Simbirsk province (Geographic Playing Card)

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Title:

Simbirsk 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:

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:

Notable features:

Simbirskskaia and Promzinskaia piers. Simbirsk was founded in 1648.

Climate:

rather temperate

Card #:

Collection:

Regional Diversity

Tags:

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