Saratov (Russian: Сара́тов) is a major city in Russia. It is the administrative center of Saratov Oblast and a major port on the Volga River. Population: 873,055 (2002 Census). In addition to ethnic Russians, the city also has many Tatar, Ukrainian and German residents. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Image File history File links Sar_g_new. ... Categories: Russia geography stubs | Oblasts of Russia ... The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia, flows through the western part of the country. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...

History

The Legend of Saratov: Gelonus, a legendary Scythian city and the northernmost Greek colony, may be conjectured to have been situated in the locality of present-day Saratov. Gelonus is mentioned in Book 6 of the Histories of Herodotus, according to whom in 512 B.C. the city was burnt down by the Emperor Darius I of Persia. Gelonus, (also transliterated Helonus), 50. ... Approximate extent of Scythia and Sarmatia in the 1st century BC (the orange background shows the spread of Eastern Iranian languages, among them Scytho-Sarmatian). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Darius the Great (c. ...

A more certain ancestor city of Saratov was Ukek. Ukek (Tatar: Ükäk /y`kæk/) was a medieval city (13th-14th centuries) in Golden Horde. ...

During the reign of Tsar Feodor Ivanovich several settlements were built in order to fortify the state borders. During the summer of 1586 the fortress of Samara was founded. In 1589, the fortress of Tsaritsyn (later called Stalingrad and now called Volgograd) was built in the region where the Volga and the Don come closest to each other. Saratov was built in 1590 midway between Samara and Tsaritsyn at the instigation of count Grigory Zasekin. The buildings were constructed of wood in the upper reaches of the Volga one year prior to the foundation in situ of the city. In spring the constructions were disassembled, every log marked, and all the town was delivered to the pre-defined place. Such a method allowed the town to be built in its entirety within several weeks. Tsar (Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian цар, Russian  , in scientific transliteration respectively car and car ), occasionally spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English, is a Slavonic term designating certain monarchs. ... Feodor presents a golden chain to Boris Godunov. ... Samara (Russian: ) (from 1935 to 1991—Kuybyshev ()) is the sixth-largest city in Russia. ... Volgograd (Russian: ), formerly called Tsaritsyn (Russian: ) (1598–1925) and Stalingrad (Russian: ) (1925–1961) is a city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. ... The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia, flows through the western part of the country. ... The Don (Дон) is one of the major rivers of Russia. ... The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia, flows through the western part of the country. ...

The name Saratov may be conjectured to derive from the Turkic words Saryk Atov which means ‘hawks' island’. Another version of the name origin is "Sary Tau" (Сары Тау) meaning Yellow Mountain in Tatar language as the city is surrounded by a few sandy hills. The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça, Татар теле, Татарча) is a Turkic language spoken by the Tatars. ... The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça, Татар теле, Татарча) is a Turkic language spoken by the Tatars. ...

Saratov became an important shipping port in the 1800s, and developed industrially after a railroad linking it to Moscow was finished in 1870. 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. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ...

From Soviet times until 1991, 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. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: , Jurij Aleksejevič Gagarin IPA: ; 9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968), Hero of the Soviet Union, was a Soviet cosmonaut who on 12 April 1961 became the first human in space and the first human to orbit the Earth. ...

German community

Saratov was 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 (seat of the Diocese of Tiraspol, founded in 1848) is a reminder of Saratov's German past, though it now functions as a movie theatre. 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: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... It has been suggested that Western Siberia be merged into this article or section. ... The Diocese of Tiraspol is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church which covers the exact territory of Transnistria. ...

Modern Saratov

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 six institutes affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences, 21 research institutes, 19 project institutes, Saratov State University and many scientific and technological laboratories attached to the largest industrial enterprises. 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. ... Saratov State University is a large higher education center of the Volga region (Saratov oblast, city of Saratov) of Russia. ...

Saratov is served by Saratov Tsentralny Airport, and also hosts the general aviation airfield Saratov West and the aerospace manufacturing site Saratov South airport. Saratov Tsentralny Airport (Russian: ) (IATA: RTW, ICAO: UWSS) is an international airport located near Saratov city. ... Saratov West is a former air base in Russia located 12 km west of Saratov. ... Saratov South is a former air base in Russia located 8 km southwest of Saratov. ...

