Ulyanovsk

American  

[ool-yah-nawfsk, -nofsk, oo-lyah-nuhfsk] / ulˈjɑ nɔfsk, -nɒfsk, uˈljɑ nəfsk /

noun

1. a city in the western Russian Federation, on the Volga River: birthplace of Lenin.

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Ulyanovsk British  

/ uljˈjanəfsk /

noun

1. Former name:: Simbirsk. a city in W central Russia on the River Volga: birthplace of Lenin (V. I. Ulyanov), after whom it was renamed in 1924. Pop: 639 000 (2005 est)

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Ulyanovsk

Mr. Bout, 56, is standing in elections Sunday as a candidate for the regional assembly in Ulyanovsk, a territory of 1.3 million people about 450 miles east of Moscow that was Lenin’s birthplace.

From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2023

"We won't be weakened, divided or exterminated," said Ulyanovsk governor Alexei Russkikh.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2022

Bridgestone says it has returned 10 foreign staff and their families to Japan and that the factory in Ulyanovsk in central Russia will cease operations from Friday.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2022

Authorities in three more regions - Komi, Amur and Ulyanovsk - said on Tuesday they could impose more restrictions if COVID-19 infection kept rising.

From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2021

In an interview on a talk show aired on the state-run Russia 1 television channel, the rector of the Ulyanovsk Institute of Civil Aviation said the young men were still facing disciplinary measures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2018

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