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Pravdinsk
Pravdinsk, Russia 1. Kaliningrad: originally the German Friedland ‘Land of Peace’ from Friede ‘peace’. It was renamed in 1946, following East Prussia's annexation by the Soviet Union, after the Soviet Communist Party daily newspaper, Pravda ‘Truth’.2. Nizhny Novgorod: developed around a paper mill which manufactured newsprint for Pravda and so named in 1932.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Pravdinsk." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Pravdinsk." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Pravdinsk.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Pravdinsk." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Pravdinsk.html |
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Pravdinsk
Pravdinsk , formerly Friedland , town, NW European Russia, formerly in East Prussia. In 1807 the city was the scene of a battle in which Napoleon I defeated the Russians, thus precipitating the fall of Königsberg and the Treaty of Tilsit. |
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"Pravdinsk." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pravdinsk." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Pravdins.html "Pravdinsk." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Pravdins.html |
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