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History. A monument to Alexander Peresvet and Boyan. The first written mention of Bryansk, as Debryansk, dates to 1146 in the Kievan Chronicle. The name appears variously as Дъбряньск, Дьбряньск, and in other spellings. [3]
2 days ago · Bryansk, city and administrative centre of Bryansk oblast (province), western Russia, on the Desna River just below its confluence with the Bolva. First mentioned in 1146, it stood in an important strategic and geographic position on the trade route between Moscow and Ukraine, and it was a.
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Bryansk Oblast (Russian: Бря́нская о́бласть, romanized:Bryanskaya oblastʹ), also known as Bryanshchina (Брянщина, IPA: [ˈbrʲænʲɕːɪnə]), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 1,169,161. [ 13 ] Geography. [edit]
Bryansk (Russian: Брянск, IPA: ) is a city and the administrative center (capital city) of Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is on the River Desna, 379 kilometers (235 mi) southwest of Moscow. Population: 415,721 (2010 Census); [7] 431,526 (2002 Census); [13] 452,160 (1989 Census). [14]
Sep 14, 2024 · Bryansk, oblast (province), western Russia, in the broad basin of the Desna River. In the north and east are low hills with mixed forest cover, but elsewhere most of the land has been plowed. Agriculture, especially grain and industrial crops, is highly developed.
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In 1246, after the Mongol invasion, Bryansk Principality was founded. In 1500, Bryansk was captured by troops of Ivan III and the region became part of the Moscow State, its south-western outpost in the fight against Lithuania, Poland and the Crimean Khanate.
Sep 2, 2011 · Archaeological finds indicate that the Slavic fortified settlement on the right bank of the Desna River, in the territory of present Bryansk, arose in the last quarter of the 10th century. On this basis, 985 was chosen as an arbitrary year of foundation of the settlement.
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