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Other closed areas existed elsewhere in the [[Warsaw Pact]], especially on the border between [[West Germany]] and [[East Germany]]. |
Other closed areas existed elsewhere in the [[Warsaw Pact]], especially on the border between [[West Germany]] and [[East Germany]]. |
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42 are acknowledged to exist today in Russia, but |
42 are acknowledged to exist today in Russia, but circa 15 more are believed to exist. |
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== Known Closed Cities in Russia include: == |
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Some of them were or are: |
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* Severomorsk. Administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. Still closed. |
* Severomorsk. Administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. Still closed. |
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* Gorky, now open and back as Nizhny Novgorod. |
* Gorky, now open and back as Nizhny Novgorod. |
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* Mezhgorye, a closed city near Mount Yamantau that hosts some 17,000 residents that work on defence facilities around the mountain. |
* Mezhgorye, a closed city near Mount Yamantau that hosts some 17,000 residents that work on defence facilities around the mountain. |
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== Fictional Closed Cities: == |
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In fiction: |
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* In ''[[Literature/Devil May Care|Devil May Care]]'' {{spoiler|Julius Gorner attempts to destroy Tryokhgorny, referred to by its postal name Zlatoust-36}}. |
* In ''[[Literature/Devil May Care|Devil May Care]]'' {{spoiler|Julius Gorner attempts to destroy Tryokhgorny, referred to by its postal name Zlatoust-36}}. |
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* Possibly non-Russian example: [[Half Life|City 17]]. It wasn't closed by them anyway. |
* Possibly non-Russian example: [[Half Life|City 17]]. It wasn't closed by them anyway. |
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