ZHIGULI MOUNTAINS

zhēgoolyēˈ, wooded range, E European Russia, in the Samara bend of the Volga River at Samara. They rise to c.2,220 ft (680 m) and are rich in oil, which is piped to Samara. The mountains supply water for a large hydroelectric station.

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A Geography of the USSR: The Background to a Planned Economy
Book by J. P. Cole, F. C. German; Butterworths, 1961
Subjects: Russia--Economic Conditions--1955-
...spectacular faulted block of the Zhiguli Mountains, round which the Volga curves...foothills and both flanks of the Ural Mountains, and parts of the adjoining...parallel ridges into isolated mountains; the residual relief is dulled...


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A Lens on Russia's North
Magazine article by William C. Brumfield; Humanities, Vol. 22, May/Jun 2001
Subjects: Architecture, Arkhangelsk Province Russia, Buildings, Cities, Geographic profiles, History, Photographs
...to Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga River, to Perm in the Ural Mountains. The most lavish example of Stroganov architecture is the...proved a mixed blessing: five people crammed into a small Zhiguli, whose driver played an endless, mediocre pop rock tape at...
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From Russia with Love and Squalor
Magazine article by Andrew Kopkind; The Nation, Vol. 256, January 18, 1993
Subjects: Quality of life--Russia, Russia--Political aspects
...and silk suits, a cordless phone. Ive bought a car--a Zhiguli, not an expensive one," he added modestly, "and I invest...unfortunately radioactive) from the front range of the Tian Shan Mountains. Lida was preparing dinner with a friend, the Uzbek wife...


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Zhiguli Mountains
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ZHIGULI MOUNTAINS zhegoolye , wooded range, E European Russia, in the Samara bend of...220 ft (680 m) and are rich in oil, which is piped to Samara. The mountains supply water for a large hydroelectric station...


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