Kostroma

[ kos-truh-mah; Russian kuh-struh-mah ]

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a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow, on the Volga.

Kostroma

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noun

a city in W central Russia, on the River Volga: fought over bitterly by Novgorod, Tver, and Moscow, until annexed by Moscow in 1329; textile centre. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)

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A village priest in Kostroma region was fined for discrediting Russia's armed forces after praying for peace and mentioning the sixth commandment, "Thou shalt not kill".

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The Rev. Ioann Burdin also wanted to leave the Russian Orthodox Church after he spoke out against the war at a small church near Kostroma and the local court fined him for discrediting the Russian army.

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Kostroma is not a bad place to go looking for the effects of the Ukraine war on Russia.

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The 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, often called the Kostroma Airborne Regiment, has been the subject of investigations by BBC's Newsnight since shortly after last February's invasion.

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One video discovered on V'Kontakte showed soldiers' graves at a cemetery north-east of Kostroma.

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Kostiantynivka Kostunica

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