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Alapayevsk (Russian: Алапа́евск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Neyva and Alapaikha Rivers. Population: 44,263 (2002 Census); 50,060 (1989 Census); 49,000 (1968). Image File history File links New_symbol_of_Alapayevsk. ... Image File history File links New_symbol_of_Alapayevsk. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (472x700, 65 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (472x700, 65 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Alapayevsk_location. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Alapayevsk_location. ... Types of settlements in Russia, Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states have certain peculiarities with respect to the English language traditions. ... Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russian: , Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in the Urals Federal District. ... Confluence of Rhine and Mosel at Koblenz In geography, a confluence describes the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when a tributary joins a more major river. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... The 1989 Soviet Census was the final and most comprehensive census taken within The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics The census officially recorded the popullation of the USSR at 286,717,000, making it the third most populous country in the world. ...

Alapayevsk is one of the oldest centers of ferrous metallurgy in the Urals with the first factory built in 1704. The town proper was founded in 1781. It is known for its surrounding mines and numerous factories, although the last metallurgical plant operations were almost completely closed in the early 1990s^{[citation needed]}. The biggest orphanage in the Urals is located in Alapayevsk^{[citation needed]}. Map of the Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains (Russian: , Uralskiye gory) (also known as the Urals, the Riphean Mountains in Greco-Roman antiquity, and known as the Stone Belt) are a mountain range that runs roughly north and south through western Russia. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Chuquicamata, the second largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ... // An orphanage is an institution or asylum for the care of a child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living. ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky spent a part of his childhood in this city. Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna, the Princes Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia, Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Igor Konstantinovich of Russia and Vladimir Paley, Grand Duke Sergei's secretary, Fyodor Remez and Varvara Yakovleva, a sister from the Grand Duchess Elizabeth's convent, were brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks in a mineshaft near Alapayevsk in July of 1918. â€œTchaikovskyâ€ redirects here. ... Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia (7 October 1869-18 July 1918) was the fifth son of Grand Duke Michael Nikolayevich of Russia and his wife, Cecily, Princess of Baden (Olga Feodorovna), a daughter of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden. ... HIH The Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna (Russian: ), (1 November 1864 - 18 July 1918) was a German princess of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse and was the wife of the Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, the fifth son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse... His Highness Prince Ioann Konstantinovich of Russia (Ð˜Ð¾Ð°Ð½Ð½ ÐšÐ¾Ð½ÑÑ‚Ð°Ð½Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡) (July 5, 1886â€“July 18, 1918) was the elder son of HIH Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia by his wife Elisaveta Mavrikievna nÃ©e HH Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Grand Duke Constantin Constantinovich of Russia. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Grand Duke Constantin Constantinovich of Russia. ... Russian poet, born in Saint Petersburg on January 9, 1897. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ...

