Ulyanovsk

[ ool-yah-nawfsk, -nofsk; Russian oo-lyah-nuhfsk ]

noun

1. a city in the western Russian Federation, on the Volga River: birthplace of Lenin.

Ulyanovsk

/ uljˈjanəfsk /

noun

1. a city in W central Russia on the River Volga: birthplace of Lenin (V. I. Ulyanov), after whom it was renamed in 1924. Pop: 639 000 (2005 est) Former name:Simbirsk

Example Sentences

Mr. Bout, 56, is standing in elections Sunday as a candidate for the regional assembly in Ulyanovsk, a territory of 1.3 million people about 450 miles east of Moscow that was Lenin’s birthplace.

From New York Times

The health department of Ulyanovsk region, where the first cases were reported, said 20 people had died there after drinking the cider, branded as "Mister Cider".

From Reuters

Zinaida Yevmenkova, 82, of Ulyanovsk, a city on the Volga River, did spend her last rubles — donating 300,000, or more than $4,000 — to buy a small quadcopter drone for the Russian military, the Giving Kindness charity reported.

From Washington Post

"We won't be weakened, divided or exterminated," said Ulyanovsk governor Alexei Russkikh.

From BBC

"According to preliminary data, the driver of a heavy goods vehicle drove into oncoming traffic and collided with a minibus," the Ulyanovsk region's interior ministry said in a statement.

From Reuters