Mikhaylovka

Mikhaylovka lies in the lower Volga country, close to the Akhtuba and the floodplain that separates it from the main river. The seasonal rise of the waters filled channels and meadows, while dry steppe stretched beyond the river's reach. Along the Akhtuba, boats could carry salt from the lakes east of the river towards the Volga. Settlements and pasture grounds occupied the narrow transition between the watered valley and the open Caspian lowland.