Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, a young member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, lived for almost a year in the city in 1770 and left a very detailed account of its geography, history, people, economy, flora, and fauna.

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... Astrachań a także zniszczyła fortecę wybudowaną nad rzeką Terek. Po szczególnie niszczącym najeździe Krymu, który do- tarł do Moskwy w 1571 r. i natchnął Turków wyrazami pochwały dla wasala, Iwan IV najwyraźniej skłonny był do „zwrotu ...

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