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Zlatoust

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Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk/Russia Iron and copper works were established here in 1754 and in due course the settlement was named after its church dedicated to St John Chrysostom (c.347–407), archbishop of Contantinople (now Istanbul) (398–403). Zlatoust ‘golden‐mouthed’ from zlato ‘gold’ and usta ‘mouth’ is the Russian word used for Chrysostom since he became famous as a preacher.

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Zlatoust

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Zlatoust , city (1989 pop. 208,000), E European Russia, on the Ai River in the S Urals. It is a rail terminus and an old metallurgical center. Besides steel mills, the city has metal-engraving works and factories that manufacture farm machinery, instruments, precision castings, and clocks. Zlatoust was founded in 1754 as one of Russia's first iron industry settlements, and was noted for its swords.