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Pulkovo Heights (Russian: Пу́лковские высо́ты) is a chain of hills located to the south of Saint Petersburg. They run to the south-west in the direction of the Izhora Plateau and have an altitude of up to 73 meters. They were used as a natural defense line during the Russian Civil War and the Siege of Leningrad, when the Germans occupied the hills from September 1941 to January 1944. It is the location of the Pulkovo Observatory and the industrial suburb of Shushary.

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-'''Pulkovo Heights''' ({{Lang-ru|Пу́лковские высо́ты}}) is a chain of [[hill]]s located to the south of [[Saint Petersburg]]. They run to the south-west in the direction of the [[Izhora Plateau]] and have an altitude of up to 73 meters. They were used as a natural defense line during the [[Russian Civil War]] and the [[Battle of Leningrad]]. It is the location of the [[Pulkovo Observatory]] and the [[industrial suburb]] of [[Shushary]].
+'''Pulkovo Heights''' ({{Lang-ru|Пу́лковские высо́ты}}) is a chain of [[hill]]s located to the south of [[Saint Petersburg]]. They run to the south-west in the direction of the [[Izhora Plateau]] and have an altitude of up to 73 meters. They were used as a natural defense line during the [[Russian Civil War]] and the [[Siege of Leningrad]], when the Germans occupied the hills from September 1941 to January 1944. It is the location of the [[Pulkovo Observatory]] and the [[industrial suburb]] of [[Shushary]].
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