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Berezniki

American  
[buh-rez-ni-kee, byi-ryawz-nyi-kyee] / bəˈrɛz nɪ ki, bjɪˈrjɔz njɪ kji /

noun

  1. a city in the Russian Federation, on the Kama River, near the Ural Mountains.


Berezniki British  
/ bɪrɪzniˈki /

noun

  1. a city in E Russia: chemical industries. Pop: 169 000 (2005 est)

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The area around Berezniki, a town of some 150,000 about 750 miles east of Moscow, is the hub of Russia’s potash industry, the world’s second largest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2018

Maria Alekhina was transferred to a hospital in her prison colony in the Ural Mountains town of Berezniki, Pyotr Verzilov, who visited the colony Tuesday, told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times May 28, 2013

Maria Alyokhina, 24, appeared at the city court in Berezniki, 1,200 miles north-east of Moscow, near where she is being held with fellow musician Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.

From The Guardian Jan. 17, 2013

The hearing attracted extraordinary attention to the city of Berezniki, more than 900 miles northeast of Moscow, where Ms. Alyokhina is incarcerated.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2013

Maria Alyokhina was moved to a solitary cell of the Berezniki penal colony in Perm, in the Urals, at her own request, prison officials said.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2012

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