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Moscow – Москва 1984

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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20. February 2013

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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.

20. February 2013

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Krasnodar – Краснодар 1982

Krasnodar (Russian: Краснодар is a city and the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Kuban River about 148 kilometers (92 mi) northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. Population: 744,995.

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17. February 2013

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Saint Petersburg – Санкт-Петербург – Ленинград – Leningrad 1982

16. February 2013

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Nalchik – Нальчик 1975

Nalchik (Russian: Нальчик; Kabardian: Налшык; Karachay-Balkar: Нальчик) is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of 550 meters (1,800 ft) in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of 131 square kilometers (51 sq mi). Population: 240,203

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17. January 2013

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Rostov on Don – Ростов на Дону 1973

Rostov-on-Don (Russian: Ростов-на-Дону, tr. Rostov-na-Donu) is a port city and the administrative center of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies on the Don River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the Sea of Azov. Population: 1,089,261

17. January 2013

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Novorossiysk – Новороссийск 1970

Novorossiysk (Russian: Новороссийск) is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is the country’s main port on the Black Sea and the leading Russian port for importing grain. It is one of the few cities honored with the title of the Hero City. Population: 241,952.

16. January 2013

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Ulyanovsk – Ульяновск 1983

Ulyanovsk (Russian: Ульяновск; is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 893 kilometers (555 mi) east from Moscow. Population: 613,786 (2010 Census);

The city, originally founded as Simbirsk (Симби́рск), is the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (originally named Ulyanov), for whom it was renamed in 1924.