1 80 167 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/cdc0cfcae7eb4aaaf752bc631990d87e.jpg ad29723023233646d1de6b63fed8cd1a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Siberia Capital Chita Area (sq. miles) 48,636 Population no notation Population density unknown Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Buriats, Tungusi Economic activities crop farming, trapping, cattle farming, fishing, factories Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 3 Notable features Expansive valleys. Climate harsh and changeable Card # 72 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Zabaikal province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry bountiful forest Buriats climate: harsh and changeable crop farming factories fishing hunting & trapping mineral waters mountains Northern Ocean basin Russians Siberia trade: active Tungusi https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/c8d2f72b4df694c895d2ea3c4726f197.jpg 409ab1c0de4bc1af2b45d7a00cfb4308 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Kingdom of Poland Capital Warsaw Area (sq. miles) 14,307 Population 1,555,959 Population density 108.8 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Tatars Economic activities crop farming, markets, distilleries, factories, quarries, sheep farming, sugar beet manufacturing Trade External and internal trade are extremely significant. Cities 12 Notable features Alexandrovskaia citadel. Warsaw has existed for over 600 years. Climate cold Card # 24 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Warsaw province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol animal husbandry Baltic Sea basin bountiful forest climate: cold crop farming distilleries Germans Jews Kingdom of Poland notable city Poles quarries Russians sugar Tatars trade trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/34b44c9df63d698ad24b6030eb33fa27.jpg 51041bebd39f86b9589c1e01c7ab7f40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Grand Duchy of Finland Capital Vyborg Area (sq. miles) 16,797 Population 249,217 Population density 14.8 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Finns, Swedes, Russians Economic activities arms factory, cattle farming, timber trade, fishing, glass factories Trade Trade is conducted rather actively. Cities 5 Notable features An old fortress and a well-fortified port. Fridrikhsgamskaia port. Climate healthful Card # 9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vyborg province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Baltic Sea basin climate: healthful factories Finns fishing fortress glass Grand Duchy of Finland islands lighthouses maritime port Russians Swedes timber trade trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/35d9af4ac84b225f48a4b2d30469b34b.jpg 806821953ff560b9e4619159ca59d032 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Agricultural region Capital Voronezh Area (sq. miles) 25,747 Population 1,657,900 Population density 64.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians, Cossacks, Germans, Gypsies Economic activities crop farming, beekeeping, cattle farming, flax and hemp cultivation, hop cultivation, horse breeding, tobacco cultivation, textile factories Trade Trade is conducted almost exclusively in bread and cattle farming. Cities 12 Notable features The founding of Voronezh is mentioned in chronicles in the beginning of the twelfth century. Climate temperate Card # 41 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Voronezh province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry beekeeping Black Sea basin Central Agricultural region climate: temperate Cossacks crop farming factories flax Germans Gypsies hemp hops horses notable city Russians textiles tobacco trade: moderate Ukrainians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/1473d4981fc476501fa697a167882277.jpg 0e57a8a8bb2cdb8945ef38f59d92d48f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Northern region Capital Vologda Area (sq. miles) 148,329 Population 822,200 Population density 5.5 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Zyrians Economic activities trapping, flax cultivation, cattle farming, factories, iron mining Trade Trade from Arkhangel'sk is rather significant. Cities 10 Notable features Noshul'skaia pier. Vologda is one of the oldest cities in Russia. Climate extremely harsh Card # 65 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vologda province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 ancient city animal husbandry climate: extremely harsh factories flax hunting & trapping iron mountains Northern Ocean basin Northern region Russians thick forest trade: active Zyrians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/7b2325ba46be33e4f17531ace8d6e66e.jpg c3fba67d6ab2e846592008dd5b091b32 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Right Bank Capital Zhitomir Area (sq. miles) 30,682 Population 1,445,500 Population density 47.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Ukrainians, Poles, Russians, Gypsies, Moldovans, Tatars Economic activities factories, crop farming, hemp and flax cultivation, cattle farming, shipping Trade Trade is insignificant. Cities 12 Notable features 4 customs-houses are located in the province. Climate temperate Card # 30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Volhynia province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Black Sea basin climate: temperate crop farming customs factories flax Gypsies hemp Moldovans mountains Poles Right Bank Russians shipping swamps Tatars thick forest trade trade: negligible Ukrainians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/2ea87302f94b9e2d32d3ded642912051.jpg f3ea1b6141defa62cf236f68aa6cd99d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Industrial region Capital Vladimir Area (sq. miles) 18,352 Population 1,246,500 Population density 67.9 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians Economic activities leather, textile, and canvas factories, glass and crystal factories, cast-iron and iron works, orchardry Trade External trade is extremely significant. Cities 13 Notable features The Golden Gates, built in 1164, are located in Vladimir. Vladimir was founded in 1118 by Vladimir Monomakh. Climate temperate Card # 60 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vladimir province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 canvas Caspian Sea basin cast iron Central Industrial region climate: temperate crystal factories famous founder glass iron leather notable city orchardry Russians textiles trade: active Vladimir Monomakh https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/44f81ee8fd3da0487d1fb0ca09fa88d0.jpg 8e3aab0b35a7a7e0882a27ee1bc9191a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Belorussia Capital Vitebsk Area (sq. miles) 17,249 Population 789,500 Population density 45.8 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Belorussians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Gypsies Economic activities distilleries, fishing, trade in tobacco, flax, hemp Trade Trade is insignificant. Cities 12 Notable features Dinaburgskaia fortress. Vitebsk is one of the most ancient cities in Russia. Climate temperate and stable Card # 17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vitebsk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 ancient city Baltic Sea basin Belorussia Belorussians climate: temperate and stable flax fortress Germans Gypsies hemp Jews notable city Poles Russians timber trade trade trade: negligible https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/a6c5e555a6742a67e8196fabc243faa6.jpg 7e7dda7c83db085145261f314b9443e7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Belorussia Capital Vilna Area (sq. miles) 16,350 Population 863,700 Population density 52.8 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Belorussians, Lithuanians, Poles, Tatars Economic activities textile factories, beekeeping, crop farming, hemp and flax cultivation Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 7 Notable features Vil'no is one of the most ancient cities in Russia. Climate changeable Card # 19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vilensk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 ancient city Baltic Sea basin beekeeping Belorussia Belorussians bountiful forest climate: changeable crop farming factories hemp lakes Lithuanians mountains notable city Poles swamps Tatars textiles trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/3d75ed8a4930d52d239209748aecd772.jpg bad07b08f6660c5b13621ec0e4eaf808 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Northern Urals Capital Viatka Area (sq. miles) 53,222 Population 1,662,800 Population density 31.2 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Votiaks, Cheremis, Tatars, Teptiars, Bashkirs Economic activities factories, beekeeping, crop farming, timber trade, hemp and flax cultivation Trade Trade is middling. Cities 11 Notable features Izhevskii arms factory. Viatka was founded at the end of the twelfth century by people from Novgorod. Climate generally harsh Card # 62 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Viatka province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Bashkirs beekeeping bountiful forest Caspian Sea basin Cheremis climate: generally harsh crop farming factories hemp mountains Northern Urals notable city Russians Tatars Teptiars trade: moderate Votiaks https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/b4cd298612a40fb6e25c007600375ad9.jpg 33799321411624cc30ca3cb6fc7e9179 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Grand Duchy of Finland Capital Vaza Area (sq. miles) 16,053 Population 202,710 Population density 12.6 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Finns, Swedes Economic activities crop farming, factories, shipbuilding, production of clocks and chronometers Trade Trade is generally active. Cities 6 Notable features no notation Climate healthful Card # 12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vaza province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin climate: healthful clocks crafts crop farming factories Finns Grand Duchy of Finland Russians shipbuilding Swedes trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/76388a029f6d1087233367fc85afaeba.jpg 00cbab3935e9c050ef7f8ba17b7b528a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Grand Duchy of Finland Capital Uleaborg Area (sq. miles) 57,396 