OMSK

ômsk, city (1989 pop. 1,148,000), capital of Omsk region, W Siberian Russia, at the confluence of the Irtysh and Om rivers and on the Trans-Siberian RR. It is a major river port and produces agricultural machinery and railway equipment. There are also oil refineries supplied by pipelines from the West Siberian basin. Factories in Omsk also produce footwear, clothing, tires, and consumer goods. Founded as a fortress in 1716, Omsk became a major transportation and administrative center in the 19th cent. and a place of detention for political exiles. Feodor Dostoyevsky was imprisoned there from 1849 to 1853. During the civil war that followed the Revolution of 1917, Omsk served as headquarters of the anti-Bolshevik armed forces of Admiral A. V. Kolchak.

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books on: Omsk  - 684 results

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Russia and Soul: An Exploration
Book by Dale Pesmen; Cornell University Press, 2000
Subjects: Interpersonal Relations--Russia (Federation), National Characteristics, Russian, Russia (Federation)--Civilization, Social Psychology--Russia (Federation)
...dignantly, but there can be no Russia of Omsk (Hauner r990: r sz-5 3 ). On one hand...expanses, warmer hospitality, etc., and so Omsk was often imag- ined as more Siberian...considered more soulful, less civilized. Omsk residents (omicbi) often portrayed their...
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Reconstructing Russia: U.S. Policy in Revolutionary Russia, 1917-1922
Book by Leo J. Bacino; Kent State University Press, 1999
Subjects: Economic Assistance, American--Russia (Federation)--Russian Far East--History--20th Century, Russian Far East (Russia)--Relations--United States--History--20th Century, United States--Relations--Russia (Federation)--Russian Far East--History--20th Century
...committees proposal had been submitted to the Omsk government, the memorandum "had hardly been read." 74 The Omsk governments overissuance of currency had...Within the Chinese Eastern Railway zone, Omsk government currency depreciated sharply...
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Cautious Rebel: A Biography of Susan Clay Sawitzky
Book by Leo J. Bacino; Kent State University Press, 1997
Subjects: Lexington (Ky.)--Biography, Sawitzky, Susan Clay--1897-1981, Women--Kentucky--Lexington--Biography
...committees proposal had been submitted to the Omsk government, the memorandum "had hardly been read." 74 The Omsk governments overissuance of currency had...Within the Chinese Eastern Railway zone, Omsk government currency depreciated sharply...
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Local Power and Post-Soviet Politics
Book by Theodore H. Friedgut, Jeffrey W. Hahn; M. E. Sharpe, 1994
Subjects: Local Government--Russia (Federation), Local Government--Russia (Federation)--Case Studies, Russia (Federation)--Politics And Government--1991-
...Institutions, Elites, and Local Politics in Russia The Case of Omsk John F. Young This chapter is a study of reform and political change in Omsk from the failed August coup through 1992. In Omsk, local politics is animated by a variety of factors...
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The Origins of the Russian Civil War
Book by Geoffrey Swain; Longman, 1996
Subjects: Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921
...used against the Siberian government in Omsk: rather than engaging talks, the best...attitude of the Siberian government in Omsk was quite different. Realizing that Allied...be limited and put under the control of Omsk. It was also agreed that the Siberian...
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journal articles on: Omsk  - 45 results

