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Pyatigorsk (pyĭtyēgôrsk`), city (1989 pop. 129,500), Stavropol Territory, SE European Russia, on the Podkumok River in the N Caucasus. It is a rail terminus and a health resort. The city has an electrotechnical industry, shops for the repair of agricultural equipment, and factories that produce food, clothing, footwear, and other items for resort visitors. The name Pyatigorsk [Rus.,=five mountains] derives from the five peaks of the Besh-Tau Mts. that overlook the city. Founded in 1780, Pyatigorsk has been a spa since 1803. There is a museum devoted to the memory of the Russian poet M. Y. Lermontov Lermontov, Mikhail Yurevich , 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist. Given an extensive private education by his wealthy grandmother, Lermontov began writing poetry when he was 14.
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No references found | Courts gave Anton (Abdullah) Stepanenko, an imam in Pyatigorsk (Stavropol Region), a suspended sentence, partially for inciting religious hatred. The
lovely Ekaterina, otherwise known as Katya Sknarina, was born in Pyatigorsk, Russia, and has been the Great Throwdini’s target girl for over a year. Four runners from Pyatigorsk were joined by the Chechen-owned Bargon and Ratnitsa from Tatarstan in a field of 12 for the Grand All Russian Prize (Derby) at Moscow on the Sunday before last. |
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