Smolensk
[smoh-lensk, Russian smuh-lyensk]
- a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the upper Dnieper, SW of Moscow: Russians defeated by Napoleon 1812.
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Examples from the Web for smolensk
Contemporary Examples
Where Napoleon went wrong was he simply took one bad decision to go north back through Smolensk, rather than going south.
A plane crash at Smolensk in Russia four years ago wiped out the Warsaw leadership.
Gunther is sent by his superiors to Smolensk to investigate reports of a Russian massacre of Polish troops in 1940.
Jakoś to będzie, the pilot probably said to himself, before missing the runway and snagging treetops near the Smolensk airport.
Of course, it is far too soon to judge what caused the crash today in Smolensk.
Historical Examples
Forty thousand had been lost between Smolensk and the Beresina.
The Boy with the U. S. Weather MenFrancis William Rolt-Wheeler
Villages and towns were passed, each deserted, as Smolensk had been.
The Boy with the U. S. Weather MenFrancis William Rolt-Wheeler
There was as yet no severe cold, and there was a far shorter road to Smolensk.
The Life of Napoleon BonaparteWilliam Milligan Sloane
As he approached Smolensk he heard the sounds of distant firing, but these did not impress him.
War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy
Smolensk was abandoned contrary to the wishes of the Emperor and of the whole people.
War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy
Smolensk
- a city in W Russia, on the Dnieper River: a major commercial centre in medieval times; scene of severe fighting (1941 and 1943) in World War II. Pop: 323 000 (2005 est)
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