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Info and facts on 'Kirov' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | Kirov (Ки́ров) is a city in eastern European Russia (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state), on the Vyatka River (additional info and facts about Vyatka River), capital of Kirov Oblast (additional info and facts about Kirov Oblast). |
 | | Geographical location Kirov is a station on the Trans-Siberian railway (additional info and facts about Trans-Siberian railway) west of the Ural Mountains (A mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia). |
 | | Kirov was also the name of two Soviet cruiser (A large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer) and battlecruiser (additional info and facts about battlecruiser) classes. |
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