ABAKAN

əbəkänˈ, city (1990 est. pop. 153,000), capital of the Khakass Republic, in S central Siberian Russia, on the Yenisei River. A commercial center on the South Siberian RR, it produces footwear, foodstuffs, and metal products. Founded (1707) as a fortress, Abakan was known as Ust-Abakanskoye until 1931. Bronze Age tumuli and Turkic inscriptions have been found in the city.

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books on: Abakan  - 73 results

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An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires
Book by James S. Olson, Lee Brigance Pappas, Nicholas C. J. Pappas; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: Ethnology--Russia--Dictionaries, Ethnology--Soviet Union--Dictionaries, Russia--Ethnic Relations--Dictionaries, Soviet Union--Ethnic Relations--Dictionaries
...Handbook , 1984. ABADZEGH. See ADYGHE and CHERKESS. ABADZEKH. See ADYGHE and CHERKESS. ABAKAN. See KHAKASS. ABAKAN TATAR. The Abakan Abaqan Tatars are part of the larger collection of Siberian Tatars * who originated with the...
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Studies in Siberian Ethnogenesis
Book by H. N. Michael; University of Toronto Press, 1962
Subjects: Ethnology--Russia (Federation)--Siberia
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Physical Geography of Asiatic Russia
Book by S. P. Suslov, Noah D. Gershevsky, Joseph E. Williams; W. H. Freeman, 1961
Subjects: Physical Geography--Asiatic Russia
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Natural Regions of the U.S.S.R
Book by L. S. Berg; Macmillan, 1950
Subjects: Botany--Soviet Union, Physical Geography--Soviet Union, Zoology--Soviet Union
...Altay. Between pages 320 - 321 75. The Western Sayans from the Little Abakan pass. 76. Munku-Sardyk Glacier and Mt. Munku-Sardyk in the Eastern Sayans...
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Window on the East: National and Imperial Identities in Late Tsarist Russia
Book by Robert P. Geraci; Cornell University Press, 2001
Subjects: Nationalism--Russia, Russia--Ethnic Relations, Russia--History--1801-1917
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journal articles on: Abakan  - 4 results

 
 
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Arachne's Genre: Towards Inter-Cultural Studies in Textiles
Journal article by Sarat Maharaj; Journal of Design History, Vol. 4, 1991
Subjects: Design--History
...Magdalena Abakanowiczs invention of the Abakan genre which spans the years 1964-75...perhaps best summed up by the piece Abakan -- Situation Variable. 84 The two...might be 15 Magdalena Abakanowicz, Abakan -- Situation Variable, 1970. Sisal weave...
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Breaking the Orkhon Tradition: Kirghiz Adherence to the Yenisei Region after A.D. 840
Journal article by Michael R. Drompp; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 119, 1999
Subjects: Civilization--10th century, Conquerors--10th century, Culture--10th century, Mongolia--History
...Yenisei River, in the general area of present-day Minusinsk and Abakan in south Siberia, northwest of the Mongolian plateau, successfully...gold and tin. Today, the region in and around Minusinsk and Abakan has significant coal deposits, and iron and gold deposits are...
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Soviet Ship-Based Reconnaissance, 1920s-1950
Journal article by Viktor P. Kulikou; Air Power History, Vol. 50, 2003
Subjects: Airplanes, Military--History, Airplanes, Military--Usage, Catapults--History, Catapults--Usage, KOR-1 (Aircraft)--History, KOR-1 (Aircraft)--Usage, Military airplanes--History, Military airplanes--Usage, Seaplanes--History, Seaplanes--Usage, Soviet Union--History, Soviet Union--Military aspects, Soviet history
...was accomplished in May 1943, when Beriev was appointed the factorys chief designer. The factory was located on the bank of Abakan channel not far from the Yenisei River. Work on finishing KOR-2 production continued in Krasnoyarsk. One of the aircraft (works...
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Conference Report
Journal article by Jonathan Roper; Folklore, Vol. 111, 2000
Subjects: Folklore--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Siberia--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc.
...leather and cloth. The earliest evidence for the use of masks in Siberia is provided by figures engraved on sandstone slabs in the Abakan area, early in the second millennium BC (Fig. 3). Figure 3 ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Although the use of masks is still very...


