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Shakhty

American  
[shahkh-ti] / ˈʃɑx tɪ /

noun

  1. a city in southwestern Russia, in the Donets Basin.

Shakhty British  
/ ˈʃaxtɪ /

noun

  1. an industrial city in W Russia: the chief town of the E Donets Basin; a major coal-mining centre. Pop: 219 000 (2005 est)

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While reigning as the Olympic super heavyweight champion, he earned a handsome salary as a mining engineer in Shakhty, located in a coal-mining area, but the government afforded him plenty of time to train.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2011

Alekseyev had settled in Shakhty in the mid-1960s with his wife, Olimpiada, and their sons, Sergei and Dmitri.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2011

His death was announced by the Russian Weightlifting Federation, which said that Alekseyev, who lived in the western Russian city of Shakhty, had been treated at the clinic since early November.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2011

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