2011–12 Russian Second Division
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The 2011–12 Russian Second Division is the third strongest division in Russian football. The Second Division is geographically divided into 5 zones.
The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the First Division. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.
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, rather than Moscow Spartak, as would be in the English-language tradition. In English, the parentheses and brackets are usually omitted. Further, while North American team names normally use the plural (Chicago Bulls
), Russian team names are usually singular. The names tend to reflect the imagined profession of the team players (or rather their fans, like with Edmonton Oilers
), or refer to a geographical object related to the city the team represents (usually, a river or a mountain range), or to one of the former Russian-wide sports associations (Spartak, Dynamo etc.), or else to the sponsoring corporation. Below is the list of Second Division teams with their names translated:
The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the First Division. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.
Standings
Top scorers
Source: rfspro.ru18 goals
- Viktor SvistunovViktor SvistunovViktor Viktorovich Svistunov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg.-External links:*...
(PetrotrestFC Petrotrest Saint PetersburgFC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg is an association football club from Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded in 2001. It is playing, as of 2011, in the Russian Second Division.-History:...
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17 goals
- Dmitri VakulichDmitri VakulichDmitri Nikolayevich Vakulich is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Karelia Petrozavodsk.-External links:*...
(KareliaFC Karelia PetrozavodskFC Karelia Petrozavodsk is an association football team from Petrozavodsk, Russia founded in 2011. It is playing, as of 2011, in the Russian Second Division.-Current squad:As of August 31, 2011, according to the .-In:...
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16 goals
- Fyodor PronkovFyodor PronkovFyodor Vladimirovich Pronkov is a Russian professional football player currently playing for FC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast in the Russian Second Division.-External links:*...
(Saturn-2FC Saturn-2 Moscow OblastFC Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast is an association football club from Russia founded in 1991 and playing on professional level since 1993, currently based in Zhukovsky. Since 2004 it was the farm club of FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. In early 2011, the parent club FC Saturn Moscow Oblast went bankrupt and...
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14 goals
- Murat KhotovMurat KhotovMurat Ansorbiyevich Khotov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Dnepr Smolensk.-External links:*...
(DneprFC Dnepr SmolenskFC Dnepr Smolensk is an association football club from Smolensk, Russia, founded in 2004. Another Smolensk team, FC Kristall Smolensk, was dissolved in early 2004. Until 2008, Dnepr was called FC Smolensk...
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13 goals
- Aleksei PuginAleksei PuginAleksei Anatolyevich Pugin is a Russian professional football player currently playing for FC Dynamo Vologda in the Russian Second Division.-External links:*...
(Dynamo VologdaFC Dynamo VologdaFC Dynamo Vologda is a Russian football club from Vologda, founded in 1926 and competing professionally since 1966. It was called FC Lokomotiv Vologda until 1966. As of 2009, it plays in the Russian Second Division...
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Standings
Top scorers
Source: rfspro.ru17 goals
- Ivan RodinIvan RodinIvan Alekseyevich Rodin is a Russian professional football player currently playing for FC Vityaz Podolsk in the Russian Second Division.He played for Dinaburg FC in the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup.-External links:*...
(VityazFC Vityaz PodolskFC Vityaz Podolsk is a Russian football club based in Podolsk that played in the Russian First Division in 2009.The club was founded in 1996 as a non-professional team. The current team was formed in 2000 and in 2001 it turned professional. The uniforms are all black for home and away games...
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16 goals
- Aleksandr KutyinAleksandr KutyinAleksandr Stanislavovich Kutyin is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Metallurg Lipetsk.-External links:*...
(MetallurgFC Metallurg LipetskFC Metallurg Lipetsk is an association football club in Lipetsk, Russia, formed in 1966.-History:Their best result came in 1997 when they came 2nd in the Russian First Division....
) - Georgi SmurovGeorgi SmurovGeorgi Vladimirovich Smurov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Sokol Saratov. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2005 for FC Rostov.-External links:...
(Sokol)
13 goals
- Yevgeni PolyakovYevgeni Viktorovich PolyakovYevgeni Viktorovich Polyakov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Rusichi Oryol.-External links:*...
(Rusichi) - Denis TkachukDenis TkachukDenis Gennadyevich Tkachuk is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod.-External links:*...
(SalyutFC Salyut BelgorodFC Salyut Belgorod is a Russian association football club based in Belgorod. They play in the Russian Second Division.-History:The club was founded in 1960 and has been known as:*Tsementnik *Spartak...
