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	Valdai Discussion Club Participants Valday or Valdai may refer to one of the following: * Valdai Hills, an upland region in Russia Valdai Discussion Club Valday (inhabited locality), name of several inhabited localities in Russia Lake Valdayskoye Lake Valdayskoye, or Lake Valdai (russian: Валдайское озеро, озеро Валдай, translit = ozero Valdai) is a freshwater lake located in the center of Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast in Russia in the middle of the Val ... (or Lake Valdai), a lake in Novgorod Oblast, Russia Valday (ship), a class of Russian freight ships {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Valdai Hills The Valdai Hills (russian: Валда́йская возвы́шенность, Valdáyskaya vozvýshennost'), sometimes referred to as just Valdai (russian: Валда́й, Valdáy), are an upland region in the north-west of central European Russia running north–south, about midway between Saint Petersburg and Moscow, spanning the Leningrad, Novgorod, Tver, Pskov, and Smolensk Oblasts. The Valdai Hills are a popular tourist destination, particularly for fishing. The towns of Ostashkov and Valday are also known for their historical associations. Valdaysky National Park was established in 1990 in the southern part of Novgorod Oblast to protect the landscapes of the highest part of the hills. The park includes Lake Valdayskoye and the northern section of Lake Seliger, as well as the town of Valday. Since 2004, the National Park has the status of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Geography and geology The hills are a northward extension of the Central Russian Upland. To the northwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Valdai Discussion Club The Valdai Discussion Club is a Moscow-based think tank and discussion forum. It was established in 2004 and is named after Lake Valdai, which is located close to Veliky Novgorod, where the Club’s first meeting took place. In 2014, the management of the Club was transferred to the Valdai Club Foundation, established in 2011 by the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, the Russian International Affairs Council, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, and the Higher School of Economics. British journalist Angus Roxburgh described it as part of the Russian propaganda effort. Overview The 2004 Valdai conference was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among many other Russian Government officials attending Valdai meetings are Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister and former President; Sergey Ivanov, former Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office; Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Sergey Shoygu, Minister of Defence. Professors and schola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Valday (inhabited Locality) Valday (russian: Валдай) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities Valday, Novgorod Oblast, a town in Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast; administratively incorporated as a town of district significanceResolution #121 ;Rural localities Valday, Republic of Karelia, a settlement in Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ... {{SIA, populated places in Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lake Valdayskoye Lake Valdayskoye, or Lake Valdai (russian: Валдайское озеро, озеро Валдай, translit = ozero Valdai) is a freshwater lake located in the center of Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast in Russia in the middle of the Valdai Hills. One of the largest lakes in Novgorod Oblast, it has an area (without islands) of , and the area of its basin is . The average depth of Lake Valdayskoye is (the deepest point reaches ). The lake freezes up in early December and stays icebound until early May. The lake is located in the center of Valdaysky National Park. The town of Valday stands on the southwestern shore of the lake along the M10 Moscow - St. Petersburg highway. One of the islands, Selvitsky Island (russian: Остров Сельвицкий), is occupied by the Valday Iversky Monastery. Besides Valday, there are also several villages around the lake. An anabranch connects Lake Valdai to a smaller lake, Lake Uzhin (russian: озеро Ужин). Lake Uzhin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]