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The city was renamed Kaliningrad in 1946 in honor of Russian Bolshevik leader Mikhail Kalinin. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it has been governed as the administrative centre of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast, the westernmost oblast of Russia.
- Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast (dark green) of Russia (light green)...
- Königsberg Castle
Today, Kaliningrad is part of Russia. The centre square of...
- Church of The Holy Family
In the beginning of the 1980s the church underwent a minor...
- Talk
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- King's Gate
The King's Gate in 2017. The King's Gate (Russian:...
- Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate in Kaliningrad with a Tatra T4 tram in...
- House of Soviets
The unfinished shell of the building in 2002. The House of...
- Kaliningrad Railway
Kaliningrad Railway (Russian: Калининградская железная...
- Königsberg Cathedral
Modern view of the cathedral. Königsberg Cathedral (Russian:...
- Timeline of Kaliningrad
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of...
- Kaliningrad Oblast
Apr 11, 2024 · Kaliningrad, oblast (region), extreme western Russia. Most of the oblast is in the basin of the Pregolya River and its tributaries. Centred on Kaliningrad city, it was formed in 1945 from the northern half of German East Prussia, which was ceded to the U.S.S.R. by the Potsdam agreement of that year.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 22, 2024 · History of the Russian city of Kaliningrad, formerly the German city of Konigsberg. Detached from the rest of the country, the city is an exclave of the Russian Federation. Formerly the capital of East Prussia, Kaliningrad was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1945 under the Potsdam agreement.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Königsberg ( German: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk] ⓘ, lit. 'King's mountain', Polish: Królewiec, Lithuanian: Karaliaučius, Russian: Кёнигсберг, romanized : Kyonigsberg) is the historic German and Prussian name of the medieval city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia.
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Website. www .klgd .ru. Kaliningrad ( Russian: Калинингра́д; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; German: Königsberg (help·info); Polish: Królewiec; briefly Russified as Russian: Кёнигсберг Kyonigsberg) is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic ...
Kaliningrad, until 1946 known as Königsberg, is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland. The city sits about 663 kilometres (412 mi) west of the bulk of Russia.
