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Saratov (Сара́тов) is a major city in southern European Russia. It is the capital of Saratov Oblast and a major port on the Volga river, located at 51°33′N 46°00′E. The city was founded in 1590 by Boris Godunov as a fortress. Located south of Samara and north of Volgograd (former Stalingrad, and, also, former Tsarytsin), Saratov became an important shipping port in the 1800s, and developed industrially after a railroad linking it to Moscow was finished in 1870. The name Saratov is derived from the Tatar words ‘Sary Tau’ which means ‘yellow mountain’. The city has many Tatar, Ukrainian and German residents. Flag of Saratov oblast. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Flag of Saratov oblast. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Categories: Russia geography stubs | Oblasts of Russia ... The Volga river in Western Russia, Europes longest river, with a length of 3,690 km (2,293 miles), provides the core of the largest river system in Europe. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Tsar Boris I Boris Feodorovich Godunov (Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Samara (Russian: Сама́ра), from 1935 to 1991—Kuybyshev (Russian: Ку́йбышев), is a major city situated on the Volga River in the southeastern part of European Russia, Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District, the administrative center of Samara Oblast. ... â–¶ (help· info) (Russian: Волгогра́д) (population: 1,012,000), formerly called â–¶ (help· info) (Цари́цын, Caricyn) (1598–1925) and â–¶ (help· info) (Сталингра́д) (1925–1961) is a city on the west bank of Volga river in southwestern Volgograd Oblast (province), Northern Caucasus district, Russia. ... Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça, Татар теле, Татарча) is a Turkic language belonging to the Altaic branch of the Ural-Altaic family of languages. ...

The Saratov region is rich not only in natural and industrial resources. The region is also famous for being one of the largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia. In Saratov there are 6 institutes affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences, 21 research institutes, 19 project institutes and many scientific and technological laboratories at the largest industrial enterprises, these account for the scientific potential for solving both fundamental and applied problems. An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ...

One of the city's most prominent landmarks is the 19th century neo-Gothic Conservatory. When it was built in 1912, the Conservatory was Russia's third such institution (after Moscow and St. Petersburg). At the time (1912), Saratov, with a population of 240,000, was the third-largest city in present-day Russia.

Saratov is also the home of the Volga Germans. Until 1941, Pokrovsk, known today as Engels, Russia, and located just across the Volga from Saratov, was the capital of a separate German republic. The Volga Germans numbered 800,000 in the early 20th century. The Volga Germans are ethnic Germans living near the Volga River and the Black Sea, maintaining German culture, German language, German traditions and religions: Evangelical Lutherans or Roman Catholic. ... Engels (Russian: Энгельс) is a city in the Saratov Oblast in Russia. ...

Saratov Bridge across the Volga used to be the longest in Europe.

The Volga Germans included industrialists, scientists, musicians and architects, including those who built Saratov's university and Conservatory. At the outbreak of World War II, half of the Volga Germans were exiled to Siberia and Kazakhstan, and few ever returned to the region. Beginning in the 1980s, many emigrated to Germany, but the Roman Catholic St. Klementy Cathedral on Nemetskaya Street — now a movie theatre — is a reminder of Saratov's German past. Image File history File linksMetadata Saratovbridge. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Saratovbridge. ... Saratov bridge used to be the longest in Europe. ... For other meanings of the word Volga see Volga (disambiguation) Волга Length 3,690 km Elevation of the source 225 m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed 1. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 8 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ...

From Soviet times until 1992, Saratov was a "closed city", strictly off limits to all foreigners. Situated on the Volga River, this was a major military aircraft manufacturing site, the home of the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, and a vital part of the Soviet space programme. 1992 (MCMXCII in Roman) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... -1...

Population (census 2002): 873,500 (Russia's fifteenth largest). A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Son and daughters of the city

Saratov land was birthplace or hometown, at one time or other, to the genius biologist Nikolai Vavilov, the notable professor and engineer Naum Rabovetsky, painter Mikhail Vrubel, aircraft designer Oleg Antonov, writer Mikhail Bulgakov, philosopher Nikolai Chernyshevsky, architect Fyodor Shekhtel, chemist Nikolai Zinin, poet Gavrila Derzhavin, composer Alfred Schnittke, academician Guriy Marchuk, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, space radio telephone communications designer Yuri Bykov, and, of course, billionaire Roman Abramovich. A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of organisms. ... Nikolai Vavilov Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov (Николай Иванович Вавилов, November 25/(November 13), 1887— January 26, 1943) was a prominent Russian botanist and geneticist. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Self-portrait, 1885 Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel (Russian: Михаил Александрович Врубель;March 17, 1856 - April 14, 1910, all n. ... A Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400. ... Oleg Antonov Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (Антонов, Олег Константинович in Russian) (1. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (Cyrillic: Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков; May 15 [O.S. May 3] 1891 – March 10, 1940) was a Soviet novelist and playwright of the first half of the 20th century. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... Nikolai Chernyshevsky Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky (Russian: Николай Гаврилович Чернышевский) (July 12, 1828 - October 17, 1889) was a Russian revolutionary democrat, materialist philosopher, critic, and socialist. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Chemist Julie Perkins of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory pours from a Florence flask. ... Poet is a term applied to a person who composes poetry, including extended forms such as dramatic verse. ... Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (Гаврила Романович Державин, 1743 – 1816) was the greatest Russian poet before Alexander Pushkin. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Alfred Garyevich Schnittke (Russian: Альфре́д Га́ррьевич Шни́тке, November 24, 1934 – August 3, 1998) was a Russian-German Jewish composer. ... The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ... -1... Roman Arkadievich Abramovich (Russian: Рома́н Арка́дьевич Абрамо́вич) (born October 24, 1966 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian oil billionaire, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. ...

• Gottlieb Nathaniel Bonwetsch, German protestant theologain, born on Norka near Saratov ([1])

External links

• Saratov.Ru — Саратовская Губерния