Kostroma

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

noun

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

Kostroma

/ kəstraˈma /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

He bought several towns, besides land in the neighborhood of Vladimir, Rostof, and Kostroma.

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He opened his eyes and saw his friend Ukleikin, the landscape painter, who had been away all the summer in the Kostroma district.

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All the nobility, for fifty versts around, including Prince Paul and the chief families of Kostroma, were invited.

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Volkov was born at Kostroma, in 1729, the son of a merchant.

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Thereupon the inhabitants of Moscow deserted the town and took up residence with their prince in Kostroma.

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