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Category Archives: Russia
Cities/towns with sequential first and last letters in their name
After scanning wikipedia pages for every nation on the planet, it was surprising to learn that some sequential first and last letter combinations either don’t exist or the communities were they do are so small they didn’t register on the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Arctic, Asia, Canada, Caribbean, China, cities, Europe, geography, Ireland, Language, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, North America, Oceania, place names, Russia, South America, States, Statistics, toponymy
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Urbanized coastal lagoons in the age of climate change
A coastal lagoon is defined and described as: “A body of water separated from larger bodies of water by a natural barrier. Coastal lagoons form along gently sloping coasts. They are generally shallower than atoll lagoons and tend to be … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, agriculture, cities, climate change, culture, economic development, ecosystems, energy, environment, Europe, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, industry, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, nature, North America, pictures, planning, politics, pollution, rivers/watersheds, Russia, shipping, South America, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Wildlife
Tagged cities, climate change, coastal lagoons, eutrophication, global warming, lagoons, sea rise, urbanization
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Soviet-era and Russian Monotowns
In Russia, cities and towns whose economy and existence are largely tied to a single, dominating industry are referred as “Monotowns,” which is short for Monofunctional Towns (or Cities). These are basically their equivalent to the Western terminology of “Company Towns.” Most … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, civics, commerce, Economy, geography, health, history, humanity, industry, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, poverty, Russia, social equity, sustainability, Trade, transportation, urban planning
Tagged company towns, economy, factories, industry, Monotowns, Russia, Soviet Union
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Stunning satellite views of major cities on river deltas
Posted in aerospace, Africa, Asia, Astronomy, Canada, China, cities, climate change, environment, Europe, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, land use, Maps, nature, North America, Outer Space, pictures, planning, rivers/watersheds, Russia, shipping, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, topography, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged deltas, environment, geography, land use, nature, rivers, water, watersheds
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A rich collection of coin-minting cities
The following list identifies those cities around the globe that are or were home to publicly owned and/or overseen mints that produce coinage for the government. Only those mints producing coins since approximately 800 AD are included. If known, … Continue reading
The death and rebirth of our once burning rivers
If you were of child of the 1960s like me, you probably remember the news accounts about the Cuyahoga River catching fire in Cleveland. Amazingly, that was one of more than a dozen fires that erupted on the Cuyahoga due … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, art, Biking, China, cities, downtown, economic development, environment, geography, Great Lakes, health, historic preservation, history, India, infrastructure, land use, Maps, nature, placemaking, planning, pollution, revitalization, rivers/watersheds, Russia, shipping, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, water trails, zoning
Tagged Buffalo River, burning rivers, Chicago River, Cuyahoga River, Flint River, Lincoln Creek, Passaic River, pollution, restoration, River Rouge, rivers, rivers that caught fire, Schuylkill River, streams, watersheds, waterways
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Everyone loves an adorable tugboat!
From Canada to Australia, from Russia to the United Kingdom, and from South Africa to the USA, the entire world loves an adorable tugboat. The varied images of youth-oriented book covers, animated television series, poems, and motion pictures provided below … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, art, book reviews, books, Canada, civility, Communications, culture, education, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Great Lakes, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, Language, movies, pictures, planning, Poem, rivers/watersheds, Russia, shipping, Television, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, tugboats, UK, underwater preserves, urban planning, water trails
Tagged Alice, Annie, Bill, books, Chubby, Doug, Hercules, love, Mavis, Mickey, Mighty, movies, Noah, Pip, poems, Pug, Sam, Scout, Scuffy, ships, Spike, Tambov, Tank, Tessie, Theodore, Timmy, Toby, Tommy, Toot, Tough, Tubby, Tuffy, tugboats, Tugga, tugs, TV, Walter
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Largest cities whose name ends with the letter “i”
Listed below are the largest cities in the world whose name ends with the letter “i.’ Honestly, when first contemplating this list, it was thought there might be 20-30 cities to include. As the list shows, there are quite … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, China, cities, Europe, geography, India, Mexico, North America, Oceania, Russia, South America, Statistics, topography
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Two ideologies, two plutonium programs, and too reckless!
http:// (*see note at bottom of the post) The more read about the Cold War, the more I am convinced that both sides lost. Not only did both the Americans and Soviets/Russians gut large parts of their economies by wasting … Continue reading
Posted in atomic age, book reviews, books, cities, civics, culture, economic development, energy, environment, geography, government, health, Health care, history, humanity, infrastructure, injustice, land use, Maps, military, peace, place names, planning, politics, pollution, product design, rivers/watersheds, Russia, Science, social equity, Statistics, technology, urban planning
Tagged America, book reviews, books, Cold War, Hanford Site, Kate Brown, Mayak Nuclear Plant, Ozersk, plutonium, Plutopia, radiation, Richland, Russia, Soviet Union, USA
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World’s largest “New” cities
The following list identifies the largest cities in the world that have “new” incorporated into their name. A minimum population threshold of 50,000 residents was used for creating the list. Nineteen (19) nations are represented on this list, when separating … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, cities, Europe, fun, geography, history, India, Latin America, Mexico, North America, place names, Russia, South America, toponymy
Tagged neu, new, nieu, nova, novi, novo, novy, nowy
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