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"Saving the mountain
Around 3,000 residents of central Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan gathered at the foothill of a local natural landmark Sunday to protest plans to convert it for limestone production.
The protest erupted after the Bashkir soda company was reported to have sent felling equipment toward the Kushtau shihan (hill) last week."
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Around 3,000 residents of central Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan gathered at the foothill of a local natural landmark Sunday to protest plans to convert it for limestone production.
The protest erupted after the Bashkir soda company was reported to have sent felling equipment toward the Kushtau shihan (hill) last week."
News From Russia: What You Missed Over the Weekend - The Moscow Times
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