Valday (ship)
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The Valday class of freight ships carry dry cargo, containers and timber up and down the rivers of Northern Russia. The class is named after Valday
, a town mid way between Moscow
and St. Petersburg on the shores of Valdai Lake
in the Valdai Hills
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Valday
Valday is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, the administrative center of Valdaysky District. It lies on the federal highway M10 connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, from Moscow and from Veliky Novgorod...
, a town mid way between Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and St. Petersburg on the shores of Valdai Lake
Valdai Lake
Valdai Lake is a lake in the middle of the Valdai Hills in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The area of the lake is 19.7 km². The average depth of the Valdai Lake is 12 m . The lake freezes up in early December and stays icebound until early May. The town of Valdai is located on the shores of the Valdai...
in the Valdai Hills
Valdai Hills
The Valdai Hills are an upland region in north-west of central Russia running north-south, about midway between Saint Petersburg and Moscow, spanning the Novgorod, Tver, Pskov, and Smolensk Oblasts....
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