Kirov

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Kirov can refer to:

• Sergey Kirov (1886–1934), a Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet communist

Contents 1 Things named after Sergey Kirov 1.1 Places 1.2 In Soviet and Russian armed forces 1.3 Theatre

[edit] Things named after Sergey Kirov

[edit] Places

• Kirov, Kirov Oblast, a city in Russia, administrative center of Kirov Oblast
• Kirov, Kaluga Oblast, a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia
• Kirov, Republic of Adygea, a village (khutor) in the Republic of Adygea, Russia
• Kirov, Armenia
• Kirov Bridge, a bridge across the Daugava in Vitebsk, Belarus

[edit] In Soviet and Russian armed forces

• Kirov class cruiser, a Soviet 1930-1940s class of conventional cruisers
• Kirov (1936), lead ship of said class
• Kirov class battlecruiser, Soviet Cold War era nuclear powered cruiser class
• Kirov (1977), name ship of said class, renamed Admiral Ushakov
• Kirov Airship, a unit available to the Soviets in the game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

[edit] Theatre

• Kirov Ballet, former name of the Mariinsky Ballet
• The Kirov Academy of Ballet, a ballet school located in Washington D.C.

See also: Kirovsk, Kirovsky, and Kirovohrad