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Novocherkassk (Russian: Новочерка́сск, lit. 'New Cherkassk') is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located near the confluence of the Tuzlov and Aksay Rivers, the latter a distributary of the Don River. Novocherkassk is best known as the cultural capital of the Cossacks, and as the official capital of the Don Cossacks.
The Novocherkassk massacre (Russian: Новочеркасский расстрел, romanized: Novocherkasskiy rasstrel) was a massacre carried out by the Soviet army and KGB against unarmed civilians who were rallying on 2 June 1962 in the Soviet city of Novocherkassk.
Sep 19, 2024 · Novocherkassk is a city in Russia located in the Rostov Oblast. Nestled in the southwestern part of the country, Novocherkassk is known for its rich history and cultural significance. The city was founded in 1805 by Tsar Alexander I.
Novocherkassk long served as the capital of the Don Cossack region and was a centre of opposition to the Bolsheviks in 1917–20 during the Russian Civil War. Modern Novocherkassk produces electric locomotives, mining machinery, machine tools, and chemicals for plastics and synthetic fibres.
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Nov 22, 2017 · On June 2, 1962, Soviet soldiers fired on a demonstration by workers demanding better living conditions and lower prices. The shooting took place in downtown Novocherkassk, an industrial city near Rostov-on-Don.
26 dead, dozens wounded, 7 executed and hundreds sent to jail. In 1962 in the southern Russian city of Novocherkassk, a protest by unarmed workers was violently put down by the Soviet army.
Oct 14, 2021 · The film depicts the heart-rending story of the 1962 Novocherkassk shooting. Public knowledge on the mass protest and its brutal dispersion was suppressed in the USSR before the regime change; in Russia today, it is facing the risk of quieting again.
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