Kurgan (city)
Encyclopedia
Kurgan is the city and the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast
, Russia
. Population: .
Kurgan is on the Trans-Siberian railway
line, between Yekaterinburg
and Omsk
. It is served by two train stations, Kurgan Airport
and was home to Kurgan West
air base during the Cold War
. It is also a home to Ilizarov’s Scientific Center of Reparative Traumatology and Orthopedics, KAvZ autobus plant, and the machine building company Kurganmashzavod
which produces the widely known BMP-1
, BMP-2
and BMP-3
infantry fighting vehicles.
Founded in 1662 as Tsaryovo Gorodishche , it acquired its present name in 1782, which it became the chief town of an uyezd
. Its coat of arms dates from 1785, and it became the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in 1943.
with: Appleton
, United States
Rufina
, Italy
Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. Population: -History:The oblast was formed on February 6, 1943, just when the Soviet Army decisively defeated Hitler's forces near Stalingrad...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Population: .
Kurgan is on the Trans-Siberian railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world...
line, between Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
and Omsk
Omsk
-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...
. It is served by two train stations, Kurgan Airport
Kurgan Airport
-External links:...
and was home to Kurgan West
Kurgan West
Kurgan West was an air base in Russia located 25 km west of Kurgan. It was probably active during the 1950s and 1960s and is now abandoned; the remnants are almost completely gone....
air base during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
. It is also a home to Ilizarov’s Scientific Center of Reparative Traumatology and Orthopedics, KAvZ autobus plant, and the machine building company Kurganmashzavod
Kurganmashzavod
JSC Kurganmashzavod is a manufacturing company based in Kurgan, Russia. It is known for its BMP series of infantry fighting vehicles.- Overview :...
which produces the widely known BMP-1
BMP-1
The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...
, BMP-2
BMP-2
The BMP-2 is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following the BMP-1 of the 1960s....
and BMP-3
BMP-3
The BMP-3 is a Russian amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty .- Production history :...
infantry fighting vehicles.
Founded in 1662 as Tsaryovo Gorodishche , it acquired its present name in 1782, which it became the chief town of an uyezd
Uyezd
Uyezd or uezd was an administrative subdivision of Rus', Muscovy, Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR which was in use from the 13th century. Uyezds for most of the history in Russia were a secondary-level of administrative division...
. Its coat of arms dates from 1785, and it became the administrative center of Kurgan Oblast in 1943.
Educational facilities
- Agricultural academy
- Kurgan State UniversityKurgan State UniversityKurgan State University is the largest institution of the Kurgan region of Russia. It was organized in accordance with presidential decree by the merger of engineering and public teaching institutions. University prepares specialists humanitarian, socio-economic and technical specialties.The...
- Kurgan International Universiry
- Military Academy
- Railroad school Academy
- Various theaters.
- Academy of Labor and Social Relations
Famous natives
- Dmitry Loskov
- Gavril Ilizarov
- Yulia SavichevaYulia SavichevaYulia Stanislavovna Savicheva is a Russian singer who performed for Russia in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Istanbul, Turkey.-Biography:...
- Elena TemnikovaElena TemnikovaElena Vladimirovna Temnikova is a Russian singer. She came to prominence as a contestant in the talent show Star Factory and as one of the three members of the Russian girl group Serebro.-2003—2006: Star Factory and solo career:...
- Maxim FadeevMaxim FadeevMaxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.-Early life and career:Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, USSR. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar...
Twin towns/sister cities
Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Appleton
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Rufina
Rufina
Rufina is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 km east of Florence.Rufina borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Londa, Montemignaio, Pelago, Pontassieve, Pratovecchio....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...