Krasnoyarsk
Americannoun
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a territory of the Russian Federation in N and central Asia. 827,507 sq. mi. (2,143,243 sq. km).
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a town in and the capital of this territory, on the Yenisei River.
noun
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At just 19, the native of Krasnoyarsk had already reached the quarters and semis in Paris, only to be undone by nerves on the biggest stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
In Krasnoyarsk, a city of more than a million people in Siberia, mobile internet vanished citywide for three days in July and still works poorly.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Artyom Uss, the 40-year-old son of the governor of Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia, was arrested as he was about to board a flight to Istanbul in October 2022.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
"I love my country," said Duntsova, who was born in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk and lives in the provincial town of Rzhev in Tver region.
From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2023
“Lina, please don’t get your hopes up. Krasnoyarsk is a long way from here,” said Mother.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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