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Novocherkassk (Russian: Новочерка́сск, lit. 'New Cherkassk') is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located near the confluence of the Tuzlov and Aksay Rivers, the latter a distributary of the Don River. Novocherkassk is best known as the cultural capital of the Cossacks, and as the official capital of the Don Cossacks.
The Novocherkassk massacre (Russian: Новочеркасский расстрел, romanized: Novocherkasskiy rasstrel) was a massacre carried out by the Soviet army and KGB against unarmed civilians who were rallying on 2 June 1962 in the Soviet city of Novocherkassk.
Dec 28, 2023 · Satellite images have revealed severe damage caused to the Russian warship Novocherkassk, following Ukrainian strikes on a port in Crimea on Tuesday.
Dec 26, 2023 · Russia confirms Ukraine destroyed its warship in Crimea attack. One person reported killed in attack that targeted the Novocherkassk, which Ukraine said was being used to transport Russian...
Dec 27, 2023 · For Kyiv, the sight of Russia's Novocherkassk landing ship being hit in an air strike was a much-needed boost. With Russia gaining the upper hand in recent weeks and the West's support...
Nov 22, 2017 · On June 2, 1962, Soviet soldiers fired on a demonstration by workers demanding better living conditions and lower prices. The shooting took place in downtown Novocherkassk, an industrial city near Rostov-on-Don.
On June 2, 1962 several thousand workers from the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Works (NEVZ) and supporters marched to the Communist Party’s headquarters in the center of the city to protest nation-wide price increases for meat and dairy products that had been announced two days earlier.
