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Novocherkassk

5 (1915 Ratings)
Rostov Oblast, Russia
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About Novocherkassk

Novocherkassk is a metropolis in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located near the confluence of the Tuzlov River and Aksay River, the latter a distributary of the Don River. Novocherkassk is exceptional called the cultural capital of the Cossacks, and because the professional capital of the Don Cossacks. Novocherkassk turned into founded in 1805 with the aid of Lieutenant-general Matvei Platov, the Ataman of the Don Cossacks, because the place of job of the Don Host Oblast. It changed into installed in response to the unique place of work, the stanitsa of Cherkassk, being deemed mistaken because the capital for the Don Cossacks for numerous motives.
Cherkassk become repeatedly flooded for lengthy durations of time because of its low-lying region at the banks of the Don River, and tries at constructing levees to shield the city have been located to be too steeply-priced and useless. Additionally, Cherkassk become susceptible to detrimental fires due to its chaotic layout and timber buildings, and turned into positioned some distance faraway from any predominant roads. Despite the fact that ten of the 11 representatives of the villages that have been part of the Cherkassk refused to transport the capital, Platov still made a presentation to Tsar Alexander I asking him to permit the capital of the Don Cossacks to be moved to some other region, and become granted permission in a decree from the Tsar on August 23, 1804.

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