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KRAI

Krai, a term used to refer to eight of Russia's 84 federal subjects, often translated as territory, province, or region

KRAI-FM, a radio station (93.7 FM) licensed to Craig, Colorado, United States

Kray

Krai, a type of a federal subject in Russia or a type of an administrative division of the former RSFSR

Yanka Kupala

Kupala's first published poem, "Мужык" ("Peasant"), was published approximately a year later, appearing in Belarusian in the Russophone Belarusian newspaper Severo-Zapadnyi Krai (Northwestern Krai) on May 11, 1905.


Administrative divisions of Vologda Oblast

Roslyatinsky District (the selo of Roslyatino), Northern Dvina Governorate, then Northern Krai, then Vologda Oblast, established in 1924, abolished in 1931; re-established in 1935, abolished in 1960, split between Babushkinsky and Nikolsky Districts;

Aginsky

Aginskoye, Zabaykalsky Krai, an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Aginsky District, a district of Agin-Buryat Okrug of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Alexander Chernogorov

Alexander Leonidovich Chernogorov (born July 13, 1959 in Vozdvizhenka, Stavropol Krai, Russia) was the governor of Stavropol Krai in the southern European part of Russia.

Anapa Urban Okrug

Its territory comprises the territories of two administrative divisions of Krasnodar Krai—Anapsky District and the Town of Anapa.

Apsheronsky

Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway (Apsheronskaya railway), a narrow-gauge railway in Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Apsheronskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Town of Apsheronsk in Apsheronsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia is incorporated as

Armavir

Armavir, Russia, a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia named after the one in Armenia

Artyomovsk

Artyomovsk Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the district town of Artyomovsk in Kuraginsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai is incorporated as

Buy

Buy River, a river in Perm Krai and the republics of Bashkortostan and Udmurtia in Russia

Dyurso

Dyurso River, a river in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, near the selo of Abrau-Dyurso

Evenk Autonomous Okrug

Administratively, they are now considered to be districts with special status within Krasnoyarsk Krai; municipally, they have a status of municipal districts (see Evenkiysky District).

Giaginsky District

It is located in the northern central portion of the republic and borders with Shovgenovsky District in the north, Koshekhablsky District in the east and northeast, Mostovsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the southeast, Maykopsky District in the south, and with Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the west.

Gulkevichsky

Gulkevichskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Town of Gulkevichi in Gulkevichsky District of Krasnodar Krai is incorporated as

Height 611 UFO incident

Similar flying balls were detected over the territory of Dalnegorsky, Kavalerovsky District, Olginsky, and Terneysky District of Primorsky Krai in November 1987.

Ipatovo

Ipatovo Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Town of Ipatovo in Ipatovsky District of Stavropol Krai, Russia is incorporated as

Japanese prisoners of war in the Soviet Union

A significant number of Japanese were assigned to the construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (over 200,000 persons), in eight camps, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur (two camps, for two railroad branches), Sovetskaya Gavan, Raychikha railroad station (Khabarovsk Krai), Izvestkovaya r/r station (Khabarovsk Krai), Krasnaya Zarya (Chita Oblast), Taishet, and Novo-Grishino (Irkutsk Oblast).

Joni Anwar

On September 24, 1994, Raptor participated in a joint concert at MBK Hall with British hip hop group Hijack, debuting a collaboration track entitled, "Yha Kid Wa Ter Mai Mee Krai".

Khabarovsk Krai

According to various Chinese and Korean records, the southern part of Khabarovsk Krai was originally occupied one of the five semi-nomadic Shiwei, the Bo Shiwei tribes and the Black Water Mohe tribes living respectively on the west and the east of the Bureinsky and the Malyi Khingan ranges.

Komi-Permyak

Komi-Permyak Okrug, a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia

Korenovsky

Korenovskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Town of Korenovsk in Korenovsky District of Krasnodar Krai is incorporated as

Krasnodarsky

Krasnodar Krai (Krasnodarsky krai), a federal subject of Russia

Krasnogvardeysky District, Republic of Adygea

It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with Ust-Labinsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the north, Shovgenovsky District in the east, Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the south, and with Krasnodar Reservoir in the west.

Krasnoyarsky

Krasnoyarsk Krai (Krasnoyarsky krai), a federal subject of Russia

Kurganinsky

Kurganinskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Town of Kurganinsk in Kurganinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia is incorporated as

Livadiya

Livadiya, Primorsky Krai, a former urban-type settlement in Primorsky Krai, Russia; since 2004—a part of the city of Nakhodka

Mogzon

Mogzon, Khiloksky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, an urban-type settlement in Khiloksky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Novokubansky

Novokubanskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Town of Novokubansk in Novokubansky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia is incorporated as

Orlovsky

Orlovsky Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the urban-type settlement of Orlovsky and two rural localities in Aginsky District of Agin-Buryat Okrug of Zabaykalsky Krai are incorporated as

Pidan

Mount Livadiyskaya, also known as "Pidan" or "Pedan", a mountain in Primorsky Krai, Russia

Preobrazheniye

Preobrazheniye, Primorsky Krai, an urban-type settlement in Primorsky Krai, Russia

Primorsko-Akhtarsky

Primorsko-Akhtarskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Primorsko-Akhtarsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia is incorporated as

Pristan

Ust-Charyshskaya Pristan, village and administrative center of Ust-Pristansky District of Altai Krai, Russia

Shushensky

Shushenskoye, an urban-type settlement in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Siberian Chronicles

до наших дней (Chronicle of the City of Irkutsk from 1652 to present day) by P.Pezhemsky, Краткая летопись Енисейского и Туруханского края Енисейской губернии (A Brief Chronicle of the Yenisey and Turukhansk Krais of the Yenisey Guberniya) (1594–1893) by A.I.Kytmanov.

Svetly

Svetloye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the urban-type settlement of Svetlaya in Terneysky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia is incorporated as

Taymyr Autonomous Okrug

Taymyria was given a special status within Krasnoyarsk Krai and incorporated as Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District.

Temryuksky

Temryukskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Town of Temryuk in Temryuksky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia is incorporated as

Teuchezhsky District

It is located in the west of the republic and borders with the territory of the City of Krasnodar of Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar Reservoir, and Krasnogvardeysky District in the north, Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in the east and southeast, the territory of the Town of Goryachy Klyuch of Krasnodar Krai in the south, and with Takhtamukaysky District in the west.

Timashyovsky

Timashyovskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Town of Timashyovsk in Timashyovsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia is incorporated as

Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Tura was the administrative center of Evenk Autonomous Okrug before the okrug was merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007.

Yevgeni Kuznetsov

Yevgeny Semyonovich Kuznetsov (1938–2005), Russian politician, former head of Stavropol Krai

Zaozerny

Zaozyorny Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the district town of Zaozyorny in Rybinsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia is incorporated as

Zarubino

Zarubino, Primorsky Krai, an urban-type settlement in Primorsky Krai, Russia


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