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Vitebsk

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vitebsk , city (1989 pop. 350,000), Belarusian Vitsyebsk, capital of Vitebsk region, N Belarus, on the Western Dvina River. It is a river port and large railroad junction in an agricultural district. Manufactures include machine tools, electrical instruments, processed food, textiles, and building materials. Vitebsk dates from the 11th cent. and was the capital of a Russian principality that came under (14th cent.) Lithuanian rule. It passed to Russia again in 1772. Author not available, VITEBSK. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Chagall, Marc
U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Marc Chagall Born: July 7, 1887 Vitebsk, Russia Died: March 28, 1985 Maritimes ... born Moishe Shagal on July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Russia, to a poor Jewish family that ... instruction under the direction of a painter in Vitebsk. In 1907 he moved to St. Petersburg, Russia ... Read more
Belarus
Cities of the World ... Other Cities: Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Mogil ë v, Vitebsk EDITOR'S NOTE This chapter was adapted from the Department ... 1944, Mogil ë v was occupied by German forces. VITEBSK , 140 miles northeast of Minsk, is on the Western Dvina ... that produces machine tools, furniture, and radios. Vitebsk was ... Read more

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