Sverdlovsky City District (russian: Свердло́вский райо́н) is one of the seven city districts of the

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Perm Krai Perm Krai (russian: Пе́рмский край, r=Permsky kray, p=ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj, ''Permsky krai'', , ''Perem lador'') is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 refe ...

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, located in the

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's left bank. Population: It is the most populous district of Perm.

Etymology

It is named for

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, who led the

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organizations in the Urals during the revolution of 1905-1907.

History

The district was established on May 27, 1936 as Stalinsky ().

References

External links

Official website of the Administration of Sverdlovsky City District
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