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(Encyclopedia) OrenburgOrenburgəryĭnb&oomacr;rkˈ [key], formerly ChkalovChkalovchkäˈləf [key], city (1989 pop. 547,000), capital of Orenburg region, Central Asian Russia, on the Ural River. It is…Chkalov
(Encyclopedia) Chkalov: see Orenburg, Russia.Orsk
(Encyclopedia) OrskOrskôrsk [key], city (1989 pop. 271,000), Orenburg region, in the foothills of the S Ural Mts., central Russia, on the Ural River. It is the center of the Orsk-Khalilovo industrial…Trans-Caspian Railroad
(Encyclopedia) Trans-Caspian Railroad, transportation line linking the countries of Central Asia to one another and with the nations to the west. Built in the late 19th cent., the line begins at…Aksakov, Sergei Timofeyevich
(Encyclopedia) Aksakov, Sergei TimofeyevichAksakov, Sergei Timofeyevichsergyāˈ tēˌmōfāˈəvĭch [key]Aksakov, Sergei Timofeyevich äksäˈkôf [key], 1791–1859, Russian writer, known for his nostalgic…Ural
(Encyclopedia) UralUraly&oobreve;rˈəl, Rus. &oomacr;rälˈ [key], river, c.1,580 mi (2,540 km) long, rising in the S Urals, flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan. Part of the traditional…Urals
(Encyclopedia) Urals or Ural Mountains, E European Russia and NW Kazakhstan, forming, together with the Ural River, the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia and separating the Russian plain…April Current Events 2024: World News
Top of Page U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…Cossacks
(Encyclopedia) CossacksCossackskŏsˈăks, –əks [key], Rus. Kazaki, Ukr. Kozaky, peasant-soldiers in Ukraine and in several regions of Russia who, until 1918, held certain privileges in return for…Trending
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