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Kirov

The origin and history of Kirov.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ров (Kírov). The city was renamed in 1934 after Sergey Kirov (1886–1934), a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet communist who was assassinated that year.

Origin: Russian

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