From Paris to Berlin: Russia's Euro-Toponyms
Berlin, Chelyabinsk region
Berlin was founded in 1842 as a military settlement of the Orenburg Cossacks. It was named in honor of the capture of Berlin. A number of other places in the southern Urals also take their names from European cities — Leipzig, Fere-Champenoise, Paris, etc.
These names were given in honor of victorious Russian troops in Italy, Germany and France in the years 1799 and 1813-14 — times when Cossacks were Nagaybaks in separate regiment of the Russian army.
Berlin was founded in 1842 as a military settlement of the Orenburg Cossacks. It was named in honor of the capture of Berlin. A number of other places in the southern Urals also take their names from European cities — Leipzig, Fere-Champenoise, Paris, etc.
These names were given in honor of victorious Russian troops in Italy, Germany and France in the years 1799 and 1813-14 — times when Cossacks were Nagaybaks in separate regiment of the Russian army.
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Bredy, Chelyabinsk region (named after the Dutch city Breda.)
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Paris, Chelyabinsk region
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Fere-Champenoise, Chelyabinsk region
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Varna, Chelyabinsk region
Varna was named in honor of the capture of the Bulgarian fortress Varna by Russian troops from Turkish troops in 1828 during the Russian-Turkish war.
Varna was named in honor of the capture of the Bulgarian fortress Varna by Russian troops from Turkish troops in 1828 during the Russian-Turkish war.
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A view of the Byk mountain from the village of Port Arthur in the Stavropol region.
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