distance measurements russian empire
A verst (Russian: Ð²ÐµÑÑÑÐ°, versta) is an obsolete Russian unit of length. It is defined as being 500 sazhen long, which makes a verst equal to 1.0668 kilometres (0.6629 miles; 3,500 feet). In the English language, verst is singular with the normal plural versts.