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Nikolai Sergievich Korotkov
In February 1874, a genius was born in Kursk.
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Alexander Alexandrovich Deineka
Alexander Deineka was born on May 20, 1899, in Kursk.
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Through the Bodrovian Lenses.
A sense of immortality of Kursk and Soviet times was captured by a man who chose to see things a little differently from others.
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Очаковская слобода
"очак" means an island between a river and its tributaries; "слобода" is a settlement where people lived doing public service
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Kurchatov city — Chernobyl’s Twin
No, we don’t mean that somewhere nearby Kursk there is an exploded nuclear reactor abandoned town and only inhibited by mutated animals or plants.
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Testovo’s Hidden Gem
Approximately 30 kilometres away from Kursk City Centre is the village of Testovo, which a very unique and shy infrastructure hidden from the internet…
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Boeva dacha
a place to invigorate in scorching heat days
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Vinogrobl & Vinnikovo of Kursk
Typing Vinogrobl or Vinnikovo into google maps may shock you as all you can see is probably green and brown.
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Nadezhda Vasilyevna Plevitskaya
A Russia’s singing spy, 1884–1941
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Ivan Andrianovich Schuklin
the Russian scuplture worked in Italy, France and Spain
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Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov
a Soviet composer, 1915 -1998
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Reaching Korennaya Pustyn, Kursk
Korennaya Pustyn is a monastery located in the Svoboda region of Kursk, approximately 30 km from the historical centre region.
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There is nothing in this village! But is it true?

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