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1645 when Russian Tsar Alexei Romanov founded a border fortress named Tor against the Crimean attacks and slave raids on the southern suburbs of modern Ukraine and Russia. The new Mayatsky Fortress, which laid the foundation for the future city, began construction in 1645 near Lake Mayatskoye. The fort was built as a full-fledged border fortification. The first wooden Orthodox church in honor

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