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Kirov
[ keer-awf, -of; Russian kyee-ruhf ]
Kirov
1/ ˈkirəf /
noun
- a city in NW Russia, on the Vyatka River: an early trading centre; engineering industries. Pop: 454 000 (2005 est) Former name (1780–1934)Vyatka
Kirov
2/ ˈkirəf /
noun
- KirovSergei Mironovich18881934MRussianPOLITICS: politician Sergei Mironovich (sɪrˈɡjej miˈrɔnəvitʃ). 1888–1934, Soviet politician; one of Stalin's chief aides. His assassination was the starting point for Stalin's purge of the Communist Party (1934–38)
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Gaidar, formerly the vice governor of the Kirov Region, now educates people about how to deal with authorities.
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