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- DictionaryMag·ni·to·gorsk/məɡˌnēdəˈɡôrsk/
- 1. an industrial city in southern Russia, on the Ural River close to the border with Kazakhstan; population 409,600 (est. 2009).
Magnitogorsk. Magnitogorsk (Russian: Магнитого́рск, IPA: [məɡnʲɪtɐˈɡorsk], lit.'[city] of the magnetic mountain') is an industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, on the eastern side of the extreme southern extent of the Ural Mountains by the Ural River. Its population is currently 410,594 ( 2021 Census) [6] .
- 1931
- 1743
- 370 m (1,210 ft)
- Russia
Apr 12, 2016 · Magnitogorsk’s role in the war is commemorated by the town’s main monument overlooking the river, “Homefront to the Front”: a 50-foot bronze sculpture of a worker handing a giant sword to ...
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Magnitogorsk, city, Chelyabinsk oblast (region), western Russia, on both banks of the Ural River. It was founded in 1929 to exploit the rich magnetite iron ore of Mt. Magnitnaya, just east of the city. The gigantic iron- and steelworks, several times enlarged, was one of the world’s largest in
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Apr 26, 2018 · Built in the early 1930s, the Russian city of Magnitogorsk was planned both as a utilitarian, steel-producing centre and as a utopian model of the new Soviet city. All photographs by Nane Diehl
Aug 17, 2010 · Learn about Magnitogorsk, the second largest city in Chelyabinsk region and one of the largest steel producers in the world. Find out its history, attractions, climate, airport, ski centers and more.
Magnitogorsk was founded in 1929 and built upon an expanse of iron rich land towards the southern part of the Ural. Magnitogorsk was modeled after its American counterpart in Gary, Indiana, became the largest steel plant in the world. A documentary believed The Russian Miracle Part II: Into the Future from c. 1961,.
