2017 Russian Circuit Racing Series

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The 2017 SMP Russian Circuit Racing Series was the fourth season of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, organized by SMP Racing. It was the third season with TCR class cars, competing alongside the Super 2000 TC2 cars.

Dmitry Bragin became TCR Russia champion for a second year in a row, Mikhail Mityaev won Russian Cup in Super-Production category. Denis Bulatov became Champion of Russia in Touring-Light, and Aidar Nuriev won Russian Cup in National category. Maxim Kornilkov become the winner of National-Junior category. Irek Minnakhmetov became first ever SMP RCRS Trophy winner.

Teams and drivers

All teams and drivers were Russian-registered except Vladislav Seredenko from Ukraine who performs in the National Junior class. Yokohama was the official tyre supplier.

Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds
STK TAIF Motorsport [1] SEAT León TCR 1 Dmitry Bragin [2] TCR3–5
Audi RS3 LMS TCR [1] 1–2, 6–7
87Marat SharapovTCRTAll
89 Timur Shigabutdinov TCRT2–3, 5–7
STK Chingiskhan76Irek MinnakhmetovTCRTAll
Lukoil Racing Team SEAT León TCR 2 Aleksey Dudukalo [2] TCRAll
12 Nikolay Karamyshev TCRAll
Lukoil Racing + 4Roman GolikovTCRAll
14 Klim Gavrilov TCRTAll
NEVA Motorsport SEAT León TCR 5Pavel YashinTCRTAll
10Oleg HarukTCRT5–7
B-Tuning PRO Racing Team SEAT León Supercopa Mk2 T2
Innocenti-AMG Motorsport [3] SEAT León TCR [3] 7Denis Grigoriev [4] TCRTAll
15Lev Tolkachev [3] TCRT1–4, 6–7
Maxim Andrakhanov SEAT León TCR [5] 9Maxim AndrakhanovTCRT5–7
LADA Sport Rosneft [6] LADA Vesta TCR [6] 11 Kirill Ladygin [7] TCRAll
19 Vladimir Sheshenin [7] TCRAll
Anton Badoev [5] SEAT León TCR [5] 51Anton Badoev [5] TCRT1–2, 4–5
Timerkhan SEAT León Supercopa Mk2 61Rais MinnikhanovT4
AKHMAT Racing Team SEAT León TCR 95Vitaliy DudinTCRAll
Key
Teams claimed for team points.
TCRTCR Russia
TSMP RCRS Trophy

In the Trophy class, pilots who are not prize-winners of foreign racing series and who are not prize-winners of the Russian Championship participate.

Super Production

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Demfi LADA SPORT [6] LADA Granta Cup 17Vitaly Primak1–5
27 Mikhail Grachev 6–7
ALAS
DELPHI RHHCC Racing Team
Honda Civic Type R Mk7 21Artem KabakovAll
54Aleksandr GarmashAll
55 Vladimir Strelchenko 1–2
Honda Civic Type R Mk8 88Nikolay Vikhansky1–5, 7
89Maxim Belotsky6
LADA Sport Rosneft [6] LADA Vesta 1.6T [6] 30Mikhail Mityaev [7] All
50Vladislav Nezvankin [7] All
Arloid-TPV RUS LADA Granta Cup 33Sergei Shalunov1–4
63Maksim Simonov1–4
Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica
Otkritie
Subaru BRZ 46Efim GantmakherAll
52Maxim ChernevAll
Aimol NEVA Motorsport Honda Civic Type R Mk7 51Sergei Golubev1–6
Honda Civic Type R Mk8 77Dmitry DobrovolskyAll
Aleksandr Marushko LADA Granta Cup 58Aleksandr MarushkoAll
Key
Teams claimed for team points.

Touring Light

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Suvar Motorsport Renault Twingo Sport 4 Ildar Rakhmatullin All
44Ilsur AkhmetvaleevAll
SMP Racing Russia [8]
SMP Power [8]
Volkswagen Polo R2 Mk5 [9] 7 Aleksey Basov [8] All
10 Vladimir Atoev [8] All
11Anton Ladygin7
22Denis Bulatov [8] All
37Nerses Isaakyan5–6
47 Matevos Isaakyan 4
72Nikita Zlobin [8] 1–2
Rally Academy Volkswagen Polo R2 Mk5 13Igor SamsonovAll
Podmoskovie Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R2 Mk5 17Vladimir CherevanAll
Ford Fiesta Mk5 43Andrey MaslennikovAll
TEAM 80 Hyundai Solaris RB [10] 19Rodion Shushakov [10] 15
Carville Racing [11] Peugeot 208 GTI 27Andrey RadoshnovAll
91Grigory BurlutskiyAll
LTA Rally Peugeot 208 GTI 33Artur Muradyan7
Kia Rio R2B 97Aleksandr Malinin1–2
Opel Adam 3, 5–7
NEFIS Racing Division Peugeot 208 GTI 77 Timur Boguslavskiy All
Key
Teams claimed for team points.

