Word: novosibirsk
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Trans-Siberian Railroad links the western, European part of the country to the Asian region in the east. The passenger trains involved were traveling between Novosibirsk, the largest town in Siberia with a population of 1.3 million, and Adler, a popular health resort...
Afansy Kuznetsov, a leading Soviet educator, last week revealed the existence of a new personal-computer model called the Timur in honor of a character in children's literature. A few of the Timurs have been tried out at schools in Moscow and Novosibirsk. Says an official in the Soviet Ministry of Education: "The trial of the Timur showed that the make was suitable for the education process, but some improvement was needed." Western computer specialists have not yet had much chance to evaluate the Timur...
...while a cold drizzle turned to heavy rain. In Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, a remarkable overflow of 3,000 people stood in the streets outside the Baptist church. There were no loudspeakers this time, and police dispersed two-thirds of the devout. This week Graham moves on to Novosibirsk, the major city in Siberia, and completes the tour in Moscow...