Vla·di·vos·tok 
(vlăd′ə-və-stŏk, -vŏstŏk′, vlə-dyə-və-stôk)
(vlăd′ə-və-stŏk, -vŏstŏk′, vlə-dyə-və-stôk) A city of extreme southeast Russia on an arm of the Sea of Japan. It has been a naval base since 1872 and grew rapidly after the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railroad in the early 1900s.