VINNYTSYA

vĭnˈĭtsyə, Rus. Vinnitsa, city (1989 pop. 374,000), capital of Vinnytsya region, in Podolia, Ukraine, on the Southern Buh River. A railroad junction in a sugar beet district, the city has food-processing industries. It was taken by Russia from Poland in 1793.

____________________

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright© 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.

-49686-

Top...
Search the Library
Books
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Encyclopedia
Advanced Search
About Questia
Questia is the world's largest online academic library offering full-text books, journals, and articles on thousands of topics.

Join Now...
Questia Books and Articles on: Vinnytsya
We found: 11 results
By media type:
 

Books:

 

6  

 

Journal articles:

 

1  

 

Magazine articles:

 

0  

 

Newspaper articles:

 

1  

 

Encyclopedia articles:

 

3  
 

books on: Vinnytsya  - 6 results

       More book Results: 1-6 >>  
 
1.
Elections and Democratization in Ukraine
Book by Sarah Birch; Macmillan, 2000
Subjects: Elections--Ukraine, Ukraine--Politics And Government--1991-
...Statistical Administration of Kiev Oblast . Vinnytsya: Pidsumky Vsesoyuznoho perepysu naselennya...spoluchenni z vikom ta rivnem osvity , Vinnytsya: Vinnytske Oblasne Upravlinnya Statystyky...of the Statistical Administration of Vinnytsya Oblast . Zhytomyr: Naselennya Zhytomyrskoi...
2.
Ukraine under the Soviets
Book by Clarence A. Manning; Bookman Associates, 1953
Subjects: Nationalism--Ukraine, Ukraine--History
...Even this was not the whole story, for in such cities as Vinnytsya during these same years, the population was slaughtered by...crimes. This was repeated in many places but the situation in Vinnytsya attracted especial attention because during the War, the...
3.
Environmental Resources and Constraints in the Former Soviet Republics
Book by Philip R. Pryde; Westview Press, 1995
Subjects: Environmental Policy--Former Soviet Republics, Former Soviet Republics--Environmental Conditions
...equipment, are major sources of air pollution in otherwise less industrialized cities, such as Kyyiv Kiev , Lviv Lvov , Vinnytsya Vinnitsa , or Yalta. Such cities as Dniprodzerzhynsk, Donetsk, Mariupol, Zaporizhzhya Zaporozhe , Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyy...
4.
Staying Human through the Holocaust
Book by Jeréz Mázes; University of Calgary Press, 2005
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Romania--Oradea--Personal Narratives, Jews--Persecutions--Romania--Oradea, Maozes, Teraez, Oradea (Romania)--Ethnic Relations
...known towns would soon appear in Roman characters. We did not know if we were taking the route to the Siret River or to Vinnytsya. One thing was certain: we had to remain on this side of the Prut River. The train set off and soon crossed the Prut...
5.
The Newly Independent States of Eurasia: Handbook of Former Soviet Republics
Book by Sandra L. Batalden, Stephen K. Batalden; Oryx Press, 1997
Subjects: Former Soviet Republics--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
...000 Kryvyy Rih 729,000 Mariupol Zhdanov 523,000 Mykolayiv 515,000 Luhansk Voroshilovgrad 505,000 Makiyivka 426,000 Vinnytsya 384,000 Sevastopol 371,000 Kherson 368,000 Simferopol 357,000 Horlivka 336,000 Poltava 324,000 Chernihiv 311...
More book Results: 1-6 >>

Top...
 

journal articles on: Vinnytsya  - 1 result

 
 
1.
The 2002 Parliamentary Elections as an Indicator of the Sociopolitical Development of Ukraine
Journal article by Oleksandr Sushko; Demokratizatsiya, Vol. 10, 2002
Subjects: Elections, International, Politics, Ukraine
...capital and in the Kiev, Cherkasy, and Vinnytsya regions, where it was a leader in the...Party electorate is concentrated in the Vinnytsya, Kiev, and Cherkasy regions, and in...elections, the boundaries between the Vinnytsya and Odessa regions, between the Cherkasy...


Top...
 

newspaper articles on: Vinnytsya  - 1 result

 
 
1.
Tri-City Youth Football Stays True to Its Mission
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 26, 2011
Subjects: Football, Soldiers, Teenagers, Youth
...letting us know where his next two years in the Peace Corps will take place. He got his assignment last week and is headed to Vinnytsya, a city of 365,000 people in Ukraine.Dixon acknowledged that it is a beautiful city in the heartland of Ukraine, but...


Top...
 

encyclopedia articles on: Vinnytsya  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Vinnytsya
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VINNYTSYA vin itsy , Rus. Vinnitsa, city (1989 pop. 374,000), capital of Vinnytsya region, in Podolia, Ukraine, on the Southern Buh River. A railroad junction in a sugar beet district, the city has food-processing industries. It...
2.
Ukraine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Novovolynsk, and rich salt deposits. Lviv is the cultural center and the main industrial city in W Ukraine. Zhytomyr and Vinnytsya are the main agricultural centers. The republics leading industrial products include machinery and transportation equipment...
3.
Podolia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Southern Buh. It borders on Volhynia in the north. Kamyanets-Podilskyy (its historic capital), Mohyliv-Podilskyy , Vinnytsya , and Khmelnytskyy are the chief cities. The population is predominantly Ukrainian; the large Jewish minority that settled...


Top...
 About Questia   ::   Privacy   ::   Contact