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12 goals
- Yegor LarionovYegor LarionovYegor Olegovich Larionov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Vityaz Podolsk.-External links:*...
(VityazFC Vityaz PodolskFC Vityaz Podolsk is a Russian football club based in Podolsk that played in the Russian First Division in 2009.The club was founded in 1996 as a non-professional team. The current team was formed in 2000 and in 2001 it turned professional. The uniforms are all black for home and away games...
) - Karen SargsyanKaren Sargsyan (footballer)Karen Vovovich Sargsyan is an Russian professional footballer. He plays for FC Avangard Kursk.His younger brother Movses Sargsyan is also a footballer.-References:*...
(AvangardFC Avangard KurskFC Avangard Kursk is an association football club based in Kursk, Russia. In 2011, it will once again play in the Russian Second Division after taking the last place in Russian First Division in 2010, where it spent one season....
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11 goals
- Dmitri BurmistrovDmitri BurmistrovDmitri Aleksandrovich Burmistrov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2004 for FC Rostov.-External links:...
(SalyutFC Salyut BelgorodFC Salyut Belgorod is a Russian association football club based in Belgorod. They play in the Russian Second Division.-History:The club was founded in 1960 and has been known as:*Tsementnik *Spartak...
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Standings
Top scorers
Source: rfspro.ru16 goals
- Mikhail BiryukovMikhail Petrovich BiryukovMikhail Petrovich Biryukov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Astrakhan.-External links:*...
(AstrakhanFC AstrakhanFC Astrakhan is a Russian football club from Astrakhan, founded in 1931. In 2009, it plays in the Russian Second Division. Their first season on the professional level was in 2000. The team was called FC Sudostroitel Astrakhan until 2007.-Current squad:...
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12 goals
- Artyom MaslevskiyArtyom MaslevskiyArtyom Sergeyevich Maslevskiy is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Taganrog.-References:*...
(TaganrogFC TaganrogFC Taganrog is an association football club from Taganrog, Russia, founded in 2006. It is playing, as of 2009, in the Russian Second Division.-Current squad:As of October 5, 2011, according to the .-In:...
) - Denis PavlovDenis PavlovDenis Aleksandrovich Pavlov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Torpedo Armavir.-External links:*...
(TorpedoFC Torpedo ArmavirFC Torpedo Armavir is a Russian association football club from Armavir, founded in 1960. It was active from 1960 to 1969 and from 1990 to 1998...
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11 goals
- Rustam KhabekirovRustam KhabekirovRustam Zaurbiyevich Khabekirov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Druzhba Maykop.-External links:*...
(DruzhbaFC Druzhba MaykopFC Druzhba Maykop is a Russian association football club from Maykop, Republic of Adygea, founded in 1963. It is playing, as of 2011, in the Russian Second Division. Their biggest achievement was reaching the semifinal of the Russian Cup in the 1992/93 cycle...
) - Aslanbek KonovAslanbek KonovAslanbek Azret-Aliyevich Konov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany.He is a twin brother of Zaurbek Konov.-External links:*...
(Kavkaztransgaz-2005FC Kavkaztransgaz-2005 RyzdvyanyFC Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany is a Russian football club from Ryzdvyany, Stavropol Krai, founded in 1986. As of 2009, it plays in the Russian Second Division...
) - Timirlan ShavanovTimirlan ShavanovTimirlan Minatulayevich Shavanov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Dagdizel Kaspiysk.-External links:*...
(DagdizelFC Dagdizel KaspiyskFC Dagdizel Kaspiysk is a Russian football club from Kaspiysk, founded in 1949. It plays in the Russian Second Division, zone South, since 2008 . It was previously known as Sudostroitel Kaspiysk , Trud Kaspiysk , Torpedo Kaspiysk , Kaspiy Kaspiysk and Argo Kaspiysk...
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10 goals
- Valeri BasiyevValeri BasiyevValeri Astemirovich Basiyev is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Olimpia Gelendzhik.-External links:*...
(OlimpiaFC Olimpia GelendzhikFC Olimpia Gelendzhik is a Russian football team from Gelendzhik, founded in 2011. It is playing, as of 2011, in the Russian Second Division.-Current squad:As of August 26, 2011, according to the .-In:...
) - Mikhail MarkosovMikhail MarkosovMikhail Sergeyevich Markosov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Ufa.-External links:*...
