BREST, City, Belarus

brĕst, formerly Brest-Litovsk–lĭtôfskˈ, Pol. Brześć nad Bugiem, city (1989 pop. 258,016), capital of Brest region, W Belarus, at the confluence of the Western Bug and Mukhavets rivers near the Polish border. As a point of entry into Belarus, it has industrial, commercial, and transportation concerns. Industries include food processing and the production of metals, textiles, and electrical machinery. Founded by Slavs in 1017 as Bereste, the city was conquered by the Mongols in 1241 and by Lithuania in 1319. During the 14th cent. it was renamed Brest-Litovsk. In 1569 it became capital of the newly merged Polish and Lithuanian state. Brest passed to Russia in the third partition of Poland (1795). German forces took the city in 1915 and three years later signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Soviet Russia there. Held by Poland between the world wars, Brest was regained by the USSR in 1939, occupied by Germany from 1941–44, and finally liberated by the Soviet army.

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books on: Brest City Belarus  - 244 results

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Belarus: At a Crossroads in History
Book by Jan Zaprudnik; Westview Press, 1993
Subjects: Belarus--History
...example, the city of Brest--through which one enters Belarus going by...Bierascie Brest , Polacak...humanism into Belarus, enriching...growth of city self-government...the border city of Brest in 1596...Polonization of Belarusans and Ukrainians...
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Contemporary Belarus: Between Democracy and Dictatorship
Book by Elena A. Korosteleva, Colin W. Lawson, Rosalind J. Marsh; RoutledgeCourzon, 2003
Subjects: Belarus--Economic Conditions--1991-, Belarus--History--1991-, Belarus--Politics And Government--1991-
...Queens College of the City University of New...history and politics of Belarus at the Harriman Institute...of England and the Belarusian city of Svetlogorsk. For...theory of the USSR-Belarus rift. The first pertains...the title of Hero City to Minsk for its...
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Soviet Blitzkrieg: The Battle for White Russia, 1944
Book by Walter S. Dunn Jr.; Lynne Rienner, 2000
Subjects: Belarus--History--20th Century, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belarus
...Rifle Division in the 4th Army defending Brest. After a determined resistance the Germans finally drove the division out of Brest, but Stalin did not believe that Lazarenko...southern Poland in early July, Lublin-Brest in southern Poland in late July, and Iasi-Kishinev...
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Biographic Directory of the USSR
Book by V. S. Meretisalov; Scarecrow Press, 1958
Subjects: Soviet Union--Biography
...1938 his poem "Spring in the Black City" appeared about the revolutionary activity...member, CC, Azerbaidzhan CP. Born 1913; city of Akstafa. Grad. Zakatali Agricultural...Committee; then first secretary, Tashkent City Party Committee; elected member, CC...
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An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires
Book by James S. Olson, Lee Brigance Pappas, Nicholas C. J. Pappas; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: Ethnology--Russia--Dictionaries, Ethnology--Soviet Union--Dictionaries, Russia--Ethnic Relations--Dictionaries, Soviet Union--Ethnic Relations--Dictionaries
...fortress of Batalpashinsk now the city of Cherkessk in 1804; from there, the...Gomo-Altai Autonomous Oblast . The capital city, Oirot-Tura, was renamed Gornoaltaisk...Urartuan king Argishti I built the fortress-city of Erebuni present-day Erevan, capital...
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The Distribution of Wages in Belarus
Journal article by Francesco Pastore, Alina Verashchagina; Comparative Economic Studies, Vol. 48, 2006
Subjects: Belarus--Economic aspects, Economic recovery--Forecasts and trends, Wage gap--Research, Wages and salaries--Distribution, Wages and salaries--Research, Wages--Distribution, Wages--Research
...regional wage differentials exist across the six main Belarusian oblasts. The unconditional average wage in Minsk...Vitebsk oblast in 1996 and between 4.3% in Minsk city and 9.5% in the Brest oblast. (16) The main concept behind the wage curve...
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New Myths for Old: Proselytism and Transition in Post-Communist Europe
Journal article by Jonathan Luxmoore, Jolanta Babiuch-Luxmoore; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1999
Subjects: Evangelistic work--Political aspects, Nationalism and religion--Analysis, Pluralism--Political aspects, Post-communism--Religious aspects
...Jehovahs Witnesses in Poland, or Baptists in Belarus -- all of whom claim to be answering genuine...Rosicrucians have two communities in the western city of Wroclaw alone, while the Hare Krishnas...anniversary in 1997. 29 In Ukraine and Belarus, groups such as the White Brotherhood...
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Preaching Politics: Anti-Muslim and Pro-Muscovite Rhetoric in the Sermons of the Ukrainian Orthodox Clergy (1660S-1670s)
Journal article by Roman I. Shiyan; The Historian, Vol. 71, 2009
Subjects: Cossacks--History, Muslims--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Muslims--History, Orthodox Eastern Christians--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Orthodox Eastern Christians--History, Religion--Historiography, Religious history, Sermons--History, Sermons--Political aspects, Ukrainians--History
...Interdisciplinarity," 1117. (7.) The topic of the Union of Brest and its aftermath in Ukraine has an extensive bibliography...Gregorian (New-Style) Calendar in Orthodox Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia) until 1918. The Julian Calendar was ten days behind...


