The Karelian Isthmus (Russian: Карельский перешеек, romanized: Karelsky peresheyek; Finnish: Karjalankannas; Swedish: Karelska näset) is the approximately 45–110-kilometre-wide (30–70 mi) stretch of land, situated between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia, to the north of the River Neva. Its northwestern boundary is a line from the Bay of …

Racing. During the 1980s, Tilke competed in touring car racing, mainly on the old Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit. He also competed in VLN endurance racing and the 24 Hours Nürburgring.He and Dirk Adorf won some VLN races with a V8Star Series in 2003 and 2004.. Civil engineering. After completing his civil engineering degree with specialization in transport and traffic …

Temirtau (Kazakh: Теміртау, romanized: Temırtau; Russian: Темиртау) is a city in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan.The population was 170,481 in the 1999 census, rising to 210,590 in 2015. The city is located on the Nura River (the Samarkand Reservoir), northwest of …

Petergof (Russian: Петерго́ф), known as Petrodvorets (Петродворец) from 1944 to 1997, is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.. The town hosts one of two campuses of Saint Petersburg State University and the Petrodvorets Watch Factory, one of the leading Russian watch ...

Missioni. La Voenno-morskoj flot, in qualità di componente delle Forze Armate della Federazione Russa, è responsabile della protezione degli interessi della Russia e in particolare delle operazioni militari navali. La marina russa ha la capacità: di effettuare attacchi con armi nucleari verso obiettivi terrestri, di distruggere flotte e basi navali, di contrastare le linee navali nemiche ...

Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy & Priozersk near Almaty. Kish Island and Qeshm Island: Visa not required 14 days All tourists, may stay on Kish Island and Qeshm Island for 14 days or less without obtaining any visa. Macau: Visa required Maldives outside ...

Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov (Russian: Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ zʊpˈkof]; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the 36th Prime Minister of Russia from September 2007 to May 2008. He was Vladimir Putin's First Deputy Prime Minister during the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev.

The 12th Chief (or "Main") Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (12 GU MO) of the former USSR and of the Russian Federation after 1991 (Russian: 12 Главное Управление Министерства Обороны СССР/РФ (Ядерно-техническое обеспечение и Безопасность)) is a department within the Russian (ex-Soviet) Ministry of Defense.

Karelië (Fins: Karjala; Russisch: Карелия, Karelija) is een historische regio in Noord-Europa, die gedeeltelijk deel uitmaakt van Finland maar voor het grootste deel in Rusland gelegen is.. Het grootste deel van Russisch Karelië maakt deel uit van de republiek Karelië en heeft als hoofdstad Petrozavodsk.Dit gebied omvat de historische landstreken Ladoga-Karelië en Oost-Karelië ...

The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive or Karelian offensive was a strategic operation by the Soviet Leningrad and Karelian Fronts against Finland on the Karelian Isthmus and East Karelia fronts of the Continuation War, on the Eastern Front of World War II.The Soviet forces captured East Karelia and Viborg/Viipuri.After that, however, the fighting reached a stalemate.