Bely (Russian: Бе́лый) is a town and the administrative center of Belsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia.

It was located on the border between Lithuanian and Russian lands, and intermittently changed affiliation between Lithuania (later Poland) and the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Belsky District with the administrative center in the Bely was established.

[12][14] During World War II, in 1941–1943, the district was occupied by German troops, and Bely was severely damaged.

On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast.

[4] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Belsky District as Bely Urban Settlement.