(Dynamo) - Ruslan ZyazikovRuslan ZyazikovRuslan Magametaliyevich Zyazikov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Angusht Nazran.-External links:*...
(AngushtFC Angusht NazranFC Angusht Nazran is a Russian association football club from Nazran. In 2006, the club played in the Russian First Division, the second level of Russian professional football. In 2011, they play in the Russian Second Division....
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9 goals
- Sergei GrinenkoSergei GrinenkoSergei Nikolayevich Grinenko is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Astrakhan.-External links:*...
(AstrakhanFC AstrakhanFC Astrakhan is a Russian football club from Astrakhan, founded in 1931. In 2009, it plays in the Russian Second Division. Their first season on the professional level was in 2000. The team was called FC Sudostroitel Astrakhan until 2007.-Current squad:...
) - Artur KulumbegovArtur KulumbegovArtur Akhsarovich Kulumbegov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Dynamo Stavropol.-External links:*...
(Dynamo) - Dmitry Mezinov (MITOSFC MITOS NovocherkasskFC MITOS Novocherkassk is a Russian association football club from Novocherkassk, founded in 1999 as amateur club by construction company MITOS. In 2008 FC MITOS has debut in semi-professional championship in first league of Rostov Oblast, where became the champion...
) - Mikhail OsinovMikhail OsinovMikhail Osinov is a Russian football midfielder who currently plays for FC MITOS Novocherkassk.- Career :Born in Arti, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Mikhail Osinov started his professional career at the modest Gornyak Kachkanar in 1993. In 1994-1995, he played for Uralets Nizhny Tagil...
(MITOSFC MITOS NovocherkasskFC MITOS Novocherkassk is a Russian association football club from Novocherkassk, founded in 1999 as amateur club by construction company MITOS. In 2008 FC MITOS has debut in semi-professional championship in first league of Rostov Oblast, where became the champion...
) - Sergei SechinSergei SechinSergei Aleksandrovich Sechin is a Russian professional football player currently playing for FC Astrakhan in the Russian Second Division.-External links:*...
(AstrakhanFC AstrakhanFC Astrakhan is a Russian football club from Astrakhan, founded in 1931. In 2009, it plays in the Russian Second Division. Their first season on the professional level was in 2000. The team was called FC Sudostroitel Astrakhan until 2007.-Current squad:...
) - Sergei VerkashanskiySergei VerkashanskiySergei Sergeyevich Verkashanskiy is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Torpedo Armavir.-External links:*...
(TorpedoFC Torpedo ArmavirFC Torpedo Armavir is a Russian association football club from Armavir, founded in 1960. It was active from 1960 to 1969 and from 1990 to 1998...
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Standings
Top scorers
Source: rfspro.ru21 goals
- Aleksandr KorotayevAleksandr KorotayevAleksandr Stanislavovich Korotayev is a Russian professional football player currently playing for FC Akademiya Togliatti in the Russian Second Division.-External links:*...
(Akademiya)
17 goals
- Aleksei SapogovAleksei SapogovAleksei Viktorovich Sapogov is a Russian professional football player. He plays for FC Gornyak Uchaly.-External links:*...
(GornyakFC Gornyak UchalyFC Gornyak Uchaly is a Russian football club from Uchaly, founded in 2007. It first played on the professional level in 2008 in the Russian Second Division, where it will play in 2009.-Current squad:As of November 1, 2011, according to the ....
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16 goals
- Yuri BudylinYuri BudylinYuri Vladimirovich Budylin is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.-External links:*...
(NeftekhimikFC Neftekhimik NizhnekamskFC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk is an association football club from Nizhnekamsk, Russia, founded in 1991. It played on the second-highest level in the Russian First Division in 1993-1998 and 2001-2004....
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10 goals
- Aleksei KotlyarovAleksei KotlyarovAleksei Olegovich Kotlyarov is a Russian professional footballer. He plays for FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2007 for FC Rubin-2 Kazan. He played one game in the Russian Cup for the main FC Rubin Kazan team.-External links: -References:...
(NeftekhimikFC Neftekhimik NizhnekamskFC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk is an association football club from Nizhnekamsk, Russia, founded in 1991. It played on the second-highest level in the Russian First Division in 1993-1998 and 2001-2004....
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9 goals
- Vitali GalyshVitali GalyshVitali Yuryevich Galysh is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Ufa.-External links:*...
(Akademiya / UfaFC UfaFC Ufa is a Russian football club from Ufa that was founded in 2010. Two-time English Premier League winner Andrei Kanchelskis was appointed as manager...
