Dzerzhinsk, Russia - Wikipedia
WEBDzerzhinsk (Russian: Дзержи́нск, IPA: [dzʲɪrˈʐɨnsk]) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Oka River, about 370 kilometers (230 mi) east of Moscow and 35 kilometers (22 mi) west of Nizhny Novgorod.
Dzerzhinsk | Industrial City, Chemical Hub | Britannica
WEBDzerzhinsk, city, Nizhegorod oblast (province), western Russia. Dzerzhinsk lies along the Oka River upstream from its confluence with the Volga River at Nizhny Novgorod. Part of the Nizhny Novgorod metropolitan area, Dzerzhinsk and its satellite towns stretch for 15 miles (24 km) along the Oka. The
Felix Dzerzhinsky - Wikipedia
WEBFelix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (Russian: Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский; Polish: Feliks Dzierżyński [ˈfɛliɡz d͡ʑɛrˈʐɨj̃skʲi]; 11 September [O.S. 30 August] 1877 – 20 July 1926), nicknamed "Iron Felix", was a Bolshevik revolutionary and politician. From 1917 until his death in 1926, he led the first two Soviet secret police organizations, the Cheka and ...
Dzerzhinsk: Growing up in a toxic town - BBC News
WEBJul 5, 2016 · Dzerzhinsk: Growing up in a toxic town Close The Russian city of Dzerzhinsk was a centre of chemical production during Soviet times. Neighbouring towns used to joke about its two-headed purple ...
Living on Earth: SECRET SOVIET CITY OPENS ITS DIRTY DOORS
WEBAugust 1, 1997. Dzerzhinsk (der- JZINSK), a once-secret city 300 miles east of Moscow once housed the Soviet Union's chemical industry. Today, it manufactures consumer goods -- including soaps, car parts and plastics in factories that are still dumping massive amounts of pollution into the air, land and water. Beth Knobel reports.
Dzerzhinsk city, Russia guide
WEBOct 13, 2012 · Dzerzhinsk is the second largest city of the Nizhegorodskaya Oblast of Russia located about 34 km to the west of Nizhny Novgorod, the capital of the region. The population of Dzerzhinsk is about 225,500 (2022), the area - 421 sq. km. The phone code - +7 8313, the postal codes - 606000-606039. Local time in Dzerzhinsk city is May 11, …
Feliks Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky | Founder of Cheka, Soviet …
WEBJul 20, 1998 · Feliks Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (born Sept. 11 [Aug. 30, Old Style], 1877, Dzerzhinovo, near Minsk, Russian Empire [now in Belarus]—died July 20, 1926, Moscow) was a Bolshevik leader and the head of the first Soviet secret police organization. Son of a Polish nobleman, Dzerzhinsky joined the Kaunas (Kovno) organization of the Lithuanian …
Dzerzhinsk, Russia | Polluted Cities: The World's Most ... - Time
WEBNov 4, 2013 · Dzerzhinsk, Russia. The Russian city of Dzerzhinsk is one of the most polluted in the world. Home to the Soviet Union’s principal site for chemical manufacturing—including chemical weapons—Dzerzhinsk shows the scars. An estimated 300,000 tons of chemical waste were improperly disposed of in and around the city …
Dzerzhinsk, Russia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
WEBDzerzhinsk (Russian: Дзержинск, IPA: [dʲzʲɪˈrʐɨnsk]) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is on the Oka River . It is about 370 kilometers (230 mi) east of Moscow and 35 kilometers (22 mi) west of Nizhny Novgorod .
Dzerzhinsk | Encyclopedia.com
WEBDzerzhinsk (dzĬrzhēnsk´), city (1989 pop. 285,000), W European Russia, a port on the Oka River above. There is a huge chemical complex there. The city was called Chernorech until about 1919 and Rastyapino until 1929, when it was renamed in honor of Feliks Dzerzhinsky, founder of the Soviet secret police. Source for information on Dzerzhinsk: The …
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