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Pleshcheyevo, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Pleshcheyevo, Lake, Russia: see Pereslavl-Zalesski. ...Primorsky Kray
(Encyclopedia)Primorsky Kray: see Maritime Territory, Russia. ...Pereyaslavl-Zalesski
(Encyclopedia)Pereyaslavl-Zalesski: see Pereslavl-Zalesski, Russia. ...Solovetsky Islands
(Encyclopedia)Solovetsky Islands, Russia: see Solovetski Islands. ...Taimyr Peninsula
(Encyclopedia)Taimyr Peninsula: see Taymyr Peninsula, Russia. ...Maloyaroslavets
(Encyclopedia)Maloyaroslavets mäˌləyärəsläˈvyĭts [key], city, E central European Russia, on the Luzh River. In Oct., 1812, Russian forces in the city barred the road to Kaluga against Napoleon's retreating ...Alatyr
(Encyclopedia)Alatyr ələtĭrˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 47,000), Chuvash Republic, E European Russia, at the confluence of the Sura and Alatyr rivers. Founded in 1552, it is a river port and railroad junction with ...Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhailovich
(Encyclopedia)Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhailovich mēkhəyēlˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch ēpəlyēˈtəf-ēväˈnəf [key], 1859–1935, Russian composer; pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov at the Moscow Conservatory. His work b...Msta
(Encyclopedia)Msta əmstäˈ [key], river, c.280 mi (450 km) long, rising N of Vyshne Volochek, NW European Russia, and flowing generally NW into Lake Ilmen near Novgorod. Navigable in its lower course, it is inclu...Yoshkar-Ola
(Encyclopedia)Yoshkar-Ola or Ioshkar-Ola both: yəshkärˌəläˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 242,000), capital of Mari El, E central European Russia. Manufactures include pharmaceuticals and agricultural machinery. The...Browse by Subject
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