Talk:Nizhny Tagil

Statue of Liberty

Nizhny Tagil says: "the copper for the skin of the Statue of Liberty was mined and refined in Nizhniy Tagil." Statue of Liberty says: "Historical records make no mention of the source of the copper used in the Statue of Liberty. In the village of Visnes in the municipality of Karmøy, Norway, tradition holds that the copper came from the French-owned Visnes Mine." Are there any sources that Nizhny Tagil is the origin? --NeoUrfahraner 10:23, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I found a source for the claim; added to the article. --NeoUrfahraner 10:39, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Nizhny Tagil belongs to which continent, Europe or Asia? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.224.28.70 (talk) 14:18, 9 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

As it is located to the east of the "borderline" between Europe and Asia, it is considered to be in Asia.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:42, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copper to Statue of Liberty

This seems to be a pure legend. If any copper was imported from Nishnij Tagil (Ala Tahili) by Demidoff family it went to Italy Tusnany (Toscana) and Elba to Demifoff family owned San Donato estate or to Elba for rebuilding the house (owned by Demidoff family) where Napoleon lived when he was deported to Elba. Maybe this is the confused source of "Russian Legend".

The iron and copper was smelted in the area even the time of Jugra and exported to Near East ancient civilications by the Scythic and Greek traders. Rivers Tshus, Kama (Kymi), and Rava / Itil (Volga), Oka, Tanais (Don) were the main trading routes to Caspian and Black Seas.

At least the list of companies which operated in Nizhnij Tagil during the time of Imperial Russia is preserved in one of Helsinki / Helsingfors archives. It includes the details of company sales by Demidoff family to a newly formed Belgian company just by the eve of the Great War.

JN