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Ussuriysk

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Ussuriysk, Primorskiy Territory/Russia Nikolskoye, Nikolsk‐Ussuriyskiy, Voroshilov Named after the Ussuri River, although it does not lie on it. Nikolskoye was founded in 1866 and named after Emperor Nicholas I^†. It merged with Ketritsevo in 1898, the name being changed with the addition of the river's name. In 1935 it was renamed after Kliment Voroshilov^† on the occasion of his promotion to marshal of the Soviet Union. It was given its present name in 1957.

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Ussuriysk

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Ussuriysk , city (1989 pop. 158,000), Maritime Territory, Russian Far East, on the Suyfun River. It is a coal-mining center and a Trans-Siberian RR junction. A direct rail line to the Manchurian city of Harbin runs from Ussuriysk. Industries include food processing and clothing manufacture. The city was called Nikolsk-Ussuriski until 1935 and Voroshilov until 1957.

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