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Smolensk. Categories: big city, administrative territorial entity of Russia, capital city, city/town in Russia and locality. Location: Smolensk Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Apr 28, 2024 · Smolensk, city and administrative center of Smolensk oblast (region), western Russia. The city stands on both banks of the Dnieper River, 260 miles (418 km) west of Moscow. Smolensk is one of the oldest and most historic of Russian cities, dating back to the 9th century, but the ravages of war.
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Coordinates: 54°46′58″N 32°02′43″E. Smolensk [a] is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers (220 mi) west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has a population of 316,570 ( 2021 Census). [13] Etymology.
Anastasia Kazanskaya (died 1540), granddaughter of Ivan III of Moscow from his daughter Eudokia, and wife of Prince Feodor Mikhailovich Mstislavsky and Prince Vasili Vasilievich Shuisky. Anastasia Romanovna Zakharyina-Yurieva (1530–1560), daughter of Roman Yurievich Zakharyin-Yuriev and first wife of Ivan IV of Russia.
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As one of the oldest cities in Russia, Smolensk was first mentioned in the Primary Chronicle in 863, when Askold and Dir passed it on their voyage from Novgorod to Constantinople. The city was the centre of the Krivich tribe and even then was said to be well defended with a large population. In 882 Prince Oleg Veschy conquered the city and ...