Petrovsk

Towards the Caspian, especially between Petrovsk and the river Sulak, the Cretaceous system is well represented, and upon its rocks rest marls, shales, and sandstones of the Eocene period.

Villages seem to be unknown, and the first place of any importance we stop at is Petrovsk, a locality which owes its origin to its deep mines, enormous factories, and a large prison to furnish the workmen.

And if Petrovsk had a city gate, its sole inscription could be "Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch' entrate."

The miseries of Omsk have been described by Dostoievsky, but those of Petrovsk will never be entirely known.

GROZNYI, a fortress and town of Russia, North Caucasia, in the province of Terek, on the Zunzha river, 82 m. by rail N.E. of Vladikavkaz, on the railway to Petrovsk.