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  Battle of Kulikovo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Kulikovo (Куликовская битва in Russian), also called Battle on the Snipes' Field, was fought by the Tatars and Mongols (the Golden Horde) against the Russians.
The battle took place on September 8, 1380 at the Kulikovo Field near the Don River (now Tula Oblast) and resulted in a Russian victory.
The Russian champion was Alexander Peresvet, a monk from the Trinity Abbey sent to the battle by Saint Sergius.
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 AllRefer.com - Kulikovo, battle of (Russian, Soviet, And CIS History) - Encyclopedia
Kulikovo, battle of, Russian, Soviet, And CIS History
Kulikovo, battle of[kOOlyikO´vu] Pronunciation Key, 1380, victory of Grand Duke Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow over Khan Mamai of the Golden Horde.
The battle was fought on a plain by the Don near the present village of Kurkino, Russia, SE of Tula.
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 Battle of Kulikovo: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Battle of Kulikovo
The battle of Kulikovo between Tartars and Russians took place in 1380 at the Kulikovo field near the Don River.
Combined Russian armies under the command of the prince of Moscow Dmitri Ivanovich (later called Dmitri Donskoi[?]) faced much larger Tartar forces under the command of Mamai, the strong military leader of the Golden Horde, (who was not one of Chingiz Khan's family).
Mamai escaped to Crimea, and was assassinated by his enemies, leaving the horde under the command of Toktamysh.
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 Kulikovo battle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The battle on the Kulikovo Polye became the beginning of the enfranchisement of North-West Russia from the yoke of the Golden Horde.
The new period in the history of the Kulikovo Polye was opened by the Decree of the Soviet government ‘On the preparation to the 600 anniversary of the Kulikovo battle’.
In general, the Kulikovo Polye is one of the most important subjects of study of the rural population in the ancient period of the Russian history (similar to the surroundings of Chernigov and Suzdal area).
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 Dmitri Donskoi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His moniker Donskoy (i.e., "of the Don") alludes to his great victory against the Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380).
Dmitry ascended the Muscovite throne at the age of 9.
Dmitri met and defeated it at the Battle of Kulikovo.
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 Russia celebrates 625th anniversary of The Battle of Kulikovo - PRAVDA.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Russian armies under the command of Grand Duke of Vladimir, Dmitry Donskoy, battled with the troops of the Tatar khan Mamai, a strong military leader of the Golden Horde on the Kulikovo Field.
The battle resulted in a Russian victory for the first time since the start of the Tatar and Mongol invasion in the middle of the 13th century.
The victory in The Battle of Kulikovo is considered to be the beginning of Russia's liberation from the Tatar yoke, which was finally completed a hundred years later.
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 Saints of Kulikov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
According to tradition a wooden Church was built at this location by Dimitri Donskoi in 1380 in memory of all those killed at the battle of Kulikovo field against the Tatar Kahn Mamai In 1488 the wooden structure was replaced with stone.
In 1612 the church was damaged during a battle subsequently the church was restored to its former view.
According to purportedly embellished accounts of the battle that were recorded by the church, The armies of the Grand Prince were assembling on the fields of Kolomna located to the south of Moscow.
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 Largest battle in the history of the world? - FileFront Gaming Forums
Probably a battle from one of the Punic wars (Rome vs Carthage) is one of the biggest.
The battle was gigantic, in the end, the Russians defeated the Germans, but at a cost, the Russians lost nearly 50% of their tank force in the battle along with an estimated 250,000 killed on their side.
The largest nonmodern battle with swords and all would be the battle of Kulikovo fields in 1380.
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 Encyclopedia: Kulikovo
Russian language), also called Battle on the Snipes' Field, was fought between the Tatars or Tartars is a collective name applied to the Turkic-speaking people of Europe and Asia.
The Battle of the Vorskla River was one of the greatest and bloodiest in the medieval history of Eastern Europe.
