Ryazhsk
RYAZHSK, a town of Russia, in the government of Ryazan, 72 m. by rail S. of the city of Ryazan. Pop. (1897) 12,993. It is one of the chief railway junctions of Russia, where meet the lines from Moscow to S. Russia and Caucasia and from Poland to Samara and Siberia. It has become a centre for all the corngrowing regions of Russia, and is a wealthy place.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
