Armavir
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Krasnodar Krai
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, Russia
Russia
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, located on the left bank of the Kuban River
Kuban River
The Kuban River is a river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region. It flows mostly through Krasnodar Krai but also in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea....
. Population: 144,000 (1969). Armavir was formerly the second-largest industrial center of Krasnodar Krai, after Krasnodar
Krasnodar
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The settlement was founded in 1839 by Cherkesogai
Cherkesogai
Cherkesogai or Circassian Armenians are ethnic Armenians who inhabit Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adyghea since the end of 15th century that spoke the Adyghe language , apart from other Armenians living in the region. They reside mostly in the cities of Armavir and Maykop...
Armenians as Armyansky aul . It happened due to the strengthening of Islamic radicalism in mountain areas originally inhabited by the Cherkesogai
Cherkesogai
Cherkesogai or Circassian Armenians are ethnic Armenians who inhabit Russia's Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adyghea since the end of 15th century that spoke the Adyghe language , apart from other Armenians living in the region. They reside mostly in the cities of Armavir and Maykop...
, which motivated Christian Armenians to leave those settlements. It was renamed in 1848 in honor of the ancient capital of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
and was granted town status on January 18, 1914. During the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
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of 1918–1920, a number of brutal battles took place near the city. The Taman
2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division
The 2nd Guards Motor Rifle 'Tamanskaya' Order of October Revolution, Red Banner,, Order of Suvorov Division named after M.I. Kalinin, also known as the Tamanskaya Division, Taman Division and Taman Guards The 2nd Guards Motor Rifle 'Tamanskaya' Order of October Revolution, Red Banner,, Order of...
army's military campaign ended in Armavir in 1918. The Soviet authority was established in Armavir in March 1920. During World War II
Eastern Front (World War II)
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the city was occupied by the German Army
German Army
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. It was liberated by the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in January 1943.