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Geograficheskii leksikon Rossiiskogo gosudarstva (Geographical lexicon of the Russian state) is a compendium of important natural and cultural landmarks in the Russian Empire. Published in 1773 in the early part of the reign of Catherine the Great (1729–96), the work is dedicated to the Russian empress and her son, the future emperor Paul I (1754–1801). The initial page displays a double-headed eagle, the symbol of the Russian tsars. The book includes entries arranged in alphabetical order for a wide variety of sites and natural features, including rivers, mountains ...