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Andropov (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 58 03 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 58.0500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 038 50 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 38.8333 decimal degrees |
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| Andropov (preferred,C,V)
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............ | renamed in honor of former Soviet chairman Yury Andropov in 1984 |
| Рыбинск (C,U,Russian-P)
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| Rybinsk (H,V,O)
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............ | from 1771-1946, reinstated during de-Stalinization program from 1957-1984 |
| Rybnaya (H,V)
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............ | from ca. 12th cen. to 1777 |
| Shcherbakov (H,V)
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............ | renamed in honor of Stalin associate AS Shcherbakov, & used from 1946-1957 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Andropov (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded as village of Rybnaya ca. 12th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| inland port (C) |
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