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In the autumn of 1870, unrest began among local Kazakhs in Mangyshlak, a detachment of 40 Cossacks marched into the steppe, due to command errors and the large number of rebels, the detachment completely annihilated, and the rebels began to plunder the territory in the district, their main goal was Fort Alexandrovsky. [1]
- 17-22 April [O.S. 5-10 April] 1870
- Russian victory
The Battle of Alexander Fort (or Battle of Tyub-Karaganskom), was a naval battle fought in the Caspian Sea during the Russian Civil War at the naval military base of Fort Alexandrovsky. This article has multiple issues.
Time zone. UTC+5 (+5) Fort-Shevchenko (Kazakh: Форт-Шевченко) is a military-base town and administrative centre of Tupkaragan District in Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan on the eastern shore of Caspian Sea. Primary industries include fishing and the extraction of stone. Population: 5,559 (2016 estimate). [1]
- Red Square
- The Kremlin
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- Cathedral of Christ The Savior
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- Museum of The Patriotic War of 1812
Red Square is bordered by the Kremlin and the GUM department store on opposite sides, and the Russia Historical Museum and St. Basil’s Cathedral on opposite ends. The area started to be called Red Square in the late 1690s, during the time of Peter the Great. He staged “a spectacle to celebrate his recent capture of the Black Sea port of Azoz from t...
Kremlin means citadel or fortress, and the Kremlin in Moscow certainly looks the part of a walled fortress with towers and gates. There is no reliable record of when the Kremlin building began. The present structure was built in the end of the fifteenth century. The Kremlingard map shows how the Kremlin appeared in the later 16th century. Note the ...
The garden on the other side of the Kremlin, opposite from Red Square, is the Alexandrovsky Garden. The information below is from a sign in the Garden. The Tomb of the Unknown soldier, dedicated to the soldiers lost in World War II (referred to in Russia as the Great Patriotic War) is near the entrance to the Garden. Interred in the tomb are remain...
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is a short walk from the Kremlin. The gold towers of this Cathedral can be seen from the Kremlin and vice versa. Originally opened in May 1883, in 1931 the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was demolished by the Soviets who aimed to use the site to build a massive “Palace of the Soviets.” This was never built and Khr...
Marshal Zuhkov statue
The monument to Marshal Zuhkov stands in front of the Russian Historical Museum, just outside of Red Square.
Vladimir the Great Statue
Just outside of the Alexander Garden is a newly erected status for Vladimir the Great. It was erected in 2016 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Like the next statue mentioned, this one is considered by some to be an eye-sore by some, as it size (17.5 meters high) and subject are out of place in its location.
Peter the Great Statue
Visible from the bridge behind the rebuilt Cathedral of Christ the Savior, this statue of Peter the Great is massive – like everything else in Russia. I’ve read that it has been voted among the ugliest building and monuments in the world. It is certainly one of the tallest (322 feet tall). Here’s a photo of the front of the statue from a bridge
Next door to the Russian State History Museum, just outside of Red Square is the Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812. Opened in 2012, the museum houses a collection of uniforms, weaponry, maps, paintings and other memorabilia from the war between the Russian Army and Napoleon’s Grand Armee. One of the best paintings is by V.V. Vereshchagin, called ...
Oct 10, 2021 · Video summary:The Battle of Alexander Fort (or Battle of Tyub-Karaganskom), was a naval battle fought in the Caspian Sea during the Russian Civil War at the ...
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Jun 20, 2019 · Battle for the Baltic Islands 1917. Immediately before and after the outbreak of the First World War, Britain seriously considered sending its fleet into Heligoland Bight and seizing an island base off the German coast – Borkum perhaps. The goal was to force the German fleet out to fight, or bottle it up with mines, submarines and destroyer ...
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Stalingrad was a hugely important moral victory for Soviet troops. The myth of the invincibility of the German army, which had taken a knock in the Battle of Moscow, was now conclusively shattered ...
