In the south of Russia the purest place is Kabardino-Balkaria, of course.

在俄罗斯的南部，这个纯净的地方当然是巴尔卡·里亚。

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The attack occurred in Kabardino-Balkaria,a republic in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, where authorities have been confronting an Islamist insurgency.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

In the meantime, officials from Kabardino-Balkaria told President Dmitri Medvedev that steps are being taken to tighten security at other strategic facilities in the republic.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

The highest peak in the Caucasus, Mount Elbrus, lies on the border with Kabardino-Balkaria.

BBC: Karachay-Cherkessia profile

Kabardino-Balkaria is home to the two highest peaks in the North Caucasus, Mount Elbrus and Dykh Tau.

BBC: Kabardino-Balkaria profile

Kabardino-Balkaria now looks as brittle and unstable as Ingushetia and Dagestan, Chechnya's other neighbours, where shoot-outs and killings abound.

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