Archaeology indicates that the site of Kursk was settled in the 5th or 4th centuryBCE. The settlement was fortified and included Slavs at least as early as the 8th centuryCE.
The first written record of Kursk is dated 1032. It was mentioned as one of Severian towns by Prince Igor in The Tale of Igor's Campaign: "Saddle, brother, your swift steeds. As to mine, they are ready, saddled ahead, near Kursk; as to my Kurskers, they are famous knights—swaddled under war-horns, nursed under helmets, fed from the point of the lance; to them the trails are familiar, to them the ravines are known, the bows they have are strung tight, the quivers, unclosed, the sabers, sharpened; themselves, like gray wolves, they lope in the field, seeking for themselves honor, and for their prince, glory."
K-141 Kursk (full Russian name Атомная Подводная Лодка «Курск» (АПЛ «Курск»), Atomnaya Podvodnaya Lodka "Kursk" (APL "Kursk"), meaning "Nuclear-powered submarine Kursk") was an Oscar-II class nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarine of the Russian Navy which was lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on 12 August 2000. It was a Project 949A Антей (Antey, Antaeus; NATO reporting name "Oscar II") submarine.
Work on building Kursk began in 1990 at Severodvinsk, near Arkhangelsk. Launched in 1994, it was commissioned in December of that year. It was the penultimate Oscar II class submarine designed and approved in the Soviet era.
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The Antey design represented the highest achievement of Soviet nuclear submarine technology. They were the largest attack submarines ever built. It was built to defeat an entire United States aircraft carrier group. A single Type 65 torpedo carried a 450kg (990lb) warhead powerful enough to sink an aircraft carrier. Both missiles and torpedoes could be equipped with nuclear warheads. She was 30ft (9.1m) longer than any other Oscar I-class submarine. The senior officers had individual staterooms and the entire crew had access to a gymnasium.
Russian/Nat
As new evidence emerges that it was an explosion which wrecked the Russian submarine the 'Kursk', crew members' relatives arrived at the vessel's home base in Murmansk.
Many of the relatives were unable to control their emotions and wept openly, in spite of naval officers' attempts at reassurance.
A Russian rescue effort has failed to reach the sub, and experts from Britain and Norway cannot get to the site until the weekend.
Experts reviewing days of rescue efforts to save the Kursk, which is trapped 354 feet down in the Barents Sea, believe the submarine hit what they call "a huge, heavy object."
Russian theories about what befell the vessel on Saturday have ranged from a collision with a ship, to an internal explosion, to contact with a World War Two mine.
...
published: 21 Jul 2015
RUSSIA: KURSK SUBMARINE DISASTER: DAY OF MOURNING
(24 Aug 2000) Russian/Nat
The loss of the Kursk, one of Russia's most advanced submarines until the explosion that crumpled it during military exercises, was a blow to Russians nationwide.
President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday a national day of mourning.
The bedraggled nation lowered flags to half staff and prayed in Orthodox churches.
But stunned relatives refused to join in the day of mourning, demanding their sons and husbands be retrieved from the sea floor first.
The relatives, who are staying at the Vidyaevo naval base, are out of reach for most journalists.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"I share the grief of the relatives of the Kursk men. Imagine how horrible it is for all the parents, brothers and sisters, more so since the bodies can't be retrieved yet. The...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Battle of Kursk 1943 - World War II DOCUMENTARY
After the defeat at Stalingrad (https://goo.gl/RvGTL8) and the loss of the 6th army, German Wehrmacht needed a decisive victory to get the initiative back and turn the tide of the World War II. The concentration of the Soviet troops around the Kursk salient offered that opportunity and Hitler ordered the operation Citadel with a goal of cutting the salient and surrounding the Red Army forces defending it. This would be one of the last German offensives on the Eastern Front and would culminate at the arguably biggest tank battle in history - Prokhorovka and Soviet counter-attacks during the operations Rumyantsev and Kutuzov.
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The Kursk Tragedy - Putin Recounts How He Salvaged the Submarine...and then the Nation
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For the first time, Putin names reasons behind Kursk-submarine wreckage.
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Raising the Kursk - SMIT Salvage
Between 18 May and 23 October 2001, SMIT Salvage carried out an extraordinary project; raising the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk. This submarine sank to a depth of 108 meters after an explosion in the bow section on 12 August 2000.
published: 09 Jun 2017
15 Years After Kursk Disaster, Anger And Questions Remain
The relatives of the Russian sailors who died in the Kursk submarine disaster in 2000 are still angry about what happened - and by the lack of any official explanation. All 118 crew died when the submarine sank after an explosion on board during a drill. (RFE/RL's Russian Service)
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As new evidence emerges that it was an explosion which wrecked the Russian submarine the 'Kursk', crew members' relatives arrived at the vessel's...
Russian/Nat
As new evidence emerges that it was an explosion which wrecked the Russian submarine the 'Kursk', crew members' relatives arrived at the vessel's home base in Murmansk.
Many of the relatives were unable to control their emotions and wept openly, in spite of naval officers' attempts at reassurance.
