Proper noun
An oblast of Russia.
(historical) Yekaterinburg, a city, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia (from 1921 to 1991).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgOn 2 April 1979, some of the over one million people living in Sverdlovsk (now called Ekaterinburg, Russia ), about 850 miles east of Moscow, were exposed to an accidental release of anthrax from a biological weapons complex located near there. Source: Internet
It was flown by Gary Powers and was shot down on 1 May 1960 near Sverdlovsk. Source: Internet
Three giant tank factories were established at the Uralmash in Sverdlovsk (as Yekaterinburg used to be known), Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil, and Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant in Chelyabinsk. Source: Internet
Spores of weaponized anthrax were accidentally released from a military facility near the Soviet closed city of Sverdlovsk in 1979. Source: Internet
Nutrition ceased to improve in the late 1970s, while rationing of staple food products returned to Sverdlovsk for instance.sfn The state provided recreation facilities and annual holidays for hard-working citizens. Source: Internet