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Yaroslavl: over 1,010 years of history & tradition

 

 

Yaroslavl: Volga River embankment, Yaroslavl

Church of Elijah The Prophet, Yaroslavl on Golden Ring

 

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         Yaroslavl, the Heartland of the Golden Ring of Russia


It is not often that a city celebrates a millennial birthday. Founded as a fortress in 1010 by Yaroslv the Wise, Yaroslavl soon rose to prominence as a commercial center. Six centuries later, in 1612, it was the center of resistance to teh polish occupation. And just 30 years prior to that, Czar Ivan IV (the Terrible) took refuge here when the Mongols threatened the capital.

Just 250 km northeast of Moscow, this city of 615, 000 sits astride the Volga and Kotorosl rivers, and was home to Russia's first public theater, first rubber factory, and Northern Russia's first university
 

 

  • The ancient town of Yaroslavl is located 250 km (160 miles) northeast of Moscow. It is an important part of the Golden Ring group of ancient towns
     
  • The city of Yaroslavl, on the historical Golden Ring of Russia,  recently celebrated its 1,010-th birthday (1010)

  • Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl is on the UNESCO World Heritage List 

  • The city’s historical center, at the junction of the Volga & Kotorosl rivers, is proudly on the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites

  • A 1,000-ruble bank note, second largest denomination bill in Russia, depicts the views of Yaroslavl including the monument to Yaroslav the Wise, the founder of the city in 1010 AD. 
    The Church of John the Baptist in Yaroslavl, is famous for its 15 cupopas and lace-like stonework. Its image lives on as a symbol of ancient Russia and graces the 1000-ruble bank note
    The other side of the same bank note features the Church of John the Baptist famous for its 15 cupolas and lace-like stonework.
    It lives on as a symbol of ancient Russia, insofar as its image graces the 1000-ruble note 

    the 1000-ruble bank note features the Church of John the Baptist with its 15 cupolas and lace-like stonework, a symbol of ancient Russia, its image graces the 1000-ruble bank now  

  • In the 13th century Yaroslavl started to emerge as a major cultural hub with the construction of stone structures including the Transfiguration of the Savior (in Russian: Spaso-Preobrazhensky) Monastery and the opening of this country’s first seminary
     
  • Yaroslavl gave rise to the Russian theater and spawned a wealth of new inventions, prominent scientists and artists
  • Yaroslavl gave rise to the Russian theater and spawned a wealth of new inventions, prominent scientists and artists
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  • Yaroslavl is the home to many Russian firsts: first public theater, first synthetic rubber factory, first diesel engine, first trolley, first woman in space, first Christian town on the Volga,, first provincial newspaper

  • In the 17th century Yaroslavl was already riding high as Russia’s 2nd largest city after Moscow

  • This is exactly when the city’s oldest churches of St. Nicholas Nadein and of Elijah the Prophet and other architectural masterpieces which have some of the Golden Ring’s most impressive frescoes, appeared on the city’s map

  • The Transfiguration of the Savior Cathedral of the Spassky Monastery, built in 1516, is city’s oldest structure and is of remarkable architectural and cultural value

  • Yaroslavl was a host venue for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

  • Population of Yaroslavl is over 610,000 residents

  • Yaroslavl is easily accessible by rail or by car if you travel from major neighboring cities of Moscow or St. Petersburg