Novocherkassk lies at the confluence of the tuzlov and the aksay rivers. the original 16th- century town of starocherkasskaya stood along the don river, but it was frequently flooded and was moved to the present site novocherkassk long served as the capital of the don cossack region and was a center of opposition in 1917-20 during the russian civil war. novocherkassk is a unique town owing to its history and architecture. it was built as the capital of the cossacks in 1805 by the general platov, the famous ataman matvei platov who led his cossack regiments against napoleon. novocherkassk was designer by the french architect devolan designed novocherkassk. don cossacks called it «small paris» for its layout, wide streets and squares. novocherkassk is famous for its architectural monuments; almost each old building has its own features. there is a magnificent cathedral in the center of the town. it is the third in russia in size and beauty. next to the cathedral there is a monument to yermak, the gallant conqueror of siberia. the monument to the famous general platov has been recently restored. there were numerous churches in the past, but a lot of them were destroyed after the october revolution. nowadays some of them have been rebuilt. in novocherkassk there are several museums, among them the grekov museum, the krylov museum and the most well-known the museum of the don cossacks history. in the second part of the twentieth century novocherkassk became an industrial town. many plants and industrial enterprises were built here , among them the only in russia electro-locomotive plant, chemical and machine-building plants and many others. modern novocherkassk produces electric locomotives, mining machinery, machine tools, and chemicals for plastics and synthetic fibres. there is a thermal power station too. novocherkassk is a very green and nice town; there are many parks and gardens in it. it is called the town of students. the city has numerous institutions of higher education and research. there is a theatre and some cinemas. its population is about 200 000 people. in 1993 novocherkassk became the capital of the cossacks on the decision of the russian and foreign cossacks again. 1.where does novocherkassk lie? 2.why was starocherkasskaya moved from its original place? 3.what capital was novocherkassk before the revolution? 4.when was novocherkassk founded? 5.what do you know about matvei platov? 6.who designer novocherkassk? 7.what is novocherkassk famous for? 8.what museums are there in novocherkassk? 9.when did novocherkassk become an industrial town? 10.why is novocherkassk called the town of students? нужно ответить на вопросы
Because it was frequently flooded.
It was Cossacks.
It was founded in 1805.
Matvei Platov was the famous Ataman who led his Cossack regiments
against Napoleon, also he built Cossacks in 1805.
The designer of Novocherkassk was the French architect Devolan.
There are several museums, among them the Grekov Museum, the Krylov
Museum and the most well-known the Museum of the Don Cossacks History.
Novocherkassk became an industrial town in the second part of the twentieth century.
It is called the town of students because the city has numerous institutions of
higher education and research.