National

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Redmond Drive Kia Rio 3Igor LvovAll
Sergey Schegolev Lada Kalina NFR R1 4Sergey Schegolev2–5
Aleksandr Dudarev Kia Rio 55Aleksandr Dudarev4
Rally Academy Volkswagen Polo Aleksandr Dudarev [12] 1–3, 5–6
5Gleb KuznetsovAll
7Tatiana Dobrynina1–5
71Ivan Kostukov1–4, 6–7
B-Tuning Pro Racing Team33Artur Muradyan1–2, 6
ALAS
DELPHI RHHCC Racing Team
Volkswagen Polo 7Tatiana Dobrynina6–7
99Ivan Demuh1–3, 5
88Maxim Gordushkin7
Lada Kalina NFR 21Egor KiryakovAll
Grigory Zavyalov Kia Rio 8Grigory Zavyalov4
LADA Sport [13] Lada Kalina NFR R1 [13] 10Andrey PetukhovAll
LADA Sport Rosneft [13] 19Vladislav Ustiugov [13] 1–4
20Egor Sanin [13] All
51Vsevolod Gagen5–7
SK V-Power Lada Kalina NFR 11Rafael FattakhovAll
34Andrey Maslennikov5–7
73Anton Ladygin [14] 1–4
AKHMAT Racing Team Volkswagen Polo 12Magomed Daghiev3–6
64Halid Alviev1
95Islam Barzankaev1–2
32Vitaly Dudin1–2
Kia Rio 6
85Roman Agoshkov [15] 1–5, 7
Roman Shusharin Kia Rio 15Roman ShusharinAll
Yury Zhironkin Lada Kalina 16Yury Zhironkin3, 5–6
Goltsova Racing Lada Kalina 17Kirill Plekhov1–5, 7
Zenit Motorsport Ford Fiesta 22Sergey Koronatov5, 7
Zorro Racing Team Kia Rio 24Vasily Krichevsky1–3
Dmitry Zabolonsky Lada Kalina 26Dmitry Zabolonsky3
AG Team Kia Rio 28Anvar Tutaev4, 6–7
Andrey Emelin Kia Rio 35Andrey Emelin6
Aliance VIP-Auto Kia Rio 36Eugeny Ushmaev4
UMMC Motorsport Lada Kalina 37Natalia GoltsovaAll
72Vitaly LarionovAll
IzhAutoSport Lada Kalina 43Roman Kozyavin1–4, 6–7
49Ildar Fattakhov3–4
Ruslan Nafikov Kia Rio 44Ruslan NafikovAll
Radik Garifianov Lada Kalina 45Radik Garifianov2
Yulia Strukova Kia Rio [15] 46Yulia Strukova [15] 1–6
FEREKS Racing Team Kia Rio [15] 48 Aydar Nuriev [15] All
Parus Lada Kalina 56Vasily Korablev1–5, 7
59Anatoly Korablev4, 7
Sergey Drebenets Lada Kalina 57Sergey Drebenets3–7
Timerkhan Kia Rio 61Rais Minnikhanov4
Arloid-TPV RUS Lada Kalina 63Maxim Simonov3–4
TEAM80 Hyundai Solaris 74Rodion Shushakov6–7
Aleksandr Maslennikov Ford Fiesta 77Aleksandr Maslennikov1
Kia Rio 3–4
Aleksandr Shuvalov Lada Kalina 80Aleksandr Shuvalov3–4, 7
Key
Teams claimed for team points.

National Junior

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Rally Academy:
AR Junior
Volkswagen Polo Mk5 5 Irina Sidorkova 1, 3–5, 7
7Anastasia Grishina3–5, 7
35Pavel Kuzminov1, 3–5, 7
B-Tuning Pro Racing Team:
Anton Zakharov's Racing Academy
9Aleksey Sakharov1, 3–5, 7
33Artem Lyakin1, 3–5, 7
B-Tuning Pro Racing Team22Ilya Doschechkin1, 3–5, 7
16Nikita Aleksandrov3
Zenit Motorsport4
Goltsova Racing [16] Lada Kalina 8Efim Bulatov1, 3–5, 7
25Maxim Kornilkov [17] 1, 3–5, 7
77Virsavia Goltsova4–5, 7
D. Gavrichenkov Lada Kalina II 17Anton Gavrichenkov1, 3–5
S. Fatkhutdinov Lada Kalina 18Rustam Fatkhutdinov1, 3
Volkswagen Polo Mk5 4–5, 7
V. Belotsvetova Lada Kalina 36Kirill Havronin4
Arloid-TVP RUS3
Lada Kalina 63Mikhail Simonov3
M. Simonov4
A. Gusev Lada Kalina 90Vladislav Gusev3-4
AKHMAT Racing Team [18] Volkswagen Polo Mk5 95Khasbulat Ansarov1
96Vladislav Seredenko1, 3–5, 7
A. Zimin Lada Kalina 99Daniil Zimin3–5, 7

