Vityaz
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Vityaz (Russian: Витязь) is a Russian term for a valiant warrior or knight. Usually given to a man who owns a horse and proves himself in battle. The word is derived from the Old German Witing.[1]
The word may also refer to one of the following:
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[edit] Military
- Russian corvette Vityaz (1862), a Bogatyr class screw corvette
- Russian cruiser Vityaz (1883), a Russian cruiser
- Vityaz (MVD), a Russian Spetsnaz (special forces) unit
- Vityaz (ATV), a Russian all-terrain vehicle
- Vityaz (SAM), a Russian Surface-to-Air missile system in development
[edit] Sport
- FC Vityaz Podolsk, a football club in Podolsk, Russia
- Vityaz Ice Palace, an ice arena in Podolsk, Russia
- Vityaz Chekhov, a professional ice hockey team in Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, formerly in Podolsk, Russia
[edit] Organisations
- Vityaz, a nationalist youth organization in Transnistria
- Vityaz, a historical association in the Soviet Union, precursor of Pamyat
[edit] Other
- Machine engineering company 'Vityaz' - a tracked amphibious vehicle manufacturer
- Vityaz, the call sign of spacecraft Soyuz TM-14
- Vityaz' frostfish, the common name of Benthodesmus vityazi, a species of cutlassfish
- Vitiaz Strait, between Long Island and New Guinea
- Vitiaz languages, a group of Austronesian languages
- Russky Vityaz, an aircraft built by Igor Sikorsky in 1913
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