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Bolkhov
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town of Russia, in the government of Orel, and 35 M. N. of the city of Orel. Pop. (1897) 20,703. It is prettily situated amongst orchards and possesses a cathedral. There is a lively trade in hemp, hemp-seed oil, hemp goods and cattle, and there are hemp-mills, soap-works and tanneries. The much-venerated monastery, Optina Pustyn, is close by.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bolkhov'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/bolkhov.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bolkhov'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/bolkhov.html. 1910.
