Black Tartarian Black Tartarian Black Tartarian (originally "Ronald's Large Black Heart") is an heirloom cultivar of cherry. It was brought from Circassia to England in the 1700s by a man named Hugh Ronalds, and from England it was brought to the United States in the 1800s. The fruit of the Black Tartarian is about one inch in diameter, with a unique taste and texture, but too soft for commercial shipping. It is primarily grown as a pollinator for other cherry varieties. The Black Tartarian cultivar is best suited for USDA Zones 5-7. It is a very vigorous, heavy-bearing variety, but is primarily
Bada (rural locality) Bada (rural locality) Bada () is a rural locality (a "selo") in Khiloksky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located along the Khilok River. Population: Bada was founded in 1895 as a railway station of the Trans-Siberian Railway. During the Russian Civil War in Transbaikal in 1920, the Japanese Expeditionary Troops and military formations of the Far Eastern Republic met at the Bada and Gongota stations to ensure a secure evacuation of the Japanese forces home. Prompted by the Japanese withdrawal from Eastern Siberia during summer of 1920, the Soviet troops launched a series of operations which ended in liberation of