or Rybinsk, a town of European Russia, capital of a circle of the same name, in the government and 52 miles W.N.W. of Jaroslav, at the confluence of the Rubinska with the Volga. It is one of the chief river ports in the empire, and the great central point of the inland trade of Russia: the great canals which unite the waters of the Baltic, the White, and the Caspian seas join in its vicinity. It has two cathedrals, besides five other churches, several schools and benevolent institutions, a good stone quay, and seven bridges. There is a large market-place, where an annual market is held for a fortnight in June and July. There are linen factories, spinning mills, tanneries, and other establishments. Grain is here the staple of commerce. Goods are transferred at Rubinsk from the larger to the smaller vessels that navigate the Volga, or vice versa. Pop. (1855) 8751.