- The westward expansion of the grand duchy of Moscow made Smolensk a target of a prolonged struggle between Moscow and Poland-Lithuania.
- Smolensk bölgesi doğudaki Moskova ve Kaluga bölgeleriyle, güneyde Pskov ve Tver'le birlikte Bryansk'la, batıda Vitebsk ve Mogilev'de (Beyaz Rusya) sınırda.
- Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers west-southwest of Moscow.
- The region was established on September 27, 1937: before that it was the Smolensk province, and even earlier - the Smolensk princedom.
- Kasaba ilk kez, Vareg reisleri Askold ve Dir , Kiev'e giderken, büyüklüğü ve nüfusu nedeniyle Smolensk'e meydan okumaya karar verdiklerinde onaylandı .
- An inspired story of people affected by the 2010 crash of Polish Air Force Flight 101 in Smolensk, Russia.
- The hero city attracts tourists primarily with its unique architecture. There are over 20 religious buildings in the territory of Smolensk.
- Satellite Smolensk map (Smolensk region, Russia): share any place, ruler for distance measuring, find your location, routes building, address search.