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Standings
Top scorers
Source: rfspro.ru15 goals
- Sergei VinogradovSergei VinogradovSergei Leonidovich Vinogradov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. He played for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara in the UEFA Cup.-Honours:* Russian Premier...
(SakhalinFC Sakhalin Yuzhno-SakhalinskFC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is a Russian association football club based in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia and playing in the Russian Second Division...
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14 goals
- Vyacheslav KirillovVyacheslav KirillovVyacheslav Anatolyevich Kirillov is a Russian professional football player. He plays for FC Sibiryak Bratsk.-External links:*...
(SibiryakFC Sibiryak BratskFC Sibiryak Bratsk is a Russian football club from Bratsk, founded in 1967. It plays in the Russian Second Division. It played professionally in 1967-1970, 1972–1973, 1976–1978 and from 1998 on. Second Division is the highest level they ever achieved...
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12 goals
- Yevgeni AlkhimovYevgeni AlkhimovYevgeni Valeryevich Alkhimov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Chita. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 for FC Fakel Voronezh.-External links:...
(ChitaFC ChitaFC Chita is a Russian association football club based in Chita that currently plays in the Russian Second Division.The club was founded in 2006 as a result of reorganization of FC Lokomotiv Chita which was excluded from the First Division. FC Chita was immediately admitted to the Second...
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11 goals
- Ivan ShpakovIvan ShpakovIvan Vladimirovich Shpakov is a Russian professional footballer. He plays for FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk.He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2002 for FC Mostransgaz Gazoprovod. He played 3 games in the UEFA Cup 2005–06 qualification rounds for FC Krylia Sovetov...
(Metallurg-KuzbassFC Metallurg-Kuzbass NovokuznetskFC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk is a Russian football club. In 2008, the club was relegated to the Russian Second Division.-Recent history:...
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10 goals
- Aleksandr GolubevAleksandr Valeryevich GolubevAleksandr Valeryevich Golubev is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk.-External links:*...
(Metallurg-KuzbassFC Metallurg-Kuzbass NovokuznetskFC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk is a Russian football club. In 2008, the club was relegated to the Russian Second Division.-Recent history:...
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Team names
In the Russian sports tradition, each team has a proper name written in parentheses followed by the indication of the city it represents in brackets: "Spartak" (Moscow)FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
, rather than Moscow Spartak, as would be in the English-language tradition. In English, the parentheses and brackets are usually omitted. Further, while North American team names normally use the plural (Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
), Russian team names are usually singular. The names tend to reflect the imagined profession of the team players (or rather their fans, like with Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
), or refer to a geographical object related to the city the team represents (usually, a river or a mountain range), or to one of the former Russian-wide sports associations (Spartak, Dynamo etc.), or else to the sponsoring corporation. Below is the list of Second Division teams with their names translated:
| Akademiya (Togliatti Tolyatti Tolyatti , also known as Togliatti, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Stavropolsky District, although it is administratively separate from it... ) |
= Academy, team of the Konoplyov football academy Konoplyov football academy Yu. Konoplyov football academy is a Russian youth football academy based in Togliatti.- History :The academy was founded in 2003 as SDYuShOR Krylia Sovetov. In 2007 the name was changed in honor of its founder Yuri Konoplyov, a local businessman who died in 2006 aged 39... in Togliatti |
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| Alania-d (Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz -Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:... ) |
refers to North Ossetia (Alania Alania Alania may refer to:*Alania, the medieval state of the Alans or Alani people in the North Caucasus*The short name of the modern North Ossetia-Alania, one of the Caucasian republics in the Russian Federation... ) Republic. Second team of Alania Vladikavkaz; "D" stand for dubl = alternate; |
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| Amur-2010 (Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. Population: -Early history of the region:The early residents of both sides of the Amur in the region of today's Blagoveshchensk were the Daurs and Duchers... ) |
refers to the Amur River | |
| Angusht (Nazran Nazran Nazran is a town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It served as the republic's capital in 1991–2000, until the town of Magas was specially built as the new capital. Nazran is the largest city of the republic: -General:... ) |
= Ingushetia Ingushetia The Republic of Ingushetia is a federal subject of Russia , located in the North Caucasus region with its capital at Magas. In terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except for the two federal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg... Republic, in the Ingush language Ingush language Ingush is a language spoken by about 413,000 people , known as the Ingush, across a region covering Ingushetia, Chechnya, Kazakhstan and Russia. In Ingush, the language is called ГІалгІай Ğalğaj .-Classification:... |
