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Tambov (təmbôf`), city (1989 pop. 305,000), capital of Tambov region, S central European Russia. A rail junction and manufacturing center, it produces machine tools, instruments, and chemicals. Founded in 1636 as an outpost against the Crimean Tatars, Tambov became (18th cent.) an administrative center. The poet Derzhavin Derzhavin, Gavril Romanovich (gəvrēl` rəmä`nəvĭch dyĭrzhä`vĭn) ..... Click the link for more information. was governor there from 1786 to 1788. Tambov an industrial city in W Russia: founded in 1636 as a Muscovite fort; a major engineering centre. Pop.: 293 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At the Tambov hermitage the anchorite Hilary, a man of saintly life, has died. "You know, Mary, today Elias Mitrofanych" (this was his overseer) "came back from the Tambov estate and told me they are already offering eighty thousand rubles for the forest. |
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