Belyov (Russian: Белёв) is a town in Tula Oblast in Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: 16,083 (2002); 17,000 (1967). Tula Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Ока Length 1,500 km Elevation of the source  ? m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed  ? km² Origin  ? Mouth  Volga River Basin countries Russia Oka (Russian: Ока́) is a great river in Russia, right confluent of Volga. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As many other Upper Oka towns, Belyov was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1147. After disintegration of the Chernigov Prinicipality in the wake of the Mongol invasion of Russia, Belyov became a seat of local princely dynasty. The princes of Belyov fluctuated between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Muscovy, until they moved to the latter state. The town contains one of the oldest churches in the Tula Oblast. The Upper Principalities (Russian: Верховские княжества) is a term traditionally applied in Russian historiography to about dozen tiny and ephemeral polities situated along the upper course of the Oka River at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries. ... Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ... Events King Afonso I of Portugal and the Crusaders capture Lisbon from Muslims First written mention of Moscow. ... The Mongol Invasion of Russia was an invasion of the medieval state of Kievan Rus by a large army of nomadic Mongols, starting in 1223. ... The presumable banner of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the coat of arms, called Пагоня in Belarusian, Vytis in Lithuanian and Pogoń in Polish Another version of the Lithuanian banner The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė, Belarusian: Вялі́кае Кня́ства Літо́ўскае (ВКЛ), Ukrainian: Велике Князівство Литовське (ВКЛ), Polish: Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie) was an... Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... Tula Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ...

A famous Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky was born in a village of Mishenskoye near Belyov. Poet is a term applied to a person who composes poetry, including extended forms such as dramatic verse. ... After losing to the 18-year-old Pushkin a bet on who would write a better fairy tale, Zhukovsky presented to him this portrait with an inscription: To the victorious disciple from the beaten tutor. Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky ( 29 Jan. ...

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