Chernigov province (Geographic Playing Card)

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Title:

Chernigov province

Subject:

Regional Diversity

Creator:

Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov

Source:

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:

Library of Congress; Russian National Library

Date:

1856

Rights:

Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.

Language:

Russian

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:

Notable features:

Chernigov is one of the most ancient cities of Russia.

Climate:

temperate

Card #:

Collection:

Regional Diversity

Tags:

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