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Krasnogorsk
Monument to Vladimir Lenin in Krasnogorsk, Russia.
Krasnogorsk
Russia
Also known as: Banki
Krasnogorsk, city and centre of a rayon (sector), Moscow oblast (region), western Russia, a few miles west of Moscow. Situated in the Moscow greenbelt, it was known as Banki before its incorporation as a town in 1940. It now produces cameras and is important for building machinery and plasterwork. The newer, planned part of the city contrasts markedly with the older part. Pop. (2006 est.) 98,822.
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