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Kursk

Russian locality
Local nameКурск
Holiday25 September
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast
Administrative center ofKursk Oblast
Municipal status
Urban okrugKursk Urban Okrug
MayorNikolay Ovcharov
Representative bodyCity Duma
Area km2190
Population (2002)409450 (44th)
Custom SDFounded (1032)
Postal code305000
Dialing code4712

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Kursk ( ; -ruˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. Kursk was a key turning point of the Russian-German war during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history. Population: 406,799 (2008 est.);

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Russian envoy allays fears over medical schools - Malaysia Star Tweet this news
Malaysia Star---...- around 3500 Malaysians studying medicine in Russia. More than 2000 of them are in Moscow while the rest are based in -Kursk-, Volgograd and Nizhny Novgorod.--- - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:08:36 GMT+00:00
Brutality and Poultry - CounterPunch Tweet this news
CounterPunch--The Krasnaya Polyana poultry farm in the -Kursk- region has offered another angle on brutality in the industry. Given that the birds can't be fed (or so the ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:06:25 GMT+00:00
Chicks drowned as Russian farm goes bust - TODAYonline Tweet this news
TODAYonline--The head of the Krasnaya Polyana farm in the -Kursk- region, some 54km south-west of Moscow, said it had to slaughter more than one million chickens after it ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:19:57 GMT+00:00
Beloved icon to make stop in Beckley - Beckley Register-Herald Tweet this news
Beckley Register-Herald--The -Kursk- Root Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign, one of the most ancient icons of the Russian Orthodox Church, dates back to the 13th Century. ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:14:28 GMT+00:00
Kursk Icon to revisit Russia - The Voice of Russia Tweet this news
The Voice of Russia--The -Kursk- Icon of the Mother of God - the most venerated relic of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad will revisit Russia and Ukraine in the coming year and ... - Date : Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:08:12 GMT+00:00
Russian Orthodox treasure to visit local church Wednesday - Huntington Herald Dispatch Tweet this news
Huntington Herald Dispatch--HUNTINGTON -- The -Kursk- Root Icon of the Mother of God, a spiritual treasure of the Russian Orthodox Church, will visit Holy Spirit Antiochian Orthodox ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:10:14 GMT+00:00
Brutality and Poultry: Killing Chickens in Krasnaya Polyana - Scoop.co.nz Tweet this news
Scoop.co.nz--The Krasnaya Polyana poultry farm in the -Kursk- region has offered another angle on brutality in the industry. Given that the birds can't be fed (or so the ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:15:07 GMT+00:00
Chicks drowned in YouTube video - Toronto Sun Tweet this news
Toronto Sun--The head of the Krasnaya Polyana poultry farm in the -Kursk- region, some 540 kilometres southwest of Moscow, said it has been forced to slaughter over one ... - Date : Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:14:50 GMT+00:00
Famous traveler - Bluefield Daily Telegraph Tweet this news
Bluefield Daily Telegraph--The -Kursk- Root Icon of the Mother of God will visit Saint Mary's Orthodox Church in Bluefield at 5 pm Father Mark Tyson said an icon is a holy image that is ... - Date : Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:08:15 GMT+00:00
Rear Admiral Suspected of $1.2M Fraud - The Moscow Times Tweet this news
The Moscow Times--The Alagez was sent for repairs shortly after the -Kursk- nuclear submarine sank in August 2000, killing 118 sailors, and the repairs lasted four years ... - Date : Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:55:36 GMT+00:00

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Belgorod * Kursk * Oryol * Vladikavkaz * Malgobek * Rzhev * Yelnya * Yelets * Voronezh * Luga * Polyarny * Rostov-on-Don * Tuapse * Velikiye Luki * Novgorod * Dmitrov * Vyazma * Kronstadt * Naro-Fominsk * Kozelsk * Arkhangelsk |



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