BOGODUKHOV

bogodukhov, a town of russia, in the government of kharkov, 45 m. by rail n.w. of the city of that name, in 49 deg. 58' n. lat. and 36 deg. 9' e. long., was formerly fortified. pop. (1860) 10,522; (1897) 11,928. there seems to have been a settlement on this site as early as 1571. in 1709, at the time of the russo-swedish war, bogodukhov was taken by menshikov and the emperor alexius. it contains a cathedral, built in 1793. boots, caps and furred gowns are manufactured, and gardening and tanning are carried on. the trade is principally in grain, cattle and fish.