Tsaritsyn
E42419
Tsaritsyn was the original name of the Russian city now known as Volgograd, a major industrial and historical center on the Volga River.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former name of city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | uyezd town in Saratov Governorate (historically) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Joseph Stalin ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 48.708°N 44.514°E ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateRenamedAsStalingrad | 1925 ⓘ |
| dateRenamedAsVolgograd | 1961 ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | protected approaches along Volga River ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
grain export ⓘ timber trade ⓘ |
| economicRole |
grain trade hub
ⓘ
river port ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Russian population (late imperial period) ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
Stalingrad
ⓘ
Volgograd ⓘ |
| founded | 1589 ⓘ |
| function |
fortress town
ⓘ
trading center ⓘ |
| governance | ruled by Tsarist authorities until 1917 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsarist Russia
|
| historicalSignificance | important military stronghold on southern frontier of Russia ⓘ |
| industrialActivity |
flour milling
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ ship repair ⓘ |
| industrialization | expanded in late 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Volgograd Oblast
ⓘ
surface form:
Volgograd Governorate
|
| locatedInRegion | Lower Volga region ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Volga River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tsaritsa River ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Southern Front of the Russian Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Defense of Tsaritsyn (1918–1920)
|
| partOf | Volga trade route ⓘ |
| populationGrowth | rapid in late 19th century ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Volgograd ⓘ |
| railwayConnection | connected to main Russian rail network by late 19th century ⓘ |
| reasonForRenamingToStalingrad | in honor of Joseph Stalin’s role in its defense ⓘ |
| religion | majority Russian Orthodox (late imperial period) ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Stalingrad
ⓘ
Volgograd ⓘ |
| statusChange | lost official use as a name after renaming to Stalingrad in 1925 ⓘ |
| subsequentGovernance | part of Russian SFSR after 1917 ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
railway junction
ⓘ
river port on Volga ⓘ |
| urbanType | port city ⓘ |
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