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PETROVSK , a See also:town of eastern See also:Russia, in the See also:government of See also: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 in 1398 as a See also:defence against the See also:Kuban See also:Tatars. Its See also:industrial establishments include distilleries, tanneries, See also:tallow and brickworks. End of Article: PETROVSKAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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