Coat of arms of Zlatoust

Zlatoust (Russian: Златоу́ст) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Ay River (the Kama basin) 160 km west of Chelyabinsk, at 55°11′N, 59°38′E. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The classification system of the types of inhabited localities in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared Chelyabinsk Oblast (Челя́бинская о́бласть Chelyabinskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Kama (река́ Ка́ма is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge in fact it is larger than A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Chelyabinsk (Челя́бинск is a city in Russia, located just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on Miass River. The city's name is derived from the Russian translation of Chrysostom, because it was founded near a church dedicated to that saint. This article refers to the Christian saint For other uses of the name see Chrysostomos. Population: 190,300 (2006); 194,551 (2002 Census); 199,000 (2001 est.); 181,000 (1971); 161,000 (1959); 99,000 (1939); 48,000 (1926); 21,000 (1910). Russian Census of 2002 (Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да was the first Census of the Russian Federation carried

History

Zlatoust was founded in 1754 due to construction of the ironworks. In 1774–1776, the workers of the plant took part in the insurrection led by Yemelyan Pugachev. An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution In the early 19th century, Pavel Anosov made the first Russian bulat steel blades in Zlatoust. Bulat is a type of Steel Alloy known in Russia from medieval times and regularly mentioned in Russian legends as material of choice for cold steel The town is also known for the first cannons made of Russian steel. | NOTE Throughout this article "cannon" is used as BOTH the || singular and plural Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 In 1903, the tsarist authorities brutally suppressed a strike, organized by the workers of Zlatoust. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work.

View of Zlatoust ca. 1910, as photographed by Prokudin-Gorsky. Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky ( August 31, 1863, Murom  &ndash September 27, 1944, Paris) was a Russian

In the beginning of the 19th century, an arms factory was constructed there which began to produce sabres and swords. The sabre or saber (see spelling differences) is a kind of Sword that usually but not always has Famous artists Ivan Bushuyev and Ivan Boyarshinov left us unique patterns of cold-steel decorated with engravings. Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard usually flat surface by cutting grooves into it Flying winged horse was a favorite element of many of Bushuyev's engravings, so he was given a nickname Ivan the Wingy (Ivanko Krylatko). Since then, a flying winged horse was an emblem of the town.

The Soviets gained control over Zlatoust in March of 1918. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The town was occupied by the Whites between June of 1918 and July of 1919. The White movement (Beloie Dvijenie Белое движение whose military arm is known as the White Army (Belaia Armia Белая Армия or White Guard On July 13, 1919, Zlatoust was seized by the Red Army. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya

During the Soviet period, Zlatoust became an industrial city, which specialized in metallurgy, mechanical engineering, tool-making, food production, and other industries. Metallurgy is a domain of Materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their Mechanical Engineering is an Engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis Design, Manufacturing Zlatoust is one of the centers of artistic engraving on metal in Russia. Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard usually flat surface by cutting grooves into it Traditionally, such engravings were done on weapons, such as knives and swords; however, during Soviet period the engraving was shifted onto decorative metal plates. A knife is a handheld sharp-edged instrument consisting of handle attached to a Blade used for cutting Nowadays the weapon engraving is popular again.

Traditionally, Zlatoust, like the rest of the Urals region, has also been famous for its pelmeni. Pelmeni (пельмени in Russian, singular pel’men’, пельмень пяльмені pyal’meni in Belarusian; пилмән(нәр

A statue

Memorial to Pavel Anosov

Famous people

The Olympic winner in speed-skating Lidia Skoblikova, and former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov began their sporting careers in Zlatoust. Lidia Pavlovna Skoblikova (Ли́дия Па́вловна Ско́бликова (born 8 March 1939) is the most successful Olympic speed skater See also Development of the World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the Board game Chess Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анатолий Евгеньевич Карпов born May 23, 1951) is a Russian Chess grandmaster

External links

• Official website of Zlatoust (Russian)
• Sights of Zlatoust