Yaroslavl (Jaroslavl, Russian: Яросла́вль) is a city in Russia, an administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 km NE of Moscow at 57°37′N 39°51′E The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of Volga and Kotorosl. As of 2002 it has a population of 635,600. The city of Yaroslavl (said to have been founded in 1010 as an outpost of the Principality of Rostov Veliky, first mentioned in 1071) lies at the intersection of major ...

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Yaroslavl is divided up into 6 administrative regions. The center is located on the northern bank of the Kotorosol where it converges with the Volga, on the Volga's western bank. The Center is the economic and political center of the city. The center is also the oldest district in the city, where the city was first settled. The center boasts the majority of landmarks and attraction in the city, including Volkov theatre, the Church of Elijah the prophett, the soccer stadium, the volga embankment and the monastery, often mistakenly called the ...

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Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl - Regions, Yaroslavl - Sister cities, Yaroslavl - Weblinks

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Yaroslavl is divided up into 6 administrative regions. The center is located on the northern bank of the Kotorosol where it converges with the Volga, on the Volga's western bank. The Center is the economic and political center of the city. The center is also the oldest district in the city, where the city was first settled. The center boasts the majority of landmarks and attraction in the city, including Volkov theatre, the Church of Elijah the prophett, the soccer stadium, the volga embankment and the monastery, often mistakenly called the ...

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Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl - Regions, Yaroslavl - Sister cities

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Vladimir-Suzdal Principality, Vladimir-Suzdal Grand Duchy (Russian: Влади́миро-Су́здальское кня́жество), or Vladimir-Suzdal Rus (Влади́мирско-Су́здальская Русь), was a major principality which succeeded Kievan Rus as the most powerful East Slavic state in the late 12th century and lasted until the late 14th century. Traditionally perceived as a cradle of the Great Russian language and nationality, Vladimir-Suzdal gradually ev ...

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• Vladimir-Suzdal - Origin
• Vladimir-Suzdal - Heyday
• Vladimir-Suzdal - Mongol yoke

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Veles, Volos, Weles, or Voloh is a major Slavic god of earth, waters and Underworld, associated with dragons, cattle, magic, musicians, wealth and trickery. He is also the opponent of thunder-god Perun, and the battle between two of them constitutes one of most important myths of Slavic mythology. Veles appears to be both a very complex and very ancient god: he may even be a relic from a common Proto-Indo-European pantheon. He was imagined to be (at least partialy) serpentine, with horns (of bull, ram or some othe ...

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• Veles god - Sources
• Veles god - Enemy of Perun and Storm myth
• Veles god - God of Underworld and dead
• Veles god - God of trickery and musicians
• Veles god - God of cattle and harvest
• Veles god - Post-Christian Veles
• Veles god - Refrences

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The Volga river in Western Russia, Europe's longest river, with a length of 3,690 km (2,293 miles), provides the core of the largest river system in Europe. The names of the Volga in the languages of different ethnic populations located along it are: Russian В́олга Tatar İdel, Идел, Chuvash Атăл (Atăl) Mordvin Рав (Raw) Mari ...

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• Volga River - Description
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• Volga River - Human History
• Volga River - Ethnic Groups
• Volga River - Navigation
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Yom-Tov Lipmann ben Nathan ben Moses ha-Levi Heller (b. Wallerstein, Bavaria, 1579; d. Kraków, September 7, 1654) was a Bohemian rabbi and liturgical poet, best-known for writing a commentary on the Mishnah called the Tosefot Yom-Tov (1614-7). Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller - Education. Heller was brought up by his grandfather, Moses Heller, chief rabbi of the German communities. He was sent to Friedburg, where he studied under Jacob Günzburg. Thence he was invited to Prague by a rich merchant, Aaron Ashke ...

