Voronezh
Voronezh names 2 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Voronezh the capital at the influx of the river Voronezh into of Voronezh
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the capital at the influx of the river Voronezh into of Voronezh, the Don, is 310 miles N. N. W. of Rostov. Founded in 1586 as a stronghold against the Tartars, it first became important in the time of Peter I., to whom a monument was raised here in 1860. It has over 20 churches, several monasteries, and before the World War had extensive tanning industries, and carried on a large trade in corn, sugar, and oil . Pop. about 70,000. VÖRÖSMARTY, or VOEROES- MARTY, MIHALY (vö-rösh-marty), a Hungarian writer; born in Nyek, Hungary, Dec. 1, 1800; published "King Solomon," a drama, in 1821, which was followed by a poem, "The Triumph of Fidelity" ( 1827); "King drama (1824); "The Flight of Zalan," Sigismund," a an epic poem; the tragedy "Kont" (1825). His narrative poems entitled Cserhalom," and " "The Enchanted Valley," established his reputation as the first Hungarian poet of his time. He was a contributor to Kisfaludy's "Aurora," and was for several years editor of a journal called "The Repository of Science."
Voronezh a province of Russia
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a province of Russia, surrounded by Tambov, Saratov, the country of Don Cossacks, Kharkov, coun Kursk miles. The surface is in general level, , and Orel; area, 25,443 square with gentle undulations and chalk hills of no river is the Don, with a course from N. great elevation. The principal to S. of 390 miles. It receives, near the town of with its affluent the united Usman and Voronezh, the river Voronezh, Chava. The principal crops raised are produce, and sunflowers, from the seeds potatoes, beetroot, tobacco, garden of which an excellent oil is procured. In the fine pastures of Voronezh horses and cattle are largely reared. The chief exports are corn and other agricultural produce to Rostov, wool to Kharkov, to Petrograd produc cattle horses to most of the provinces of Russia. and Kharkov, and Pop. about 3,200,000.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
When Collier's wrote this in 1921 it counted about 70,000 people in Voronezh and named the monument raised to Peter I in 1860 as the city's landmark. The city was fought over for some 200 days in 1942-43, when the front line ran through it and most of its buildings were wrecked; the Peter statue was taken away under German occupation and a replacement was put up in 1956. Rebuilt, Voronezh now has a population of roughly a million and is a centre of aircraft and rocket-engine manufacture, with the Novovoronezh nuclear station nearby. The surrounding province survives as Voronezh Oblast, but with smaller borders and around 2.3 million inhabitants rather than the 3,200,000 Collier's reported.
Written for this edition, 2026.