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Sergiev Posad - center of culture and art. Pereslavl Zaleski - founded in 1152 by the Rostov-Suzdal Prince Yury Dolgoruky. Rostov was mentioned in "The Tale of Bygone Years" in 862. Located at the Lake. Nero. Yaroslavl is considered the pearl the Golden Ring. Suzdal - an ancient Russian city, which is one of the most beautiful cities in the Golden Ring. Vladimir - the city with unique historical and architectural monuments of different eras. Kostroma - the city on the Volga. Founded during the expansion Yuri Dolgoruky in the Volga region. Ivanovo - prior to 1932 its name was Ivanovo-Voznesensk. Travel links - links to other travel websites. |
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The city of Ivanovo is situated on the river gone. The first mention of Ivanovo found in historical references in 1563, and the status of the city of Ivanovo was granted in 1871. Ivanovo was formed by merging the old flax processing center - the village of Ivanovo industrial Voznesensky Posad with. Until 1931 the town was called Ivanovo-Voznesensky.
Ivanovo, perhaps the least popular among tourists city of the Golden Ring. His story is somewhat different from the history of other cities located in the popular tourist route. Ever since the Russian Empire, Ivanovo has traditionally been a center of light industry. The first textile factory appear here in the XVII century. Linen and printed fabric produced in Ivanovo, are in great demand both in Russia and abroad. Industrial development has contributed very Ivanov and opening in 1868 the railroad. Largely due to the specifics of the city, has developed quite atypical of the Golden Ring cities of Ivanovo shape, consisting of luxury residences and industrial buildings of brick factories. Factory buildings of enterprises are unique examples of Russian industrial architecture of the late XIX-early XX-th centuries. Living and working conditions were appalling Ivanovo weavers, so Ivan has earned fame as the city of strikes and strikes. During the revolution of 1905 the first Russian Council of Workers' Deputies was formed in Ivanovo. Hence came the name of Ivanov, as the "city of the first Board." View full tour details here: Saint-Petersburg, Moscow & Historical Towns in The Golden Ring of Russia (Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Vladimir, Suzdal) |