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Avangard
Авангард | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 54°16′N 41°34′E / 54.267°N 41.567°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Ryazan Oblast |
| District | Chuchkovsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 |
Avangard (Russian: Авангард) is a rural locality (a village) in Unkosovskoye Rural Settlement of Chuchkovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The population was 370 as of 2018.[2] There are 8 streets.
The village of the Central Branch of the Unkosovo State Farm was renamed to Vanguard by a decree of the Presidium of the Armed Forces of the RSFSR In 1966. [3]
Avangard is located 12 km east of Chuchkovo (the district's administrative centre) by road. Unkosovo is the nearest rural locality.[4]