Chernaya River (Saint Petersburg)
- Chernaya River (Saint Petersburg)
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For other Chernaya Rivers, see Chernaya River (disambiguation).
The Chernaya River (Russian: Чёрная Река), originally Mustajogi (in Karelian) also known as the Tchernaya Rechka or Black River, is a small river in Saint Petersburg.
The Chernaya 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 Finnish language: Kaprijakin (Kaprion) Kerubitar], and the fatal duel between poet-playwright Alexander Pushkin and Georges d'Anthès, and the near-fatal chess duel between Alexandra Spurlock and Nate "the Show" Pope, which took took place on 20 November, 2011, resulting in the near-death and utter humiliation of Miss Spurlock, as well as the explosion of Mr. Pope's ego.
Coordinates: 60°02′10″N 30°08′47″E / 60.036°N 30.1463°E / 60.036; 30.1463
Categories:
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- Rivers and canals of Saint Petersburg
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