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“Beresina” redirects here. For the 1999 Swiss film, see Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland.
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Bathers in the Berezina river near Barysau


The Berezina (alternative spelling Beresina) (Belarusian: Бярэ́зіна) is a river in Belarus and a tributary of the Dnieper River.

The Berezina Preserve by the river is in the UNESCO list of Biosphere Preserves.

Cities and towns by Berezina

Historical significance




Dnieper River (Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro)
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Map of the drainage basin of the Dnieper.
Tributaries: Drut (R) • Berezina (R) • Sozh (L) • Pripyat (R) • Teteriv (R) • Irpin (R) • Desna (L) • Stuhna (R) • Trubizh (L) • Ros (R) • Tiasmyn (R) • Supiy (L) • Sula (L) • Pslo (L) • Vorskla (L) • Samara (L) • Konka (L) • Bilozerka (L) • Bazavluk (R) • Inhulets (R)
Reservoirs: Dnieper • Dniprodzerzhynsk • Kakhovka • Kaniv • Kiev • Kremenchuk
Hydroelectric stations: Dnieper • Dniprodzerzhynsk • Kakhovka • Kaniv • Kiev • Kremenchuk
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Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland (German: Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz) is a 1999 satiric comedy film by Swiss director Daniel Schmid.
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The Belarusian or Belorussian language (беларуская мова, BGN/PCGN: byelaruskaya mova, Scientific: bjelaruskaja mova) is the language of the Belarusian people and is spoken in Belarus
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Anthem
Мы, беларусы   (Belarusian)
My, Belarusy   (transliteration)
We Belarusians
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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Org type: Specialized Agency
Acronyms: UNESCO
Head: Director General of UNESCO
Koïchiro Matsuura
 Japan
Status: Active

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The city of Babruysk or sometimes spelled Bobruisk (Belarusian: Бабруйск, Babrujsk; Russian:
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Svetlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск; Russian: ) is a town in Homiel Province of western Belarus.
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Napoléon I
Emperor of the French

Napoleon in His Study by Jacques-Louis David (1812)
Reign 20 March 1804–6 April 1814
1 March 1815–22 June 1815
Coronation 2 December 1804
Full name Napoléon Bonaparte
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19th century - 20th century
1780s  1790s  1800s  - 1810s -  1820s  1830s  1840s
1809 1810 1811 - 1812 - 1813 1814 1815

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Subjects:     Archaeology - Architecture -
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Anthem
Hymn of the Russian Federation


Capital
(and largest city) Moscow

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Battle of Berezina took place November 26-29, 1812 between the French army of Napoleon, retreating after his invasion of Russia and crossing the Berezina (near Borisov Belarus), and the Russian army under Mikhail Kutuzov, Peter Wittgenstein and Admiral Pavel Chichagov.
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French (français, pronounced [fʁɑ̃ˈsɛ]) is a Romance language originally spoken in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, and today by about 300 million people around the world as either
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Catastrophe, from the Greek Καταστροφή (katastrephein), literally means "to turn" (strephein) "downwards" (kata-).
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Charles Joseph Minard
Born March 27, 1781
Dijon, France
Died October 24, 1870
Bordeaux, France
Field Civil Engineering and Information graphics
Alma mater École Polytechnique
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Carl XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 – November 30, 1718), the Alexander of the North, nicknamed in Turkish as Demirbaş Şarl (Charles the Habitué), was King of Sweden from 1697 until his death in 1718.
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June 25 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

  • 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, Franks defeat Burgundians.
  • 841 - Battle of Fontenay.

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Tsar Peter I
Peter the Great
Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias

Reign 7 May, 1682 - 8 February, 1725
Coronation 25 June, 1682 (as Czar)
Full name Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov
Titles Czar of Russia
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Great Northern War (1700-21) ended the Swedish Empire, leaving Russia dominant in the Baltic Sea and a major player in European politics. The war began as a coordinated attack on Sweden by the coalition in 1700 and ended in 1721 with the Treaty of Nystad and the Stockholm treaties.
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Battle of Berezina may refer to one of the following events that happened by the Berezina River.
  • A battle between Charles XII of Sweden with Peter the Great on June 25, 1708 won by Charles.
  • Battle of Berezina during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.

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Origin Belarus
Mouth Dnieper
Basin countries Belarus
Length 295 km

Avg. discharge 30 m³/s
Basin area 5,020 km² Drut (Belarusian: Друць
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Origin Russia
Mouth Dnieper
Basin countries Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
Length 648 km (403 mi)
Source elevation  

Avg. discharge In Gomel: 207 m³/s (7,310 ft³/s)
Basin area 42,100 km² (16,255 mi²)

Sozh
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Origin Ukraine
Mouth Dnieper
Basin countries Ukraine, Belarus
Length 710 km (441 mi)
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Basin area   The Pripyat River (Ukrainian:
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Origin Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Mouth Kiev Reservoir, Dnieper River
Basin countries Ukraine
Length 365 km

Basin area 15,100 km²

The Teteriv River (Ukrainian: Тетерiв
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Origin Ukraine
Mouth Kiev Reservoir of the Dnieper
Basin countries Ukraine
Length 162 km (101 mi)
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Desna
Russian and Ukrainian: Десна, Desna

The Desna River flows through Chernihiv, Ukraine.

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Origin Ukraine
Mouth Dnieper River
Basin countries Ukraine
Length 68 km

Stuhna (Ukrainian: Стугна) is a minor river in Ukraine, a right tributary of Dnieper River.
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Origin Ukraine
Mouth Dnieper
Basin countries Ukraine
Length 113 km (70 mi)
Source elevation  

Avg. discharge  
Basin area 4,700 km² (1,815 mi²) Trubizh (Ukrainian:
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Origin Ukraine
Mouth Kremenchuk Reservoir
Basin countries Ukraine
Length 346 km (215 mi)
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Avg. discharge  
Basin area 12,575 km²

Ros
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