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• Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller - Education
• Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller - Chief Rabbi of Prague
• Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller - Imprisonment
• Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller - Rabbi at Kraków
• Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller - Knowledge and Works
• Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller - Article References

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Yuriy II (Юрий II), also known as George II of Vladimir or Georgy II Vsevolodovich (1189 - 1238), was the 4th Grand Prince of Vladimir (1212-16, 1218-38) who presided over Vladimir-Suzdal at the time of the Mongol invasion of Russia. The third and best-loved son of Vsevolod III, he first distinguished himself in the battles against Ryazan in 1208. His father wanted Yury to inherit Rostov and his elder brother Konstantin to succeed him in Vladimir. The latter, however, declared that he would rule both towns or nothing at all. Thereupon Vsevolod disinher ...

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Tsar (Bulgarian and Serbian цар, Russian царь ▶ (help·info)), often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic monarchs of Bulgaria in 913-1396/1422 and 1908-1946, Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although this usage is only technically correct until 1721). Tsar - History of usage. "Tsar" is ...

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• Tsar - Imperium maius
• Tsar - Russia
• Tsar - Full title of Russian tsars
• Tsar - Titles for Russian Tsar's family
• Tsar - Notes

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Vologda (Russian: Во́логда) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vologda Oblast. It is located at 59°12′N 39°51′E, and has a population of 293,046 (2002). Vologda takes its name from the Vologda River which flows through the city. Its name means "the pure one" in the language of indigenous Finno-Ugric population. Vologda was first mentioned in Novgorod chronicles for 1147, when Saint Gerasim found a church and village already standing there. Surrounded by impassable wo ...

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Batu Khan (Russian: Batyi, Батый) (c. 1205 - 1255) was a Mongol ruler, founder of the Kipchak Khanate. The term "Kipchak" came from the Kipchak Turks in the Mongol forces. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. Although Genghis Khan recognized Jochi as his son, his parentage was always a question, as his mother Börte, Genghis Khan's wife, had been captured and raped, so that Jochi was born exactly nine months after her recovery by Genghis Khan. During the lifetime of Genghis, this issue was public knowledge ...

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Yakovlev was born in Yaroslavl. He served in the Red Army during World War II and became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1944. Beginning in 1958, he was an exchange student at Columbia University for one year. Yakovlev served as editor of several party publications and rose to the key position of head of the CPSU's Department of Ideology and Propaganda from 1969 to 1973. In 1972 he took a bold stand by publishing an article critical of Russian chauvinism and Soviet anti-Semitism. As a result he was removed from his position and appoint ...

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Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev, Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev - Early career, Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev - Perestroika and its aftermath

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List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Bedfordshire. Luton - Bergisch Gladbach, Germany; Bourgoin Jallieu, France; Eskilstuna, Sweden; Spandau, Germany; Wolfsburg, Germany List of twin towns in the United Kingdom - Berkshire. Newbury - Braunfels, Germany (1963); Bagnols-sur-Ceze, France (1970); Eeklo, Belgium (1974); Feltre, Italy (2003) Reading - Düsseldorf, Germany (First link: 1947; Official twinning: 1975); Clonmel, Republic of Ireland (1994); San Francisco Libre ...

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The city provides strong industries and services to a sizable area. The Met Office, the main weather forecasting organisation for the United Kingdom and one of the most significant in the world, relocated from Bracknell in Berkshire to Exeter in early 2004. It is one of the three largest employers in the area (the others being the University of Exeter and Devon County Council), providing a welcome boost to the local economy. On June 26, 2004, Exeter ...

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Exeter, Exeter - Situation, Exeter - Economy, Exeter - History, Exeter - Politics and administration, Exeter - Notable Buildings, Exeter - Culture, Exeter - Literature, Exeter - Theatre, Exeter - Music, Exeter - Museums and galleries, Exeter - Newspapers, Exeter - Twin towns, Exeter - Colleges and Universities, Exeter - Sports, Exeter - Transport, Exeter - Road, Exeter - Rail, Exeter - Air

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In 1235 Batu, who earlier had directed the conquest of the Crimea, was assigned an army of possibly 130,000 (actually commanded by Subutai) to oversee an invasion of Europe. The army crossed the Volga and invaded Volga Bulgaria in 1236. It took them a year to extinguish resistance to the Volga Bulgarians, Kypchaks, and Alani. In November 1237 Batu Khan sent his envoys to the court of Yuri II of Vladimir and demanded his allegiance. A month later, the hordes besieged Ryazan. After six days of the bloodiest battle, this capital was tota ...