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| Astrakhan Astrakhan Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:... |
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| Avangard (Kursk Kursk Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history... ) |
= Vanguard | |
| Biolog (Novokubansk Novokubansk Novokubansk is a town and the administrative center of Novokubansky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the Kuban River. Population: Population of Novokubansk accounts for 40.4% of the total district's population.-History:... ) |
= Biologist, reflects sponsorship by the Armavir Biological Factory | |
| Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:... |
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| Chita Chita -Places:* Chita, Aichi, a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita District, Aichi, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita Peninsula, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan* Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, a city in Russia... |
city name | |
| Dagdizel (Kaspiysk Kaspiysk Kaspiysk , until 1947 known as Dvigatelstroy , is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea, southeast of Makhachkala. Population: 43,000 .... ) |
refers to the sponsoring corporation, an acronym literally translated as "the Dagestan Dagestan The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea... diesel engines factory" |
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| Dnepr (Smolensk Smolensk Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk... ) |
refers to the Dnieper river | |
| Druzhba (Maykop Maykop Maykop is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River . Population: -History:... ) |
= Friendship | |
| Dynamo (Barnaul Barnaul -Russian Empire:Barnaul was one of the earlier cities established in Siberia. Originally chosen for its proximity to the mineral-rich Altai Mountains and its location on a major river, the site was founded by the wealthy Demidov family in the 1730s. In addition to the copper which had originally... ) |
see Dynamo Sports Club Dynamo Sports Club Dinamo, also Dynamo, is the oldest sports and physical training society that was created in 1923.-Name:The name given to the society was supposed to mean "Power in Motion" from Greek: δύναμις; dynamis -power, and Latin: motio, -motion... |
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| Dynamo (Kirov Kirov, Kirov Oblast Kirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in northeastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Population: -History:... ) |
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| Dynamo (Kostroma Kostroma Kostroma is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers... ) |
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| Dynamo (Stavropol Stavropol -International relations:-Twin towns/sister cities:Stavropol is twinned with: Des Moines, United States Béziers, France Pazardzhik, Bulgaria-External links:* **... ) |
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| Dynamo (Vologda Vologda Vologda is a city and the administrative, cultural, and scientific center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Vologda River. The city is a major transport knot of the Northwest of Russia. Vologda is among the Russian cities possessing an especially valuable historical heritage... ) |
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| Energiya (Volzhsky Volzhsky Volzhsky , Volzhskaya , or Volzhskoye may refer to:*Volzhsky District, name of several districts and city districts in Russia... ) |
= Energy, refers to the Volga Hydroelectric Station Volga Hydroelectric Station The Volga Hydroelectric Station or Volga GES also known as the 22nd Congress of the CPSU Stalingrad/Volgograd Hydroelectric Power Station , is the largest hydroelectric station in Europe and is the last of the Volga-Kama Cascade of dams, before the Volga River flows into the Caspian Sea... located in Volshsky |
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| FAYUR (Beslan Beslan Beslan is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. In terms of population, Beslan is the third largest town in the republic behind Vladikavkaz and Mozdok... ) |
refers to the sponsoring corporation | |
| Gornyak (Uchaly Uchaly Uchaly is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Uchalinsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population:... ) |
= Miner, refers to the copper and zinc mining industry in Uchaly | |
| Gubkin Gubkin Gubkin is a town and the administrative center of Gubkinsky District of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Belgorod and south of Moscow on the Oskolets River, a tributary of the Oskol River. Population: -History:... |
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| Irtysh (Omsk Omsk -History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes... ) |
refers to the Irtysh Irtysh The Irtysh River is a river in Siberia and is the chief tributary of the Ob River. Its name means White River. Irtysh's main affluent is the Tobol River... river |
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| Istra Istra Istra is a town and the administrative center of Istrinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Istra River, west of Moscow, on the Moscow–Riga railway... |
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| Kaluga Kaluga Kaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:... |
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| Karelia (Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some . The city is served by Petrozavodsk Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . Population:... ) |
refers to Karelia Karelia Karelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden... Republic |
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| Kavkaztransgaz-2005 (Ryzdvyany) | refers to the sponsoring corporation, an acronym literally translated as "the Caucasus company for gas transit" | |
