Staraya Mayna

Staraya Mayna
Старая Майна
Church of the Epiphany, St. Maina
Church of the Epiphany, St. Maina
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Staraya Mayna is located in Russia
Staraya Mayna
Staraya Mayna
Location of Staraya Mayna
Staraya Mayna is located in Ulyanovsk Oblast
Staraya Mayna
Staraya Mayna
Staraya Mayna (Ulyanovsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°36′26″N 48°55′39″E / 54.6073°N 48.9276°E / 54.6073; 48.9276
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast
Administrative districtStaromaynsky District
Founded1670Edit this on Wikidata
Population
 • Total
6,521
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC+04:00 Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
433460Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID73642151051

Staraya Mayna (Russian: Старая Майна) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Staromaynsky District of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 6,521 (2010 Census);[1] 6,988 (2002 Census);[4] 6,633 (1989 Soviet census).[5]

History

The archaeological expedition headed by Alexander Kozhevin from Ulyanovsk State University concluded that the site has been continuously inhabited since the 4th century CE.[6] The oldest recovered objects date around 20,000 years old. Staraya Mayna existed as part of the Imenkovo culture. It was later taken by the Volga Bulgars, after that the Golden Horde and then the Kazan Khanate. In the 17th century, the first settlement under the Russian Empire was established. Gothic pendants of 3rd century, a Romantic coin of the emperor Caracalla dated 213 CE, 4th century belts were discovered in excavations. The consensus among historians is that the Imenkovo culture was formed by the Rus' people who later migrated to establish the Kievan Rus.[7] In 2007, The Times of India reported an idol of the Hindu deity Vishnu, dated to the 7th–10th century AD, was excavated from Staraya Mayna.[8] However, this claim has been shown to be false, as the original Russian article that reported the findings made no mention or indication of it.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  5. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  6. ^ a b "История поселка Старая Майна Ульяновской области насчитывает не менее 1700 лет". Mosaica.
  7. ^ "Старая Майна: длиной история в 1700 лет". Ulpressa.
  8. ^ "Ancient Vishnu idol found in Russian town". The Times of India. January 4, 2007. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2020.