Timeline of Rostov-on-Don

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Prior to 20th century[]

  • 1761 - Fortress of Saint Dimitry of Rostov established.[1][2]
  • 1796 - Settlement chartered, becomes seat of Rostovsky Uyezd within Novorossiysk Governorate.[citation needed]
  • 1811 -  [ru] design adopted.[3]
  • 1834 - Port established; fort demolished.[4]
  • 1842 - Synagogue built.[5]
  • 1868 - Main Choral Synagogue built.[6]
  • 1869 - Rostov-Glavny train station built.[citation needed]
  • 1870 - Kharkiv-Rostov railway begins operating.[citation needed]
  • 1881 - Population: 70,700.[1]
  • 1896 - Moskovskaya Hotel built.
  • 1897 - Population: 119,889.[1]
  • 1899 - Rostov City Hall built.[1]

20th century[]

  • 1905 - Population: 126,375.[1]
  • 1908 -  [ru] built.[7]
  • 1912 - Zaslavskaya House built.
  • 1913 - Population: 204,725.[8]
  • 1915 - Rostov State University founded.[9]
  • 1917 - Cossacks take city.
  • 1920
    • January: Red Army takes city.[10]
    •  [ru] established.[11]
  • 1926 - Population: 308,103.[4]
  • 1927 - Rostov Zoo established.[12]
  • 1928
    • Nakhichevan-on-Don becomes part of city.[4]
    • Regional capital relocated to Rostov from Novocherkassk.[citation needed]
  • 1929
    •  [ru] created.[11]
    • Rostselmash agricultural equipment company established.
  • 1930
    • Selmashstroy football club formed.
    • Olimp-2 stadium built.[13]
  • 1936 -  [ru] established.[11]
  • 1937
    • RODKA football club formed.
    •  [ru],  [ru],[11] and Rostov Oblast[14] established.
  • 1939
    • Rostvertol helicopter manufactory established.
    • Population: 520,253.[4]
  • 1941 - November: Battle of Rostov (1941).
  • 1942 - City taken by German forces.[4]
  • 1965
    • Voroshilovsky bridge built.
    • Population: 720,000.[15]
  • 1969 - Memorial complex to the Fallen Warriors unveiled.
  • 1971 - SKA SKVO Stadium built.
  • 1973 -  [ru] created.[11]
  • 1985
  • 1992 - Rostov Chamber of Commerce established.[9]
  • 1994 - Rostov State Medical University active.
  • 1996
    •  [ru] becomes mayor.
    • Vladimir Chub becomes governor of Rostov Oblast.[17][18]
  • 2000 - City becomes part of the Southern Federal District.

21st century[]

  • 2007 - Church of the Intercession built.
  • 2009 - 24 July: 2009 Rostov-on-Don bus crash occurs near city.
  • 2010
    • Stele City of Military Glory erected.
    • Population: 1,089,261.
  • 2016 - 19 March: Airplane crash occurs.

See also[]

  • Rostov-on-Don history
  • History of Rostov-on-Don [ru]
  • Timelines of other cities in the Southern Federal District of Russia: Krasnodar, Volgograd

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Britannica 1910.
  2. ^ "History, Destinies, Persons". Rostov-gorod.ru. Rostov-on-Don Administration. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Symbolics". Rostov-gorod.ru. Rostov-on-Don Administration. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Rostov", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 1605, OL 6112221M
  5. ^ Wiernik 1907.
  6. ^ "Rostov-on-Don". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. New York: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  7. ^ Baedeker 1914.
  8. ^ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2003. Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 978-1-85743-137-7.
  10. ^ Murphy 2005.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Districts of the City". Rostov-gorod.ru. Rostov-on-Don Administration. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  12. ^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of Western Europe: Russia and former Soviet Union (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. p. 375+. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
  13. ^ "A Look at the Venues Hosting 2018 World Cup", New York Times, 15 July 2014
  14. ^ "Rostov Oblast". Territories of the Russian Federation. Europa Territories of the World (13th ed.). Routledge. 2012. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-85743-646-4.
  15. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966.
  16. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
  17. ^ Robert A. Saunders; Vlad Strukov (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7460-2.
  18. ^ Robert W. Orttung, ed. (2000). "Rostov Oblast". The Republics and Regions of the Russian Federation: A Guide to Politics, Policies, and Leaders. M.E. Sharpe. p. 445. ISBN 978-0-7656-0559-7.

This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.

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