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Drug Trafficking in Russia: a Form of Organized Crime?
Journal article by Letizia Paoli; Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 31, 2001
Subjects: Drug trafficking, Law enforcement, Organized crime, Russia
...Black Sea); nine by a district court in Omsk (1,159,000 inhabitants) in Southwestern...those in Krasnodar (six), or those from Omsk (three). Ephedrine was mentioned in...St. Petersburgs cases (18), whereas Omsk courts resorted much more frequently to...
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An American Railroad Man East of the Urals, 1918-1922
Journal article by Frederick C. Giffin; The Historian, Vol. 60, 1998
Subjects: Railroad construction workers--History, Railroads--Russia, Russian Railway Service Corps--History, Siberia--History
...just east of the Urals, it passed through Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Irkutsk, then skirted...Siberian main line from Vladivostok to Omsk, a line made perilous by the presence...for train operation from Vladivostok to Omsk and a modified system of centralized dispatchers...
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Cho Ki-Ch'on: The Person Behind the Myths
Journal article by Tatiana Gabroussenko; Korean Studies, Vol. 29, 2005
Subjects: Cho ki-ch'on--Biography, Cho ki-ch'on--Criticism and interpretation, Cho ki-ch'on--Influence, Cho ki-ch'on--Political activity, Poets--Biography, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Influence, Poets--Political activity
...University named after Gorkii and located in Omsk. (38) These years appear to have matured...offers some curious details of Chos arrival in Omsk. According to her information, Cho appeared in Omsk accidentally. He had been on his way from...
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On the Road to the Civic Forum: State and Civil Society from Yeltsin to Putin
Journal article by Marcia A. Weigle; Demokratizatsiya, Vol. 10, 2002
Subjects: International, Politics, Presidents, Russia
...town of Slavgorod. 36 By March 1998, the Omsk oblast administration of justice had registered...at the local level. In 1996 and 1997 in Omsk, Irkutsk, Tomsk, Kemerovo, Tumensk...Kemerovo oblast, Novosibirsk oblast, Omsk oblast, and Chitinsk oblast throughout...
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Protectors and Watchdogs: Tsarist Consular Supervision of Russian-subject Immigrants in Canada, 1900-1922
Journal article by Vadim Kukushkin; Canadian Slavonic Papers, Vol. 44, 2002
Subjects: 20th century, Canada, Canadian history, Government agencies, History, Immigrants, Immigration policy, International relations, Russia, Russians in foreign countries, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
...government of Admiral Kolchak, formed in Omsk in the fall of 1918. The business of issuing...forces) resumed until in March 1919 the Omsk government temporarily closed Russias Far...and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Omsk. The struggling Kolchak government obviously...
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Sonic Sensation in Siberia
Magazine article by Martin Anderson; Musical Opinion, Vol. 134, September 2011
...the more so when I read where it was: in Omsk, in Siberia. Edwards had persuaded the administration of the Omsk Philharmonic Orchestra - to be known internationally...was well worth the journey. On reaching Omsk in late April, for three days of concerts...
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Dostoyevsky and Holy Russia
Magazine article by Mark Richard Barna; World and I, Vol. 13, September 1998
Subjects: Christianity--Portrayals, Dostoevsky, Fyodor--Criticism and interpretation, Russia--Religious aspects
...czar. Dostoyevsky spent four years at the Omsk Fortress in Siberia, living in shackles...thieves day and night. After serving at Omsk, he was entered into the Russian army...While in Siberia serving his sentence at Omsk and in the army, he read the Gospels assiduously...
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Central Planning, Anyone?: Why We Must Never Confuse Polanyi M. with Polanyi K
Magazine article by Roger Sandall; IPA Review, Vol. 46, 1994
Subjects: Comparative analysis, Economic theory, Personal profiles, Political systems, Socialism
...could hardly see the sun through their lenses, to the routine shipping of identical products from Omsk to Tomsk and back again from Tomsk to Omsk. The Post Office view of economic management produced chronic shortages, featherbedding, false statistics...
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Germany's New Immigrants
Magazine article by Horatio Morpurgo; Contemporary Review, Vol. 275, November 1999
Subjects: Emigration and immigration--Social aspects, Germany--Relations with Russia, Immigrants--Social aspects, Russia--Relations with Germany
...the warden filling in a form for a middle-aged couple from Omsk (Western Siberia). On the wall behind the wardens desk were...worker who hasnt got all day and a worried-looking family from Omsk discussing what on earth it can be that he wants from them...
