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Igarka
(Encyclopedia)Igarka ēgärˈkə [key], city, NW Siberian Russia, on the lower Yenisei River. It has sawmills and is a major lumber port. Igarka was founded in 1928. During the Stalin period forced labor was used i...Alatyr
(Encyclopedia)Alatyr ələtĭrˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 47,000), Chuvash Republic, E European Russia, at the confluence of the Sura and Alatyr rivers. Founded in 1552, it is a river port and railroad junction with ...Hinggan Ling, Da
(Encyclopedia)Hinggan Ling, Da, or Great Khingan both: hĭngˈgänˈ [key], mountain range, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, NE China, extending c.750 mi (1,210 km) from the Amur River south to the Liao River; th...García Lorca, Federico
(Encyclopedia)García Lorca, Federico fāᵺārēˈkō gärthēˈä lôrˈkä [key], 1898–1936, Spanish poet and dramatist, b. Fuente Vaqueros. The poetry, passion, and violence of his work and his own tragic and...Dąbrowa Górnicza
(Encyclopedia)Dąbrowa Górnicza dôNbrôˈvä gôrnēˈchä [key], Ger. Dombrowa, city, Śląskie ...Alexander Nevsky
(Encyclopedia)Alexander Nevsky nĕvˈskē [key] [Rus.,=of the Neva], 1220–1263, Russian hero, grand duke of Vladimir-Suzdal. As prince of Novgorod (1236–52) he earned his surname by his victory (1240) over the ...Polotsk
(Encyclopedia)Polotsk pôˈlətsk [key], city (1989 pop. 76,837), W Belarus, on the Western Dvina River at its confluence with the Polota. It is a large rail junction and agricultural trade center. Manufactures inc...Taurage
(Encyclopedia)Taurage tourägāˈ [key], Ger. Tauroggen, town, W Lithuania, on the Yura River. Dating from the 13th cent., Taurage belonged to Prussia from 1691 to 1793, when it passed to Russia. It was incorporate...Armavir
(Encyclopedia)Armavir ärməvērˈ, Rus. ərməvērˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 161,000), Krasnodar Territory, SE European Russia, on the Kuban River. An important railroad junction, it has machine and tool plants. Me...Arzamas
(Encyclopedia)Arzamas ərzəmäsˈ [key], city, E European Russia, on the Tyosha River. A rail junction, it has food-processing plants and industries that produce farm implements. An an...Browse by Subject
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