Donbass

This coal-rich region, called the Donbass, is the heartland for Yanukovich supporters.

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One poll in September 1991 found small pluralities in Moscow and large cities opposed to the transfer to Russia of territories in other republics where Russians predominated the Crimea, Donbass, and Northern Kazakhstan were mentioned; in small towns and rural areas, the votes for and against such annexations were equal.

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One poll in September 1991 found small pluralities in Moscow and large cities opposed to the transfer to Russia of territories in other republics where Russians predominated the Crimea, Donbass, and Northern Kazakhstan were mentioned; in small towns and rural areas, the votes for and against such annexations were equal.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

That changed when Akhmetov, the Shakhtar president, drew up plans for the Donbass Arena, the club's new $400 million, 51,000-seat stadium, which opened two years ago and compares favorably to any sports facility in Europe.

Europe's Little Piece of Brazil Brett Forrest 2011

One poll in September 1991 found small pluralities in Moscow and large cities opposed to the transfer to Russia of territories in other republics where Russians predominated the Crimea, Donbass, and Northern Kazakhstan were mentioned; in small towns and rural areas, the votes for and against such annexations were equal.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

Mr. Kubelka, a theorist and experimental filmmaker, oversaw the definitive restoration of Vertov's first sound film, 1930's "Enthusiasm: Symphony of the Donbass" ("Entuziazm (Simfonija Donbassa)"), a compositionally and rhythmically dynamic paean to the Soviet Union's first Five Year Plan.

Visualize a Soviet Utopia Kristin M. Jones 2011

When Lucescu, the team's Romanian head coach, first saw plans for the Donbass Arena, he knew what he had to do.

Europe's Little Piece of Brazil Brett Forrest 2011

One poll in September 1991 found small pluralities in Moscow and large cities opposed to the transfer to Russia of territories in other republics where Russians predominated the Crimea, Donbass, and Northern Kazakhstan were mentioned; in small towns and rural areas, the votes for and against such annexations were equal.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

Shakhtar takes a 3-2 aggregate lead into the second leg of this round-of-16 match and, with home-field advantage here, looks certain to progress: Shakhtar has won its last 18 home games, has never lost at its Donbass Arena, and last suffered a home defeat of any kind in October 2008.

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The average numbers committed to the four large-scale operations Smolensk, Donbass, Chernigov-Poltava, and Lower Dnieper were substantially lower than the large-scale operations of the past.

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