Sightseeing, arts and culture

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 famous for its Radishchev Art Gallery, named after Alexander Radishchev. It contains more than 16,000 exhibits, including works by some of the finest Russian painters, from Russian icons to Aleksandra Ekster, Pavel Kuznetsov, Aristarkh Lentulov, Robert Falk, Pyotr Konchalovsky, Martiros Saryan Fyodor Rokotov . Portrait and signature of Alexander Radishchev Aleksandr Nikolaevich Radishchev (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Ради́щев) (September 2, 1749 – September 24, 1802) was a Russian author and social critic who was arrested and exiled under Catherine the Great. ... Look up icon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pavel Varfolomevich Kusnetsov (1878-1968) was a Russian painter and graphic artist. ... Saint Basils Cathedral, 1913 Aristarkh Lentulov (Russian: Лентулов, Аристарх Васильевич) (1882 - 1943) was a Russian avant garde artist who also worked for theatre. ... Self portrait Robert Rafailovich Falk (Russian: , 1886 - 1958) was a famous Russian painter. ... Pyotr Konchalovsky (Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky, Russian: Пётр Петро́вич Кончало́вский) (1876 - 1956), Russian Painter, a member of Jack of Diamonds group. ... Martiros Saryan (Armenian: ) (28 February [O.S. 16 February] 1880 — 5 May 1972) was a Russian-born Armenian painter. ... Lady in a pink dress, 1770s Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov (Fedor Rokotov) (Фёдор Степанович Рокотов 1736-1809) was a distinguished Russian painter who specialized in portraits. ...

Famous people

Orthodox church in downtown Saratov

The Saratov region was birthplace or hometown, at one time or other, to the first Russian imperator Pyotr I, politician Pyotr Stolypin, biologist Nikolai Vavilov, the notable professor and engineer Naum Rabovetsky, painter Mikhail Vrubel, aircraft designer Oleg Antonov, writer Mikhail Bulgakov, sisters of Vladimir Lenin, philosopher Nikolai Chernyshevsky, architect Fyodor Shekhtel, chemist Nikolai Zinin, geometrician Jean-Victor Poncelet, writer Konstantin Fedin, painter Viktor Borisov-Musatov, poet Gavrila Derzhavin, composers Alfred Schnittke and Leonid Sobinov, writer Aleksandr Radishchev, writer Lev Kassil, academician Guriy Marchuk, painter Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, painter Pavel Kuznetsov, academician and metallurgist Ivan Bardin, chemist Nikolay Semyonov, painter and creator of Radishchevskiy Museum in Saratov Aleksey Bogolyubov, artist Oleg Tabakov, artist Oleg Yankovskiy, executrixes of russian folk sings Lidiya Ruslanovaand Fyodor Shalyapin, artist Evgeniy Mironov, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, space radio telephone communications designer Yuri Bykov, poet Dorion Edev, and billionaire businessman Roman Abramovich, writer Konstantin Paustovsky, politician Eduard Limonov. 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Herwarth Walden (actual name Georg Lewin, born September 16, 1879, in Berlin; died October 31, 1941, in Saratov, Russia) was a German Expressionist artist and art expert in many disciplines. ...

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

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External links

• Saratov.Ru
• Radischev Art Gallery
• Catalogue of the Radischev Gallery
• Description of the city founding (in Russian)
• Culture of city of Saratov
• Virtual City. Internet - presentation of Saratov

Coordinates: 51°33′N, 46°00′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

	Cities and towns in Saratov Oblast
	Administrative center: Saratov Arkadak | Atkarsk | Balakovo | Balashov | Engels | Kalininsk | Khvalynsk | Krasnoarmeysk | Krasny Kut | Marks | Novouzensk | Petrovsk | Pugachyov | Rtishchevo | Shikhany | Volsk | Yershov Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Categories: Russia geography stubs | Oblasts of Russia ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Arkadak (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Arkadak River near its confluence with the river Khopyor 248 km west of Saratov at . ... Coat of arms of Atkarsk Atkarsk (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Atkara and Medveditsa Rivers, 92 km northwest of Saratov. ... Balakovo (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Balashov Balashov (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia. ... Engels (Russian: ) is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Kalininsk Kalininsk (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Balanda River (Medveditsas tributary), 121 km west of Saratov. ... Khvalynsk (Хвалынск in Russian) is a river port town by the Volga River in Saratov Oblast, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Krasnoarmeysk Krasnoarmeysk (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located 75 km south of Saratov at . ... Coat of arms of Marks Marks (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located 60 km north-east of Saratov. ... Coat of arms of Novouzensk Novouzensk (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Bolshoy Uzen River at its confluence with the Chertanly River, 202 km southeast of Saratov. ... Petrovsk (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Medveditsa River (right tributary of the Don) 104 km north-west of Saratov at . ... Coat of arms of Pugachyov Pugachyov (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Irgiz River (Volgas tributary), 246 km northeast of Saratov. ... Coat of arms of Rtishchevo Rtishchevo (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located some 214 km west of Saratov. ... Shikhany (Russian: ) is a closed town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located some 130 km north of Saratov. ... Volsk (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Volga River where its connects with the Bolshoy Irgiz. ...