Kirov Oblast
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Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative centre is the city of Kirov. As of the 2021 census, the population is 1,153,680.
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Vyatka Land
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Vyatka Land, or simply Vyatka, is a historical region in the basin of the Vyatka River, approximately corresponding to modern-day Kirov Oblast in Russia.
Kirov Oblast
…natural environment and economy, providing water for agriculture, supporting fisheries, and transportation. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the Russian Empire, including many prominent revolutionary figures. In 1920, a number of small southern and…
Ushkuyniks raiding Vyatka in 1382, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century)