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View from Minsk: Still Politically Isolated on the Eastern Edge of Europe, the Belarus Capital of Minsk Is Slowly Coming to Terms with a New World Order
Magazine article by Simon Buss; The Architectural Review, Vol. 217, February 2005
Subjects: Architectural firms--Achievements and awards, Architectural firms--Exhibitions, Architectural practice--Achievements and awards, Architectural practice--Exhibitions, Architectural services--Achievements and awards, Architectural services--Exhibitions, Lukashenko, Alexander--Political activity
...internal realities and its own identity and place in the world. Having lived for nine months in Belarus, studying in the south-western border city of Brest, I returned in 2003 looking for the physical evidence of Lukashenkos campaign, announced in...
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Back in the USSR
Magazine article by Peter Hitchens; American Conservative, Vol. 7, September 8, 2008
Subjects: Belarus, Capitalism, Diplomatic & consular services, Freedoms, Social conditions & trends, Sovereignty, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics--USSR
...much of the city has been deserted...accidental country of Belarus, which might...invasion. Here at Brest on the river...Turkey. But Belarus? I dont think...inhabitant of Brest-provided he...this disputed city, just by the...independent Belarus since 1991...what next? Brest provided the...
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Milky Ways
Magazine article by Mikhail Ivanov; Russian Life, Vol. 52, September 2009
Subjects: Belarusian foreign relations--Economic aspects, Dairy products--Imports, Dairy products--Standards, Food industry--Laws, regulations and rules, Russian foreign relations--Economic aspects
...k.a. Belo-russia) and Russia are "brotherly Slavic peoples." And many Russians remember that the fortress of Brest (a Belarusan city) took the first blow from the Germans and held out heroically under siege. Meanwhile, TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN...
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Cavair Thugs: Poverty, Corruption, and Crime Are Threatening to Destroy a Russian Institution
Magazine article by Jeffrey Tayler; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 287, June 2001
Subjects: Fishing laws--Russia
...markets for as much as $400 a pound, or ride two days to Brest, a city in Belarus near the Polish border, where they sell it to their counterparts in the local mafia. The Brest mafia sends the suitcases over the border with forged...
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The Wild East
Magazine article by Seymour Hersh; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 273, June 1994
Subjects: Americans abroad--Crimes against, Americans abroad--Russia, Americans in Russia--Crimes against, Crime, Dasaro, Michael--Crimes against, Nuclear nonproliferation--Russia, Organized crime--Russia, Russia, Russian foreign relations--United States, United States, United States foreign relations--Russia
...supporters to his office in the Russian parliament building, known as the White House. Tanks appeared that morning in front of city hall and the White House, but they have been given no orders. The tanks crews simply sat and chatted with citizens who gathered...
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newspaper articles on: Brest City Belarus  - 5 results

 
 
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Travel: Bela the Ball! FAMILY FUN How Football's Put Belarus on the Map. GREAT ESCAPE CITY BREAK
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), October 11, 2008
...beer - costing less than pounds 2. On the food front, Belarus was mocked for its love of potatoes by fellow eastern...make use of the good rail network. Four hours away the city of Brest, near the Polish border, makes a fascinating historical...
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Travel: Hangover from a Soviet Past; Belarus Is Slow to Shake off the Russian Yoke but the Vodka's Great
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), October 18, 2008
...from a Soviet Past; Belarus Is Slow to Shake...difficult to imagine Brest as the stage for...the old fortified city which the Germans...capitals. Across the city, a bridge from the...atop the church. Belarus, parts of the country...cultural heritage site. Brest is the most historical...
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CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOC; Phoenix Arises: The Orthodox Church of St Mary Magdalene in Minsk, One of the Few Remaining Older Buildings in the City Which Will Host England against the National Team Tonight
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 15, 2008
...National Park, a five hour drive from Minsk. BUT its difficult, in the modern city of Minsk, to get a real feel for Belaruss history. For that youll have to visit the Brest Fortress, an hours drive away from the National Park where in 1941, 4,000...
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Men's Hockey: Instonians Web Brings in the Euro Readies; by Richard Mulligan
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), April 13, 2000
...complete their pool series with a game against Stroitel Brest, the Belarus champions. Instonians must top their section if they...Instonians on bringing such a prestigious event to the city. Instonians president, Winston Taylor, said he was...
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A Dodgy Dossier on Global Warming
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), March 21, 2007
...twice: at Brest, on the Poland-Belarus border, they would be changed...with China, back to standard. Brest was the weak link in Hitlers...BELL, Hexham, Northumberland City small parks need to be upgraded...Labour, Kenton Ward, Newcastle City Council, Civic Centre, Newcastl...


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encyclopedia articles on: Brest City Belarus  - 4 results

 
 
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Brest , City, Belarus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BREST , city, Belarus brest, formerly...nad Bugiem, city (1989 pop...capital of Brest region, W Belarus, at the confluence...entry into Belarus, it has industrial...Bereste, the city was conquered...was renamed Brest-Litovsk. In...
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Belarus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the south. Minsk is the capital and largest city. Land and People Much of Belarus is a hilly lowland, drained by the Dnieper, Western...Mahilyow), Bobruysk (Babruysk), Grodno (Horodna), and Brest. Some 80% of the population are Belarusians; Russians...
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Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the humiliating Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Mar., 1918), under...disintegrated. With Ukraine and Belarus, Russia established the Commonwealth...political integration with Belarus were signed, but progress toward...resolved. In Sept., 2003, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine signed...
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Ukraine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...constitute around 17%, and there are Belarusian, Moldovan, Polish, Jewish...center and the main industrial city in W Ukraine. Zhytomyr and...Army, through the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Mar., 1918) to withdraw...Also in September, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia signed...


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