Talk:Nizhny Tagil

Statue of Liberty
Nizhny Tagil says: "the copper for the skin of the Statue of Liberty was mined and refined in Nizhniy Tagil." Statue of Liberty says: "Historical records make no mention of the source of the copper used in the Statue of Liberty. In the village of Visnes in the municipality of Karmøy, Norway, tradition holds that the copper came from the French-owned Visnes Mine." Are there any sources that Nizhny Tagil is the origin? --NeoUrfahraner 10:23, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I found a source for the claim; added to the article. --NeoUrfahraner 10:39, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Question
Nizhny Tagil belongs to which continent, Europe or Asia? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.224.28.70 (talk) 14:18, 9 May 2007 (UTC).
 * As it is located to the east of the "borderline" between Europe and Asia, it is considered to be in Asia.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:42, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Copper to Statue of Liberty
This seems to be a pure legend. If any copper was imported from Nishnij Tagil (Ala Tahili) by Demidoff family it went to Italy Tuscany (Toscana) and Elba to Demifoff family owned San Donato estate or to Elba for rebuilding the house (owned by Demidoff family) where Napoleon lived when he was deported to Elba. Maybe this is the confused source of "Russian Legend".

The iron and copper was smelted in the area even the time of Jugra and exported to Near East ancient civilications by the Scythic and Greek traders. Rivers Tshus, Kama (Kymi), and Rava / Itil (Volga), Oka, Tanais (Don) were the main trading routes to Caspian and Black Seas.

At least the list of companies which operated in Nizhnij Tagil during the time of Imperial Russia is preserved in one of Helsinki / Helsingfors archives. It includes the details of company sales by Demidoff family to a newly formed Belgian company just by the eve of the Great War. JN

Rail Distance to Jekaterinburg
There is an error in the main article. The distance to Jekaterinburg was presented in 1914 as 133 versts (141.9 km) and in 1982 as 149 km. In the article is no mention of tramway system which is running in Nizhnij Tagil. The lenght 54.6 km (in 2002). Units of tramway cars 143. There was also a narrow gauge (750 mm) running from station Kedyn-Bykovo to Visim. Another narrow gauge railway run Dalnin but it was idented mainly for freight train service. The narrow gauge line to Visim had also (in 1999) passenger train service. The Sverdlovsk (Jekaterinburg) - Nizhnij Tagil section was the first electric railway line in Ural area. Opened in December 1935.

Popular Culture Reference
One of the newer Jason Bourne novels show the antagonist being born in Nizhny Tagil and uses the massacre as plot element. Wonder where such pop-reference goes.150.101.97.93 (talk) 09:05, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Anywhere but this article. Mentioning such a mundane reference adds nothing to this article.  Perhaps it would add to one of the Jason Bourne-related articles, but here it definitely does not belong.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 15:36, August 5, 2009 (UTC)

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