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White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal: Monastery of Our Savior and St. Euthymius
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal: Monastery of Our Savior and St. Euthymius Among the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal are the Cathedral of the Transfiguration and belfry of the Monastery of Our Savior and St. Euthymius, Suzdal, Vladimir oblast, Russia.

Vladimir

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Vladimir, oblast (region), western Russia. It is centred on Vladimir city and lies east of Moscow in the basin of the Oka River. The greater part is a low plain, with extensive swamps in the south. The oblast has spruce, pine, and oak, but much of the forest has been cleared. Industries produce textiles, engineering goods, timber goods, and glassware. Agriculture is concentrated chiefly in the northwest, where there is considerable market gardening. Much swampland has been reclaimed. Area 11,200 square miles (29,000 square km). Pop. (2006 est.) 1,472,621.

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