Virgin Lands City

E1009320

Virgin Lands City is the English meaning of the former name Tselinograd, a Soviet-era city associated with the Virgin Lands agricultural campaign in Kazakhstan.

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Virgin Lands City canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
former name
associatedWith Soviet agricultural policy
Virgin Lands campaign
country Kazakhstan
formerOfficialNameOf Astana
capital of Kazakhstan
hasEtymology derived from Russian word "tselina" meaning virgin soil
hasNameMeaning Virgin Lands City
hasOriginalName Tselinograd
hasTransliteration Tselinograd
historicalContext Soviet agricultural expansion into Kazakh steppe
languageOfName English
locatedIn Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Kazakh SSR

Kazakhstan
namedAfter Virgin Lands
partOf Virgin Lands agricultural campaign region
politicalEntityTypeDuringUSSR oblast center
timePeriod Soviet era
usedAs symbol of Virgin Lands development

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Tselinograd nameMeaning Virgin Lands City
Virgin Lands City hasNameMeaning Virgin Lands City