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Snow-covered statue of Sverdlov in Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburgs Church on the Blood built on the spot where the Tsar and his family were executed. ... Coat of arms of Aramil Aramil (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Iset River (Obs basin) 25 km south-west of Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of Artyomovsky Artyomovsky (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bobrovka River (Irbits tributary, Obs basin), 120 km northeast of Yekaterinburg. ... Asbest is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, named for its asbestos industry. ... Coat of arms of Beryozovsky Beryozovsky (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Beryozovka River (Pyshmas tributary), 13 km north-east of Yekaterinburg. ... Bogdanovich (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kunara River (right tributary of the Pyshma), 99 km east of Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of Degtyarsk Degtyarsk (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazovka River (right tributary of the Chusovaya), 67 km west of Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of Irbit Irbit (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... Ivdel (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ivdel River (Obs basin) near its confluence with the Lozva, 535 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... Lesnoy (Russian: ) is a closed town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Kachkanar Kachkanar (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located between the Isa and Vyya Rivers 205 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... Kamensk-Uralsky (Russian: ) is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Iset Rivers (Ob basin). ... Kamyshlov, Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Karpinsk Karpinsk (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River (Obs basin), 436 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... This article is about a town in Russia. ... Krasnoturinsk (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... Krasnoufimsk (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, the administrative center of Krasnoufimsky District. ... Krasnouralsk (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... Kushva (Russian: ) is a town in Russian Ural Mountains, near Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of Mikhaylovsk Mikhaylovsk (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Mikhaylovsky Pond 163 km southwest of Yekaterinburg. ... Neoclassical cathedral in Nevyansk. ... // Nizhniye Sergi Nizhniye Sergi (Russian: ) is a town in and the administrative centre of Nizhneserginsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... Novaya Lyalya (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Lyalya River, 306 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of the city Nizhny Tagil (Russian: ) is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, at ). Population: 390,498 (2002 Census). ... Coat of arms of Nizhnyaya Salda Nizhnyaya Salda (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Salda River (Obs basin), 205 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of Nizhnyaya Tura Nizhnyaya Tura (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River (Obs basin), 254 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... Novouralsk (Russian: ) is a closed town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... Welcome to Pervouralsk! Pervouralsk (Russian: ), which may be translated as the first in the Urals, is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... Polevskoy (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located some 50 km southwest of Yekaterinburg. ... Revda (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Rezh Rezh (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Rezh River (Obs basin) 83 km north-east of Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of Serov Serov (Russian: ) is a mining and commercial town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia and the administrative center of Serovsky District. ... Coat of arms of Severouralsk Severouralsk (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vagran River (Obs basin) at its confluence with the Kolonga River 512 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Coat of arms of Sysert Sysert (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sysert River (Obs basin, right tributary of the Iset), 50 km south of Yekaterinburg. ... For other places with the same name, see Talitsa. ... Tavda (Russian: ) is a town in and the administrative center of Tavdinsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Turinsk Turinsk (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Tura River near its confluence with the Yarlynka, 253 km northeast of Yekaterinburg. ... // VERKHNYAYA PYSHMA Verkhnyaya Pyshma (pop. ... Coat of arms of Verkhnyaya Salda Verkhnyaya Salda (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Salda River (right tributary of the Tagil), 195 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of Verkhnyaya Tura Verkhnyaya Tura (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Tura River (Obs basin), 187 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... Verkhny Tagil (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Tagil River (Tobols basin), 111 km northwest of Yekaterinburg. ... Verkhoturye (Russian: ) is town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Tura River some 306 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of Volchansk Volchansk (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volchanka River (right tributary of the Sosva, Obs basin), 452 km north of Yekaterinburg. ... Coat of arms of Zarechny Zarechny (Russian: ) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Pyshma River east of Yekaterinburg at . ...

Coordinates: 57°51′N, 61°42′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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Alexander Palace - Murder of the Romanovs in Alapayevsk - Palace Archives (3365 words)
	The murder at Alapayevsk of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, the Grand Duke Serge Mikhailovich, and the Princes loann Konstantinovich, Konstantin Konstantinovich, Igor Konstantinovich, and Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Palei.
	In the summer of 1918, in the town of Alapayevsk, Verkhoturskii Uezd, Perm Guberniya, not far from Ekaterinburg, the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, the Grand Duke Serge Mikhailovich, and the Princes loann Konstantinovich, Konstantin Konstantinovich, Igor Konstantinovich, and Prince Vladimir Pavlovich Palei were being held prisoners.
	The prisoners arrived in Alapayevsk on 20 May 1918, and were accommodated in the so-called 'Napolnaya school' on the edge of the town.

Alapayevsk Martyrs in Beijing (1194 words)
	On October 18, the coffins were solemnly transferred to St. Sergius Cathedral in Alapayevsk and placed in the cathedral crypt, where they remained until July 1919, when on July 14, accompanied by hegumen Seraphim and two novices all eight coffins left in a freight car by rail from Alapayevsk to Chita.
	After China's occupation by Japan and the change in political conditions in 1938, the 20th mission chief, Archbishop Viktor (Svyatin) managed to get the permission of Beijing authorities and transfer the six coffins to the crypt of All Holy Martyrs Church, located in the cemetery of the RSMC territory.
	His testimony is important to us merely because it states that the coffins with the Alapayevsk martyrs' remains were not destroyed during the years of "the cultural revolution" and are located in the cemented crypt at the site of the St. Seraphim of Sarov Chapel.

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