Population 125,114 Population density 2.2 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Finns, Swedes, Sami Economic activities trade in deer hides, fishing, glove-making, sheep farming, crop farming, forestry Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 4 Notable features From the heights near Torneo the sun is visible for several days in sucession on the horizon. Climate healthful Card # 13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Uleaborg province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Baltic Sea basin climate: healthful crop farming Finns fishing forestry gloves Grand Duchy of Finland leather Russians Sami Swedes trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/5f2166397a9e1f92e89a59469c8e5d8a.jpg 9e167c9305940ee65294e1792ff71847 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Industrial region Capital Tver Area (sq. miles) 26,044 Population 1,327,700 Population density 51 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Karelians Economic activities factories, shipbuilding, lime, production of axes, scythes, and sickles Trade Internal and external trade is extremely significant. Cities 12 Notable features Piers: Rzhevskaia, Zubtsovskaia, and Tvorskaia. Tver was built at the beginning of the twelfth century. Climate harsh and changeable Card # 45 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tver province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 bountiful forest Caspian Sea basin Central Industrial region climate: harsh and changeable factories Karelians lakes metalsmithing mountains notable city river port Russians shipbuilding swamps trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/d6bf5f253f4f27a87e96c07b54fa2876.jpg 8be1431f4fbad8ba885f654206de946e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Agricultural region Capital Tula Area (sq. miles) 11,815 Population 1,227,000 Population density 103.9 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians Economic activities factories, cattle farming, shipping, extraction of iron ore, farming, trade in hemp and flax, fishing, crafting of pottery and clay tableware Trade Trade is extremely significant. Cities 12 Notable features Pier Belevskaia Climate temperate Card # 56 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tula province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Caspian Sea basin Central Agricultural region climate: temperate crafts crop farming factories fishing flax hemp mines river port Russians shipping trade trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/630c7daafb18c5687bcadbbc4b8a7dd8.jpg 1975bd5fa3c910a3d765402c9c33fad3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Siberia Capital Tomsk Area (sq. miles) 321,611 Population 564,602 Population density 1.8 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Slavic tribes, Finns, Mongols, Tatars, Samoeds Economic activities crop farming, mining, smelting factories, beekeeping, trapping, fishing, distilleries Trade Trade is extremely significant. Cities 6 Notable features customs house and a trade center (Menovoi dvor) are located in Semipalatinsk. Climate changeable Card # 68 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tomsk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol beekeeping climate: changeable crop farming customs distilleries factories Finns fishing hunting & trapping mines Mongols Northern Ocean basin notable city Samoeds Siberia Slavic tribes Tatars trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/9a7ef360b9e52bfafa2e539daf5d9c4a.jpg d4285a7e4aef883954da868edd701118 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Siberia Capital Tobolsk Area (sq. miles) 512,127 Population 839,354 Population density 1.6 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Tatars, Zyrians, Volugs, Ostiaks, Samoeds, Russians Economic activities markets, fishing, fur trapping, cattle farming, crop farming Trade Trade is rather active. Cities 8 Notable features Omskaia frontier fortress. Tobolsk was founded in 1587. Climate generally cold Card # 67 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tobol'sk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry bountiful forest climate: generally cold crop farming fishing fortress furs hunting & trapping lakes markets Northern Ocean basin notable city Ostiaks Russians Samoeds Siberia swamps Tatars trade trade: active Volugs Zyrians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/b60f8bc1cd3495c3fbfd3743c9ca58c0.jpg 31f7ca64a26bf7ccaab5c3bbb7227c26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Caucasus Capital Tbilisi Area (sq. miles) 2,846 Population no notation Population density unknown Ethnicity of inhabitants Tatars, Lezgins, Georgians Economic activities orchardry, crop farming, sericulture, cattle farming, production of paper goods, tobacco, and madder Trade Trade is conducted extremely actively. Notable features Fortresses: Tifliskaia and New Zakataly. Within the boundaries of Tiflis province there are 4 districts [okrug]: Gorskii, Osetinskii, Tushino-Pshavo Khevsurskii, and Velokanskii. In 1826, on September 19th, Russians secured a victory under the leadership of Count Paskevich Erivanskii over Abas Mirza. Climate no notation Card # 76 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tiflis province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Caucasus climate: no notation crop farming fortress Georgians Lezgins madder manufacturing military site mineral springs orchardry paper silk Tatars tobacco trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/d37f09b1414466624e995fb39bf849b2.jpg 007657d2cc82f8aba05b30ef447933c8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Novorossiia Capital Simferopol Area (sq. miles) 26,087 Population 572,200 Population density 21.9 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Jews, Armenians, Tatars, Bulgarians, Nogays Economic activities viticulture, cattle farming, crop farming, fishing, winemaking Trade Trade is middling. Cities 8 Notable features Sevastopol' fortress, ports and harbors. Kerch-Enikol'skoe gradonachal'stvo is located in the province. Climate temperate and warm Card # 38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tavrida province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol animal husbandry Armenians Black Sea basin Bulgarians climate: temperate and warm crop farming curative mud baths fishing fortress grapes Jews maritime port mountains Nogays Novorossiia Russians salt lakes Tatars trade: moderate winemaking https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/67c55bdcddae6333afde408b4c91dd95.jpg c412d7bde3b632bab24f2e68b1fa4684 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Grand Duchy of Finland Capital Tavastgus Area (sq. miles) 7,153 Population 143,906 Population density 20.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Finns, Swedes, Sami Economic activities textile, glass, paper and cotton factories Trade Trade is active. Cities 1 Notable features no notation Climate healthful Card # 16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tavastgus province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin climate: healthful cotton factories Finns glass Grand Duchy of Finland paper Russians Sami Swedes textiles trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/2ea0bdd719509698050c73208a492148.jpg 9efbb7fca3cd417fe8c6675a0617df56 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Agricultural region Capital Tambov Area (sq. miles) 25,595 Population 1,750,900 Population density 68.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Tatars, Mordvinians Economic activities crop farming, hemp cultivation, cattle farming, beekeeping, horse breeding, factories Trade External trade is extremely significant. Cities 12 Notable features Important pier on the Tsna. Tambov was founded by Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich in 1636. Climate temperate Card # 59 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tambov province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry beekeeping Caspian Sea basin Central Agricultural region climate: temperate crop farming famous founder forest hemp horses Mikhail I mineral springs Mordvinians notable city river port Russians Tatars trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/b6468a47ceca0b992af01af8fd941e30.jpg 1fd6bfe6c14292d28166fe6b734092db Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Caucasus Capital Stavropol' Area (sq. miles) 28,471 Population 402,300 Population density 14.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Cherkess, Osetians, Germans, Kalmyks, Armenians, Tatars, Turkmen Economic activities mulberry growing, viticulture, winemaking, cotton and madder cultivation Trade Trade is rather active. Cities 3 Notable features Kizliarskaia fortress Climate warm Card # 43 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stavropol' province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol Armenians Black Sea basin Caucasus Cherkess climate: warm cotton fortress Germans grapes Kalmyks mineral springs mountains Mt. Beshtay mulberries Osetians Russians salt lakes Tatars trade: active Turkmen winemaking https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/e119d2475259555edfa695ab47a3ccb8.jpg 1559beb8215c77a642360ec6aaf4085c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Industrial region Capital Smolensk Area (sq. miles) 19,063 Population 1,170,600 Population density 61.