Talk:Orenburg
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I would like to see a picture of an Orenburg shawl.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.162.154.176 (talk • contribs) .
- Here we go.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 18:32, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Where are the Germans?
Orenburg had in 1920, when my mother´s mother was there for a period, a sizeable German population, which lived in their own part of the town, known as Forstadt located on the northern riverbank of Jaik east of confuence of Sakmara River. In addition to the Germans, there were, in addition to ethnic Russians including Ukrainians, also Mordvins and Tatars which together formed majority of Orenburg population which was recorded in offical statistic to be 74.000 on 1 / 14, 1913. Also Kazah, Kirgiz and some Kalmuk lived in town. She bought from Orenburg Bazar those Orenburg shawls which lasted for twenty years or so. She called them shaali. Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.114.197.222 (talk) 10:33, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Orenburg
This is another view to history.
- The new Orenburg, population 306.000 in 1965, was founded in 1742 and become the centre for barter trade between European Russia and Central Asia. it was considered to be the greatest market of European Russia at the turn of the century (1900). Between 1826 - 1896 about 10.000 camels were engaged in the caravan trade with Tashkent. One of the chief products of the town was salt obtained from mines some 60 versts to the south which were producing about 20.000 tons in 1890. The Ural Cossacks played a similar part in the Russian advance and colonization of the steppe east of the Volga as did Don and Ukraine Cossacks in European Russia. Uralsk was their main centre; but they were gradually brought under the control of the Russian Government, and the last traces of their autonomy had been destroyed by 1833. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.115.124.58 (talk) 14:15, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Name
I've long wondered why Orenburg was given a partly German name. Sca (talk) 22:17, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
- The foundation of Orenburg (at its first chosen location, which is now Orsk) was ordered in 1734 by Anna Ioannovna who was well-known for favoring Germans over Russians. Naturally, the influence of the German language at that time was also high, hence a partially German name. The actual location of the city changed twice since then, but the name used in the original edict carried over. The "Or" part refers to the Or River, on which Orsk stands.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 00:27, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
