Tver — ( ru. Тверь) is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Tver Oblast. Population: 405,500 (2007 est.); 408,903 (2002 Census). Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in Imperial Russia with… … Wikipedia
principality — /prin seuh pal i tee/, n., pl. principalities. 1. a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire. 2. the position or authority of a prince or chief ruler; sovereignty;… … Universalium
Tver Oblast — ( ru. Тверская область, Tverskaya oblast ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver.Area: 84,586 km². Population is estimated at 1,440,002 in 2004, down from about 1,670,000 in 1989. The 2002… … Wikipedia
Tver' — (tvĕr) A city of west central Russia on the Volga River northwest of Moscow. Settled around a fort established in the 12th century, it was a powerful principality in the 13th and 14th centuries and is today an industrial center and a major port.… … Universalium
Tver — /tvair/; Russ. /tvyerdd/, n. a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga. 447,000. Formerly (1934 90) Kalinin. * * * ▪ Russia formerly (1931–90) Kalinin, city and administrative centre of Tver oblast… … Universalium
Prince of Tver — The title of Prince of Tver was born by members of the Rurikids dynasty who ruled the Principality of Tver. In 1247 Tver was allocated to Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky, and became an independent principality. In 1252, the principality passed to… … Wikipedia
Moscow, Grand Principality of — ▪ medieval principality, Russia also called Muscovy, Russian Moskovskoye Velikoye Knazhestvo, medieval principality that, under the leadership of a branch of the Rurik dynasty, was transformed from a small settlement in the Rostov… … Universalium
Bely, Tver Oblast — Bely ( ru. Белый) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, situated on the Obsha River, about halfway between Smolensk (to the west), Toropets (to the north), and Rzhev (to the south east). Population: 4,400 (2003 est.); 4,350 (2002 Census); 6,900… … Wikipedia
List of Tatar and Mongol raids against Russian states — This is a list of Mongol and Tatar military campaigns against Russian principalities following the Mongol invasion of Rus : *1223: Battle of the Kalka River *1237 1242: Mongol invasion of Rus *1252: Horde of Nevruy devastated Pereslavl Zalessky… … Wikipedia
List of Tatar and Mongol raids against Rus' — The following is a list of Mongol and Tatar raids against Rus principalities following the Mongol invasion: Year Raid 1223 Battle of the Kalka River 1237–1242 Mongol invasion of Rus 1252 Nevruy s horde devastated Pereslavl Zalessky and Suzdal.… … Wikipedia