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Berezniki

American  
[buh-rez-ni-kee, byi-ryawz-nyi-kyee] / bəˈrɛz nɪ ki, byɪˈryɔz nyɪ kyi /

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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“In today’s media, of course this time is called nothing less than the “wild ’90s,”and there is little positive being written about them,” said Natalya Maltseva, 38, from the Siberian city of Berezniki.

From Los Angeles Times

BEREZNIKI, Russia—In the foothills of Russia’s Urals mountains, a new potash producer is looking to lay claim to around a 10th of the global market for the fertilizer by the middle of the next decade.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

At this weekend's Russian Mosquito Festival in the town of Berezniki, 9-year-old Irina Ilyukhina won the "tastiest girl" category with 43 bites to show for going berry-picking in the forest with her mother.

From US News

Sylvinite is a mixture of rock and potassium-bearing salts, and its vibrant colors make the walls of this mine in Berezniki look like they’ve been covered in elaborate tapestry.

From National Geographic