Skopin Lace
Skopin may refer to: * Skopin, Russia, a town in Ryazan Oblast * Skopin (surname) Skopin (masculine, ) or Skopina (feminine, ) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander Skopin (1927–2003), Russian mathematician *Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky (1586–1610), Russian statesman and military figure *Timofe ...

Skopin, Russia
Skopin () is a town in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyorda River ( Oka's basin) southwest of Ryazan. Population: History Skopin is considered to be one of the oldest towns in Ryazan Oblast. A settlement named Likharevskoye Gorodishche near present-day Skopin was founded some time in the 12th century. It was fortified with moats and ramparts for protection against the Cuman people. In 1663 (or 1597, according to another accountDavies has Skopin as part of the Abatis Line, which would put it before 1600 (Brian L. Davies. ''Warfare State and Society of the Black Sea Steppe'', 2007, p. 45)), the Tsar built a wooden fortress on the spot of today's Skopin, which would become a part of the defense system on the southeast of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It had been called Skopinskaya sloboda since the late 17th century. In 1778, the town was renamed Skopin. In the 18th century, the town lost its military significance. In the second half of the 19th century, mining for b ...
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