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians Economic activities crop farming, shipbuilding, hemp trade, wheel-making, nail production Trade External trade is middling. Cities 12 Notable features Piers: Gzhatskaia and Porech'evskaia. Smolensk was completed by Boris Godunov. Climate changeable Card # 27 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Smolensk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Black Sea basin Boris Godunov bountiful forest Central Industrial region climate: changeable crafts crop farming famous founder hemp lakes nails notable city river port Russians swamps trade: moderate wheels https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/f4c478167763b050fa8143924269c99b.jpg faed4db90e40a280a7f90fdafa81f26d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Middle Volga region Capital Simbirsk Area (sq. miles) 17,841 Population 1,044,782 Population density 58.6 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Ukrainians, Chuvash, Cheremis, Mordvinians Economic activities crop farming, cattle farming, grain trade, trade in lard and leather, fishing, fairs, hat-making Trade Trade is in a flourishing state. Cities 8 Notable features Simbirskskaia and Promzinskaia piers. Simbirsk was founded in 1648. Climate rather temperate Card # 50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Simbirsk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Caspian Sea basin Cheremis Chuvash climate: rather temperate crop farming fishing grain hat-making lard leather Middle Volga region Mordvinians notable city river port trade trade: active Ukrainians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/f257ed1becb0602570b3bbb58cf34b69.jpg dbbce9d0e6ed485476e576e58ff86ba1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Caucasus Capital Shemakha Area (sq. miles) 1,030 Population 460,000 Population density 446.6 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Georgians, Armenians, Persians, Kists Economic activities production of items made of silk and paper, fishing, factories Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 5 Notable features In the province there are two fortresses, at Baku and Shusha. Shemakha was reestablished as a city in 1824. Eternal fires worshipped by Indians. Climate no notation Card # 79 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shemakha province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Armenians Caucasus climate: no notation eternal fires fishing fortress Georgians Kists manufacturing maritime activity military site notable city Persians port silk sulfur springs trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/ff282a218bc7cee4f5f6c007d8418a3a.jpg 596a700ec58327cc207472150684f958 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Lower Volga region Capital Saratov Area (sq. miles) 44,110 Population 1,330,700 Population density 30.2 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians, Germans, Gypsies, French, Swedes, Swiss, Tatars, Chuvash, Mordvinians, Meshchers Economic activities crop farming, cattle farming, orchardry, tobacco cultivation, beekeeping, fishing Trade Internal and external trade is extremely significant. Cities 10 Notable features Dubovka and Tsaritsynskaia piers. Saratov was founded in 1591 by Tsar Feodor Ioa[n]novich. Climate temperate Card # 51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Saratov province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry beekeeping bountiful forest Caspian Sea basin Chuvash climate: temperate crop farming famous founder Feodor I fishing French Germans Gypsies lakes Lower Volga region Meshchers Mordvinians orchardry river port Russians Swedes Swiss Tatars tobacco trade: active Ukrainians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/22baf632d75588b28d4bad54349e985d.jpg 26b8409359e4959795e6b6dc1bc3343f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Lakes region Capital Sankt Petersburg Area (sq. miles) 20,645 Population 643,700 Population density 31.2 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Slavic tribes, Finnic tribes, colonists Economic activities factories, fishing, quarrying, hunting Trade Internal and external trade is extremely significant. Cities 8 Notable features Petropavlovskaia and Kronshtadtskaia fortresses. Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great in 1703 on the island of Enisar. Climate wet, fluctuating Card # 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sankt Petersburg province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin climate: wet colonists factories famous founder Finnic tribes fishing fluctuating forest fortress hunting & trapping Lakes region notable city Peter I quarrying Slavic tribes swamp trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/7553a7b2c791b7a63f41156a3d3ec59e.jpg 104a8aabf85048de4de7eb7e95b418e8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Grand Duchy of Finland Capital Sankt Mikhel Area (sq. miles) 9,325 Population 133,537 Population density 14.3 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Finns, Swedes Economic activities cattle farming, glass production, crafts Trade Trade is active. Cities 3 Notable features no notation Climate healthful Card # 15 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sankt Mikhel' province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Baltic Sea basin climate: healthful crafts factories Finns glass Grand Duchy of Finland Russians Swedes trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/a7956152272c5e801aa27cf1a247492b.jpg 509e5f363342fc484df693c2c0d67978 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Middle Volga region Capital Samara Area (sq. miles) 51,903 Population 1,115,963 Population density 21.5 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians, Bashkirs, Meshcheriaks, Teptiars, Germans Economic activities wheat and tobacco cultivation, sheep farming, cattle farming, fishing Trade Trade is rather active. Cities 7 Notable features Samaraskaia pier. The city of Samara was founded in 1591. Climate temperate Card # 52 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Samara province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Bashkirs Caspian Sea basin climate: temperate fishing Germans lakes Meshcheriaks Middle Volga region notable city river port Russians sulphur springs Teptiars tobacco trade: active Ukrainians wheat https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/ceb5d4b61d51919efd4def9c19aac3fb.jpg 5595f3f0729fdb3f5541ec624212e75d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Russian America Capital Sitka Population 19,028 Population density unknown Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Creoles (mixed Russian and native descent), Aleuts, Kenaitsy, Chagach, Kuriltsy Economic activities trapping Trade External trade is extremely significant. Notable features Trade was established by Baranov. Climate cold Card # 73 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Russian American Company Territories Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Aleuts bountiful forest Chagach climate: cold Creoles (mixed Russian and native descent) hunting & trapping Kenaitsy Kuriltsy mountains Northern Ocean basin Russian America Russians snow-capped mountains swamps trade: active volcanos https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/2a3c210117cb928dac996ad27ffd8cff.jpg 65e0f4896ae7ef18193fc88bb7f0bf5f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Agricultural region Capital Riazan Area (sq. miles) 16,317 Population 1,365,900 Population density 83.7 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Tatars, Mordvinians Economic activities factories, crop farming, cattle trade Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 12 Notable features Riazanskaia and Kasimovskaia piers. The ancient Zaraj fortress. Riazan' was founded in the beginning of the thirteenth century. Climate temperate and favorable Card # 58 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Riazan province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Caspian Sea basin Central Agricultural region climate: temperate and favorable crop farming factories Mordvinians notable city river port Russians Tatars trade trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/dee7918beb9a13058dba62aba35b0685.jpg d3d9efafac0fc361b5ea543f0167c3d2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Kingdom of Poland Capital Radom Area (sq. miles) 9,346 Population 954,084 Population density 102.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Tatars Economic activities fishing, factories, marble production Trade Trade is predominantly in bread. Cities 25 Notable features no notation Climate cold Card # 25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Radom province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin bountiful forest climate: cold factories fishing Germans Jews Kingdom of Poland marble Poles Russians Tatars trade: moderate https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/c52afd319ceb8317ef0751aca4d3946f.jpg 4b731fb50d934fa66f9cd53ddc03172e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Lakes region Capital Pskov Area (sq. miles) 17,231 Population 775,800 Population density 45 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Lithuanians, Latvians Economic activities fishing, alabaster quarries, crop farming, hemp, stone quarries, resin, lime, tableware Trade Principal trade in flax and hemp. Cities 8 Notable features Izoborsk fortress, founded in the thirteenth century. Pskov was founded by Saint Princess Olga. Climate temperate and stable Card # 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pskov province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alabaster Baltic Sea basin climate: temperate and stable crop farming famous founder fishing fortress hemp Lakes region Latvians lime Lithuanians notable city Princess Olga quarries resin Russians tableware trade: moderate https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/edb41d483ca7b754d9c12f8a41ab9d3f.jpg 8aee7a2d611b2bd9ff62b05e863ea53c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Left Bank Capital Poltava Area (sq. miles) 19,089 Population 1,783,000 Population density 93.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Ukrainians, Poles, Jews Economic activities crop farming, cattle farming, beekeeping, sheep farming, sugar beet factories, textile production, tobacco production, saltpeter factories Trade Internal trade is rather significant. Cities 15 Notable features There is a medicinal garden in the city of Lubny. 5 versts from Poltava is located a Swedish grave where one thousand five hundred Russian soldiers are buried. Climate temperate Card # 32 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poltava province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry battle site beekeeping Black Sea basin climate: temperate crop farming factories Jews Left Bank medicinal garden military cemetery notable city Poles saltpeter sugar textiles tobacco trade: active Ukrainians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/06c396f591526fdff7510f675e363729.jpg dccd67d00a660e82cf0aa6f733a9f0f5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Kingdom of Poland Capital Plotsk Area (sq. miles) 6,451 Population 619,907 Population density 96.