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Black Sea Cossack Lands
12020-08-16T23:07:28-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f591Item in the set of geographic playing cards produced in Russia in 1856. These were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced playing cards laden with pedagogical and ideological value. There is one card for each province of the Russian Empire.plain2020-08-16T23:07:28-04:001856LoC_RussianGeogCards6.jpgKelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
Provincial town: Ekaterinodar Area (square miles): 14,750 Population: 125,400 Population density: 8.5 people per square mile Towns: 3
Noteworthy
Trade is insignificant. The climate is temperate. There is a chain of posts and fortifications on the Kuban River... ...and the Black Sea region is divided into 3 districts [okrugs].
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