Volokolamsk
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Volokolamsk is a town and the administrative center of Volokolamsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Gorodenka River, not far from its confluence with the Lama River, 129 kilometers n
View of Volokolamsk Kremlin
The Resurrection Cathedral, built during the 1460s, is one of the last limestone cathedrals in Russia
G.Quarenghi Views of Moscow and its Environs New Jerusalem 1797
Vladimir the Bold
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Vladimir Andreyevich the Bold was the most famous prince of Serpukhov. His moniker alludes to his many military exploits in the wars waged by his cousin, Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow. He was son of Andrei
Volokolamsk
…one of Smolensk princes. While in possession of Smolensk, the town withstood a siege by Algirdas during the Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1368–72). Vladimir the Bold defeated Tokhtamysh near Volokolamsk in 1383. Soon thereafter, it reverted to Novgorod. The town remained the southernmost enclave of the Novgorod…
Portrait from the Cathedral of the Archangel (17th century)