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The Lithuanian–Muscovite War, known in the Rogozh Chronicle as Litovschina ( Russian: Литовщина ), encompasses three raids by Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, to the Principality of Moscow in 1368, 1370, and 1372. Algirdas organized the raids against Dmitry Donskoy in support of the Principality of Tver, chief rival of Moscow.
The Battle of Tver: In 1327, Tver was attacked by the Mongol Golden Horde. Prince Dmitry of Tver led a successful defense against the invaders, which became known as the Battle of Tver. Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin: A famous Russian writer and satirist, Saltykov-Shchedrin was born in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo near Tver in 1826.
In particular, Mikhail's son and successor, Dmitry "the Terrible Eyes" of Tver, still opposed him. In 1322, Dmitry, seeking revenge for his father's murder, [citation needed] went to Sarai and persuaded the khan that Yury had appropriated a large portion of the tribute due to the Horde.
Down: On the Volga river in Tver, St Catherine Church on the left. / 56.86250°N 35.92417°E / 56.86250; 35.92417. Tver ( Russian: Тверь, IPA: [tvʲerʲ]) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers.
Mikhail of Tver redirects here. It can also refer to Mikhail II of Tver and to Mikhail III of Tver. Mikhail Yaroslavich (Russian: Михаил Ярославич) (1271 – 22 November 1318), also known as Michael of Tver or Michael the Saint, was a Prince of Tver (from 1285) who ruled as Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1304 until 1314 and again from 1315–1318. He is counted among the saints ...
0. On 23 August 2023, an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet with ten people crashed near Kuzhenkino in Tver Oblast, approximately 100 kilometres (60 mi) north of its departure point in Moscow. Among the victims were Yevgeny Prigozhin, Dmitry Utkin and Valery Chekalov, the key figures of the Wagner Group, a Russian state -funded private military ...
Dmitry Krasny. Ulugh Muhammad. Strength. 40,000 (overestimated) 3,000. The Battle of Belyov ( Russian: Битва под Белёвом) was fought in 1437 near Belyov between the troops of the Grand Duchy of Moscow under the command of Dmitry Shemyaka and Tatars led by Ulugh Muhammad. The result of the battle was the complete defeat of the ...
