MZENSK, a circle of the Russian province of Orel, extending in north latitude from 53. 8. to 53. 39. and in east longitude from 36. 24. to 37. 3. The capital is a city of the same name, 696 miles distant from St Petersburg, and
situated on the river Sudsha. It contains twelve churches, 1100 houses, and 6400 inhabitants, who subsist chiefly by dealing in the produce of the soil. It is situated in latitude 53. 17. N. and longitude 35. 28. E.