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Batu Khan, Batu Khan - Invasion of Rus, Batu Khan - Invasion of Central Europe

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List of twin towns and sister cities - Albania. Tirana - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996) List of twin towns and sister cities - Austria. Graz - Coventry, UK (1948); Darmstadt, Germany (1968); Dubrovnik, Croatia; Groningen, Netherlands (1964); Maribor, Slovenia (1987); Montclair, New Jersey, USA (1950); Pécs, Hungary (1989); Pula, Croatia (1972); Trieste, Italy 1973; Trondheim, Norway (1968 Innsbruck - Kraków, Poland; Sarajevo, Bosnia and He ...

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Argentina, List of twin towns and sister cities - Brazil, List of twin towns and sister cities - Chile, List of twin towns and sister cities - Colombia, List of twin towns and sister cities - Ecuador, List of twin towns and sister cities - Venezuela, List of twin towns and sister cities - Suriname

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The Lyceum (Λύκειον, Lykeion) was a gymnasium in ancient Athens, most famous for its association with Aristotle. The Lyceum is the birthplace of Western science and philosophy. The complex itself, named for its sanctuary to Lycian Apollo, dates from before the 6th century BC, while Aristotle founded his famous school there in 335 BC. Aristotle walked in the lyceum's stoas and grounds as he lectured, surrounded by a throng of students, so the ...

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The central square of Rostov is occuped by the enormous Assumption cathedral. It is not known when the present building was erected, mid-16th century being the most likely date. Lower parts of the cathedral walls are dated to the 12th century. The ponderous bell-tower was constructed mostly in the 17th century. Its bells are among the largest and most famous in Russia; each has its own name. The largest bell, cast in 1688, weighs some 32000 kilograms. It is named Sysoi to ...

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Rostov, Rostov - History, Rostov - Layout, Rostov - Surroundings

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This time the invaders came to stay, and they built for themselves a capital, called Sarai, on the lower Volga. Here the commander of the Golden Horde, as the western section of the Mongol empire was called, fixed his golden headquarters and represented the majesty of his sovereign the grand khan who lived with the Great Horde in the Orkhon Valley of the Amur. Here they had their headquarters and held Russia in subjection for nearly three centuries. The term by which this subjection is commonly designated, the Mongol or Tatar yoke, su ...

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Mongol invasion of Rus, Mongol invasion of Rus - Background, Mongol invasion of Rus - Invasion of Batu Khan, Mongol invasion of Rus - The age of Tatar yoke, Mongol invasion of Rus - 13th-century Mongol punitive expeditions to Russia, Mongol invasion of Rus - Influence, Mongol invasion of Rus - Successors of the Golden Horde

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Early years of Yaroslav's life are enshrouded in mystery. He was one of the numerous sons of Vladimir the Great, presumably his second by Rogneda of Polotsk, although his actual age (as stated in the Primary Chronicle and corroborated by the examination of his skeleton in the 1930s) would place him among the youngest children of Vladimir. It was speculated that he was a child begotten out of wedlock after Vladimir's divorce with Rogneda and his marriage to Anna Porphyrogeneta. Yaroslav figures prominently in the Norse Sagas under the name of Jarisleif the Lame; his legendary lameness (probably result of an arrow wound ...

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Yaroslav I the Wise, Yaroslav I the Wise - His way to the throne, Yaroslav I the Wise - His reign, Yaroslav I the Wise - Family life and posterity, Yaroslav I the Wise - Sources

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