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• n  an industrial city in the European part of Russia

• Saratov

News & Articles

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• Details of Yuri Gagarin’s Tragic Death Revealed
  On the morning of April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin lifted off aboard Vostok 1 to become the first human in space, spending 108 minutes in orbit before landing in the Saratov region of the USSR. The soft-spoken and well-mannered Gagarin, just 27 years old at the time, became an instant hero, representing the [...]
  June 14, 2013 - Universe Today

Quotes

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• Nikolai Patrushev in New York Jewish Times
  Nikolai Patrushev, head of the Federal Security Service (FSB), said: "The antiterrorist committee has information about terrorist leaders planning to launch attacks on hydropower facilities in the Ryazan and Saratov regions, and in Daghestan."