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Ural Mountains

The Ural Mountains are a north–south mountain range in Russia, traditionally regarded as the boundary between Europe and Asia. Under Ivan IV Russian expansion crossed the Urals into Siberia, a process accelerated by Yermak Timofeyevich's Cossack campaigns from 1581 onward. The region also became important for mining and metallurgy.

Ural Mountains
Image: ugraland [1] from Moscow, Russia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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SauromataeNovgorod RepublicUlus of ShibanGreat PermRussian StateIdel-Ural State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ural Mountains. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ural-mountains
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“Ural Mountains.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ural-mountains. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ural Mountains.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ural-mountains.
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