| Khimik (Dzerzhinsk Dzerzhinsk Dzerzhinsk, transliterated from Russian, may be the name of one of the following places.*Dzerzhinsk, Russia*Dzyarzhynsk, Belarus*Dzerzhynsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine... ) |
= Chemical industry worker, refers to industries in Dzerzhinsk | |
| Kuzbass (Kemerovo Kemerovo Kemerovo is an industrial city in Russia, situated on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk. It is the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, located in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin... ) |
= Kuznetsky Basseyn = Kuznetsk Basin Kuznetsk Basin The Kuznetsk Basin in southwestern Siberia, Russia, is one of the largest coal mining areas in the world, covering an area of around . It lies in the Kuznetsk Depression between Tomsk and Novokuznetsk in the basin of the Tom River... , the coal mining area |
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| Lokomotiv-2 (Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... ) |
second team of Lokomotiv Moscow; the name reflects sponsorship by Russian Railways Russian Railways The Russian Railways , is the government owned national rail carrier of the Russian Federation, headquartered in Moscow. The Russian Railways operate over of common carrier routes as well as a few hundred kilometers of industrial routes, making it the second largest network in the world exceeded... |
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| Lokomotiv (Liski Liski Liski is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: Liski was founded as Novaya Pokrovka in 1571 and renamed Svoboda in 1943, and after a period again as Liski, the city was renamed Georgiu-Dezh in 1965 for the Romanian communist leader, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, before returning to Liski again... ) |
refers to historical sponsorship by the Liski division of Russian Railways | |
| Mashuk-KMV (Pyatigorsk Pyatigorsk Pyatigorsk is a city in Stavropol Krai on the Podkumok River, about from Mineralnye Vody. Since January 19, 2010 it has been the administrative center of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia... ) |
refers to Mount Mashuk Mashuk Mashuk is an isolated mountain in the North Caucasus overlooking the city of Pyatigorsk in Stavropol Krai in Russia. The height of the mountain is 993 m.... . KMV = Kavkazskie Mineralnye Vody = "Mineral Waters of the Caucasus", often used as the name of the region to which Pyatigorsk belongs |
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| Metallurg (Lipetsk Lipetsk Lipetsk is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, southeast of Moscow.-History:... ) |
= Metallurgist, refers to Novolipetsk Steel Novolipetsk Steel Novolipetsk Steel , or NLMK, is one of the four largest steel companies in Russia with sales of more than US$11.7 billion in 2008 and 9.2 million tonnes of steel output. NLMK's share of domestic crude steel production was about 13% in 2007. It primary produces flat steel products, semi-finished... works located in Lipetsk |
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| Metallurg-Kuzbass (Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Novokuznetsky District, but it is not administratively a part of it... ) |
Kuzbass = Kuznetsky Basseyn = Kuznetsk Basin Kuznetsk Basin The Kuznetsk Basin in southwestern Siberia, Russia, is one of the largest coal mining areas in the world, covering an area of around . It lies in the Kuznetsk Depression between Tomsk and Novokuznetsk in the basin of the Tom River... , the coal mining area |
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| Metallurg-Oskol (Stary Oskol Stary Oskol Stary Oskol is a city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located south of Moscow, on the Oskol River. Population: 221,163 ; 215,898 ; -History:... ) |
= Metallurgist, refers to Oskol Electrometallurgic works in Stary Oskol | |
| MITOS (Novocherkassk Novocherkassk Novocherkassk is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Tuzlov River and on the Aksay River. Population: 169,039 ; 170,822 ; 178,000 ; 123,000 ; 81,000 ; 52,000 .... ) |
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| Mostovik-Primorye (Ussuriysk Ussuriysk Ussuriysk is a city in Primorsky Krai, Russia, located in the fertile valley of the Razdolnaya River, north of Vladivostok and about from both the Chinese border and the Pacific Ocean. Population: -Medieval history:... ) |
Mostovik = Bridge engineer, reflects sponsorship by a local bridge constructing company. Primorye (= "seaside") is the colloquial name of Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai , informally known as Primorye , is a federal subject of Russia . Primorsky means "maritime" in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as Maritime Province or Maritime Territory. Its administrative center is in the city of Vladivostok... region. |
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| Neftekhimik (Nizhnekamsk Nizhnekamsk Nizhnekamsk is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located to the south of the Kama River between the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny and Chistopol.Population: -History:... ) |
= Petrochemical industry worker, refers to Nizhnekamskneftekhim Nizhnekamskneftekhim NizhnekamskNeftekhim Inc , also known as NKNK, is a large petrochemical company headquartered in the city of Nizhnekamsk, in the Tatarstan Republic in Russia, east of Moscow.-External links:**... Co. |
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| Nosta (Novotroitsk Novotroitsk Novotroitsk is a town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of and along the Ural River, from Orenburg, on the border with Kazakhstan. In the east Novotroitsk almost borders Orsk: the distance between the two cities is less than... ) |
Novotroitskaya Stal = "Novotroitsk Steel", the sponsoring corporation | |
| Oktan (Perm Perm Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov .... ) |
