Tambov Oblast

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Tambov Oblast is a region in Russia's Don-Voronezh Region, which borders Voronezh Oblast to the south, Lipetsk Oblast to the west, Ryazan Oblast to the north, Penza Oblast to the east, and Ulyanovsk Oblast to the southeast.

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  • Tambov — the capital has a large art museum and one of the prettier train stations in the world
  • Ivanovka — a village notable for the Estate of the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, which is currently a museum
  • Kirsanov — located near the Tikhvino-Bogoroditsky Monastery
  • Michurinsk — a town with a large cathedral
  • Mordovo — a small town, home to the Church of Mikhail the Archangel, which has a unique porcelain iconostasis
  • Morshansk — a small city with a large 19th century Trinity Cathedral

[edit] Other destinations

  • Voroninsky Nature Reserve

[edit] Understand

Tambov Oblast is a heavily forested area of Russia's Black Earth Region.

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Tambov Oblast is not the most cosmopolitan area of Russia and visitors should expect Russian to be the only language in widespread use.

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