Kirov
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People
- Nikolay KirovNikolay KirovNikolay Ivanovich Kirov was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the men's 800 metres....
(born 1957), Soviet track and field athlete - Sergey KirovSergey KirovSergei Mironovich Kirov , born Sergei Mironovich Kostrikov, was a prominent early Bolshevik leader in the Soviet Union. Kirov rose through the Communist Party ranks to become head of the Party organization in Leningrad...
(1886–1934), Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet communist
Things named after Sergey Kirov
- Kirov PlantKirov PlantThe Kirov Plant Kirov Factory or Leningrad Kirov Plant is a major Russian machine-building plant in St. Petersburg, Russia....
, St. Petersburg, Russia - Obukhov State PlantObukhov State PlantObukhov State Plant is a major Russian metallurgy and heavy machine-building plant in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was founded in 1863 to produce naval artillery based on German designs by Krupp. It has since been a major producer of artillery and other military equipment. From 1922 to 1992 it...
, St. Petersburg (a.k.a. Factory No. 185, S.M. Kirov), Russia - Kirov Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Kirov StadiumKirov StadiumKirov Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was one of the largest stadiums anywhere in the world. The stadium was named after Sergey Kirov....
, a multi-purpose stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia
Places
- Kirov, Armenia (disambiguation)Kirov, Armenia (disambiguation)Kirov, Armenia may refer to:*Amrakits, formerly named Kirov*Kirov, Armenia*Taperakan, formerly named Kirov...
- Kirov, AzerbaijanKirov, AzerbaijanKirov, Azerbaijan may refer to:*Kirov, Baku*Kirov, Lankaran*Kirov, Samukh*Kirov, Shusha...
- Kirov, RussiaKirov, RussiaKirov or Kirova is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.Urban localities*Kirov, Kirov Oblast, a city and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast*Kirov, Kaluga Oblast, a town in Kaluga OblastRural localities...
(Kirova), name of several inhabited localities in Russia - Kirov BridgeKirov BridgeKirov Bridge is a bridge in Vitsebsk in Belarus. It stems across the Dzvina river....
, a bridge across the Daugava in Vitebsk, Belarus - Kirov IslandsKirov IslandsThe Kirov Islands or Sergey Kirov Islands , also known as Kerova Islands, is an archipelago of small islands covered with tundra vegetation...
- Kirov SquareKirov SquareKirov Square is a square in Yekaterinburg, Russia located on the eastern end of Prospekt Lenina.The square is named after Sergey Kirov. He was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet communist....
In Soviet and Russian armed forces
- Kirov class cruiserKirov class cruiserThe Kirov-class cruisers were six vessels built between 1935 and 1944 for the Soviet Navy: Kirov, Voroshilov, Maxim Gorky, Molotov, Kalinin, and Kaganovich. After the first two ships, armor protection was increased and subsequent ships are sometimes called the Maxim Gorky class...
, a Soviet 1930-1940s class of conventional cruisers - Kirov (1936)Soviet cruiser KirovKirov was a Project 26 of the Soviet Navy that served during the Winter War, World War II and into the Cold War. She attempted to bombard Finnish coast defense guns during action in the Winter War, but was driven off by a number of near misses that damaged her...
, lead ship of said class - Kirov class battlecruiserKirov class battlecruiserThe Kirov-class battlecruiser is a class of nuclear-powered military ships of the Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships currently in active operation in the world. The Russian designation is heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser...
, Soviet Cold War era nuclear powered cruiser class - Kirov (1977)Soviet battlecruiser KirovKirov, the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered missile cruisers, is one of the major and biggest surface warships of the Russian Navy, though it was originally built for the Soviet Navy. It is similar in size to a World War II battleship...
, name ship of said class, renamed Admiral Ushakov
Theatre
- Kirov Ballet, former name of the Mariinsky BalletMariinsky BalletThe Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies...
- Kirov Academy of BalletKirov Academy of BalletThe Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington, D.C. is a ballet school that serves students in grades 7 through 12 and offers a high school diploma in addition to its dance instruction...
, a ballet school located in Washington D.C.
In fiction
- Kirov Airship, a unit available to the Soviets in the game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is a 2.5D real-time strategy computer game by Westwood Studios, which was released for Microsoft Windows on October 23, 2000 as the follow-up to Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Set in the early 1970s, Red Alert 2 supposedly picks up at the conclusion of the Allied...
and Red Alert 3
See also
- Kirov class (disambiguation)