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Sverdlovsk

American  
[sverd-lawfsk, -lofsk, sferd-, svyir-dlawfsk] / svɛrdˈlɔfsk, -ˈlɒfsk, sfɛrd-, svjɪrˈdlɔfsk /

noun

  1. former name (1924–91) of Ekaterinburg.


Sverdlovsk British  
/ svɪrˈdlɔfsk /

noun

  1. the former name (1924–91) of Yekaterinburg

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Russian media reported that Ksenia Karelina, a 32-year-old dual U.S.-Russia citizen, appeared by video link in Sverdlovsk Region Court in the city of Yekaterinburg, where Russian security officers arrested her on Jan 27.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 29, 2024

A total of over 54,000 hectares of forests in the Sverdlovsk region in the Urals were on fire as of Monday morning, according to local authorities.

From Washington Times May 8, 2023

Gen Minnekayev, who is deputy commander of Russia's central military district, was speaking at a military event in the Sverdlovsk region.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2022

The Interior Ministry in Moscow, its branch in the Sverdlovsk Region where Yekaterinburg is located, and the local World Cup organising committee did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the disruption.

From Reuters Jun. 11, 2018

Four hours after his departure, Powers soared over Sverdlovsk, an important industrial city that had never before been photographed by a U-2 plane.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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