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Lipetsk

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Li·petsk  (lptsk, lypytsk)
A city of west-central Russia south-southeast of Moscow. Originally founded in the 13th century, it was rebuilt in 1707 as a metallurgical center by orders of Peter the Great. Population: 503,000.
Lipetsk (Russian) [ˈlipɪtsk]
n
(Placename) a city in central Russia, on the Voronezh River: steelworks. Pop.: 521 600 (1999 est.)


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The usual route through Moscow could not be thought of, and the roundabout way Princess Mary was obliged to take through Lipetsk, Ryazan, Vladimir, and Shuya was very long and, as post horses were not everywhere obtainable, very difficult, and near Ryazan where the French were said to have shown themselves was even dangerous.
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