Kemerovo is an industrial city and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Iskitimka and Tom Rivers, in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin. Population: 557,119 (2021 Census); 532,981 (2010 Census); 484,754 (2002 Census); 520,263 (1989 Soviet census).
Osinniki, known until 1938 as Osinovka, is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 46,001 (2010 Census); 51,057 (2002 Census); 62,687 (1989 Soviet census).
Mariinsk is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, where the Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the Kiya River, 180 kilometers (110 mi) northeast of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 40,526 (2010 Census); 42,977 (2002 Census); 40,956 (1989 Soviet census); 39,700 (1972).
Anzhero-Sudzhensk is a town in the Kuznetsk Basin in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located to the north of the oblast's administrative center of Kemerovo and to the east of the Tom River, on the route of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population: 76,646 (2010 Census); 86,480 (2002 Census); 107,951 (1989 Soviet census).
Belovo is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Bachat River 170 kilometers (110 mi) south of Kemerovo. Population: 76,764 (2010 Census); 82,425 (2002 Census); 93,108 (1989 Soviet census).
Tashtagol is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Kondoma River 511 kilometers (318 mi) south of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast.
Salair is a town administratively subordinated to Guryevsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 210 kilometers (130 mi) south of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,262 (2010 Census); 9,472 (2002 Census); 11,452 (1989 Soviet census).
Guryevsk is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 195 kilometers (121 mi) southeast of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 24,817 (2010 Census); 27,381 (2002 Census); 28,152 (1989 Soviet census).
Topki is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 38 kilometers (24 mi) west of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 28,641 (2010 Census); 31,004 (2002 Census); 33,574 (1989 Soviet census).
Beryozovsky is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located between the Barzas and Shurap Rivers, 27 kilometers (17 mi) north of Kemerovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 47,279 (2010 Census); 48,299 (2002 Census); 51,250 (1989 Soviet census).
Myski is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Mras-Su and Tom Rivers, 350 kilometers (220 mi) southeast of Kemerovo. Population: 43,038 (2010 Census); 44,435 (2002 Census); 45,964 (1989 Soviet census).
Tayga or Taiga is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located 118 kilometers (73 mi) northwest of Kemerovo. Population: 25,331 (2010 Census); 24,726 (2002 Census); 26,233 (1989 Soviet census).
Krasnobrodsky is an urban locality in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 11,919 (2010 Census); 11,859 (2002 Census); 12,663 (1989 Soviet census).
Elizabet Tursynbaeva is a Kazakh retired figure skater. She is the 2019 World silver medalist, the 2019 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2017 CS Ice Star champion, the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy silver medalist, the 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, the 2019 Winter Universiade silver medalist, and a three-time Kazakhstani national champion (2015–2017). She placed 12th at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Having successfully landed a quadruple Salchow at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships, Tursynbaeva is the first female skater to land a quadruple jump in senior international competition.
Batyrkhan Kamaluly Shukenov was a Kazakh and Soviet singer, musician, composer, and poet. Shukenov was co-founder and lead singer of the Kazakh-Russian pop music group A-Studio from 1987 until 2000. After leaving the group in 2000, he began his solo career.
Yerkesh Shakeyev is a Kazakh composer, lyricist and songwriter whose work ranged from bard songs and pop hits to neoclassicism. He was born on May 5, 1962, in the village of Ruzaevka, Kokchetav Oblast, into the family of Kokena Shakeev, the People's Akyn of Kazakhstan and the First President of the Akyns Union of Kazakhstan.
Aiza Evfratkyzy Imambek or Mambekova is a Kazakh figure skater. She is the 2019 Reykjavik International silver medalist, the 2018 FBMA Trophy bronze medalist, and a five-time Kazakhstani national silver medalist (2014–2018). She represented Kazakhstan at the 2018 Winter Olympics, placing 30th.
Damir Amangeldyevich Ismagulov is a Russian-Kazakhstani mixed martial artist, who competes in the Lightweight division. He has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was the former M-1 Global lightweight champion.
The Kazakh people have rebelled against state power in the forms of civil disobedience and armed resistance. The 18th- and 19th-century Kazakh rebellions are commonly referred to as national liberation uprisings. Between the mid-nineteenth century and 1916, Kazakhstan experienced 300 national liberation movements, wars and uprisings.
Uprising in the Ural and Turgai Oblasts — anti-colonial uprising on the territory of modern Kazakhstan. The uprising was led by large Kazakh ancestors.