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Russian Irredentism after the Georgian Blitzkrieg
Magazine article by Alec Rasizade; Contemporary Review, Vol. 291, Spring 2009
Subjects: Georgia (Nation) foreign relations, International relations--Military aspects, Irredentism, Russia--Economic aspects, Russia--Military policy, Russian foreign relations, Russian-Georgian Conflict, 2008, Ukrainian foreign relations, Yushchenko, Viktor--Military policy
...them the lesser of two evils. In 1824, Siberian Cossacks from Omsk founded a fortress on the upper Ishim River named Akmolinsk...Tashkent, and the Steppe Region Stepnoy Kray with its capital in Omsk, which included the lands of Siberian and Semirechensk Cossack...
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Invisible Man of Omsk Is Missing Their Big Moment; Roman Abramovich's Team May Be about to Become European Champions - at Ice Hockey. but Chelsea's Billionaire Won't Be in the Stands, Writes Ian Chadband
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 13, 2005
Invisible Man of Omsk Is Missing Their Big Moment; Roman Abramovichs...Champions Cup this weekend. Yet if Avangard Omsk are crowned the continents best ice hockey...the hockey correspondent of Sport, an Omsk newspaper. "Our fans dont think about...
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Caps, Ovechkin Approach Deadline
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 9, 2005
...deal and signed a contract with Avangard Omsk. Dynamo, claiming it still held Ovechkins...for an arbitrator. Ovechkins deal with Omsk stipulates he is obligated to the team...Sports Express, saying he now considered Omsk his team. "The arbitration court ruled...
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Time Working against Caps; 2004 Top Pick Has Deal with Russian Team
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 14, 2005
Subjects: Washington Capitals
...deal to play this season with Avangard Omsk in the Russian Super League. Ovechkin...Ovechkin has the standard language in his Omsk contract - an "out" clause if the NHL...him of Ovechkins pending contract with Omsk. He confirmed the dates in question...
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Round-the-World Runner Admits Funds Are Low
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 12, 2004
...out from Wales last October, is now in Omsk in south-western Siberia, with the vast...the charity run. Speaking yesterday in Omsk, where she is taking a few days rest before...more. After stopping for a few days in Omsk to gather new equipment and conduct several...
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Yavlinsky: Yeltsin Spoiler or Last Honest Reformer? He Alone Has Candor, but His Ego Is Huge
Newspaper article by Martin Sieff; The Washington Times, May 26, 1996
Subjects: Yavlinsky, Grigory A., Yeltsin, Boris
...Yeltsin said in the Siberian city of Omsk Sunday. Mr. Yeltsin said he had offered...willing to pay that price. He said in Omsk he may replace several government ministers...and infallible," Mr. Yeltsin said in Omsk. "Why not, for example, take all of...
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encyclopedia articles on: Omsk  - 8 results

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Omsk
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OMSK omsk, city (1989 pop. 1,148,000), capital of Omsk region, W Siberian Russia, at the confluence of the Irtysh and Om rivers and on the Trans-Siberian RR. It is a major river port and produces agricultural machinery and railway...
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Siberia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and Transbaykal territories, and the Omsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Kemerovo, and...scientific research center of Siberia), Omsk , Tomsk , Tobolsk , Barnaul , and Novokuznetsk...V. Kolchak , who made his capital at Omsk. The White forces were aided by contingents...
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Trans-Siberian Railroad
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...original line began at Chelyabinsk and ran generally east through Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, and Chita; it traversed...RR now has several branch lines, notably the line connecting Omsk with Yekaterinburg. A branch to Ust-Kut connects with the...
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Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasilyevich
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the October Revolution of 1917, Kolchak became (Oct., 1918) minister of war in an anti-Bolshevik government set up in Omsk, Siberia. In November he carried out a coup against the Socialist Revolutionaries in the government and assumed dictatorship...
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Russian Revolution
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Legion , which controlled the Trans-Siberian RR, but it merged (Sept., 1918) with a more conservative government set up at Omsk, in Siberia, and a few weeks later fell under the dictatorship of Admiral Kolchak . Although at first successful, Kolchaks...
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