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Tatars Economic activities sugar factories, markets, shipping Trade Cross-border trade is predominantly in wood. Cities 6 Notable features Neogeorgievskaia fortress Climate cold Card # 23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plotsk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin bountiful forest climate: cold factories fortress Germans Jews Kingdom of Poland markets Poles Russians sugar Tatars trade trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/fd2fb6ac767362555f2a3ed49b8c7a10.jpg ff1a5eb6d24f0dbcc82726e6be1bc949 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Northern Urals Capital Perm Area (sq. miles) 129,074 Population 1,637,700 Population density 12.7 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Tatars, Bashkirs, Zyrians, Cheremis, Vogulichej Economic activities cattle farming, fishing, factories, beekeeping, salt works, coin mint, gold mining Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 12 Notable features Permskaia pier on the Kama [River]. The Irbit fair. Climate generally cold Card # 63 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Perm province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Bashkirs beekeeping Caspian Sea basin Cheremis climate: generally cold crop farming factories fair fishing gold mines mint Northern Urals river port Russians salt Tatars trade: active Vogulichej Zyrians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/43f1912cc170f6607b6ed0745f5184af.jpg 4f775731c90f2438424a7e913b7cf570 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Middle Volga region Capital Penza Area (sq. miles) 14,693 Population 1,087,200 Population density 74 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Cheremis, Mordvinians Economic activities crop farming, pasture Trade Trade is insignificant. Cities 10 Notable features Pier on the Moksha River. Climate favorable Card # 61 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Penza province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 bountiful forest Caspian Sea basin Cheremis climate: favorable crop farming Middle Volga region Mordvinians mountains pasture port Russians trade: negligible https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/49dcb7ef85b9b9dcc58efd7ef36d29df.jpg 0a8bbf4a56e436981783b8306fe2e7a4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Agricultural region Capital Orlov Area (sq. miles) 18,287 Population 1,502,900 Population density 82.2 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians Economic activities crop farming, fruit orchards, hemp, hops cultivation, cattle farming, factories, tobacco cultivation, trade in hemp seed oil Trade External trade is conducted extremely actively. Cities 12 Notable features Piers: Orlovskaia and Brianskaia Climate temperate Card # 54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Orlov province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol animal husbandry Caspian Sea basin Central Agricultural region climate: temperate crop farming factories hemp hops orchardry port Russians tobacco trade trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/0ca9f50781820e9eff90371ba90b338b.jpg 0dbfcea40f350a07c7db76dca54e718e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Southern Urals Capital Ufa Area (sq. miles) 139,828 Population 1,434,489 Population density 10.3 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Tatars, Bashkirs, Meshchers, Votiaks, Chuvash, Cheremis, Mordvinians Economic activities cattle farming, crop farming, rock salt, fishing, armament production, mining, copper smelting Trade Trade is middling. Cities 9 Notable features Orenburg fortress. Ufa was founded by Tsar Feodor Ioann [Ivanovich] in 1586. Climate stable Card # 64 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Orenburg province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Bashkirs Caspian Sea basin Cheremis Chuvash climate: stable copper crop farming Feodor I fishing fortress Meshchers mines Mordvinians mountains notable city Russians salt Southern Urals Tatars trade: moderate Votiaks weapons https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/884e120171f04b7cd21b661dfa8b7e3d.jpg 7bf8fbaf92c1ff4e880268816edba302 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Lakes region Capital Petrozavodsk Area (sq. miles) 57,952 Population 263,100 Population density 4.5 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Finns Economic activities cast iron production, fishing, shipbuilding, quarrying Trade Internal trade is rather significant. Cities 7 Notable features Koncheozerskiia Martsial'nyia waters, opened in 1714 by Peter I. Koncheozerskii cast iron factory was founded in 1707 by Peter I. Climate harsh Card # 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Olonetsk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin bountiful forest cast iron climate: harsh famous founder Finns fishing garden industry lakes Lakes region Peter I quarrying Russians shipbuilding trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/a944d4b8987eb05ba4618e700e16b411.jpg 6e324c9926387163e50f270e63376f57 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Lakes region Capital Novgorod Area (sq. miles) 47,120 Population 907,900 Population density 19.3 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Germans, Finns, Estonians Economic activities fishing, shipbuilding, flax & hemp Trade Internal and external trade are rather significant. Cities 11 Notable features Pier on the Msta River. Novgorod is one of the most ancient cities of Russia. Climate changeable Card # 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Novgorod province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 ancient city Baltic Sea basin bountiful forest climate: changeable Estonians Finns fishing flax Germans hemp lakes Lakes region mountains notable city port Russians shipbuilding trade trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/084e87574f7b18f156cc0cad6f8dd5c5.jpg 7b25ac0f1deddfc7102d07d8a25e73b2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Industrial region Capital Nizhnii Novgorod Area (sq. miles) 18,670 Population 1,178,200 Population density 63.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Tatars, Cheremis, Mordvinians, Chuvash Economic activities factories, markets, shipbuilding, crop farming, fishing, tobacco farming, beekeeping Trade Internal and external trade are rather significant. Cities 11 Notable features In the province there are five very important piers. Nizhnyi Novgorod was founded by Georgii II Vsevolodovich in 1222. Climate rather cold Card # 48 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nizhegorod province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 beekeeping Caspian Sea basin Central Industrial region Cheremis Chuvash climate: rather cold crop farming factories fishing Georgii II Mordvinians notable city port trade Russians shipbuilding Tatars tobacco trade: active windmills https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/cc3b4d1732b47a97152462ba7de73aac.jpg 92eba4a830f308645376c0f448f3ec53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Grand Duchy of Finland Capital Gel'singfors Area (sq. miles) 5,109 Population 138,106 Population density 27 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Finns, Swedes Economic activities factories, shipbuilding, fishing, hunting, crop farming Trade Trade is significant in bread, wood and fish. Cities 4 Notable features Sveaborgskaia first-class fortress. Second-class fortress Svartgol'm [Svartkhol'm], with a port. Climate healthful Card # 10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Niuland province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin botanical garden bountiful forest climate: healthful crop farming factories Finns fishing fortress Grand Duchy of Finland hunting & trapping port Russians shipbuilding Swedes trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/f4cfe1ab30b8e7bbad08f6a9c37e1f35.jpg e029dbc123bb8a4d69906ed0f43b4143 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Industrial region Capital Moscow Area (sq. miles) 12,545 Population 1,374,700 Population density 109.6 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians Economic activities factories Trade Internal and external trade is extremely active. Cities 13 Notable features Moscow, the original capital of the Russian State. Moscow is one of the most ancient cities in Russia. Climate temperate and stable Card # 57 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Moscow province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 ancient city Caspian Sea basin Central Industrial region climate: temperate and stable factories mineral springs monument notable city Russians trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/0937394dda96d3f68a9b90fe7e5ed4bb.jpg 4d91b268c07a891202fe6b439f32cfd7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Belorussia Capital Mogilev Area (sq. miles) 18,838 Population 931,300 Population density 49.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Belorussians, Lithuanians, Latvians, Jews, Germans Economic activities distilleries, pasture, hemp production Trade Trade is insignificant. Cities 11 Notable features no notation Climate temperate and stable Card # 28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mogilev province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol Belorussia Belorussians Black Sea basin bountiful forest climate: temperate and stable distilleries Germans hemp Jews Latvians Lithuanians Russians trade: negligible https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/c33597822bd0633cf6db03de50a0b0bf.jpg 63f7931458145ee771c1b59eadfbd16f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Belorussia Capital Minsk Area (sq. miles) 34,540 Population 1,046,400 Population density 30.3 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Belorussians, Lithuanians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Gypsies, Tatars Economic activities fishing, distilleries, fishing, resin, potash Trade Internal and external trade is insignificant. Cities 9 Notable features Bobrujskaia fortress (1st class) Climate temperate Card # 29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Minsk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol Belorussia Belorussians Black Sea basin bountiful forest climate: temperate distilleries fishing fortress Germans Gypsies Jews Lithuanians Poles potash swamps Tatars trade: negligible https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/f2200576ea99f7fd28187836dfe46af1.jpg e69428ebaa09312aea4d72d37f7beb6e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Kingdom of Poland Capital Liublin Area (sq. miles) 12,007 Population 1,013,434 Population density 84.