Petrozavodsk

Petrozavodsk
/pe'treuh zeuh votsk"/; Russ. /pyi trddeuh zu vawtsk"/, n.
a city in and the capital of the Karelian Autonomous Republic, in the NW Russian Federation in Europe. 270,000.

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      city and capital of Karelia, northwestern Russia, situated on the western shore of Lake Onega, south of the Shuya River outflow. The city was founded in 1703 by Peter I the Great as an ironworks to supply ordnance to his new capital of St. Petersburg. Its modern industries include engineering and timber working. The many scientific and educational establishments include a university, a teacher-training institute, and a branch of the Academy of Sciences. Pop. (1991 est.) 278,200.

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