It was fought on August 12, 1399 between the Tatar hordes of Edigu and Temur Kutlugh and armies of Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania.
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 MOSES - LoveToKnow Article on MOSES
Kalitas grandson, Dmitry Donskoi, annexed the dominions of Starodub and Rostov, and took part in the renowned battle of Kulikovo (1380), on the Don in the government of Tula, where the Russians ventured for the first time to oppose the Mongols in a great pitched battle.
Two years after the battle of Kulikovo Moscow was takenand plundered (for the last time) by Toktamish, khan of the Golden Horde of the Mongols.
The inhabitants abandoned the city, and it was pillaged by the French troops, as well as by Russians themselves, and the burning of Moscow became the signal of a general rising of the peasants against the French.
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 CONTEXT - This Week in Arts and Ideas from The Moscow Times
Eleven small metal objects, most of them covered with rust, are the only physical relics of the Battle of Kulikovo Pole at an exhibition dedicated to its 625th anniversary.
The battle in 1380 saw an army of fighters, who mainly came from Moscow, beat forces led by Mamai, the military leader of the Golden Horde.
On Wednesday foundations were laid for a monument to heroes of the battle at the Simonov Monastery in Moscow.
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 Kulikovo, Battle of --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The battle occurred when Mamai, a Mongol general who effectively ruled the western portion of the Golden Horde, invaded the Russian lands.
Two battles in the fall of 1777 that marked the turning point for the Continental Army in the American Revolution were the Battles of Saratoga.
The Battle of Marathon was a decisive victory for the Greeks during the Persian Wars.
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 Tokhtamysh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ruler of the Blue Horde, Mamai, was killed shortly after the Battle of Kulikovo.
In 1382 Tokhtamysh led a successful campaign against Muscovy as a punishment for the Kulikovo defeat.
In the great Battle of the Vorskla River (1399) the combined forces of Tokhtamysh and Vytautas were annihilated by two Tamerlane's generals, khan Temur Qutlugh and emir (murza, visir) Edigu.
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The Period of the Mongol (or Tartar) Yoke: From the fall of Kiev to the Battle of Kulikovo (1389)
The Early Muscovite Period: From the Battle of Kulikovo to the final defeat of the Mongols at the Battle of the Oka (1480)
The Later Muscovite Period: From the Battle of the Oka to the final accession to the throne of Peter I (1696)
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 DONSKOI MONASTERY
It is said that St. Sergei Radonezhsky blessed Grand Prince Dmitri Ivanovich and his warriors with this icon before the battle of Kulikovo, which took place near to the banks of the Don.
The icon was with the Russians on the field of battle, and after a brilliant victory the Grand Prince came to be known as Donskoi, and the icon was similarly described.
The pious Tsar then spent a sleepless night praying before the icon, and in a vision it was revealed to him that he would gain a victory 'through the strength of Christ and the protection of His Mother'.
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 "The Zadonshchina" - famous Russian epic. - Stormfront White Nationalist Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
This is a translation (quite shortened) of the famous Russian epic, which was written in the end of XIV century soon after the battle on Kulikovo field.
In the Kulikovo battle (the battle took place in 1380 in the upper reaches of the Don River, on the Kulikovo field) Dmitry Donskoy displayed his superior military talents.
The Kulikovo battle became the turning point in the struggle of Russia against the Tatar-Mongol Yoke and influenced the formation of the United Russian state as well as the creation of the Russian national consciousness.
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 News @ Serbian Unity Congress | Ambassador of Serbia and Montenegro: No progress made in restoration of holy places in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Speaking about the Kulikovo Battle, he described it as a sign of closeness between the Serbs and the Russians.
'The Kulikovo Battle is not only a glorious page in Russian history, but also a glorious date for all Slavic nations who were inspired by it in their struggle for freedom and independence for centuries', the ambassador noted.
The Kulikovo Battle was fought on September 21, 1380.
