The Ural Mountains or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan. The mountain range forms part of the conventional boundary between the regions of Europe and Asia. Vaygach Island and the islands of Novaya Zemlya form a further continuation of the chain to the north into the Arctic Ocean.
Yekaterinburg, alternatively romanized Ekaterinburg, formerly known as Sverdlovsk, is the largest city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The city is located on the Iset River between the Volga-Ural region and Siberia, with a population of roughly 1.5 million residents, up to 2.2 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Yekaterinburg is the fourth-largest city in Russia, the largest city in the Ural Federal District, and one of Russia's main cultural and industrial centres. Yekaterinburg has been dubbed the "Third capital of Russia", as it is ranked third by the size of its economy, culture, transportation and tourism.
Perm, previously known as Yagoshikha (Ягошиха) (1723–1781), and Molotov (Молотов) (1940–1957), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Perm Krai, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Kama River, near the Ural Mountains, covering an area of 799.68 square kilometres, with a population of over one million residents. Perm is the fourteenth-largest city in Russia, and the fifth-largest city in the Volga Federal District.
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Its population is 4,297,747.
Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev was a prominent Russian Imperial statesman, historian, philosopher, and ethnographer, best remembered as the author of the first full-scale Russian history and founder of three Russian cities: Stavropol-on-Volga, Yekaterinburg, and Perm. Throughout this work, he advocates the idea that autocracy is the perfect form of government for Russia.
The Ural franc was a scrip issued in Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg) in Russia in 1991 by a team of businessmen and politicians headed by Anton Bakov.
Fyodor Nikolayevich Panayev was a Russian teacher and climatologist, the author of a number of books on climatology and one of the founders of Perm Zoo.
Perm Governorate was an administrative unit of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from 1781 to 1923. It was also known as the government of Perm. It was located on both slopes of the Ural Mountains, and its administrative center was the city of Perm. The region gave its name to the Permian period.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia.
The State Museum of Oriental Art is one of the biggest cultural institutions in the world for preservation, research, and display of Oriental art. The museum was founded in 1918 as a part of soviet programme to support unique cultures of USSR subdivisions. Since 1970 the museum is located in the centre of Moscow in the historical building known as the Lunins' House, a private residence built in the early 19th century by the famous architect Domenico Gilardi.
The old station building is an edifice in the Zheleznodorozhny District of Yekaterinburg, Russia. The house is located at 14 Vokzalnaya Street It was a main station building between 1878 and 1914. The building was designed in the Russian Revival style. It is recognized as a historical landmark, has official status as an object of Russian cultural heritage, and contains the museum of History & Engineering science of the Sverdlovsk Railway.
The Nizhny Tagil Museum of Regional History is the oldest museum in Nizhny Tagil. It is located in the centre of the city, near the Tagil pond, at Lenin Prospekt. The museum belongs to the Nizhny Tagil Museum Reserve "Metallurgical Ural". Furthermore, it is located in the building of the former laboratory outbuilding at the Zavodskaya office. Together with the City Council, it forms the architectural complex called the "Tagil Kremlin".
The UMMC Museum Complex, fully the UMMC Museum Complex of Military and Civil Equipment, is a museum complex located in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The private museum is dedicated to the mechanical and military history of the Ural Federal District. The complex, which constitutes three museums, is funded by the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company and houses a substantial collection of vehicles and other artifacts.
The Ural Society of Natural Science Lovers was a Russian organization. Functioning from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries, the organization supported the study of the natural sciences and history of the Urals. Prior to its dissolution in 1929 the organization was joined by a number of notable Russian scientists, educators, and explorers.
The Meshkov Mansion, also known as the Meshkov House, is a historic building in Perm, Perm Krai, Russia. Built between 1887 and 1889, the building served a number of roles through its history. The mansion is currently occupied by the Perm Regional Museum's main branch.
The Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore is a museum in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The museum is one of the oldest in Yekaterinburg, having been founded in 1870. In addition the main branch of the museum, the institution manages several other museums in the region.
Chertovo Gorodishche, more commonly known as Devil's Settlement, Devil's Mound, or Devil's City, is a rock formation near Yekaterinburg in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural Federal District, Russia. Made from several types of rock, the formation is a tourist attraction and archeological site.
Onésime Yegorowitsch Claire, also George Onésime Clerc, was a Russian naturalist of Swiss origin.
The Vladimir K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History is a museum named after the explorer, Vladimir Arseniev, in the city of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. The museum's collections focus on the history of Vladivostok and the surrounding area in Primorsky Krai. The Vladimir K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History also manages the museum facilities at Vladivostok Fortress.
Melitopol Museum of Local History is a museum in Melitopol, Ukraine. It exhibits objects relating to the history and nature of the region. The museum is located in the former Chernikov Mansion, built in 1913. As of 2022 its director was Leila Ibragimova.
