Samoded
Encyclopedia
Samoded is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) in the northern part of Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast
, Russia
, located on both banks of the Vaymuga River, a tributary
of the Yemtsa River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Samodedskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district. Population:
hero Grigory Samoded who was one of the organizers of the defense of the Plesetsk area from advancing American troops. The settlement was needed to serve a new sawmill
. From March 2, 1928 Samoded was the administrative center of Samoded Settlement Soviet
of Arkhangelsky Uyezd, Arkhangelsk Governorate
. On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, and Samoded became a part of Plesetsky District of Northern Krai
(from 1937, Arkhangelsk Oblast).
During World War II
, it played an active part in supplying the Red Army
with clothing and food and helped the families of soldiers, engaged in placing evacuees.
Samoded is located 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) from the Permilovo railway station, on the railroad between Moscow and Arkhangelsk.
Samoded is located on the road connecting Kargopol
with one of the principal highways in Russia, M8
between Moscow and Arkhangelsk (the highways meet in the village of Brin-Navolok). This is the historic trading route which connected Kargopol with Arkhangelsk before the railroad was built, and long stretches of this road are still unpaved.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) in the northern part of Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
, 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...
, located on both banks of the Vaymuga River, a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Yemtsa River. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Samodedskoye Urban Settlement, one of the eight urban settlements in the district. Population:
History
It was established in July 1926 and named after Russian Civil WarRussian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
hero Grigory Samoded who was one of the organizers of the defense of the Plesetsk area from advancing American troops. The settlement was needed to serve a new sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
. From March 2, 1928 Samoded was the administrative center of Samoded Settlement Soviet
Soviet (council)
Soviet was a name used for several Russian political organizations. Examples include the Czar's Council of Ministers, which was called the “Soviet of Ministers”; a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia; and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union....
of Arkhangelsky Uyezd, Arkhangelsk Governorate
Arkhangelsk Governorate
Archangelsk Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in Arkhangelsk...
. On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, and Samoded became a part of Plesetsky District of Northern Krai
Northern Krai
Northern Krai was a krai of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1929 to 1936. Its seat was in the city of Arkhangelsk...
(from 1937, Arkhangelsk Oblast).
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, it played an active part in supplying the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
with clothing and food and helped the families of soldiers, engaged in placing evacuees.
Economy
The economy of the settlement is based mostly on the timber industry.Samoded is located 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) from the Permilovo railway station, on the railroad between Moscow and Arkhangelsk.
Samoded is located on the road connecting Kargopol
Kargopol
-Culture and recreation:Today, Kargopol is a sleepy historical town adjoining the Kenozyorsky National Park. It is best known in Russia for Kargopol toys , which are small, simple clay figures painted in traditional style....
with one of the principal highways in Russia, M8
M8 highway (Russia)
The Russian route M8, also known as the Kholmogory Highway or Yaroslavl highway, is a major trunk road that links Moscow to the Russian North in general and the sea harbour of Arkhangelsk in particular...
between Moscow and Arkhangelsk (the highways meet in the village of Brin-Navolok). This is the historic trading route which connected Kargopol with Arkhangelsk before the railroad was built, and long stretches of this road are still unpaved.