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1048:Varshavska
984:Olimpiiska
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827:Sviatoshyn
787:Kyiv Metro
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524:References
504:Kyiv Mayor
497:bas-relief
439:Leninskaya
381:Kyiv Metro
364:Театральна
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119:Kyiv Metro
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679:5 January
433:romanized
428:Ленинская
420:Ленiнська
416:Ukrainian
360:Ukrainian
356:Teatralna
140:Platforms
25:Teatralna
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852:Vokzalna
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