Yazhelbitsy () is a
village
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(''
selo'') in
Valdaysky District
Valdaysky District () is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #371-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Okulovsky District in the north, Bolog ...
of
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located in the oblast. The historic m ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
M 10 highway south-east of
Veliky Novgorod
Veliky Novgorod ( ; , ; ), also known simply as Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the oldest cities in Russia, being first mentioned in the 9th century. The city lies along the ...
.
It was the site of the 1456
Treaty of Yazhelbitsy between Grand Prince
Vasily II
Vasily II Vasilyevich (; 10 March 141527 March 1462), nicknamed the Blind or the Dark (), was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1425 until his death in 1462.
He succeeded his father, Vasily I, only to be challenged by his uncle Yuri of Zvenig ...
(r. 1425–1462) and
Novgorod the Great
Veliky Novgorod ( ; , ; ), also known simply as Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the oldest cities in Russia, being first mentioned in the 9th century. The city lies along the V ...
, in which Novgorod's political independence was strictly curtailed. Failure to abide by the treaty led to Novgorod's defeat at Shelon River in 1471 and its final subjugation by Moscow in 1478.
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Rural localities in Novgorod Oblast
Valdaysky Uyezd
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