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16-595: The village of Odintsovo was established in the late 14th century by a noble known as Andrey Odinets (whose real name Andrey Domotkanov). For the great service to Dmitry Donskoy Odinets was granted land to the southwest of Moscow. Town status was granted to Odintsovo in 1957. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Odintsovo serves as the administrative center of Odintsovsky District . As an administrative division, it is, together with nineteen rural localities , incorporated within Odintsovsky District as

32-604: A large force against Moscow. Sergius of Radonezh blessed Dmitry Donskoy when he went to fight the Tatars in the signal Battle of Kulikovo field, but only after he was certain Dmitry had pursued all peaceful means of resolving the conflict. Sergius sent the two warrior monks Alexander Peresvet and his friend Rodion Oslyabya to join the Russian troops. The battle of Kulikovo was opened by single combat between two champions. The Russian champion

48-698: Is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church with his feast day on 19 May . Dmitry was born in Moscow in 1350, the son of Ivan the Fair , Grand Prince of Moscow, and his second wife, Alexandra Vassilievna Velyaminova, the daughter of the mayor of Moscow. Dmitry was orphaned at the age of nine and ascended the throne of the Principality of Moscow . Per the terms of Ivan's will, during Dmitry's minority, Metropolitan Aleksey served as regent. In 1360 Khiḍr Khan , Khan of

64-586: The City of Odintsovo . As a municipal division , the City of Odintsovo is incorporated within Odintsovsky Municipal District as Odintsovo Urban Settlement . The coat of arms of Odintsovo shows a white deer, representing cleanliness and purity. The deer lies facing the west, although gazes to the east. Odintsovo volleyball clubs Iskra (men) and Zarechie Odintsovo (women) were both champions of Russia in

80-455: The Golden Horde , transferred the title most prized among the Russian princes, that of Grand Prince of Vladimir , to Dmitry Konstantinovich of Nizhny Novgorod . In 1363, after that prince was deposed, Dmitry Ivanovich was crowned at Vladimir. Three years later, he made peace with Dmitry Konstantinovich and married his daughter Eudoxia . The most important event during Dmitry's early reign

96-608: The Golden Horde and was reinstated as Mongol principal tax collector and Grand Duke of Vladimir. Upon his death in Moscow in 1389, Dmitry was the first Grand Duke to bequeath his titles to his son Vasily I of Moscow without consulting the Khan. He was married to Eudoxia of Nizhniy Novgorod . She was a daughter of Dmitry of Suzdal and Vasilisa of Rostov . They had at least twelve children: Right-Believing Prince Demetrius Ioannovich Donskoy

112-500: The Khan's patent to collect taxes for all of Russia, Dmitry is also famous for leading the first Russian military victory over the Mongols. Mamai , a Mongol general and claimant to the throne, tried to punish Dmitry for attempting to increase his power. In 1378 Mamai sent a Mongol army, but it was defeated by Dmitry's forces in the Battle of Vozha River . Two years later Mamai personally led

128-553: The Stanley Cup visit in 2004. Odintsovo is home to the Church of Grebnevskaya, Icon of the Mother of God, which was built in 1802. Odintsovo is twinned with: Dmitry Donskoy Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy ( Russian : Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й ; 12 October 1350 – 19 May 1389) was Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 until his death. He was

144-515: The city. In 1341, he went to Novgorod where Archbishop Vasily taught him reading and writing (which would have meant reading the Scriptures). In 1368, he became prince of Tver. Mikhail Alexandrovich was among the last princes to seriously threaten Grand Duchy of Moscow for possession of the office of Grand Prince of Vladimir , hoping to unseat Moscow with the aid of his brother-in-law Algirdas , Grand Duke of Lithuania . In 1371, he managed to gain

160-659: The heir of Ivan II . He was the first prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol authority in Russia. In traditional Russian historiography, he is regarded as a Russian national hero and a central figure of the Russian Middle Ages. His nickname, Donskoy ("of the Don "), alludes to his great victory against the Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380), which took place on the Don River. He

176-555: The impending struggle against the Horde. By the end of his reign, Dmitry had more than doubled the territory of the Principality of Moscow. Mongol domination of Rus' began to crumble during Dmitry's thirty-year reign. The Golden Horde was severely weakened by civil war and dynastic rivalries. Dmitry took advantage of this lapse in Mongol authority to openly challenge the Tatars. While he kept

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192-541: The past and are still performing successfully. Zarechie Odintsovo won in the final in April 2008 against Dinamo Moscow to become champions of Russia. Many male and female players in Russian national volleyball teams either grew up, or played/trained in Odintsovo. "The Ice Palace", or the Odintsovo ice skating and hockey ring, was named to have "the best ice ever played on" by North American and former Soviet ice hockey veterans during

208-536: Was canonized on 6 June 1988 in Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius by 1988 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church under Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow . Mikhail II of Tver Mikhail Alexandrovich ( Russian : Михаил Александрович ) (1333 – August 26, 1399) was Grand Prince of Tver and briefly held the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir . He was one of only two Tver princes after 1317 (the other

224-803: Was Alexander Peresvet. The Horde champion was Temir-murza. The champions killed each other in the first run. Dmitry defeated the Horde. In gratitude for the victory, Dmitry established the Dormition monastery on the Dubenka River and built a church in honor of the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos over the graves of the fallen warriors. The defeated Mamai was presently dethroned by a rival Mongol general, Tokhtamysh . That khan reasserted Mongol rule of Rus and overran Moscow in 1382 for Dmitry's resistance to Mamai. Dmitry, however, pledged his loyalty to Tokhtamysh and to

240-661: Was his father, Aleksandr) to hold the grand princely title, which was almost the exclusive purview of the Muscovite princes. Mikhail Alexandrovich was the third son of Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver . Mikhail grew up in Pskov , where his father had fled after the Tver Uprising of 1327 . He was christened by the Archbishop of Novgorod , Vasily Kalika , in 1333. Five years later, he and his mother were called to Tver when Aleksandr returned to

256-632: Was to start building the Moscow Kremlin ; it was completed in 1367. Thanks to the new fortress, the city withstood two sieges by Algirdas of Lithuania during the Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1368–1372) . The war ended with the Treaty of Lyubutsk . In 1375, Dmitry settled, in his own favor, a conflict with Mikhail II of Tver over Vladimir . Other princes of in the northeastern Rus' principalities acknowledged his authority and contributed troops to

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