verst
Sign in to saveA verst (; ) is an obsolete Russian unit of length, defined as 500 sazhen. This makes a verst equal to .
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A verst is an old Russian unit of distance measurement that equaled 500 sazhen (a traditional Russian length measurement). While no longer in use today, it appears in historical Russian literature and documents, making it important for understanding texts from that era.
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- Ružany. Ружаны (N. Orda, XIX).jpg
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- Highway location verst marker in Ruzhany, Russian Empire. Napoleon Orda, 1863
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- Length
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- Sazhen
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- Mile
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A verst (; ) is an obsolete Russian unit of length, defined as 500 sazhen. This makes a verst equal to .
== Plurals and variants == In the English language, verst is singular with the normal plural versts. In Russian, the nominative singular is , but the form usually used with numbers is the genitive plural —10 verst, 25 verst, etc.—whence the English form.