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Borovichi (Russian: Боровичи́) is the second largest town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Msta River in the northern spurs of the Valdai Hills, 194 kilometers (121 mi) east of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 53,690. [4]
Borovichsky District (Russian: Боровичский райо́н) is an administrative [1] and municipal [6] district (), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia.It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Khvoyninsky District in the north, Moshenskoy District in the east, Udomelsky District of Tver Oblast in the southeast, Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast in the ...
The entry of the Soviet Union in the war against Japan along with the atomic bombings by the United States led to Japan's surrender, marking the end of World War II. The Soviet Union suffered the greatest number of casualties in the war, losing more than 20 million citizens, about a third of all World War II casualties.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .
Borovichi (Russian: Боровичи) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Urban localities. Borovichi, a town of oblast significance in Novgorod Oblast; Rural localities. Borovichi, Kurgan Oblast, a selo in Bakharevsky Selsoviet of Safakulevsky District of Kurgan Oblast
Icelandic post-World War I prosperity came to an end with the outbreak of the Great Depression. The Depression hit Iceland hard, as the value of exports plummeted. The total value of Icelandic exports fell from 74 million kronur in 1929 to 48 million in 1932, and was not to rise again to the pre-1930 level until after 1939. [ 160 ]
The museum is located in a two-story stone house with a mezzanine in the historical part of Borovichi. The former house of an ex-mayor merchant of the 1st guild Matvey Shulgin , it dates from the middle of the 19th century. [1] [3] The museum building is listed as a monument of cultural heritage monument of regional importance. [4]
Hero City [a] is a Soviet honorary title awarded for outstanding heroism during World War II (the Eastern Front is known in most countries of the former Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War). [1] It was awarded to twelve cities of the Soviet Union, [2] today located in Belarus (1 city), Russia (7 cities), and Ukraine (4 cities).