Taganrog

Taganrog ({{lang-ru|?????????}}) is a city and seaport in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located at {{coor dm|47|13|N|38|55|E|}}, population is about 279,000 (2005).

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Rostov Oblast - Russia - 2005

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The first Russian Navy base, Taganrog was officially founded by Peter I The Great on September 12, 1698. Its rise and development are closely connected with the great and dramatic history of the Russian Empire, with its century-long struggle for the access to southern seas. Here for the first time, fireworks in honor of Azov Russian Navy's victories took place, that Navy being created by Fyodor Apraksin. And as "The Birthplace of Anton Chekhov," Taganrog offers remarkable sites dedicated to childhood and youth of the Russian playwright and short-story writer.

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Russian Navy - Peter I The Great - September 12 - 1698 - Russian Empire - Fyodor Apraksin - Anton Chekhov

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Taganrog does not resemble other seaside towns by the very fact that its location is not in a quiet harbor, but on a hill. The town is open to every wind - both from steppe or sea. In the wide, beam-like streets running down from the former fortress straight to the steppe distances, and in green shadowy boulevard alleys accompanying them, in the architectural image of the houses which unite the classical strictness with the baroque magnificence, in all this something new, wayward, southern and peculiar can be witnessed. In spite of the fact that the city has already celebrated its 307th anniversary and went through the industrial construction epoch, it has preserved its unique layout and monuments of history and architecture. To a large extent it is due to the great Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov who was born and lived here. Everything is sanctified by the reminder of him in the city: the small house where he was born, the high school where he studied, his father's shop where he had to serve, and, of course, those quiet streets, mansions which today are associated with the past.

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Now Taganrog is an important research, cultural and industrial center in Southern Russia. It has a vast network of educational establishments, ranging from Radio Engineering University and Teachers Training College to technical and vocational lyceums and high schools. Apart from that, it is a city situated in a resort area as to its climate, which allows one to take a splendid rest here. Taganrog is situated on the shore of the Azov Sea about 45 miles from Rostov-on-Don, SW Rostov Oblast.

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Azov Sea - Rostov-on-Don - Rostov Oblast

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History can be found around almost every bend in Taganrog. The memorial theater, Chekhov library, several museums, such as Chekhov House, Literary Museum, Durov Museum, Alferaki Palace, Taganrog Museum of Art and other stand as hallmarks of the Russian culture. Taganrog is a native city of Anton Chekhov and Faina Ranevskaya; names of Alexander Pushkin, Alexander I of Russia, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Ioannis Varvakis, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Konstantin Paustovsky, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Achilles Alferaki, Ivan Vasilenko, Victor Bregeda, Konstantin Savitsky, Anatoly Durov, Nestor Kukolnik and many other famous people.

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Anton Chekhov - Faina Ranevskaya - Alexander Pushkin - Alexander I of Russia - Giuseppe Garibaldi - Ioannis Varvakis - Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Konstantin Paustovsky - Arkhip Kuindzhi - Achilles Alferaki - Ivan Vasilenko - Victor Bregeda - Konstantin Savitsky - Anatoly Durov - Nestor Kukolnik

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