Units in use in Russia before the Metric System was invented

Distance: Verst or Viorst or Wiorst = 1.06 kilometers = 3500 feet = 0.663 miles
mila = 7 versts
Area: Desyatin or Dziesiatun (dz.) = 1.09 hectares = 10,900 square meters = 2.9 acres
Wloka = 0.5599 hectares
Morg = 0.5599 hectares (same as Wloka)
Weight: Pood = 16.38 kilograms = 36.08 pounds

For Metric-American-Russian conversion tables see "International Conversion Tables" by Stephen Naft, E. E.;  Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 61-10391
 

Note: to get back to the page you were just looking at when you had to know what verst, desyatin, or pood was, use your browser's "back" button. If there were a back-link here to every place listing a unit, it would be a long hunt to find the correct one.


Copyright © 1999, Ellen Sadove Renck

Lida District Page