Pushkin (Town)

Pushkin is a town in Russia that is located 24 kilometres south of Saint Petersburg, at . The town was founded in the 18th century as the summer residence of the Russian tsars under the name "Tsarskoye Selo" (Royal Village). Nicholas II of Russia and his family lived in the Alexander Palace until they were moved to Tobolsk on July 31, 1917. In 1918 the town was renamed "Detskoe Selo" (Children's Village). In 1937 the name was changed into Pushkin, to commemorate the centenary of the tragic death of Alexander Pushkin, a great Russian poet.
External links

 

<< PreviousWord BrowserNext >>
sultan kudarat
port jackson
sarangani
phylogeography
norris poulson
cotabato province
autecology
synecology
pete reiser
antonio carlos jobim
gorgoroth
ered lithui
carpathian forest
game critics awards
andernach chess
seven days in may
norskecanada
hard edge
easel
the generals
norske skog
dillinja
gelfand naimark segal construction
john holland, 1st duke of exeter
government of the 29th dil
1 e41 m
gma
manitoba schools question
mark prior
spontaneous symmetry breaking
kerry wood
john holland, 2nd duke of exeter
eisteddfod
little rock nine
iou
california jam
plunging fire
as the crow flies
james e. reilly
john aniston
notary
thomas holland, 1st earl of kent
appalachian state university
paul bryant
Copyright 2005-2009 OnPedia.com. All Rights Reserved