Kurya (russian: Курья) is a
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Kuryinsky District
Kuryinsky District (russian: Курьи́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #28-ZS and municipalLaw #12-ZS district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the distri ...
of
Altai Krai,
Russia
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. Population:
It is the place of birth of
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov ( rus, Михаи́л Тимофе́евич Кала́шников, p=kɐˈlaʂnʲɪkəf; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, a ...
. In November 2013 a museum dedicated to him was opened in the town, in a century-old wooden school house where Kalashnikov used to study. Kalashnikov, who turned 94 years old at the time of the opening, said he was unable to attend the opening ceremony due to poor health (he died only the following month). Kalashnikov had donated numerous personal items to the museum, including an honorary professor's robe from
Harvard University
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and a letter from late
Venezuelan President
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,
Hugo Chavez
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, who traveled to Russia in 2009 to personally congratulate Kalashnikov on his 90th birthday.
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Rural localities in Kuryinsky District