= Octane, referring to petrochemical industries in Perm | |
| Olimpia (Gelendzhik Gelendzhik Gelendzhik is a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the Gelendzhik Bay of the Black Sea, between Novorossiysk and Tuapse . Greater Gelendzhik sprawls for along the coastline and covers an area of 122,754 ha... ) |
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| Podolye (Podolsk Podolsk Podolsk is an industrial city and the administrative center of Podolsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Pakhra River... District) |
Podolye = lands around Podolsk Podolsk Podolsk is an industrial city and the administrative center of Podolsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Pakhra River... , although the term is usually used when referring to Podolia Podolia The region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia... in present-day Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
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| Petrotrest (St.Petersburg) | refers to the sponsoring corporation | |
| Pskov-747 (Pskov Pskov Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:... ) |
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| Radian-Baikal (Irkutsk Irkutsk Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov... ) |
refers to the sponsoring corporation and Lake Baikal Lake Baikal Lake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the... |
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| Rotor (Volgograd Volgograd Volgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River... ) |
= Rotor Rotor Rotor may refer to:*A rotating part of a mechanical device, for example in an electric motor, generator, alternator or pump.In engineering:... , historically sponsored by the Volgograd tractor factory |
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| Rubin-2 (Kazan Kazan Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the... ) |
= Ruby. Second team of Rubin Kazan. | |
| Rusichi (Oryol Oryol Oryol or Orel is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow... ) |
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| Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk -Demographics:Most residents are ethnic Russians, but there also exists a sizable population of Koreans. Of the 43,000 Sakhalin Koreans, half are estimated to live in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, comprising roughly 12% of the city's population... ) |
refers to the Sakhalin Sakhalin Sakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast... Island |
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| Salyut (Belgorod Belgorod -Twin towns/sister cities:Belgorod is twinned with: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia Opole, Poland Vyshhorod, Ukraine Kharkiv, Ukraine-External links:... ) |
= Salute, refers to Belgorod's unofficial status of "the city of the first salute", the city being the first one whose liberation during the World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... in 1943 was marked by a fireworks salute |
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| Saturn-2 (Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject... ) |
= Saturn Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus , the Babylonian Ninurta and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's astronomical symbol represents the Roman god's sickle.Saturn,... , second team of Saturn Ramenskoye; historically sponsored by an aviation equipment factory |
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| Sever (Murmansk Murmansk Murmansk is a city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It serves as a seaport and is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland... ) |
= North | |
| Sheksna (Cherepovets Cherepovets Cherepovets is the largest city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Sheksna River, a tributary of the Volga River. Population: 311,869 ; It is served by Cherepovets Airport.-Location:... ) |
refers to the Sheksna Sheksna Sheksna is an urban locality and the administrative center of Sheksninsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located along the left bank of the Sheksna River, from Vologda. Municipally, it is incorporated as Sheksninskoye Urban Settlement, one of the two urban settlements in the district.... river |
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| Sibir-2 (Novosibirsk Novosibirsk Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District... ) |
= Siberia Siberia Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th... . Second team of Sibir Novosibirsk Sibir Novosibirsk HC Sibir Novosibirsk is a Russian professional ice hockey team. They are members of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League.... |
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| Sibiryak (Bratsk Bratsk Bratsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Population: Although the name sounds like the Russian word for 'brother' , it actually comes from 'bratskiye lyudi', an old name for the Buryats.-History:The first Europeans in the area arrived... ) |
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| SKA (Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don -History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak... ) |
= Sportivny Klub Armii = Sports Club of the Army, a usual name for army teams during the Soviet period (see CSKA CSKA CSKA refers to military sports teams in several east European countries:Bulgaria* CSKA Sofia ** PBC CSKA Sofia, a basketball club... ) |
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| Slavyanski (Slavyansk-na-Kubani Slavyansk-na-Kubani Slavyansk-na-Kubani is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located in the Kuban river delta. Population: 56,000 .Slavyansk originated in the Middle Ages as Copa or Coparia, a Genoese trade outpost controlled by the Ghisolfi family... ) |
= The Slav FC | |