Calendar and results

The 2017 schedule was announced on 12 December 2016, with all events scheduled to be held in Russia. [19]

Rnd.CircuitDateTouring winnerSP winnerTL winnerNational winnerJunior winnerSupporting
11 Fort Grozny, Grozny 13 May Kirill Ladygin Maxim ChernevGrigory Burlutskiy Aydar Nuriev Irina Sidorkova
214 May Dmitry Bragin Mikhail MityaevAndrey MaslennikovGleb KuznetsovMaxim Kornilkov
23 Smolensk Ring, Smolensk 27 MayDenis GrigorievMikhail Mityaev Timur Boguslavskiy Andrey PetukhovNot conducted SMP F4 Championship
428 May Dmitry Bragin Maxim Chernev Ildar Rakhmatullin Aydar Nuriev
35 NRING Circuit, Bogorodsk 17 June Nikolay Karamyshev Maxim ChernevGrigory BurlutskiyIvan Kostukov Irina Sidorkova Legends Russian Series
618 June Dmitry Bragin Maxim ChernevIlsur AkhmetvaleevIgor LvovVladislav Seredenko
47 Kazan Ring, Kazan 1 July Kirill Ladygin Artem Kabakov Vladimir Atoev Roman AgoshkovMaxim Kornilkov
82 July Vladimir Sheshenin Mikhail MityaevDenis BulatovAndrey PetukhovMaxim Kornilkov
59 Smolensk Ring, Smolensk [20] 5 August Vladimir Sheshenin Mikhail MityaevAndrey MaslennikovRoman AgoshkovMaxim KornilkovLegends Russian Series
106 August Klim Gavrilov Vitaly Primak Vladimir Atoev Egor SaninMaxim Kornilkov
611 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsk 19 AugustVitaly DudinMaxim Chernev Ildar Rakhmatullin Gleb KuznetsovNot conducted SMP F4 Championship
1220 August Dmitry Bragin Vladislav NezvankinGrigory BurlutskiyGleb Kuznetsov
713 Kazan Ring, Kazan 23 September Kirill Ladygin Dmitry DobrovolskiyDenis BulatovRoman Agoshkov Irina Sidorkova
1424 September Dmitry Bragin Artem Kabakov Vladimir Atoev Egor SaninMaxim Kornilkov

Championship standings

Scoring systems
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15thPPFL
Points25201613111098765432111

Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship

Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.
1 Dmitry Bragin 41617136325181241
2 Vladimir Sheshenin 27Ret1326211112337202
3 Aleksey Dudukalo 334238122413†42155187
4 Nikolay Karamyshev DSQ4361748543653172
5 Kirill Ladygin 1615Ret441DSQ2515Ret12171
6Irek Minnakhmetov9102129Ret511736524140
7 Klim Gavrilov 6Ret1156363818Ret4DSQ133
8Vitaly Dudin5291482DNSDNS6Ret14611†131
9Roman Golikov7Ret5355134Ret67811Ret106
10Denis Grigoriev1051151412710Ret991216†990
11Pavel Yashin12117411911512Ret13713886
12Marat Sharapov1391471211912981299Ret47
13Lev Tolkachev812121010131091014712†65
14 Timur Shigabutdinov 1091310Ret7111010658
15Anton Badoev118888710Ret52
16Maxim Andrakhanov13121411121024
17Oleg Haruk131111101613141324
18Rais MinnikhanovDNS13†3
Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

 – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Touring / TCR Russian Touring Car Championship Team's Standing

Pos.Team GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSK KAZ Pts.
1 LADA Sport Rosneft 1615132411152312372
27RetRet462DSQ21115Ret37
2 Lukoil Racing Team 33321742443253350
DSQ44638128513†46155
3STK TAIF Motorsport41617136325181315
1391471211912981299Ret
4 Lukoil Racing + 6Ret53536381784Ret239
7Ret11565134Ret68Ret11DSQ
5Innocenti-AMG Motorsport85110101279Ret991279155
1012121514131010101416†12†
Pos.Team GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.

