Valerik
Valerik may refer to: *Valerik River, a river in the Chechen Republic, Russia *Battle of the Valerik River, 1840 battle fought at this river * Valerik (poem), Mikhail Lermontov's poem about this battle * Valerik, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in the Chechen Republic Chechnya, officially the Chechen Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The republic forms a part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and share ...

Battle Of The Valerik River
The Battle of the Valerik River on 11 July 1840 was fought as part of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus. It occurred about southwest of the fortress of Groznaya (now Grozny) between forces of the Imperial Russian Army and North Caucasian mountaineers led by the ''naib'' (viceroy) Ahberdila Muhammad. It remains famous because of the poem " Valerik" by Mikhail Lermontov, a participant. Situation in the eastern Caucasus on the eve of the battle An attempt to disarm the population of Chechnya in the spring of 1840 had caused unrest which grew into open rebellion against the Russian authorities. The Caucasus resistance leader, Imam Shamil, took this opportunity to appoint Ahberdila Muhammad as ''naib'' (governor) of Lesser Chechnya and call for a general uprising of the Karabulaks, Galashians, the Sunzha and ''Nadterechny'' Chechens, Nazrans and Ghalghaï. The Russian authorities felt compelled to organize a military expedition against the rebels. The Russian writer M. Lermon ...
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Valerik (poem)
"Valerik" () is a war poem published in 1843 by the Russian Romantic writer Mikhail Lermontov. The battle The Battle of the Valerik River was fought on July 11, 1840, between the Imperial Russian Army and Chechen and Ingush mountain tribesmen, as part of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus. Mikhail Lermontov, a lieutenant in the Tenginsky Regiment, showed exemplary valor in the battle. Eyewitness accounts describe him astride a white horse, leading his men into battle with reckless abandon. The official battle report stated: For this, Lermontov was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir Fourth Class, but he never received the award as his name was removed from the final list of recipients by Czar Nicholas I Nicholas I, group=pron (Russian: Николай I Павлович; – ) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1825 to 1855. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Al ..., who harbored a strong ...
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Valerik, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District
Valerik (, , ''Valergthe'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Valerik is incorporated as Valerikskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and the only settlement included in it. Geography Valerik is located on both banks of the Valerik River. It is located east of the village of Achkhoy-Martan and south-west of the city of Grozny. The nearest settlements to Valerik are Zakan-Yurt in the north, Khambi-Irze and Kulary in the north-east, Gekhi in the east, Gekhi-Chu and Shalazhi in the south, Katyr-Yurt in the west, and Shaami-Yurt in the north-west. History In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR When the Soviet Union existed, different governments had ruled the northern Caucasus regions of Chechnya and Ingushetia. Within the Mountain Autonomous Socialist Soviet Repub ...
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Valerik River
Valerik (, ) is a little river in Chechnya, a tributary of the Sunzha. The river's lower stream becomes dry in summer. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Etymology The name of the river means "river of the dead" in Chechen. Possibly this river was a border between the Vainakhs and the Iranian peoples who lived in the steppe, and a place of bloody battles. A neighbouring river is named Mardan, which means 'river of the dead' in Ossetic languages. Battles In 1840 two battles were fought at the banks of the river between Caucasian Imamate murids and the Russian Imperial Army advancing towards inner Chechnya. The Russians under Apollon Galafeyev ( first battle) and Pavel Grabbe (second battle) defeated the army of Imam Shamil on 11 July and 30 October respectively. After this battle Shamil withdrew from Chechnya and retreated to Caucasian Avaria. The first battle of the Valerik River is described in Mikhail Lermontov's poem "Valerik". Lermontov was a participant in bo ...
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