Samara

…The capital of the eponymous region in the southeastern part of European Russia, Russian Federation. Population 1,232,000 (1993). The city has been called Samara since 1688, and was renamed Kuibyshev in 1935 in honor of V. V. Kuibyshev, a revolutionary who played an active role in the area during the Russian Revolution and Civil War, but the old name was restored in 1991. It faces the Volga River and is a transportation, cultural and economic center, with mechanical, chemical and food industries thriving. There are 10 universities and technical schools, as well as many theaters and museums. It was built in 1586 as a defense base against the Kalmyks, Bashkirs and Tatars, and was the capital of Samara Governorate during the imperial era. …

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…ロシア連邦，ヨーロッパ･ロシアの南東部，同名州の州都。人口123万2000(1993)。地名は1688年以降サマラ，1935年にロシア革命および国内戦期にこの地で活躍した革命家V.V.クイビシェフを記念してクイビシェフと改称されたが，91年旧称復活。ボルガ川に臨み，交通･文化･経済の中心地で，機械工業･化学工業･食品工業などがさかん。大学･専門学校が10校，劇場･博物館など多数。1586年にカルムイク人，バシキール人，タタール人に対する防衛拠点として建設され，帝政時代はサマラ県の県都。…

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