Kursk province (Geographic Playing Card)
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Title:
Kursk 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:
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