Yelabuga
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Yelabuga
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, located on the right bank of the Kama River
and 200 kilometres (124.3 mi) east from Kazan
. Population:
The history of the settlement dates back to the 11th century, when a Volga Bulgaria
n border castle
was established. The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as Şaytan qalası (Shaytan's castle).
In the second half of the 16th century, a Russian village was founded on the same spot. It is known for its oil
industry and as the birthplace of painter
Ivan Shishkin
.
Yelabuga is famous as the place where Russian poet Marina Tsvetayeva committed suicide in 1941. The poet is buried at the municipal cemetery.
In the 1990s, a General Motors assembly plant operated in the town.
Near Yelabuga is the Nizhnyaya Kama National Park.
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the right bank of the Kama River
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
and 200 kilometres (124.3 mi) east from Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
. Population:
The history of the settlement dates back to the 11th century, when a Volga Bulgaria
Volga Bulgaria
Volga Bulgaria, or Volga–Kama Bolghar, is a historic Bulgar state that existed between the seventh and thirteenth centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers in what is now Russia.-Origin:...
n border castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
was established. The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as Şaytan qalası (Shaytan's castle).
In the second half of the 16th century, a Russian village was founded on the same spot. It is known for its oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
industry and as the birthplace of painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
Ivan Shishkin
Ivan Shishkin
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin was a Russian landscape painter closely associated with the Peredvizhniki movement.Shishkin was born in Yelabuga of Vyatka Governorate , and graduated from the Kazan gymnasium...
.
Yelabuga is famous as the place where Russian poet Marina Tsvetayeva committed suicide in 1941. The poet is buried at the municipal cemetery.
In the 1990s, a General Motors assembly plant operated in the town.
Near Yelabuga is the Nizhnyaya Kama National Park.