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Tatars Economic activities shipbuilding, sugar production, iron production, glass factories Trade Trade is rather active. Cities 8 Notable features The fortresses of Zamost'e and Ivan-Gorod. Climate cold Card # 26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Liublin province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin climate: cold factories fortress Germans glass iron Jews Kingdom of Poland Poles Russians shipbuilding sugar Tatars trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/86169a4ef869bedb7c79d4ca572fd4f2.jpg c3eb6f8cea6809d689914cd49d964d35 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Baltic region Capital Riga Area (sq. miles) 17,948 Population 814,100 Population density 45.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Latvians, Estonians, Livonians, Russians, Germans, Poles, Jews Economic activities factories, crop farming, fishing, flax, quarrying Trade Trade is rather active. Cities 5 Notable features Fortress Climate temperate but changeable Card # 6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lifliand province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic region Baltic Sea basin climate: temperate but changeable crop farming Estonians factories fishing flax forest fortress Germans Jews lakes Latvians Livonians military site mountains Poles quarrying Russians trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/2fd616b78799554b7d58e83001f98544.jpg 16b73336987e875e6d51dccca528e525 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Caucasus Capital Kutaisi Area (sq. miles) 2,033 Population no notation Population density unknown Ethnicity of inhabitants Georgians, Armenians, Abkhaz Economic activities None listed Trade no notation Notable features Akhaltsykhskaia fortress and citadel. Kutais is one of the oldest cities in Georgia. Ruins of a marble church built in the 11th century. The fortified city of Poti, at the mouth of the River Rioni. Climate no notation Card # 77 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kutaisi province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Abkhaz ancient city Armenians Caucasus climate: no notation fortress Georgians military site notable city port trade: no notation https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/6268e1f5b88004b703b700aba043c2df.jpg 56a111ca6d7fa47483e801df1a615881 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Agricultural region Capital Kursk Area (sq. miles) 17,424 Population 1,680,000 Population density 96.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians, Gypsies Economic activities hemp, cattle farming, crop farming, hemp oil, markets, beekeeping, orchardry, gardening, textile production Trade Internal and external trade is extremely significant. Cities 12 Notable features Kursk was founded by the Grand Prince Vladimir in 990. Climate warm, pleasant, and healthful Card # 34 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kursk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry beekeeping Black Sea basin Central Agricultural region climate: warm crop farming factories gardening Grand Prince Vladimir Gypsies hemp markets notable city orchardry pleasant Russians textiles trade trade: active Ukrainians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/04259f9c24c76e586b0ddda7b3e58198.jpg 9c835b87d9e256b100c54dc9bd79aec2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Belorussia Capital Mitava Area (sq. miles) 10,554 Population 553,300 Population density 52.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Latvians, Jews, Germans Economic activities fishing, crop farming Trade External trade is rather significant. Cities 7 Notable features The small town of Polangen with its border customs. Mitava was established in 1561. Climate temperate but humid Card # 7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kurliand province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin Belorussia bountiful forest climate: temperate but humid crop farming customs fishing Germans Jews lakes Latvians notable city Russians swamps trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/44675422ea9153ae0afd8906aba85adf.jpg 3c4705fa682746a3f2973459a7e5a10e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Grand Duchy of Finland Capital Kuopio Area (sq. miles) 17,138 Population 168,351 Population density 9.8 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Finns, Swedes, Sami Economic activities sawmills, cast iron production, hunting Trade Trade is extremely active. Cities 11 Notable features no notation Climate healthful Card # 14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kuopio province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin cast iron climate: healthful factories Finns forestry Grand Duchy of Finland hunting & trapping Russians Sami sawmills Swedes trade: active Varkousskii canal https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/db5a1887037cbd605cd5c1c3c9964c5b.jpg dd13db8e52acacad164cd37c8a2a6ce6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Belorussia Capital Kovno Area (sq. miles) 16,138 Population 915,500 Population density 56.3 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Lithuanians, Samogitians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Tatars Economic activities beekeeping, flax Trade Trade is insignificant. Cities 12 Notable features The main customs with Prussia is located on the Neman River. In 1812, Napoleon's army, numbering 250,000 men, crossed the Neman into Russia. Climate temperate Card # 18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Koven province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin beekeeping Belorussia bountiful forest climate: temperate customs flax Germans Jews lakes Lithuanians Poles Russians Samogitians Tatars trade trade: negligible https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/8586771f3ef0fe514e270153ef18e61f.jpg 59cc99624da767ebbee787aeab7b5175 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Industrial region Capital Kostroma Area (sq. miles) 31,868 Population 1,054,600 Population density 33.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Cheremis, Tatars Economic activities fishing, shipbuilding, canvas production, flax, bast mat production Trade External trade is rather significant. Cities 12 Notable features Piers: Kostromskaia and Kinish[maskaia]. Kostroma was founded in the twelfth century by the Grand Prince Yurii Dolgorukov. Climate temperate Card # 47 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kostroma province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 bountiful forest canvas Caspian Sea basin Central Industrial region Cheremis climate: temperate factories famous founder flax notable city port Russians shipbuilding Tatars trade trade: active Yurii Dolgorukov https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/afd705c34e4768ea8b4a911d33424550.jpg 488453df38556572255c69bee9858dd0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Left Bank Capital Kiev Area (sq. miles) 19,458 Population 1,605,800 Population density 82.5 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Ukrainians, Poles Economic activities crop farming, orchardry, beekeeping, cattle farming, beet sugar production Trade Internal trade is insignificant. Cities 12 Notable features Kievskaia fortress (first-class). Kiev is one of the most ancient cities in Russia. Climate salubrious Card # 31 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kiev province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 ancient city animal husbandry beekeeping Black Sea basin Carpathian mountains climate: salubrious crop farming forest fortress Left Bank military site mountains notable city orchardry Poles sugar trade: negligible Ukrainians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/2fb0c1039b7242e9a3fe8eb48ae7584b.jpg f8e6b6abe7f6836ef860e3a3e6a1fe99 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Novorossiia Capital Kherson Area (sq. miles) 28,358 Population 842,400 Population density 29.7 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians, Jews, Germans, Gypsies, Swedes, Greeks, Armenians, Moldovans, Bulgarians, Serbs Economic activities grain trade, winemaking, fishing, tobacco cultivation, cattle farming, crop farming, sheep farming Trade Internal and external trade are rather active. Cities 6 Notable features fortresses, military port, dockyards, harbor, and admiralty. Kherson was founded by Empress Catherine II in 1778. Climate generally temperate but changeable Card # 37 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kherson province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol animal husbandry Armenians Black Sea basin Bulgarians Carpathian mountains Catherine I climate: generally temperate but changeable famous founder fishing fortress Germans grain trade Greeks Gypsies Jews maritime port Moldovans mountains notable city Novorossiia Russians Serbs Swedes tobacco trade: active Ukrainians winemaking https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/22c1bc91c921a83d93ff2f2a461ce051.jpg 2196106126151acee7955f5d061f3555 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Left Bank Capital Kharkov Area (sq. miles) 20,973 Population 1,467,400 Population density 70 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians Economic activities crop farming, pasture, sheep farming, beekeeping, tobacco farming, distilleries, factories & crafts, markets Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 11 Notable features Kharkov was founded by Cossacks in 1650. Climate changeable Card # 40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Khar'kov province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol animal husbandry beekeeping Black Sea basin climate: changeable crop farming distilleries factories & crafts Left Bank notable city Russians tobacco trade trade: active Ukrainians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/5eb8ead8aa0fb4b5608a072fa5253de9.jpg 76719c30da8f9f9c25420c0a3dbb7a25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Middle Volga region Capital Kazan Area (sq. miles) 24,013 Population 1,342,900 Population density 55.9 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Tatars, Chuvash, Cheremis, Mordvinians, Votiaks Economic activities crop farming, shipbuilding, timber trade, factories & crafts Trade no notation Cities 12 Notable features Vizhnaia fortress on the Kama River. Kazan' was founded in 1251 by the order of Tsar Saip of the Golden Horde. Climate cold Card # 49 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kazan province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Caspian Sea basin Cheremis Chuvash climate: cold crop farming factories & crafts famous founder fortress Middle Volga region military site Mordvinians notable city Russians shipbuilding Tatars timber trade trade: no notation Votiaks https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/5e9dcad9f658c8f259a467fd7f4d32ba.jpg 3c06c2f3806f56088dd8203e9cc0e77b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Right Bank Capital Kamenets Podolsk Area (sq. miles) 16,475 Population 1,703,000 Population density 103.