4-631: Kivach may refer to: Kivach waterfall , a waterfall on the Suna River in Republic of Karelia Kivach Nature Reserve , a natural reserve in Republic of Karelia including the Kivach waterfall. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-644: Is a 10.7-m-high cascade waterfall in Russia . It is located on the Suna River in the Kondopoga District, Republic of Karelia and gives its name to the Kivach Natural Reserve , founded in 1931. Kivach owes much of its fame to Gavrila Derzhavin , a Russian poet who was inspired by its "unruly stream" to write "Waterfall", one of the most important Russian poems of the 18th century. Many other eminent visitors followed Derzhavin to see
12-469: The famed waterfall. One of these was Alexander II of Russia , who commissioned a new road to Kivach, a pavilion on the right bank of the stream and a bridge slightly downstream. In 1936, the Soviets diverted part of the river to feed a local hydroelectric power station, which affected the waterfall negatively, while its rivals — Girvas (14.8 m) and Por-Porog (16.8 m) — were destroyed altogether. Although it
16-449: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kivach&oldid=544761528 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kivach waterfall Kivach Falls ( Russian : Кивач , from Karelian kiivas , "impetuous")
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