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Kirov

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Kirov kē´ref , formerly Vyatka , city (1989 pop. 440,000), capital of Kirov region, central European Russia, on the Vyatka River. It is a river port and an industrial center that produces machinery and metalwork, chemicals, wood products, and armaments. The 17th-century cathedral and a library (1837) founded by Aleksandr Herzen , who was an exile in the city, are notable.

Founded in 1174 as Khlynov by Novgorod colonists, it was fortified against Votyak (Udmurt) and Cheremiss (Mari) attacks. It soon became the capital of an independent republic which was annexed to Moscow by Ivan III in 1489. Its location made for favorable trade conditions with Ustyug, the Volga region, and Arkhangelsk. In the 17th cent. it grew in importance because it was on the road from Moscow to Siberia. The city was renamed Vyatka in 1780, and Kirov (for S. M. Kirov ) in 1934. In the 19th cent. it was used as a place of political exile.

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Kirov

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Kirov, Russia Khlynov, Vyatka A province and a city named after Sergey Kirov^† who was born near here. The city was originally named after the River Khlynovitse between 1181 and 1780 and then after the River Vyatka between 1780 and 1934. This may have taken its name from the local Votyak people. Unlike many other names adopted during the Soviet era, this one has not reverted to its pre‐Soviet name of Vyatka.

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Kirov

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Kirov Former name (1934–92) of Vyatka

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Kirov •hereof, of, thereof, whereof •Zhukov • Nabokov • Pavlov • Asimov •Zhdanov • Karpov • improv • Kirov •Kasparov

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