A Russian rescue effort has failed to reach the sub, and experts from Britain and Norway cannot get to the site until the weekend.
Experts reviewing days of rescue efforts to save the Kursk, which is trapped 354 feet down in the Barents Sea, believe the submarine hit what they call "a huge, heavy object."
Russian theories about what befell the vessel on Saturday have ranged from a collision with a ship, to an internal explosion, to contact with a World War Two mine.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"We hope that all of them are alive, everyone of the crew. The naval officer we talked to here said they have enough food on board to sustain them. They also have warm clothes to put on and they can survive for much longer than two days. That gives us hope. We do believe that they all will be safe."
SUPER CAPTION: Female relative
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"There's a lot of hearsay about what's going on. I've decided for myself that I will not listen to any rumours. We will just wait and endure. I hope they will tell me the truth when the time comes."
SUPER CAPTION: Irina Lyachin, Wife of 'Kursk' commander
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As new evidence emerges that it was an explosion which wrecked the Russian submarine the 'Kursk', crew members' relatives arrived at the vessel's home base in Murmansk.
Many of the relatives were unable to control their emotions and wept openly, in spite of naval officers' attempts at reassurance.
A Russian rescue effort has failed to reach the sub, and experts from Britain and Norway cannot get to the site until the weekend.
Experts reviewing days of rescue efforts to save the Kursk, which is trapped 354 feet down in the Barents Sea, believe the submarine hit what they call "a huge, heavy object."
Russian theories about what befell the vessel on Saturday have ranged from a collision with a ship, to an internal explosion, to contact with a World War Two mine.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"We hope that all of them are alive, everyone of the crew. The naval officer we talked to here said they have enough food on board to sustain them. They also have warm clothes to put on and they can survive for much longer than two days. That gives us hope. We do believe that they all will be safe."
SUPER CAPTION: Female relative
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"There's a lot of hearsay about what's going on. I've decided for myself that I will not listen to any rumours. We will just wait and endure. I hope they will tell me the truth when the time comes."
SUPER CAPTION: Irina Lyachin, Wife of 'Kursk' commander
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The loss of the Kursk, one of Russia's most advanced submarines until the explosion that crumpled it during military exercises, wa...
(24 Aug 2000) Russian/Nat
The loss of the Kursk, one of Russia's most advanced submarines until the explosion that crumpled it during military exercises, was a blow to Russians nationwide.
President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday a national day of mourning.
The bedraggled nation lowered flags to half staff and prayed in Orthodox churches.
But stunned relatives refused to join in the day of mourning, demanding their sons and husbands be retrieved from the sea floor first.
The relatives, who are staying at the Vidyaevo naval base, are out of reach for most journalists.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"I share the grief of the relatives of the Kursk men. Imagine how horrible it is for all the parents, brothers and sisters, more so since the bodies can't be retrieved yet. They are still there - under 100 meters of the cold sea water - it's terrible."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop, Yelena
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"The money that government promises will not substitute husbands to those poor women. The kids who were born at the year 2000 won't even know how their fathers looked."
SUPER CAPTION: Yevgeny, Sentry
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"I think they are hiding something. To me it looks like our own, Russian guys knocked the submarine down by mistake. And that's being covered up - perhaps, they actually wanted
those guys to die so there would be no witnesses."
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The loss of the Kursk, one of Russia's most advanced submarines until the explosion that crumpled it during military exercises, was a blow to Russians nationwide.
President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday a national day of mourning.
The bedraggled nation lowered flags to half staff and prayed in Orthodox churches.
But stunned relatives refused to join in the day of mourning, demanding their sons and husbands be retrieved from the sea floor first.
The relatives, who are staying at the Vidyaevo naval base, are out of reach for most journalists.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"I share the grief of the relatives of the Kursk men. Imagine how horrible it is for all the parents, brothers and sisters, more so since the bodies can't be retrieved yet. They are still there - under 100 meters of the cold sea water - it's terrible."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop, Yelena
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"The money that government promises will not substitute husbands to those poor women. The kids who were born at the year 2000 won't even know how their fathers looked."
SUPER CAPTION: Yevgeny, Sentry
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"I think they are hiding something. To me it looks like our own, Russian guys knocked the submarine down by mistake. And that's being covered up - perhaps, they actually wanted
those guys to die so there would be no witnesses."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop, Mikhail
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After the defeat at Stalingrad (https://goo.gl/RvGTL8) and the loss of the 6th army, German Wehrmacht needed a decisive victory to get the initiative back and t...
After the defeat at Stalingrad (https://goo.gl/RvGTL8) and the loss of the 6th army, German Wehrmacht needed a decisive victory to get the initiative back and turn the tide of the World War II. The concentration of the Soviet troops around the Kursk salient offered that opportunity and Hitler ordered the operation Citadel with a goal of cutting the salient and surrounding the Red Army forces defending it. This would be one of the last German offensives on the Eastern Front and would culminate at the arguably biggest tank battle in history - Prokhorovka and Soviet counter-attacks during the operations Rumyantsev and Kutuzov.
