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Kursk , city (1989 pop. 424,000), capital of Kursk region, W European Russia, at the confluence of the Tuskor and Seim rivers. An important rail junction, it has machine, chemical, and synthetic fiber plants. A large iron deposit, the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, is south of the city. First noted in 1095, Kursk was destroyed by the Mongols in 1240 and was rebuilt as a Muscovite fortress in 1586. During World War II the Soviets won a major battle near Kursk in 1943; involving some 1.5 million Soviet and German troops, it was the largest battle ever fought.

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Kursk a Russian nuclear submarine lost with all hands in the Barents Sea in August 2000; for a number of days it was thought that at least some of the crew had survived and could be rescued.

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Kursk City in w Russia, at the confluence of the Tuskoc and Seim rivers. Founded in 1095, it was destroyed by the Tatars in 1240 and rebuilt as a frontier post in 1586. Industries: iron and steel, chemicals, synthetic fibres, shoes, electrical equipment. Pop. (1999 est.) 367,200.

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	Kursk Sub Wreck Is Brought to Dock News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/9/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Associated Press Writer AP Online 10-09-2001 Kursk Sub Wreck Is Brought to Dock MURMANSK, Russia (AP) -- The disfigured wreck of the Kursk nuclear submarine was hauled toward dock...environment. A Dutch consortium raised the Kursk on Monday, more than a year after the...
	Torpedo Eyed in Kursk Disaster News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/18/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...fuel may have sent the nuclear submarine Kursk to the bottom of the Barents Sea, the...stopped short of saying that sinking of the Kursk in August 2000 was caused by a flaw in...of another vessel's presence near the Kursk at the time it sank, the Interfax and...
	Crews Pull 45 Bodies From Kursk News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/29/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...10-29-2001 Crews Pull 45 Bodies From Kursk MOSCOW (AP) -- Investigators examining the wreckage of the Kursk nuclear submarine have removed two cruise...survivors of the explosions that sank the Kursk remained alive for hours, said prosecution...
	What sank the Kursk? Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 8/5/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...highlight was to be a torpedo volley from the Kursk, one of Russia's most formidable modern...Gennady Lyachin made what would be the Kursk's last radio contact, requesting permission...the reply "Dobro" ("Good"). The Kursk was never heard from again. The submarine...
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	Russian Navy chief says torpedo used on Kursk removed from service News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/18/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...chief said Monday that the sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine might have been caused...Kuroyedov stopped short of saying that the Kursk's sinking during naval maneuvers in August...of months of examination of the wrecked Kursk, said investigators had found no evidence...