| Smena (Komsomolsk-na-Amure) | = New generation, probably reflecting that the city itself is named after Komsomol Komsomol The Communist Union of Youth , usually known as Komsomol , was the youth division of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Komsomol in its earliest form was established in urban centers in 1918. During the early years, it was a Russian organization, known as the Russian Communist Union of... , the Young Communist League |
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| Sokol (Saratov Saratov -Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia... ) |
= Falcon, the name that a football team from Saratov first acquired in 1913 | |
| Spartak (Kostroma Kostroma Kostroma is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers... ) |
see Spartak Spartak Spartak is the name of a sports society which existed in the former Soviet Union and other socialist countries. For some history of the Moscow club see FC Spartak Moscow... |
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| Spartak (Tambov Tambov Tambov is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers southeast of Moscow... ) |
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| Syzran-2003 (Syzran Syzran Syzran is the third largest city in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of Saratov Reservoir of the Volga River. Population: It was founded in 1683 as a fortress, and was granted town status in 1796. One tower from the 17th-century fortress still stands... ) |
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| Tekstilshchik (Ivanovo Ivanovo Ivanovo is a city and the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: Ivanovo has traditionally been called the textile capital of Russia. Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "City of Brides"... ) |
= Textile worker, Ivanovo historically considered the centre of the Russian textile industry | |
| Torpedo (Armavir Armavir Armavir is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kuban River. Population: 144,000 . Armavir was formerly the second-largest industrial center of Krasnodar Krai, after Krasnodar.... ) |
Torpedo Torpedo The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for... is a common name for teams sponsored by industries during the Soviet period, see e.g. Torpedo Moscow |
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| Tyumen Tyumen Tyumen is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River east of Moscow. Population: Tyumen is the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 16th century to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most... |
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| Ufa Ufa -Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local... |
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| Volga (Tver Tver Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;... ) |
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| Volga (Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk The city is the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin , for whom it is named.-History:Simbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo. The fort of "Simbirsk" was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River... ) |
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| Volochanin-Ratmir (Vyshny Volochyok Vyshny Volochyok Vyshny Volochyok , also known as Vyshny Volochok , is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: The town is located northwest of Tver, in the Valdai Hills, between the Tveritsa and Tsna Rivers, on the watershed between the basins of the Volga and the Baltic Sea. Hence the town's name is... ) |
Volochanin and Ratmir are the names of the two teams that merged in 2002. Volochanin = citizen of Vyshny Volochyok Vyshny Volochyok Vyshny Volochyok , also known as Vyshny Volochok , is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: The town is located northwest of Tver, in the Valdai Hills, between the Tveritsa and Tsna Rivers, on the watershed between the basins of the Volga and the Baltic Sea. Hence the town's name is... ; Ratmir is a corporation based in Tver Tver Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;... . |
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| Yakutiya (Yakutsk Yakutsk With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast... ) |
refers to Yakutia Republic | |
| Znamya Truda (Orekhovo-Zuyevo Orekhovo-Zuyevo Orekhovo-Zuyevo is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. It is situated in a forested area on the Klyazma River . The city was established in 1917 when three villages were merged, hence its name. Population: -History:The first facts about Orekhovo-Zuyevo date back... ) |
= The Banner of the Labour, a relatively common name for teams, clubs, newspapers etc. during the Soviet period | |
| Vityaz (Podolsk Podolsk Podolsk is an industrial city and the administrative center of Podolsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Pakhra River... ) |
= Warrior | |
| Zenit (Penza Penza -Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:... ) |
= Zenith; see Zenit (sports society) Zenit (sports society) Zenit was the All-Union Voluntary Sports Society for workers of arms industry, established in 1936. Due to reorganization of sports societies, between 1957 and 1966 physical culture collectives of Zenit were a part of VSS Trud from the Russian SFSR, and other republican sports societies. In 1966... |
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| Zenit-Izhevsk (Izhevsk Izhevsk Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov |Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,... ) |
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| Zvezda (Ryazan Ryazan Ryazan is a city and the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Oka River southeast of Moscow. Population: The strategic bomber base Dyagilevo is just west of the city, and the air base of Alexandrovo is to the southeast as is the Ryazan Turlatovo Airport... ) |
= Star |