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magazine articles on: Abakan  - 4 results

 
 
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Churches in Russia Hail Ruling on Religion
Magazine article; The Christian Century, Vol. 116, December 15, 1999
Subjects: Russia--Religious aspects
...complaint made in October 1998 by a congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses in Yaroslavl, Central Russia, and a Pentecostal group in Abakan, Western Siberia. In Yaroslavl the local prosecutor had tried to close down the local branch of the Jehovahs Witnesses on the...
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Back in the USSR
Magazine article by Per Manson; History Today, Vol. 47, October 1997
Subjects: Russia--Social aspects, Russians--Attitudes, Soviet Union--Personal narratives
...return to the Soviet era, if only for one day, away from todays cruel, poor life, with my children. Another woman from Abakan gives a long and vivid description of her introduction feast as an okyabriata and says: From this feast I kept the feeling...
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World's Eye View
Magazine article by Eliza Bent, S. Holland Bivins, Nicole Estvanik; American Theatre, Vol. 25, May-June 2008
Subjects: Festivals--Calendars
...teatrpanova.ru/street-theatres-festival Jun 20-30. Tchir Tchayan International Ethno-Ecological Puppet Festival, Karl Marks St., 5, Abakan, Khakasia Republic 655017, (7) 390-222-2508; www.skazka-theatre.ru Jul 3-10. SCOTLAND Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 180 High St...
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"Global Feminisms"
Magazine article by Carol Armstrong; Artforum International, Vol. 45, May 2007
Subjects: Art, Modern--Criticism and interpretation, Feminism--Criticism and interpretation, Feminism--Social aspects, Modern art--Criticism and interpretation, Modernism (Art)--Criticism and interpretation
...which is not one." ILLUSTRATION OMITTED On view at MOCA is all of this, in the form of: Magdalena Abakanowiczs huge red weaving Abakan Red, 1969; Nancy Speros narrative Torture of Women, 1976; Joyce Kozloffs pattern and decoration tilework; Adrian Pipers texty...


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newspaper articles on: Abakan  - 5 results

 
 
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Successful Examinees in the L.E.T. - SECONDARY - All Regions (A)
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 4, 2007
...ABAINZA, CATHERINE BATA 30 ABAINZA, MARITES VILLASANA 31 ABAJA, AARON GARCIA 32 ABAKAN, ELISHA BIEN BOBIS 33 ABALAYAN, RHEA EMBOLTORA 34 ABALDE, KATHLEEN...
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Successful Examinees in the L.E.T. - SECONDARY - All Regions (A)
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 2, 2007
...ABAINZA, CATHERINE BATA 30 ABAINZA, MARITES VILLASANA 31 ABAJA, AARON GARCIA 32 ABAKAN, ELISHA BIEN BOBIS 33 ABALAYAN, RHEA EMBOLTORA 34 ABALDE, KATHLEEN...
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Successful Examinees in the L.E.T. - SECONDARY - All Regions (A)
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 6, 2007
...ABAINZA, CATHERINE BATA 30 ABAINZA, MARITES VILLASANA 31 ABAJA, AARON GARCIA 32 ABAKAN, ELISHA BIEN BOBIS 33 ABALAYAN, RHEA EMBOLTORA 34 ABALDE, KATHLEEN...
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Successful Examinees in the L.E.T. - SECONDARY - All Regions (A)
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 1, 2007
...ABAINZA, CATHERINE BATA 30 ABAINZA, MARITES VILLASANA 31 ABAJA, AARON GARCIA 32 ABAKAN, ELISHA BIEN BOBIS 33 ABALAYAN, RHEA EMBOLTORA 34 ABALDE, KATHLEEN...
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Women's Work Redefined; Tribute to Feminist Creativity
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 6, 2007
...to 5 p.m. ADMISSION: $10 adults, $8 seniors and students PHONE: 202/783-5000 WEB SITE: www.nmwa.org Magdalena Abakanowiczs "Abakan Red" (above) is part of the special exhibition of works by female artists at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Artworks...


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encyclopedia articles on: Abakan  - 2 results

 
 
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Abakan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ABAKAN b kan , city (1990 est. pop. 153,000), capital of the Khakass Republic, in S central Siberian Russia, on the Yenisei...commercial center on the South Siberian RR, it produces footwear, foodstuffs, and metal products. Founded (1707) as a fortress, Abakan was known as Ust-Abakanskoye until 1931. Bronze Age tumuli and Turkic inscriptions have been found in the city...
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Khakass Republic
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Russia, in Krasnoyarsk Territory . Abakan (the capital) and Chernogorsk (a coal-mining...the west and south, respectively. The Abakan (a tributary of the Yenisei) and Chulym...wood products. Logs are floated down the Abakan River to sawmills located in the capital...


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