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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 ...
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...
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]
Pages in category "World War II sites in Russia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
After World War II, on 29 June 1945, a treaty was signed between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, ceding Carpatho-Ukraine officially to the Soviet Union. Following the capture of Prague by the Red Army in May 1945 the Soviets withdrew in December 1945 as part of an agreement that all Soviet and US troops leave the country.
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
The Attack of the Brave Dead Men, or the Battle of Osowiec Fortress, was a battle of World War I that took place at Osowiec Fortress (now northeastern Poland), on August 6, 1915. The incident received its grim name from the bloodied, corpse-like appearance of the Russian combatants after they were bombarded with a mixture of poison gases ...