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Petrozavodsk

American  
[pe-truh-zuh-votsk, pyi-truh-zuh-vawtsk] / ˌpɛ trə zəˈvɒtsk, pyɪ trə zʌˈvɔtsk /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of the Karelian Autonomous Republic, in the NW Russian Federation in Europe.


Petrozavodsk British  
/ pɪtrəzaˈvɔtsk /

noun

  1. a city in NW Russia, capital of the Karelian Autonomous Republic, on Lake Onega: developed around ironworks established by Peter the Great in 1703; university (1940). Pop: 265 000 (2005 est

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Natalya Sevets-Yermolina, who comes from the northern city of Petrozavodsk, says she's not in a hurry.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

Starting Thursday, Finland will only permit Russians to apply for tourist visas once a week and in just four Russian cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk close to the Finnish border.

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2022

On Monday, the sentence was extended yet again, to 15 years, by the Petrozavodsk city court in the Russian region of Karelia, on the border with Finland.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2021

But weeks before his release the Petrozavodsk city court in Russia's northwestern Karelia region abruptly added a decade to his term.

From Reuters • Dec. 27, 2021

The railroad, which is about 800 miles in length, runs from Petrozavodsk to the little port of Kem, on the White Sea.

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