Tambov
| Tambov (English) Тамбов (Russian) |
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| Coordinates: 52°43′N 41°26′E / 52.717°N 41.433°ECoordinates: 52°43′N 41°26′E / 52.717°N 41.433°E | |
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| City Day | August 5[citation needed] |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tambov Oblast |
| Administrative center of | Tambov Oblast[citation needed] |
| Municipal status | |
| Urban okrug | Tambov Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Pyotr Chernovanov[citation needed] |
| Representative body | City Duma[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 153.1 km2 (59.1 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
280,457 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 65th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 293,658 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 63rd |
| Density | 1,832 /km2 (4,740 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1636[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 392000[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4752[citation needed] |
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Tambov (Russian: Тамбо́в) is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers 480 kilometers (300 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 280,457 (2010 Census);[1] 293,658 (2002 Census));[2] 304,600 (1989 Census).[5] It is served by Tambov Donskoye Airport and is also home to Tambov air base, as well as a large industrial center.
The name "Tambov" originates from the Moksha language word томба tomba meaning wetland.
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[edit] History
It was founded by the decree of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich on April 17, 1636 (old style). Originally built as a border fortress against Crimean Tatars Tambov soon declined in importance as military outpost of Muscovy and became an administrative and trade center of largely rural Russian Empire region.
Roman Boborykin, the emperor's court menial (stolnik) and voivode became the first builder of the town. Thanks to his experience, the fortress construction was finished rapidly. The town was granted city status in 1719.
In 1779, Tambov Vice-Royalty was formed, and on August 16, 1781, Catherine the Great approved the town's coat of arms depicting a beehive symbolizing the town's hardworking residents. In March 1786 the disgraced Russian poet and statesman Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin was appointed the governor of Tambov Governorate—a post he held until December 1788. But even during that short period he managed to do much. The town's development was being carried on: a theater, a college, a dancing school, a printing house, a newspaper, an orchestra, and a brick-yard were built. A monument to Derzhavin was later erected in Tambov.
In November 1830 during the Cholera Riots in Russia the citizens of Tambov attacked their governor, but they were soon suppressed by the regular army.
In the 19th century Tambov grew into a significant cultural center with a number of schools, libraries and institutions established there, and by 1897 more than 50,000 people lived in Tambov.
Between 1920 and 1921, the region around Tambov was the place of the Tambov rebellion—a bitter struggle between local residents and Bolshevik Red Army. In 1921 there was formed the Tambov Republic that soon was sacked by the Marshal of the Soviet Union Mikhail Tukhachevsky that used the weapons of mass destruction against the civilian population.
During and after World War II, most of the Malgré-nous from Alsace-Moselle were jailed in the "camp N° 188" at Tambov. Between 4,000 and 10,000 French people died in this camp [1].
In 1991, a 360-meter-tall guyed TV mast was built in the city.
[edit] Culture
The Tambov Art Gallery houses a vast collection of canvases by Russian and West-European artists. Russia's oldest drama theater is located in Tambov, as well as two universities, two military colleges, a musical school, a museum of local lore and other cultural institutions.
[edit] Transport
Tambov is served by Tambov Donskoye Airport. The railway station has trains to Moscow, Saratov and Volgograd. Local public transport includes buses and trolleybuses.
[edit] Sports
The city football club, FC Spartak Tambov plays in the Russian Second Division.
[edit] Famous people born in Tambov
- Andrei Kolmogorov, a leading mathematician of the 20th century, the founder of modern theory of probability
- Sergei Rachmaninoff, composer and pianist
- Alexander Lodygin, electrical engineer, inventor of incandescent lamp
- Nikolai Fyodorov, religious philosopher, founder of Russian cosmism
- Lev Kuleshov, film director and cinema theorist, author of Kuleshov effect
- Anastasia Rodionova, professional tennis player
- Arina Rodionova, professional tennis player
- Yuri Zhirkov, professional footballer with Anzhi Makhachkala
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Tambov is twinned with:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b 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 2010-03-23.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 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 population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ "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_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Tambov (town)". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.- Tambov Rebellion by Sennikov Published by Posev, in Moscow 2004. ISBN 5-85824-152-2
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