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Greeks, Armenians, Tatars, Mold?vans Economic activities crop farming, cattle farming, winemaking, beekeeping, sheep farming, flax production, tobacco farming Trade Trade is insignificant. Cities 12 Notable features Kamenets-Podolsk was built in the fourteenth century. Climate temperate Card # 36 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kamenets Podol'sk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol animal husbandry Armenians beekeeping Black Sea basin Carpathian mountains climate: temperate crop farming flax Germans Greeks Jews Mold?vans mountains notable city Poles Right Bank Russians Tatars tobacco trade: negligible Ukrainians winemaking https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/f67c3ffcb2d8134035b95621d36c1aac.jpg 1bb8cb849f680b768b072fd6b3917733 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Siberia Capital Nizhnekamchatsk Population no notation Population density unknown Ethnicity of inhabitants Chukuts, Eskimos, Iakuts, Tungus, Buriats, Lamuts, Iukagirs Economic activities fishing, trapping Trade Trade in accordance with needs. Notable features Petropavlovskaia harbor. The marvellous Abachinskaia, Koriatskaia, and Kliusevskaia or Kamchatskaia hills. Volcanos or fire-breathing hills, a mountain range, and hot springs. Climate harsh Card # 73 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kamchatka and Chukotka Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Buriats Chukuts climate: harsh Eskimos forestry hot springs hunting & trapping Iakuts Iukagirs Lamuts maritime activity mountains Northern Ocean basin port ship-grade forest Siberia trade: negligible Tungus volcanos https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/6cf4ed4766d906630976ed363807c780.jpg c343f877bac1a38b8e49262d209180be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Industrial region Capital Kaluga Area (sq. miles) 12,208 Population 1,006,400 Population density 82.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians Economic activities preparation of hemp, timber transport, canvas factories Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 11 Notable features fortresses: Gzhanskaia, Belaia, and Zubtsovskaia. The date of the founding of Kaluga is unknown. Climate extremely temperate Card # 55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kaluga province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 bountiful forest canvas Caspian Sea basin Central Industrial region climate: extremely temperate forestry fortress hemp military site notable city Russians trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/6fab8a0fad57b20d2c32295cee7497e2.jpg 102ece59792bd6c10536974a4a6d99cf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Siberia Capital Irkutsk Area (sq. miles) 132,701 Population 17,975 Population density 0.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Tungus, Russians, Siberians Economic activities crop farming, trapping, fishing, hemp seed oil extraction Trade Trade is conducted extremely actively. Cities 3 Notable features Irkutskaia fortress. Within the boundaries of the province lie the gradonachal'stvo (urban administrative unit) of Kiakhta and the remarkable city of Troitskosavsk. Climate temperate Card # 70 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Irkutsk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 climate: temperate crop farming fortress hemp seed oil hunting & trapping military site Northern Ocean basin notable city Russians Siberia Siberians trade: active Tungus https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/ed186fded9747cf5444430c9dce4a8fb.jpg b54090e1719a14ae7fce36ae255ab311 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Central Industrial region Capital Yaroslavl' Area (sq. miles) 14,051 Population 1,008,100 Population density 71.7 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Gypsies, Karelians Economic activities paper and textile factories, cast iron production, shipping, markets, gardening, sale of firewood Trade Trade is conducted rather actively. Cities 10 Notable features Piers: Rybinskaia and Yaroslavskaia. Yaroslavl' was founded by the Grand Prince Yaroslav I. Climate temperate Card # 46 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iaroslav province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Caspian Sea basin cast iron Central Industrial region climate: temperate factories famous founder firewood gardening Gypsies Karelians markets notable city port Russians trade trade: active Yaroslav I https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/9ad9ae269a484b81eac77f9723d72a71.jpg 0a5b4868e56e741973a445c1fbe29209 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Siberia Capital Yakutsk Area (sq. miles) 721,228 Population no notation Population density unknown Ethnicity of inhabitants Iakuts, Tungus, Buriats, Lamuts, Iukagirs Economic activities trade in walrus teeth and mammoth bones, trapping, fishing Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 6 Notable features The port of Aian is located in Okhotsk. Climate cold Card # 71 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Iakutsk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Buriats climate: cold fishing hunting & trapping Iakuts Iukagirs Lamuts mammoth bones maritime activity mountains Northern Ocean basin port Siberia swamps trade trade: active Tungus vast forest walrus teeth https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/425e73499cb72a3956ce0c40202b2077.jpg 2fda09d48e6a4e3f648446fccdc9ad34 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Belorussia Capital Grodno Area (sq. miles) 14,742 Population 907,100 Population density 61.5 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Belorussians, Lithuanians, Poles, Jews, Tatars Economic activities crop farming, beekeeping, tobacco farming, flax and hemp, hops cultivation, orchardry, factories Trade Internal and external trade are rather significant. Cities 9 Notable features The fortress of Brest-Litovsk. Grodno is among the most ancient of cities. Climate temperate and stable Card # 20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grodno province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol ancient city Baltic Sea basin beekeeping Belorussia Belorussians climate: temperate and stable crop farming factories fortress hops Jews Lithuanians military site mineral springs notable city orchardry Poles Tatars tobacco trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/c0f76be930c937e5ca2a23a7c1c7c7e3.jpg 737faaf1a84e60114d45848b80d89d84 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Baltic region Capital Revel' Area (sq. miles) 8,012 Population 310,400 Population density 38.7 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Germans, Estonians, Finns Economic activities fishing, shipbuilding, saltwater mud baths, cattle farming, distilleries, crop farming Trade Trade is not quite significant. Cities 4 Notable features A military-commercial port and fortress. Ekaterinental' (Ekaterinenthal) castle with gardens, established by Peter I. Climate temperate Card # 5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Estliand province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 alcohol animal husbandry Baltic region Baltic Sea basin climate: temperate crop farming Estonians famous founder Finns fishing fortress Germans maritime activity military site Peter I port Russians trade: negligible https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/52cee0e1f89e185c863facbf9743dc1f.jpg 0a36e5f8daa926972204f7b05c8785be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Caucasus Capital Erevan Area (sq. miles) 1,728 Population 12,310 Population density 7.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Armenians, Persians, Lezgins Economic activities crop farming, orchardry, pasture, cotton cultivation Trade Trade is rather active. Cities 5 Notable features There are two fortresses. Erivan was taken in the reign of Nicholas I in 1827. In 1837 a fortress was established in Aleksandropol' in the presence of Emperor Nicholas I. The wonderful monastery of Echmiadzin is located in Erivan. Climate temperate Card # 78 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Erivan province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Armenians Caucasus climate: temperate cotton crop farming famous founder Lezgins military site Nicholas I orchardry Persians religious site trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/c1a54b5d7cbf48a83862436587654716.jpg 7609ccba11d271911dbdbf94e58c59f6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Siberia Capital Krasnoiarsk Area (sq. miles) 309,660 Population 18,159 Population density 0.1 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Samoeds, Ostiaks, Tungus, Iakuts, Russians Economic activities trapping, fishing, cattle farming, crop farming, gold mining Trade Internal trade is middling. Cities 6 Notable features Troitskoi lard-rendering factory. Krasnoiarsk was founded in 1628. Climate changeable Card # 69 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Enisei province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 climate: changeable crop farming factories & industry fishing gold hunting & trapping Iakuts mines Northern Ocean basin notable city Ostiaks Russians Samoeds Siberia trade: moderate Tungus https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/8b72f8c1f9d30fe011ea2d4eb34a49b2.jpg 5763ece68a02caf9acfabcbdf6863bad Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Novorossiia Capital