The charm of the Russian province

The city just recently celebrated its 800-year anniversary and during your stay you can get acquainted with its rich history and ancient architecture. The main attraction is the Kremlin, it was built at the beginning of the sixteenth century as a military fortress, nowadays it is a unique open-air museum. The city is a large industrial, cultural and transport center of the Middle Volga and used to be known as "the pocket" of Russia thanks to the world-famous Fair.

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Nizhny Novgorod is called the “Volga capital”. The city was founded in 1221 as a fortress on the right bank of the Volga river at the place where it merged with the Oka river. The city is rich in architectural monuments. This is the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, on the territory of which there is the Archangel Cathedral, the existing Annunciation and Pechersky Monasteries, the Christmas Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and many other monuments. The city is a large industrial, cultural and transport center of the Middle Volga.

Chkalovsk was founded in the XII century by the son of Yuri Dolgoruky, Prince Vasily, and was called Vasileva Sloboda.

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Chkalovsk was founded in the XII century by the son of Yuri Dolgoruky, Prince Vasily, and was called Vasileva Sloboda. People there were engaged in various crafts, and especially pottery was developed. The village of Vasilevo was renamed to Chkalovsk only in August 1937, a record flight to the United States through the North Pole, which performed the famous fellow countryman V.P. Chkalov.

Yaroslavl is the unofficial capital of the Golden Ring of Russia and the oldest city on the Volga with a history of more than 1000 years.

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Yaroslavl is the unofficial capital of the Golden Ring of Russia and the oldest city on the Volga with a history of more than 1000 years. Many attractions are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is famous for examples of ancient Russian architecture, magnificent landscapes of the Volga and unique museums. The famous Russian poet N. A. Nekrasov spent his childhood in Yaroslavl. Today Yaroslavl is a large industrial center.

The history of Rybinsk goes back to ancient times.

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The history of Rybinsk goes back to ancient times. Back in the XI century, here, on the left bank, there was a small settlement - Ust-Sheksna, where metallurgical production was developed. At the beginning of the XIX century Rybinsk became a major Volga crossroads. Shipping company is booming in Rybinsk by the middle of the XIX century. The first ship assembled in Rybinsk - the Volga - in 1846 made a voyage to Samara. In 1986, Rybinsk became one of the historical cities of Russia.

Moscow is the capital of Russia, a city with a character that embodies the whole diversity of cultures, nationalities and all traditions of Russia.