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Stavropol (stä`vrəpəl), city (1989 pop. 318,000), capital of Stavropol Territory, S European Russia, on the Stavropol Plateau. It has machine-tool, wool, leather, grain milling, and food-processing industries. There are natural-gas fields in the area. Founded in 1777 as a Russian fortress, it was an important base for the subsequent Russian conquest of the Caucasus. The was called Voroshilovsk between 1935 and 1943. Stavropol 1. a city in SW Russia: founded as a fortress in 1777. Pop.: 362 000 (2005 est.) 2. the former name (until 1964) of Togliatti How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The terrorist acts perpetrated in recent years in Moscow, Beslan, Budyonnovsk, Volgodonsk, Buinaksk, Grozny, Volgograd, Vladikavkaz, Voronezh, Gudermes, Makhachkala, Kaspiisk, Kizliar, Mozdok, Stavropol, Yessentuki, Pyatogorsk, Nevinnomysk, Mineralnye Vody, and Nalchik demonstrated the intention of terrorists to create in society the atmosphere of fear and instability. All Balkan strains clustered in the same branch with CCHFV strains from European Russia, such as STV/ HU29223 strain, isolated in 2000 from human blood in Stavropol (mean genetic difference 2. In response, the tax police of the Stavropol region accused Ledovsky of hatching a scheme to steal money from the workers. |
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