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After the defeat at Stalingrad (https://goo.gl/RvGTL8) and the loss of the 6th army, German Wehrmacht needed a decisive victory to get the initiative back and turn the tide of the World War II. The concentration of the Soviet troops around the Kursk salient offered that opportunity and Hitler ordered the operation Citadel with a goal of cutting the salient and surrounding the Red Army forces defending it. This would be one of the last German offensives on the Eastern Front and would culminate at the arguably biggest tank battle in history - Prokhorovka and Soviet counter-attacks during the operations Rumyantsev and Kutuzov.
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Between 18 May and 23 October 2001, SMIT Salvage carried out an extraordinary project; raising the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk. This submarine sank to a de...
Between 18 May and 23 October 2001, SMIT Salvage carried out an extraordinary project; raising the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk. This submarine sank to a depth of 108 meters after an explosion in the bow section on 12 August 2000.
Between 18 May and 23 October 2001, SMIT Salvage carried out an extraordinary project; raising the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk. This submarine sank to a depth of 108 meters after an explosion in the bow section on 12 August 2000.
The relatives of the Russian sailors who died in the Kursk submarine disaster in 2000 are still angry about what happened - and by the lack of any official expl...
The relatives of the Russian sailors who died in the Kursk submarine disaster in 2000 are still angry about what happened - and by the lack of any official explanation. All 118 crew died when the submarine sank after an explosion on board during a drill. (RFE/RL's Russian Service)
The relatives of the Russian sailors who died in the Kursk submarine disaster in 2000 are still angry about what happened - and by the lack of any official explanation. All 118 crew died when the submarine sank after an explosion on board during a drill. (RFE/RL's Russian Service)
Russian/Nat
As new evidence emerges that it was an explosion which wrecked the Russian submarine the 'Kursk', crew members' relatives arrived at the vessel's home base in Murmansk.
Many of the relatives were unable to control their emotions and wept openly, in spite of naval officers' attempts at reassurance.
A Russian rescue effort has failed to reach the sub, and experts from Britain and Norway cannot get to the site until the weekend.
Experts reviewing days of rescue efforts to save the Kursk, which is trapped 354 feet down in the Barents Sea, believe the submarine hit what they call "a huge, heavy object."
Russian theories about what befell the vessel on Saturday have ranged from a collision with a ship, to an internal explosion, to contact with a World War Two mine.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"We hope that all of them are alive, everyone of the crew. The naval officer we talked to here said they have enough food on board to sustain them. They also have warm clothes to put on and they can survive for much longer than two days. That gives us hope. We do believe that they all will be safe."
SUPER CAPTION: Female relative
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"There's a lot of hearsay about what's going on. I've decided for myself that I will not listen to any rumours. We will just wait and endure. I hope they will tell me the truth when the time comes."
SUPER CAPTION: Irina Lyachin, Wife of 'Kursk' commander
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(24 Aug 2000) Russian/Nat
The loss of the Kursk, one of Russia's most advanced submarines until the explosion that crumpled it during military exercises, was a blow to Russians nationwide.
President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday a national day of mourning.
The bedraggled nation lowered flags to half staff and prayed in Orthodox churches.
But stunned relatives refused to join in the day of mourning, demanding their sons and husbands be retrieved from the sea floor first.
The relatives, who are staying at the Vidyaevo naval base, are out of reach for most journalists.
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"I share the grief of the relatives of the Kursk men. Imagine how horrible it is for all the parents, brothers and sisters, more so since the bodies can't be retrieved yet. They are still there - under 100 meters of the cold sea water - it's terrible."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop, Yelena
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"The money that government promises will not substitute husbands to those poor women. The kids who were born at the year 2000 won't even know how their fathers looked."
SUPER CAPTION: Yevgeny, Sentry
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"I think they are hiding something. To me it looks like our own, Russian guys knocked the submarine down by mistake. And that's being covered up - perhaps, they actually wanted
those guys to die so there would be no witnesses."
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For the first time, Putin names reasons behind Kursk-submarine wreckage.
Between 18 May and 23 October 2001, SMIT Salvage carried out an extraordinary project; raising the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk. This submarine sank to a depth of 108 meters after an explosion in the bow section on 12 August 2000.
The relatives of the Russian sailors who died in the Kursk submarine disaster in 2000 are still angry about what happened - and by the lack of any official explanation. All 118 crew died when the submarine sank after an explosion on board during a drill. (RFE/RL's Russian Service)
Archaeology indicates that the site of Kursk was settled in the 5th or 4th centuryBCE. The settlement was fortified and included Slavs at least as early as the 8th centuryCE.
The first written record of Kursk is dated 1032. It was mentioned as one of Severian towns by Prince Igor in The Tale of Igor's Campaign: "Saddle, brother, your swift steeds. As to mine, they are ready, saddled ahead, near Kursk; as to my Kurskers, they are famous knights—swaddled under war-horns, nursed under helmets, fed from the point of the lance; to them the trails are familiar, to them the ravines are known, the bows they have are strung tight, the quivers, unclosed, the sabers, sharpened; themselves, like gray wolves, they lope in the field, seeking for themselves honor, and for their prince, glory."