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Vyazma
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town of Russia, in the government of Smolensk, 109 m. by rail E.N.E. of the town of Smolensk. Pop. 15,676. It was a populous place as early as the 11th century, and carried on a lively trade with Narva on the Gulf of Finland. In the 15th century it fell under the dominion of Lithuania, but was retaken by the Russians. The Poles took it again in 1611, and kept it till the peace of 1634. It is now an important centre for trade. It has a cathedral, dating from 1596.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Vyazma'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/vyazma.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Vyazma'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/v/vyazma.html. 1910.
