a town of Russia, in the province of Moscow and government of Twer. It is the capital of a circle of the same name, containing seventy-seven parishes, with 83,800 inhabitants. It is 378 miles from Petersburg, and stands on the river Wolga, where the river Staritza joins that stream. It contains six churches, 650 houses, and 3860 inhabitants, whose chief trade is in hemp sent to Petersburg, and in making shoes and gloves. Lat. 56° 48". Long. 35° 22' E.