| Chyornaya Rechka | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Great Nevka |
• coordinates | 59°58′45″N 30°18′53″E / 59.9793°N 30.3146°E |
| Length | 8.1 km (5.0 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Great Nevka→ Gulf of Finland |
The Chyornaya Rechka (Russian: Чёрная Речка "Black River"), originally Mustajogi (in the Karelian language), is a small river in Saint Petersburg. It is 8.1 kilometres long, and flows into the Great Nevka, a branch of the Neva.[1]
The Chyornaya Rechka is known for famous duels that took place there, including the 1909 duel between Nikolai Gumilyov and Maximilian Voloshin over the matter of a fictitious poet called Cherubina de Gabriak [in the Finnish language: Kaprijakin (Kaprion) Kerubitar], and the fatal duel between poet-playwright Alexander Pushkin and Georges d'Anthès. The Chyornaya Rechka contributes to St. Petersburg's weather - since water absorbs and radiates heat slower than land it makes temperatures less extreme in a place so close to the polar zone.
References
- ^ "Государственный водный реестр: река Черная Речка" [State Water Register: Chyornaya Rechka]. textual.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-07.