popov; names of Russian emperors Peter I of Russia and Alexander I of Russia; Cornelius Cruys, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Konstantin Paustovsky, Nestor Kukolnik, Achilles Alferaki, Ioannis Varvakis, Sergei Bondarchuk and many other famous people are brought in mind when Taganrog is named.
[edit] Economy
The city of Taganrog is the leading industrial center of the Rostov Oblast. Local industry is presented by aerospace, machine-building, automobile, military, iron and steel industry, engineering, metal traders and processors, timber, woodwork, pulp and paper, food, light, chemical and industry of construction materials, and one of the major ports of the Azov Sea.
The area around Taganrog has a large industrial potential, a diversified agricultural industry, production plants and a modern infrastructure. The location of Taganrog on the intersection of traffic routes and the seaport facilitate access to the emerging CIS markets.
Taganrog's main trading partners are: CIS countries, South Korea, Turkey, Italy, Greece and Egypt.
[edit] Higher education
[edit] Views of Taganrog
Alexander I Palace in Taganrog, where the Russian Emperor died in 1825, as appears on a 19th century postcard. | The Assumption Cathedral in Taganrog, Russia (1818-1938), where Anton Chekhov was christened on February 10, 1860. | | |
| | The Greek Monastery (1809-1814), where the burial service for the Russian Czar Alexandre I of Russia was read in 1825. The Statue of Alexandre I (sculptor Ivan Martos) inaugurated in 1831. | | The Mansion of Ivan Varvatsi (Ioannis Varvakis) in Taganrog on a 19th century postcard. |
The Boys Gymnasium in Taganrog (1843), founded in 1809 on a 19-th century postcard. Today - Chekhov Literary Museum. | | | |
Photograph of the Birthhouse of Faina Ranevskaya in the city of Taganrog, Russia. | | Residence of Russian poet and playwright Nestor Kukolnik, later Azov-Don Commercial Bank, today the building of Taganrog Branch of the Savings Bank of Russia and Taganrog State Archive as appears on a 19-century postcard. | |
| | | Former Spanish & Portuguese Consulate building (1872), now State Treasury in Taganrog, Russia. | |
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[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Taganrog is twinned with:
Cherven Bryag, Bulgaria (1963)
Vlissingen, Netherlands (1989)
Lüdenscheid, Germany (1991)
Giresun, Turkey (October 10, 1995)
Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus (2000)
Mariupol', Ukraine- Badenweiler, Germany (2002)
Jining, People's Republic of China (June 3, 2009)[7]
Pinsk, Belarus (June 25, 2009)[8]- Khartsyzsk, Ukraine (September 18, 2009)[9]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Mayor Nikolay Fedyanin reelected for a second five-year term""". Taganrog Municipality. 16 December 2007. http://taganrogcity.com/pr_12162007.html. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ "Welcome Message from the Office of the Mayor of Taganrog""". Taganrog Municipality. December 2007. http://taganrogcity.com/mayor_welcome.html. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the Census (2002).
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg2.php. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ^ "The Home City of Chekhov and the Home City of Confucius Sign a Partnership Agreement""". Taganrog Municipality. 4 June 2009. http://taganrogcity.com/pr_visit_jining_june09.html. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Official visit to Belarus""". Taganrog Municipality. 29 June 2009. http://taganrogcity.com/visit_minsk_2009.html. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Taganrog signs Sister City agreement with Khartsyzsk, Ukraine""". Taganrog Municipality. 18 September 2009. http://taganrogcity.com/pr_visit_khartsyzsk_19_09_2009.html. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
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