Kislovodsk

43º55N 42º44E, pop (2001e) 121 800. City in SW Russia, on the R Podkumok in the Caucasus foothills SW of Pyatigorsk; birthplace of Arthur Adamov and Alexander Solzhenitsyn; founded (1803) as a spa, now a famous health resort with mineral springs, sanitoriums and rest homes; its mineral water is bottled and sold throughout Russia.

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See Also

Arthur Adamov, Russia, Alexander (Isayevich) Solzhenitsyn


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