Petrovsk
Britishnoun
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Towards the Caspian, especially between Petrovsk and the river Sulak, the Cretaceous system is well represented, and upon its rocks rest marls, shales, and sandstones of the Eocene period.
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Villages seem to be unknown, and the first place of any importance we stop at is Petrovsk, a locality which owes its origin to its deep mines, enormous factories, and a large prison to furnish the workmen.
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And if Petrovsk had a city gate, its sole inscription could be "Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch' entrate."
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The miseries of Omsk have been described by Dostoievsky, but those of Petrovsk will never be entirely known.
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GROZNYI, a fortress and town of Russia, North Caucasia, in the province of Terek, on the Zunzha river, 82 m. by rail N.E. of Vladikavkaz, on the railway to Petrovsk.
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