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Moscow – Москва 1981

Moscow (Russian: Москва) is the capital city and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural and scientific center in Russia and in Europe. According to Forbes 2011, Moscow has the largest community of billionaires in the world. Moscow is the northernmost megacity on Earth, the second (after Istanbul) most populous city in Europe, and the 6th largest city proper in the world. It’s also the largest city in Russia with a population, according to the 2010 Census, of 11,503,501

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Donetsk – Доне́цк 1981

Donetsk (Ukrainian: Донецьк , translit. Donets’k; Russian: Доне́цк, former names: Yuzovka, Staline, Stalino, see also: cities’ alternative names), is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius River. Administratively, it is a centre of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the larger economic and cultural Donets Basin (Donbas) region. The city of Donetsk is adjacent to another major city of Makiivka and along with other surrounding cities forms a major urban sprawl and conurbation in the region. Donetsk is a major economic, industrial and scientific centre of Ukraine with a high concentration of companies and a skilled workforce.

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Volgograd – Волгоград -Stalingrad – Сталингра́д 1981

Volgograd (Russian: Волгоград; formerly called Tsaritsyn (Russian: About this sound Цари́цын​ ; 1589–1925) and known as Stalingrad (Russian: Сталингра́д​, from 1925 to 1961, is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is 80-kilometer (50 mi) long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River. Population: 1,021,215.

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Kiev – Киев 1981

Kiev or Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київ (Kyiv); Russian: Киев (Kiyev)) is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 was 2,611,300, though higher numbers have been cited in the press.

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Samarkand – Samarqand – Самарканд 1981

Samarkand (Uzbek: Samarqand Самарқанд Russian: Самарканд from Sogdian: “Stone Fort” or “Rock Town”) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand Province.

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