Chernozemye

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Chernozem is the exceptionally fertile "Black Earth" belt in European Russia along the border with Ukraine, famous for its rich, deep, black soil. Its cities are best known to the English-speaking world for the vital importance they played as the principal battleground around the turning point of World War II, home to the massive tank battle of Kursk.

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Lipetsk Oblast
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Oryol Oblast is a region in the Chernozemye region, bordering Kursk Oblast to the southwest, Bryansk Oblast to the northwest … Oryol Oblast Travel Guide »
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast is in Russia's Chernozemye region, bordering Ukraine to the southwest, Belgorod Oblast to the west, Kursk Oblast … Voronezh Oblast Travel Guide »
Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast is a region in Russia's Chernozemye region, bordering Kursk Oblast to the southwest, Oryol Oblast to the west … Lipetsk Oblast Travel Guide »
Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast is a region in Russia's Chernozemye region, bordering Ukraine to the west, Bryansk Oblast to the northwest, Oryol … Kursk Oblast Travel Guide »
Tambov Oblast is a region in Russia's Chernozemye region, bordering Voronezh Oblast to the south, Lipetsk Oblast to the west … Tambov Oblast Travel Guide »
Belgorod Oblast is a region in Russia's Chernozemye region, bordering Ukraine to the south and west, Kursk Oblast to the north, and Voronezh Oblast to the east. Belgorod Oblast Travel Guide »
Bryansk Oblast is a region in Russia's Chernozemye region, bordering Belarus to the west, Smolensk Oblast to the north, Kaluga … Bryansk Oblast Travel Guide »
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Chernozemye Travel Guide is based on Chernozemye by Andrey Selskiy, Peter Fitzgerald, anonymous, iGuide and others. Chernozemye Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.