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Serpukhov: Vysotsky Monastery
Serpukhov: Vysotsky Monastery Vysotsky Monastery on the Nara River, Serpukhov, Russia.

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Serpukhov, city, Moscow oblast (region), western Russia, on the Nara River at its confluence with the Oka. Founded in 1374 as a stronghold protecting Moscow from attack by the Tatars, who sacked it in 1382 and 1408, modern Serpukhov is a major textile (cotton and artificial silk) city; engineering is also important. Pop. (2006 est.) 125,010.

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