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Encyclopedia > Nerekhta

Nerekhta (Не́рехта) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, known since the early 13th century. The town doesn't retain many marks of antiquity, apart from several 17th-century churches. It has been known for its textiles since the 19th century. Railway lines connect it to Yaroslavl, Kostroma and Ivanovo.


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Union of Councils for Soviet Jews: Neo-Nazis Terrorizing Jews in Kostroma Oblast (523 words)
Over the past year, we have tried to go to the Jews of Nerekhta in order to help them build a Jewish life, but our work has not resulted in the desired goal because the RNU [Translator's Note: Russian National Unity-a violent neo-Nazi group] is active in the city.
The RNU branch was until recently headed by a certain Vasily Yurevich Khorev, a former Party organizer for the local Communist Party of the Soviet Union cell at the Nerekhta SMU-8 [Translator's Note: The rough equivalent of a Department of Public Works].
The RNU in Nerekhta feels free to act because the chief of the city police Mr.
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