Bogodukhof

Bogodukhof. a town of Russia in Europe, on the right bank of the Merl, in the government of, and about 43 miles from, Kharkof. There are tanneries, and the district is noted for its fruit crops; and the town has a trade in grain, cattle, and fish. It was taken by Menschikoff in 1709; and its ramparts and ditches may still be traced.