Специальная карта европейской России, 1909 –1931

(Special Map of European Russia), 1-verst (1.07 km/0.66 mile) or 1:42 000.

A “Verst,” since the time of Peter the Great, in the early 18th century = 500 sazhen. This makes a verst equal to 1.0668 kilometers (0.6629 miles; 3,500 feet. Peter redefined it against the Englsih system, and used Arabic numerals. The measurement was abandoned July 21, 1925