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Berezniki

American  
[buh-rez-ni-kee, byi-ryawz-nyi-kyee] / bəˈrɛz nɪ ki, byɪˈryɔz nyɪ kyi /

noun

  1. a city in the Russian Federation, on the Kama River, near the Ural Mountains.


Berezniki British  
/ bɪrɪzniˈki /

noun

  1. a city in E Russia: chemical industries. Pop: 169 000 (2005 est)

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The area around Berezniki, a town of some 150,000 about 750 miles east of Moscow, is the hub of Russia’s potash industry, the world’s second largest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 29, 2018

He said her demands over security for inmates at the prison colony in the Urals town of Berezniki had been met.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2013

Maria Alekhina was transferred to a hospital in her prison colony in the Ural Mountains town of Berezniki, Pyotr Verzilov, who visited the colony Tuesday, told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2013

Maria Alyokhina, 24, appeared at the city court in Berezniki, 1,200 miles north-east of Moscow, near where she is being held with fellow musician Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2013

Alhough Ms. Alyokhina and Pussy Riot have been hailed by celebrities like Madonna and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to residents of Berezniki, they are both unfamiliar and a little alarming.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2013