Super Production

Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.
1Mikhail Mityaev13112323114DSQ3Ret4221
2Maxim Chernev112211111†Ret7DSQ143Ret207
3Efim Gantmakher26354644433256194
4Vladislav Nezvankin3283738†Ret567145172
5Artem Kabakov12957108128Ret25Ret1157
6Dmitry Dobrovolsky43DNS8242Ret22DNSRet12157
7Aleksandr Marushko5411Ret8Ret5938†4663129
8Vitaly Primak810410612†9†76197
9Nikolay Vikhansky611611997†3967Ret94
10Sergei Golubev10879556811†5DNSDNS86
11Aleksandr Garmash959RetRet7Ret610Ret6RetDNSRet60
12 Mikhail Grachev 8†7†2Ret38
13Maksim Simonov117106Ret10DSQRet36
14Sergei Shalunov7RetRet12DSQ11†10†535
15Vladimir StrelchenkoRetDNS12417
16Maxim Belotsky5Ret11
Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.

Super Production Team's Standing

Pos.Team GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.
1Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica
Otkritie
16211144431236401
212354611†Ret7DSQ345Ret
2 LADA Sport Rosneft 31123231147144393
13283738†Ret56DSQ3Ret5
3Aimol NEVA Motorsport43782428226Ret12273
108DNS9556Ret11†5DNSRet
4 Demfi LADA SPORT 54410612†57314623264
81011Ret8Ret9†968†8†7†6Ret
5ALAS
DELPHI RHHCC Racing Team
12954107128625Ret1235
RetDNS127Ret87†39Ret5RetDNSRet
6Arloid-TPV RUS77106Ret1010†571
11RetRet12DSQ11†DSQRet
Pos.Team GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.

Touring-Light

Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.
1Denis Bulatov527DNS251214Ret4214189
2Andrey Maslennikov61Ret513†435173382184
3 Ildar Rakhmatullin 453110DSQ810361539171
4Grigory Burlutskiy18DSQ618412Ret351126164
5 Timur Boguslavskiy 261943762111111Ret10153
6Andrey Radoshnov3458529884109411146
7 Vladimir Atoev DSQ7Ret73Ret1RetRet126Ret1142
8Vladimir Cherevan9122109663686477139
9Ilsur Akhmetvaleev836271109DSQ2Ret139Ret133
10 Aleksey Basov RetRet4412Ret22DNS5772Ret120
11Igor Samsonov79936Ret13†7510812103112
12Aleksandr MalininRet118Ret1177129106871
13Rodion ShushakovRetDSQ10Ret8Ret1111Ret931
14 Matevos Isaakyan 5424
15Anton Ladygin5522
16Nerses Isaakyan9RetRet815
17Nikita Zlobin1010DNSDNS12
18Artur Muradyan11129
Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.

Touring-Light Team's Standing

Pos.Team GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.
1Podmoskovie Motorsport61259433173372323
912Ret1013†665686487
2Carville Racing14561248835146310
38DSQ858912Ret41091211
3 SMP Racing Russia 52442521454214310
RetRetRet712Ret122DNSRet772Ret
4Suvar Motorsport43317189321539304
856210DSQ1010DSQ6Ret139Ret
5NEFIS Racing Division2619437621191068235
Ret118Ret11711117121111Ret10
6 SMP Power 1077DNS3Ret14912651224
DSQ10DNSDNS6Ret5RetRetRetRet8Ret5
Pos.Team GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.

