Shelon River (Шелонь in Russian) is a river in the Pskov Oblast and Novgorod Oblast in Russia. The towns upon Shelon are Porkhov and Soltsy. Lake Ilmen (Russian: ÐзеÑо ÐлÑменÑ, Finnish: Ilmajärvi), a lake in Novgorod Oblast of Russia. ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... The source of a river or stream may be a lake, a spring, or a collection of headwaters. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Pskov Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Novgorod Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Porkhov (ÐоÑÑ Ð¾Ð² in Russian) is a medieval fortress and town in the Pskov Oblast, Russia. ...
The Battle of Shelon (July 14th, 1471) between Muscovy and Novgorod Republic happened in between the town of Soltsi and the mouth of Shelon. It ended up with a victory of the Moscovian army led by duke Kholmsky, and consequently resulted in the annexion of Novgorod to Muscovy (1478). The Battle of Shelon (ШелонÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð±Ð¸Ñва in Russian) was a decisive battle between the Muscovite forces and the army of the Novgorod Republic, which took place on the Shelon River in July of 1471. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 1471, not the BT caller ID service accessible by dialling 1-4-7-1. ... Muscovy (Moscow principality (кнÑжеÑÑво ÐоÑковÑкое) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Ðеликое ÐнÑжеÑÑво ÐоÑковÑкое) to Russian Tsardom (ЦаÑÑÑво Ð ÑÑÑкое) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... Medieval walls of Novgorod City The Novgorod Feudal Republic (ÐовгоÑодÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÑеодалÑÐ½Ð°Ñ ÑеÑпÑблика in Russian, or Novgorodskaya feodalnaya respublika) was a powerful medieval state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th century. ... Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ...
The Battle of Shelon (ШелонÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð±Ð¸Ñва in Russian) was a decisive battle between the Muscovite forces and the army of the Novgorod Republic, which took place on the ShelonRiver on July 14 of 1471.
The war between the Muscovy and the Novgorod Republic was caused by the latter's anti-Muscovite politics and violation of the Treaty of Yazhelbitsy (1456) by the boyar government of Novgorod, led by Marfa Boretskaya.
The outcome of the Battle of Shelon predetermined the elimination of political independence of the Novgorod Republic.
Notable rivers of Russia in Europe are the Volga, Don, Kama, Oka and the Northern Dvina, while several other rivers originate in Russia but flow into other countries, such as the Dniepr and the Western Dvina.
In Asia, important rivers are the Ob, Irtysh, Yenisei, Angara, Lena, Amur, Yana, Indigirka and Kolyma.
Rivers that flow into other rivers are ordered by the proximity of their point of confluence to the mouth of the main river, i.e.