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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 335 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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PETROVSK , a See also:

TOWN

town of eastern See also:

Russia, in the See also:

GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government of See also:

SARATOV

Saratov, on the Medvyeditsa, a tributary of the See also:

Don, 6o m . N.W. of the town of Saratov . Pop . (1864), 10,128; (1897), 13,212 . It was founded by See also:

Peter the See also:

GREAT

Great in 1398 as a See also:

defence against the See also:

KUBAN

Kuban See also:

TATARS (the common form Tartars is less correct)

Tatars . Its See also:

INDUSTRIAL

industrial establishments include distilleries, tanneries, See also:

TALLOW (M.E. talugh, talg, cf. Du. talk, L. Ger. talg ; the connexion with O.E. taelg, dye, or Goth, tulgus, firm, is doubtful)

tallow and brickworks .

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