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Starocherkasskaya

Also known as Cherkassk

Starocherkasskaya is a Cossack village on the lower Don in Rostov oblast, Russia, known until 1805 as Cherkassk. From the mid-17th century it was the capital of the Don Cossack Host, built on an island exposed to spring floods. After repeated flooding the capital was moved to Novocherkassk in 1805; the village keeps its Baroque Resurrection Cathedral, built in 1706–1719.

Starocherkasskaya
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Don Cossack Host

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Starocherkasskaya. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/starocherkasskaya
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