Ekaterinoslav Area (sq. miles) 25,678 Population 870,100 Population density 33.9 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians, Belorussians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Gypsies, Greeks, Armenians, Moldovans, Vlachs, Serbs Economic activities sheep farming, cattle farming, orchardry, crop farming, factories, beekeeping, winemaking, coal extraction Trade Trade is conducted rather actively. Cities 9 Notable features The Taganrog fortress was founded by Peter the Great. Alexander the Blessed [Alexander I] died in Taganrog in 1825. Climate temperate Card # 39 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ekaterinoslav province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Armenians beekeeping Belorussians Black Sea basin climate: temperate coal crop farming famous founder fortress Germans Greeks Gypsies Jews Moldovans notable city Novorossiia orchardry Peter I Poles Russians Serbs trade: active Ukrainians Vlachs winemaking https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/6f32601182b86162f406fab58c9a4c7e.jpg d300fcdb419e8e883e7ddda347fed992 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Novorossiia Capital Novocherkask Area (sq. miles) 62,568 Population 704,300 Population density 11.3 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians, Gypsies, Armenians, Greeks, Kalmyks Economic activities cattle farming, fishing, hemp and flax cultivation, quarries, distilleries, iron mines, salt lakes, viticulture Trade Trade is middling. Cities 7 Notable features Pier in Kachalinskii camp. Climate warm, pleasant, and healthful Card # 42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Don Cossack Host Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Armenians Black Sea basin climate: warm distilleries flax grapes Greeks Gypsies hemp iron Kalmyks mines Novorossiia pleasant quarries river port Russians salt trade: moderate Ukrainians winemaking https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/e0d6c575822f3e5481b786889d895696.jpg c418e4bc0bdae52baad3505c56df9612 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Caucasus Capital Derbent Area (sq. miles) 270 Population 116,500 Population density 431.5 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Georgians, Armenians Economic activities None listed Trade Trade is extremely insignificant Cities 2 Notable features Derbentskaia fortress and citadel. Derbent was founded in the seventh century by the Persian Tsar Nushirvan. Climate no notation Card # 80 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Derbent province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Armenians Caucasus climate: no notation famous founder fortress Georgians khan palace notable city trade: negligible wharf https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/1339d737981060dca3cb6f077ecb02d7.jpg 289c593b09a5dbbc33d5ae1cc6eeb2f4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Left Bank Capital Chernigov Area (sq. miles) 21,287 Population 1,430,000 Population density 67.2 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Ukrainians, Jews, German colonists, Gypsies, Greeks Economic activities tobacco farming, factories, timber trade, hemp trade, beekeeping, leather production, porcelain clay extraction, chaulk Trade Trade is rather significant. Cities 15 Notable features Chernigov is one of the most ancient cities of Russia. Climate temperate Card # 33 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chernigov province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 ancient city beekeeping Black Sea basin climate: temperate colonists crop farming factories & crafts forestry Germans Greeks Gypsies Jews leather Left Bank notable city porcelain tobacco trade: active Ukrainians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/1bb4af59fa6ae4299b685cd7cb53dc88.jpg 90ef3b64715b4700427e0f3c3ad3edfc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Novorossiia Capital Ekaterinodar Area (sq. miles) 14,750 Population 125,400 Population density 8.5 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Cossacks Economic activities crop farming, cattle farming, fishing, oil drilling, salt lakes Trade Trade is insignificant. Cities 3 Notable features On the river Kuba is located a chain of posts and fortifications. The Black Sea region is divided into 3 districts [okrug]. Climate temperate Card # 44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Sea Cossack Host Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Black Sea basin bountiful forest climate: temperate Cossacks crop farming fishing Novorossiia oil salt swamps trade: negligible https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/187dd4fa534521e550a1c1041e7d525e.jpg 7e7fce18b5d6b1623812c91bb711b2eb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Novorossiia Capital Kishinev Area (sq. miles) 18,265 Population 792,000 Population density 43.4 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Jews, Germans, Gypsies, Greeks, Tatars, Moldovans, Bulgarians, Armenians, Serbs, colonists Economic activities crop farming, cattle farming, timber trade, fishing, pasture, tobacco trade Trade Trade is in a flourishing state. Cities 9 Notable features Two fortresses and an ancient citadel. Four customs-houses are located in the oblast. Climate generally salubrious Card # 35 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bessarabia province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Armenians Black Sea basin Bulgarians Carpathian mountains climate: generally salubrious colonists crop farming fishing forestry Germans Greeks Gypsies hay Jews military site Moldovans Novorossiia Russians Serbs Tatars tobacco trade trade: active vineyards https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/ed00b5e393d739ab62778686610fbd45.jpg 3233720182f424182d2fb8eafb8e3f03 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Kingdom of Poland Capital Suvalki Area (sq. miles) 6,841 Population 547,319 Population density 80 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Poles, Jews, Germans, Tatars Economic activities factories, shipping, horse breeding, linen production, leather production, horse breeding Trade Trade is rather active. Cities 6 Notable features no notation Climate cold Card # 22 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Avgustov province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Baltic Sea basin climate: cold factories & crafts Germans horses Jews Kingdom of Poland leather linen maritime activity Poles Russians Tatars textile production trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/41d8153a39093c7d2cef4d9a15d70964.jpg 7c75c4f980744cfdc51698a1f45ddbb7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Lower Volga region Capital Astrakhan Area (sq. miles) 71,617 Population 344,400 Population density 4.8 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Ukrainians, Armenians, Greeks, Georgians, Persians, Jews, Khivans, Turkmen, Bukharans, Indians, Kalmyks, Tatars (Kirgiz) Economic activities cattle farming, fishing, shipbuilding, salt lakes, orchardry, watermelon cultivation, reed growing, trade in medicinal plants Trade Trade is conducted extremely actively. Cities 5 Notable features Principal military port on the Caspian Sea founded by Peter I in 1722. Astrakhan' was founded by Tsar Ioann Vasil'ev[ich] the Terrible in 1554. Climate warm Card # 53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Astrakhan province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry Armenians Bukharans Caspian Sea basin climate: warm famous founder fishing Georgians Greeks Indians Jews Kalmyks Khivans Lower Volga region maritime activity medical plants medicinal plants military site notable city orchardry Persians Peter I port reeds Russians salt Tatars (Kirgiz) trade trade: active Tsar Ivan IV Turkmen Ukrainians watermelons https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/f05511fde007ad8b9eab30236460d239.jpg d10ce7b8b78908b9a99e1297ebc17ac8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Northern region Capital Arkhangelsk Area (sq. miles) 330,399 Population 253,000 Population density 0.8 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Lopars, Karelians, Samoeds, Zyrians, Russians, Germans, Englishmen Economic activities cattle farming, fishing, timber trade, trapping, extraction of table salt, flax and hemp Trade Internal and external trade are extremely significant. Cities 8 Notable features The Novodvinskaia fortress was built by Peter I in 1701. Arkhangel'sk was founded in 1637. Climate cold and healthful Card # 66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arkhangel'sk province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 animal husbandry bountiful forest climate: cold and healthful crop farming Englishmen fishing flax fortress Germans hemp hunting & trapping Karelians Lopars Northern Ocean basin Northern region notable city Russians salt Samoeds trade: active Ural mountains Zyrians https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/a19114a56cabd1af5c9ad15b597c5ac0.jpg 2e30982b2280e8edaa06f367441741a4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Regional Diversity Description An account of the resource This set of playing cards is held at the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg. It was digitized as part of the RNL's collaboration with the Library of Congress. The phenomenal result of their collaboration was the "<a href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Meeting of Frontiers</a>" project. The full name of the set is: Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin. An earlier version was produced in the 1820s. Here is how the playing cards are described by the Meeting of Frontiers project: "This souvenir set of eighty-two illustrated cards–one for each province of the Russian empire--presents an overview of each region’s culture, history, economy, and geography in the second half of the nineteenth century. The front of each card depicts the distinguishing features of that region, such as rivers, mountains, major cities, and chief industries. The back of each card contains a provincial seal and map and has information about climate, natural resources, and local populations and tribes." Geographic Playing Card Region Grand Duchy of Finland Capital Abo Area (sq. miles) 6,862 Population 251,011 Population density 36.6 people per square mile Ethnicity of inhabitants Russians, Finns, Swedes Economic activities