diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/pom.xml b/core-kotlin-2/pom.xml
index 81df3cee81..e329611593 100644
--- a/core-kotlin-2/pom.xml
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/pom.xml
@@ -13,4 +13,66 @@
         <relativePath>../parent-kotlin</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
-</project>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+            <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib-jdk8</artifactId>
+            <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-platform-runner</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${assertj.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+            <artifactId>kotlin-test</artifactId>
+            <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+                <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>compile</id>
+                        <phase>compile</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>compile</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>test-compile</id>
+                        <phase>test-compile</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>test-compile</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <jvmTarget>1.8</jvmTarget>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+    <properties>
+        <kotlin.version>1.2.71</kotlin.version>
+        <junit.platform.version>1.1.1</junit.platform.version>
+        <junit.vintage.version>5.2.0</junit.vintage.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.10.0</assertj.version>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/CharRange.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/CharRange.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3151674d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/CharRange.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+
+    for (ch in 'a'..'f') {
+        print(ch)
+    }
+    println()
+
+    for (ch in 'f' downTo 'a') {
+        print(ch)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Color.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Color.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef7adf06b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Color.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+enum class Color(val rgb: Int) {
+    BLUE(0x0000FF),
+    GREEN(0x008000),
+    RED(0xFF0000),
+    MAGENTA(0xFF00FF),
+    YELLOW(0xFFFF00);
+}
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+
+    println(Color.values().toList());
+    val red = Color.RED
+    val yellow = Color.YELLOW
+    val range = red..yellow
+
+    println(range.contains(Color.MAGENTA))
+    println(range.contains(Color.BLUE))
+    println(range.contains(Color.GREEN))
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Filter.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Filter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e611b14cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Filter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    val r = 1..10
+
+    //Apply filter
+    val f = r.filter { it -> it % 2 == 0 }
+    println(f)
+
+    //Map
+    val m = r.map { it -> it * it }
+    println(m)
+
+    //Reduce
+    val rdc = r.reduce { a, b -> a + b }
+    println(rdc)
+
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/FirstLast.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/FirstLast.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b82f5a8b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/FirstLast.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+
+    println((1..9).first)
+    println((1..9 step 2).step)
+    println((3..9).reversed().last)
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/OtherRangeFunctions.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/OtherRangeFunctions.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19dcab89b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/OtherRangeFunctions.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+
+    val r = 1..20
+    println(r.min())
+    println(r.max())
+    println(r.sum())
+    println(r.average())
+    println(r.count())
+
+    val repeated = listOf(1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 6, 10)
+    println(repeated.distinct())
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Range.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Range.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c313181599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Range.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+
+    for (i in 1..9) {
+        print(i)
+    }
+    println()
+
+    for (i in 9 downTo 1) {
+        print(i)
+    }
+    println()
+
+    for (i in 1.rangeTo(9)) {
+        print(i)
+    }
+    println()
+
+    for (i in 9.downTo(1)) {
+        print(i)
+    }
+    println()
+
+    for (i in 1 until 9) {
+        print(i)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/ReverseRange.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/ReverseRange.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..875cf62200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/ReverseRange.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+
+    (1..9).reversed().forEach {
+        print(it)
+    }
+
+    println()
+
+    (1..9).reversed().step(3).forEach {
+        print(it)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Step.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Step.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9c5d48588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/Step.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+
+    for(i in 1..9 step 2){
+        print(i)
+    }
+
+    println()
+
+    for (i in 9 downTo 1 step 2){
+        print(i)
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/UntilRange.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/UntilRange.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c116a286f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/UntilRange.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+
+    for (i in 1 until 9) {
+        print(i)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/CharRangeTest.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/CharRangeTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e23f508b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/CharRangeTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class CharRangeTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testCharRange() {
+        assertEquals(listOf('a', 'b', 'c'), ('a'..'c').toList())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testCharDownRange() {
+        assertEquals(listOf('c', 'b', 'a'), ('c'.downTo('a')).toList())
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/ColorTest.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/ColorTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ac3270fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/ColorTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertFalse
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+class ColorTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testEnumRange() {
+
+        println(Color.values().toList());
+        val red = Color.RED
+        val yellow = Color.YELLOW
+        val range = red..yellow
+
+        assertTrue { range.contains(Color.MAGENTA) }
+        assertFalse { range.contains(Color.BLUE) }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/FilterTest.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/FilterTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0e2df8860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/FilterTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class FilterTest {
+
+    val r = 1..10
+
+    @Test
+    fun filterTest() {
+        assertEquals(listOf(2, 4, 6, 8, 10), r.filter { it -> it % 2 == 0 }.toList())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun mapTest() {
+        assertEquals(listOf(1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100), r.map { it -> it * it }.toList())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun reduceTest() {
+        assertEquals(55, r.reduce { a, b -> a + b })
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/FirstLastTest.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/FirstLastTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca797e9c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/FirstLastTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class FirstLastTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testFirst() {
+        assertEquals(1, (1..9).first)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testLast() {
+        assertEquals(9, (1..9).last)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testStep() {
+        assertEquals(2, (1..9 step 2).step)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/OtherRangeFunctionsTest.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/OtherRangeFunctionsTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2d36bbfae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/OtherRangeFunctionsTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class OtherRangeFunctionsTest {
+
+    val r = 1..20
+    val repeated = listOf(1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 6, 10)
+
+    @Test
+    fun testMin() {
+        assertEquals(1, r.min())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testMax() {
+        assertEquals(20, r.max())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testSum() {
+        assertEquals(210, r.sum())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testAverage() {
+        assertEquals(10.5, r.average())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testCount() {
+        assertEquals(20, r.count())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testDistinct() {
+        assertEquals(listOf(1, 2, 4, 6, 10), repeated.distinct())
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/RangeTest.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/RangeTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48fa483924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/RangeTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class RangeTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testRange() {
+        assertEquals(listOf(1,2,3), (1.rangeTo(3).toList()))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testDownTo(){
+        assertEquals(listOf(3,2,1), (3.downTo(1).toList()))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testUntil(){
+        assertEquals(listOf(1,2), (1.until(3).toList()))
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/ReverseRangeTest.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/ReverseRangeTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e1c7badb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/ReverseRangeTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class ReverseRangeTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun reversedTest() {
+        assertEquals(listOf(9, 6, 3), (1..9).reversed().step(3).toList())
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/StepTest.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/StepTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4570ceeb0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/StepTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class StepTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testStep() {
+        assertEquals(listOf(1, 3, 5, 7, 9), (1..9 step 2).toList())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testStepDown() {
+        assertEquals(listOf(9, 7, 5, 3, 1), (9 downTo 1 step 2).toList())
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/UntilRangeTest.kt b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/UntilRangeTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f941c7f1e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-kotlin-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/range/UntilRangeTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.baeldung.range
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class UntilRangeTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testUntil() {
+        assertEquals(listOf(1, 2, 3, 4), (1 until 5).toList())
+    }
+}
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