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unusual facts about Nikolsk, Penza Oblast



Kadnikov

It provides the shortest connection between Vologda and the destinations in the eastern districts of Vologda Oblast, in particular, Nikolsk, Nyuksenitsa, and Kichmengsky Gorodok.

Lenin's Hanging Order

"Hanging Order" is a name given by the Library of Congress to Vladimir Lenin's telegram on suppressing kulaks' revolt in the Penza Gubernia region.

Mukhsha

The ruins (bricked building, bath, Muslim graves) are situated in Penza Oblast near the modern town of Narovchat in the upper stream of Moksha River.

Nikolsk Airport

Nikolsk (also listed as Nikolsk South) is an airport in Russia located 5 km southeast of Nikolsk.

Nikolsk, Vologda Oblast

There are no railroads around Nikolsk and the closest railway stations with regular passenger service are Kotlas in Arkhangelsk Oblast and Sharya in Kostroma Oblast.

Nikolsky District, Vologda Oblast

Author Alexander Yashin, associated with the Village Prose movement in Russian literature, was born in 1913 in what is now Nikolsky District, got his education in Nikolsk, and lived in Nikolsk until the mid-1930s.

Penzensky

Penza Oblast (Penzenskaya oblast), a federal subject of Russia

Pyotr Dolgov

Dolgov was born into a family of farmers in the village of Bogoyavlenskoye (now Dolgovo) in Zemetchinsky District, Penza Oblast.

Sokolsky District, Vologda Oblast

It provides the shortest connection between Vologda and the eastern parts of Vologda Oblast, in particular, Nikolsk, Nyuksenitsa, and Kichmengsky Gorodok.

Tarkhany

The late 18th Century–early 19th Century estate is located in the village of Lermontovo (formerly Tarkhany) in the Belinsky District of Penza Oblast.

Vissarion Belinsky

Vissarion Belinsky was born in Sveaborg, Helsinki and lived in the town of Chembar (now Belinsky in the Belinsky District of Penza Oblast) and in Penza, where he studied in gymnazia (1825—1829).

Vladimir Polukhin

After graduation in 1955 from Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology, where he got the qualification of engineer with specialized training in the technology of silicates, he worked at an optical glass factory in Nikolsk.

Vologda Aviation Enterprise

The airline also has branches located on the properties of the airports serving Belozersk, Kichmengsky Gorodok, Nikolsk, Nyuksenitsa, Totma, Veliky Ustyug, and Vytegra.


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