The first written mention of Bryansk, as Debryansk, dates to 1146 in the Hypatian Codex. The name appears … See more

The location of the settlement was originally associated with navigable river-routes and was located in the area of the Chashin Kurgan, where the fortress walls were erected. For reasons that have not yet been clarified, th… See more

Bryansk is the administrative center of the oblast. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three work settlements (Belye Berega, Bolshoye Polpino, and Raditsa-Krylovka), incorporate… See more

Today's Bryansk is an important center for steel and machinery manufacturing, and is home to many large factories. The main industries are machine building, metalworking, chemical, electrical equipment… See more

In Bryansk, 69 municipal schools are operating in the 2022/2023 academic year.
There are also 5 universities in the city:
• Bryansk State Technical University;
• Bryansk State University… See more

FC Dynamo Bryansk is football club which competes in Russian Second League. See more

• The famous poet Fyodor Tyutchev was born in Ovstug family estate, at that time part of the Oryol Governorate, now part of Bryansk Oblast.
• Russian cosmonaut Viktor Afanasyev… See more