National

Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.
1 Aydar Nuriev 1231527325Ret8216201
2Gleb Kuznetsov61211241444341182200
3Egor Sanin2816636527164161177
4Andrey Petukhov19DSQ13952143456Ret172
5Roman Agoshkov451519431101Ret1Ret138
6Ivan Kostukov1113DNQDNQ14136239Ret103
7Aleksandr Dudarev5710213116RetRet83797
8Rafael Fattakhov1765Ret281111109Ret135Ret86
9Andrey Maslennikov56524381
10Vasily Korablev8Ret6Ret893Ret9Ret7Ret66
11Ruslan Nafikov3311Ret1015Ret20†15RetRet143Ret63
12Vitaly LarionovRetRet98121216DNS87820101259
13Igor Lvov79RetDSQ711721†Ret111816Ret1557
14Yulia StrukovaRet12127111015Ret12121212Ret655
15Vsevolod Gagen62719†Ret550
16Vladislav Ustiugov101085Ret791847
17Anton LadyginDSQRet44DNS1310745
18Natalia Goltsova1211259DSQ1612Ret21Ret109Ret940
19Vitaly Dudin94RetRet9637
20Magomed Daghiev1417148111021928
21Roman Shusharin16161412RetDNS2114Ret141117Ret724
22Anvar Tutaev2022†Ret8Ret422
23Roman KozyavinDSQ188519
24Vasily Krichevsky21Ret7DSQ624†19
25Ivan Demuh1314131023†Ret161317
26Egor KiryakovRet181916DSQ19Ret17181520Ret11814
27Eugeny Ushmaev1897
28Sergey Drebenets162115107
29Sergei Koronatov19Ret14117
30Ildar Fattakhov15Ret181825†23DSQDNS19DSQ12147
31Yury Zhironkin19Ret1316†14Ret5
32Aleksandr MaslennikovDSQRetDNSRet19124
33Tatiana Dobrynina181721172122241517Ret1621†13Ret4
34Maksim Simonov15Ret23134
35Artur MuradyanRetRet201317183
36Aleksandr Shuvalov20DSQ27RetDSQ133
37Rodion Shushakov13RetDNSRet3
38Kirill PlekhovRetRet17Ret17DNSRetRet1417†RetDNS2
39Sergey Schegolev231422Ret22Ret20DSQ2
40Halid Alviev14Ret2
41Andrey Emelin15152
42Islam Barzankaev201522201
43Radik Garifianov24151
44Rais MinnikhanovDNS160
45Anatoly Korablev26DNS17170
46Dmitry Zabolonsky18200
47Grigory Zavyalov25190
-Maxim GordyushkinRetDNS-
Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.

Touring-Light Team's Standing

Pos.Team GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.
1Rally Academy612111444341182311
1113DNQDNQ2414136Ret8239Ret
2 LADA Sport Rosneft 288536526164161274
1010166Ret791872719†Ret5
3AKHMAT Racing Team44151943181109616213
95RetRet1417141011Ret219RetRet
4 SK V-Power 1764428107565243212
DSQRet5RetDNS131111910Ret135Ret
5 UMMC Motorsport 121198121212Ret878910999
RetRet259DSQ1616DNS21Ret1020Ret12
6Redmond Drive79RetDSQ711721†Ret111816Ret1557
7ALAS
DELPHI RHHCC Racing Team
1314131023†19Ret1716131621†11834
Ret181916DSQRet181520Ret13Ret
8Parus3Ret71726
26DNS17Ret
9IzhAutoSport25†188519
DSQ23DSQDNS
10B-Tuning Pro Racing TeamRetRet20133
Pos.Team GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.

National-Junior

Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.
1Maxim KornilkovRet1610111171183
2 Irina Sidorkova 13186422110171
3Vladislav Seredenko324123810Ret6135
4Artem Lyakin21192895435119
5Rustam Fatkhutdinov553Ret5233Ret3118
6Pavel Kuzminov81013576678294
7Aleksey SakharovRet8Ret6128452783
8Ilya Doschechkin7411Ret37DNS114879
9Efim Bulatov69812135799973
10Anton Gavrichenkov8610114Ret9658
11Nikita Aleksandrov2391049
12Mikhail Simonov12410436
13Anastasia GrishinaDNQDNQ14Ret10851132
14Vladislav Gusev5710Ret26
15Virsavia Goltsova16†13111261325
16Kirill Havronin79111225
17Khasbulat Ansarov4722
18Daniil ZiminDNQ131511DSQRetDNS1213
Pos.Driver GRO SMO NRG KAZ SMO MSC KAZ Pts.

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The 2020 SMP Russian Circuit Racing Series was the seventh season of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, organized by SMP Racing. It was the sixth season with TCR class cars. In 2020, the GT4 and CN classes were added to the main Touring, Touring Light, Super Production and S1600 classes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fort Grozny Autodrom</span>

Fort Grozny is a motorsport complex and the largest in the North Caucasus, located in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.

The 2022 SMP Russian Circuit Racing Series is the ninth season of the Russian Circuit Racing Series, organized by SMP Racing. It's the eighth season with TCR class cars. In 2022, the competition's held in eight classes: Touring, Touring Light, Super Production, S1600, GT4, CN, Historic LADA Cup and Time Attack Unlimited.

References

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  2. 1 2 "Открыт приём заявок с СМП РСКГ 2017!" [Acceptance of applications for participation in SMP RCRS 2017 is open]. raf-rcrs.ru (in Russian). 6 April 2017.
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  18. "Драйвер по-чеченски,10 выпуск,2017г" [Chechen driver, Episode 10, 2017]. youtube.com (in Russian). 22 April 2017.
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