Dubrovy (Novgorod region)

On the map of the Russian Empire since 1855. ^[2] Until 1927 it was a part, and later the center of the Dubrovsky volost of the Starorussky district of the Novgorod province , and then entered the Polish district (later renamed the Polavsky district ) of the Novgorod district of the Leningrad region . ^[3] Since 1944, in the Starorussky district of the Novgorod region (1962-1965 - Starorussky rural area). Since 1968, as part of the newly created Parfinsky district of the Novgorod region . ^[3] By the decision of the Novgorod Oblast Executive Committee of January 15, 1973 No. 20, the center of the Dubrovsky Village Council approved the village of Dubrovy ^[3] . By the decision of the Novgorod Oblast Executive Committee of October 18, 1989 No. 332, the center of the Dubrovsky Village Council was transferred from Dubrovy to Babki . ^[3] From 2005 to 2010, the village was part of the now abolished Lazhinsky rural settlement .

During the Great Patriotic War, the Dubrovs found themselves in a zone of active hostilities, especially during the Demian operation in early 1942 and, like many settlements, suffered significant damage. About 3 km northwest of the village is a military burial place of this time. ^{[4] [5]}