forestry, fishing, hunting, shipping, shipbuilding Trade Trade is extremely significant. Cities 6 Notable features First-class fortress on the island of Aland. Nishtadtskaia [Nystad] harbor and B'erneborgskii port. An ancient fort, the Aland islands, a shipbuilding wharf, and numerous lakes. Climate healthful Card # 11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Abosko-Berneborg province Subject The topic of the resource Regional Diversity Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress; Russian National Library Language A language of the resource Russian Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1856 Baltic Sea basin climate: healthful Finns fishing forestry Grand Duchy of Finland hunting & trapping islands maritime activity military site port Russians Swedes trade: active https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/fe338b1d4388e1c51e4c4a8d2be949a8.jpeg dd7ee349572a7f65e7b781c0c510ec7c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ethnographic Sketches Description An account of the resource For this assignment we will be working with a 4 volume account of the multiethnic population of the Russian Empire published in 1776-1780 (<a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/013186164/catalog%20">in German</a> and <a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/008847042/catalog%20">in French</a> and <a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/006845685/catalog">in Russian</a>, and in English 1780-1783) by Johann Gottlieb Georgi. The full text is available via HOLLIS (you must be logged in). <a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/012479846/catalog">Click here to go to the HOLLIS record</a>. In class you will select an ethnic group described by Georgi and represented in the collection of images digitized by the New York Public Library. Your first task is to read the relevant portion of Georgi's text, study the image, and create a bibliography of historical sources one might use to research the ethnic group you have selected. Add each source (primary or secondary) to the Zotero Library. <ul><li>Be sure that all appropriate metadata fields are filled in.</li> <li>Assign each source the tag "YourFirstNameAndLastInitial".</li> <li>Assign each source the tag "ethnographic sketches".</li> <li>Assign each source one of the following tags: "accessible in digital format only" "accessible in print format only" or "accessible in digital and print formats".</li> <li>Add a brief note (in the "Notes" column) indicating the contents or suggesting the use to which a researcher might put each source. Note that in order to do this, you will need to have at least skimmed the source. </li> </ul>Target number of sources: 4 Your second task is to compose an essay that answers (in no particular order) the following questions about the ethnic group you have researched: <ul><li>Who were they? </li> <li>Where were they?</li> <li>What role did they play in tsarist history? (Our focus here is on the 18th century.)</li> <li>Where did they fit in Georgi's classification scheme?</li> <li>What do we learn from the image itself?</li> </ul>Refer to the guidelines for written work on the syllabus. Essay length: 1,500 words. Upload to Canvas and post on Omeka. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Repository New York Public Library Digital Collections Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tungus (Evenk) man Subject The topic of the resource Manchurian peoples Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Georgi, Johann Gottlieb (1738-1802) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Opisanie vsekh obitaiushchikh v rossiiskom gosudarstve narodov: Ikh zhiteiskikh obriadov, obyknovenii, odezhd, zhilishch, uprazhnenii, zabav, vieroispoviedanii i drugikh dostopamiatnostei (Sanktpeterburg: pri Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk: Izhdiveniem knigoprodavtsa Ivana Glazunova, 1799) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1799 nomadic shaman Siberia https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/4f4124a5c3e44c835e4997f07f03e3c2.jpeg 53f8da6500ed3ce8201b04ee66d61466 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ethnographic Sketches Description An account of the resource For this assignment we will be working with a 4 volume account of the multiethnic population of the Russian Empire published in 1776-1780 (<a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/013186164/catalog%20">in German</a> and <a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/008847042/catalog%20">in French</a> and <a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/006845685/catalog">in Russian</a>, and in English 1780-1783) by Johann Gottlieb Georgi. The full text is available via HOLLIS (you must be logged in). <a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/012479846/catalog">Click here to go to the HOLLIS record</a>. In class you will select an ethnic group described by Georgi and represented in the collection of images digitized by the New York Public Library. Your first task is to read the relevant portion of Georgi's text, study the image, and create a bibliography of historical sources one might use to research the ethnic group you have selected. Add each source (primary or secondary) to the Zotero Library. <ul><li>Be sure that all appropriate metadata fields are filled in.</li> <li>Assign each source the tag "YourFirstNameAndLastInitial".</li> <li>Assign each source the tag "ethnographic sketches".</li> <li>Assign each source one of the following tags: "accessible in digital format only" "accessible in print format only" or "accessible in digital and print formats".</li> <li>Add a brief note (in the "Notes" column) indicating the contents or suggesting the use to which a researcher might put each source. Note that in order to do this, you will need to have at least skimmed the source. </li> </ul>Target number of sources: 4 Your second task is to compose an essay that answers (in no particular order) the following questions about the ethnic group you have researched: <ul><li>Who were they? </li> <li>Where were they?</li> <li>What role did they play in tsarist history? (Our focus here is on the 18th century.)</li> <li>Where did they fit in Georgi's classification scheme?</li> <li>What do we learn from the image itself?</li> </ul>Refer to the guidelines for written work on the syllabus. Essay length: 1,500 words. Upload to Canvas and post on Omeka. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Repository New York Public Library Digital Collections Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Subject The topic of the resource Cossacks Title A name given to the resource Black Sea Cossack Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Georgi, Johann Gottlieb (1738-1802) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Opisanie vsekh obitaiushchikh v rossiiskom gosudarstve narodov: Ikh zhiteiskikh obriadov, obyknovenii, odezhd, zhilishch, uprazhnenii, zabav, vieroispoviedanii i drugikh dostopamiatnostei (Sanktpeterburg: pri Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk: Izhdiveniem knigoprodavtsa Ivana Glazunova, 1799) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1799 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1290-17/original/15213186f8269b8064840e19189424dc.jpeg 8b226c80e9f5a3ad4ef075eb3aa055a6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ethnographic Sketches Description An account of the resource For this assignment we will be working with a 4 volume account of the multiethnic population of the Russian Empire published in 1776-1780 (<a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/013186164/catalog%20">in German</a> and <a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/008847042/catalog%20">in French</a> and <a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/006845685/catalog">in Russian</a>, and in English 1780-1783) by Johann Gottlieb Georgi. The full text is available via HOLLIS (you must be logged in). <a title="" href="http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/012479846/catalog">Click here to go to the HOLLIS record</a>. In class you will select an ethnic group described by Georgi and represented in the collection of images digitized by the New York Public Library. Your first task is to read the relevant portion of Georgi's text, study the image, and create a bibliography of historical sources one might use to research the ethnic group you have selected. Add each source (primary or secondary) to the Zotero Library. <ul><li>Be sure that all appropriate metadata fields are filled in.</li> <li>Assign each source the tag "YourFirstNameAndLastInitial".</li> <li>Assign each source the tag "ethnographic sketches".</li> <li>Assign each source one of the following tags: "accessible in digital format only" "accessible in print format only" or "accessible in digital and print formats".</li> <li>Add a brief note (in the "Notes" column) indicating the contents or suggesting the use to which a researcher might put each source. Note that in order to do this, you will need to have at least skimmed the source. </li> </ul>Target number of sources: 4 Your second task is to compose an essay that answers (in no particular order) the following questions about the ethnic group you have researched: <ul><li>Who were they? </li> <li>Where were they?</li> <li>What role did they play in tsarist history? (Our focus here is on the 18th century.)</li> <li>Where did they fit in Georgi's classification scheme?</li> <li>What do we learn from the image itself?</li> </ul>Refer to the guidelines for written work on the syllabus. Essay length: 1,500 words. Upload to Canvas and post on Omeka. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Repository New York Public Library Digital Collections Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Subject The topic of the resource Cossacks Title A name given to the resource Don Cossack woman Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Georgi, Johann Gottlieb (1738-1802) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Opisanie vsekh obitaiushchikh v rossiiskom gosudarstve narodov: Ikh zhiteiskikh obriadov, obyknovenii, odezhd, zhilishch, uprazhnenii, zabav, vieroispoviedanii i drugikh dostopamiatnostei (Sanktpeterburg: pri Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk: Izhdiveniem knigoprodavtsa Ivana Glazunova, 1799) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1799 woman