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Village in northern Siberia, Russia
66°28′01″N 87°10′16″E / 66.467°N 87.171°E / 66.467; 87.171 Kureika (Russian: Куре́йка) is a Russian village just north of the Arctic Circle near Turukhansk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, by the confluence of Kureika River and Yenisey. [citation needed]
Here Joseph Stalin spent his final exile in 1914–1916. In 1938 the Stalin museum in Kureika [ru] was established. In 1952 a pavilion was built surrounding and preserving the izba (wooden hut) Stalin had lived in during his exile. The museum was closed and hut was demolished, along with Stalin's statue, during de-Stalinization in 1961, and the pavilion was burnt in a fire in 1996.[1]
Population
1989[2] | 422 |
2002[2] | 181 |
2010[3] | 78 |
References
- ^ "Тень тирана в сибирской глубинке" ("Tyrant's Shadow in Siberian Outback"), Novaya Gazeta
- ^ a b "ИТОГИ ВСЕРОССИЙСКОЙ ПЕРЕПИСИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ 2002 ГОДА. Сельские населенные пункты Красноярского края. Госкомстат России, Красноярск, 2004".
- ^ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Итоги по Красноярскому краю. 1.10 Численность населения гор.округов, мун.районов, гор. и сел. поселе".
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Annuals36
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Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
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Ferns27
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Fruits3
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Garden Plants23
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Grasses26
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Herb17
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Insects1
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Mammals1
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Midwest Native Plants0
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Northeast Native Plants112
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Perennials123
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Rose1
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Shrubs47
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Trees112
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Tropical Plants53
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Upland Birds5
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Vines18
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Viola Tricolor1
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Water Gardening & Plants9
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Waterfowl0
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Wetland Birds0
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Wetland Plants4
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Wildbirds172
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Wildflowers1
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Woodland Plants29
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