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Berezina - definition of Berezina in Encyclopedia (121 words) |
 | Berezina river (alternative spelling "Beresina") (Belarusian: Бярэ́зіна) is a river in Belarus, a tributary of the Dnepr river. |
| Since then "Berezina" is used in French as a synonym of catastrophe. |
| Charles XII of Sweden army crossed Berezina on June 25, 1708 where he won first major battle with Peter the Great but eventually lost the war at Poltava. |
| MINSK - LoveToKnow Article on MINSK (1227 words) |
| Two broad shallow depressions, drained by the Berezina and the Pripet, cross the government from north to south and from west to east; and these, as well as the triangular space between them, are occupied by immense marshes (often as much as 200 to 600 sq. |
| Two tributaries of the Dnieperthe Berezina and the Pripet both navigable, with numberless subtributaries, many also navigable, are the natural outlets for the marshes. |
| MINSK, a town of Russia, capital of the government of the same name, on the Svisloch, a tributary of the Berezina, at the intersection of the Moscow-Warsaw and Libau-Kharkov railways, 430 m. |
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