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 September 8   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
1380 - Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces under Grand Prince Dmitrii Ivanovich defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.
1449 - Battle of Tumu Fortress - Mongolians capture the Chinese emperor.
1863 - American Civil War: Second Battle of Sabine Pass - On the Texas-Louisiana border at the mouth of the Sabine River, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
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 Military Museum VMA-006 Kulikovo Battle 1380 Story (Russians vs Mongols) on www.Aviapress.com. Model kits, Military ...
This books describes in great details the course of battle of Kulikovo, the events that preceded the battle and battle's results.
In addition, for the first time in Russian historiography, the authors made an attempt to reconstruct the appearance of the battle's participants, show various kits of defensive and offensive armament characteristic for the troops of Moscow's Russia, Golden Orda and its potential European allies.
The battle of Novgorod troops against Suzdal troops (fragment).
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 Russians Celebrate 625th Anniversary of Kulikovo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Russia celebrated the 625th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikovo on September 21.
Festive celebrations were organized in the Tula region of Russia, where the battle took place.
The Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Alexy II, participated in the celebration of the important historical anniversary.
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 Union of Councils for Soviet Jews: Orthodox Antisemites Hold Rally Near Kremlin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Representatives of several antisemitic parties claiming the support of the Russian Orthodox Church led a religious procession in Moscow on September 21 to commemorate the Battle of Kulikovo Field, according to a September 21, 2001 report by the Blagovest news agency.
The 15th century Battle of Kulikovo Field represented the first victory of Moscow against the Mongol-Tatar Golden Horde, which dominated most of Russia for 200 years.
Plans by the government to officially commemorate the anniversary of the battle were vigorously protested by Tatars and other minority groups descended from the Golden Horde.
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 Battle Of Kulikovo Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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The Battle of Kulikovo (Куликовская битва in Russian), also called Battle on the Snipes' Field, was fought by the Tartars and Mongols (the Golden Horde) against the Russians.
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 NEWS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The point is that in June of the current year the research workers of the State Museum-Preserve “Kulikovo Pole” and of the State Historical Museum discovered a piece of ancient chain armor on the place of the historical battle of the year 1380.
The fragment of the chain armor was found in 40 meters from the place where a piece of armor, which belonged to the Golden Horde warrior, was discovered during the last summer season.
Let’s not forget that more than 600 years have passed since Kulikovo Battle, and during those years local peasants, having found articles of armament and equipment, could remake them into various tools of labor.
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 Sretensky Stavropeghial Monastery
The Muslim army defeated the Serbs in the bloody battle of Kosovo field in 1389.
Almost all the knights fell in the battle and the Emperor took to flight.
Only several years had passed since the battle of Kulikovo, victory in which was comparatively modest, but had decisive importance for the formation of the Russian state.
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 Battle of Kulikovo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
His allies, prince Oleg of (Click link for more info and facts about Ryazan) Ryazan (a rival prince) and King (Click link for more info and facts about Vladislaus II Jogaila) Vladislaus II Jogaila from (A republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea) Lithuania were late to the battle.
Old Russian poem (Click link for more info and facts about Zadonshchina) Zadonshchina states of 150,000 Russians and 300,000 Tataro-Mongols, but the physical size of the Kulikovo Field does not allow such quantity of troops.
This victory was the beginning of the end of Mongol rule in Russia, which officially ended with the (Click link for more info and facts about Great standing on the Ugra river) Great standing on the Ugra river.
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 Battle of Kulikovo
The Battle of Kulikovo (Куликовская битва in Russian) was fought between the Tartarss and Mongols (the Golden Horde), against the Russianss.
His allies, prince Oleg of Ryazan (a rival prince) and King Yagailo from Lithuania were late to the battle.
Old Russian Chronicle Zadonshchina states of 150,000 Russsians and 300,000 Tatars, but the physical size of the Kulikovo Field does not allow such quantity of troops.
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