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Samara: Samara Region
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The formation of reservoirs in Samara Region has made it possible to expand irrigation farming, increase the amount of arable land, and increase animal production, as well as locate flour-milling companies in Samara. The hot summer months provide enough warmth and light for growing and ripening various crops. Corn, sugar beets, grapes, and melons are grown in the region's southern districts. Samara Region is ... a supplier of wool, meat, and valuable sturgeon.
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Samara is an ancient Russian city founded in 1586 as a fortress. Now it is a center of Kuibyshev region, large railway junction, advanced cultural and industrial center. In 1935 it was renamed to the city of Kuibyshev, but during perestroyka has returned its historical name. Samara chastooshkas - the short cheerful national songs are well known to all world.
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Samara, the regional capital, has strong industrial potential and is a leading industrial center of the Volga region. As a result of its favorable geographical location, Samara developed rapidly and by the early 20th century, had become one of Russia's major commercial and financial centers. The city is among the top ten Russian cities in generated national income and industrial production volumes.
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By the end of 2003 the Bank realized its credit programs for population in 14 regions of the country: the Bank’s representations are opened in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Kazan, Volgograd, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Samara, Cheljabinsk, Rostov-on-Don, Barnaul, Ufa, Perm and Nizhni Novgorod. The program of the regional development of the Russian Standard Bank’s business has being realized since 2001.
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The most serious options are Dmitry Ayatskov from the southern Saratov region, Mikhail Prusak from Novgorod in northwest Russia and Konstantin Titov from Samara... in the south. Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, is also touted by some.
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