Lykoshino
Encyclopedia
Lykoshino is a rural locality (a settlement) in Bologovsky District
of Tver Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Valdayka River
, northwest of the town of Bologoye
(the administrative center of the district).
On November 27, 2009, it was the closest settlement to the 2009 Nevsky Express bombing
, and its residents aided in evacuating the train.
Bologovsky District
Bologovsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 36 in Tver Oblast, Russia....
of Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast after Mikhail Kalinin. Population: Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Valdayka River
Valdayka River
Valdayka is a river in Novgorod Oblast and Tver Oblast of Russia, in the Valdai Hills. It belongs to Msta River basin. Valdayka starts from Uzhin Lake near the town of Valday and flows north-east into Piros Lake. It flows through a number of lakes 3–4 km long and 300–400 m wide, in...
, northwest of the town of Bologoye
Bologoye
Bologoye is a town and the administrative center of Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, as well as a major railway hub. It is located approximately half-way between Moscow and St. Petersburg on the railway route connecting the two cities. Population: The first mention of Bologoye in...
(the administrative center of the district).
On November 27, 2009, it was the closest settlement to the 2009 Nevsky Express bombing
2009 Nevsky Express bombing
The 2009 Nevsky Express bombing occurred on 27 November 2009 when a bomb exploded under a high speed train travelling between the Russian cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg causing derailment near the town of Bologoye, Tver Oblast , on the Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway. The derailment occurred...
, and its residents aided in evacuating the train.