The New Student's Reference Work/Saratoff

Saratoff (sa-ra′tof) or Saratov, a city of Russia on the Volga, 500 miles southeast of Moscow, stands on terraces rising from the river. There are nearly 30 churches, two cathedrals and a museum containing a fine art-gallery and library. Brandy, liquors, oil, flour and tobacco are manufactured. There is also a large trade. Saratoff was pillaged in 1774 by a Cossack pretender to the czardom. Population 197,822.