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Smolensk. / 54.78278°N 32.04528°E / 54.78278; 32.04528. 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.
- 166.35 km² (64.23 sq mi)
- Russia
- 242 m (794 ft)
- Smolensk Oblast
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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Website. admin-smolensk.ru. Smolensk Oblast ( Russian: Смоленская область, romanized : Smolenskaya oblast' ), informally also called Smolenshchina ( Смоленщина ), [13] is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ). Its administrative centre is the city of Smolensk. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 888,421.
The capture of Smolensk by Basil III in 1514 is still considered a major date in Russian history. The strategic importance of Smolensk was reaffirmed by Tsar Boris Godunov (1551-1605), who saw it ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Smolensk city is the administrative centre. Area 19,200 square miles (49,800 square km). Pop. (2008 est.) 983,227. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. Smolensk, oblast (region), western Russia. The oblast lies mostly in the upper Dnieper River basin. The terminal moraines of the Smolensk-Moscow Upland lie east ...
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Smolensk is a city with great history. Since the XII century it was a capital of the princedom, but since 1522 it became a city of the Moscow kingdom. In 1596 the great fortress was built to protect people. Now this fortress is the most interesting sight of the city. It's bigger than Moscow's fortress (the Kremlin).
Smolensk is among the oldest historic sites in Russia. First mentioned in medieval chronicles under the year 862, the early settlement was a center of the Krivichi, an eastern Slavic tribe.
