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The Golden RingThe Golden Ring is one of the oldest Russian routes. It goes to the north-east of Moscow and forms a circle. There are many interesting ancient Russian cities and towns along the way, full of history and the unique Russian architecture.
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Reasons to go there
•to see masterpieces of the Russian architecture;• to admire old churches made of white stone;•to hear bell tolling;• to see old fortresses, ancient monasteries and convents;•to learn more about history and culture of Russia.
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Vladimir
• is the first town of the Golden Ring;• was the capital of the Northeastern
Rus in the 12th century;• has numerous interesting sights,
including old churches, monasteries and museums;
• has provincial atmosphere and the contrast with big cities.
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The Dormition Cathedral
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Vladimir Gate
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Suzdal
• a calm ancient Russian town 38 kilometers to the north of Vladimir;
• is officially protected from the industries;
• the old architecture and buildings are kept intact;
• monasteries and old beautiful churches are of great interest.
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Nativity Cathedral
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Church of Saint Boris and Saint Gleb
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Ivanovo
• is quite a big city located between Suzdal and Kostroma;
• is a real Russian industrial city;• will be the most interesting stop along
the Golden Ring if you want to get the taste of industrial Russian province.
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Temple of the Sacred Trinity
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The Pious-Vvedensky convent
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Kostroma
• a beautiful calm town located on the Volga river;
• old churches and monasteries;• the Ipatievsky Monastery on the other
side of Volga is among them.
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Resurrection ChurchTrinity Cathedral of the Hypatian
Minster
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Yaroslavl
• got its name from Prince Yaroslav Mudry, who founded the town at the beginning of the 11th century;
• is a large industrial city, the biggest one along the Golden Ring;
• is very interesting because of its history, architecture, and city life.
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Church of Elijah the Prophet
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Rostov
• an ancient Russian town located on Lake Nero;
• was first mentioned in 862;• is a small town with old buildings, the
Kremlin, and the Russian architecture;• is the most similar town to Suzdal of
all the towns along the Golden Ring.
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Spaso-Jakovlevsky Monastery
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Pereslavl-Zalessky
An old Russian provincial town, famous for: •numerous monasteries;•old churches; •the first boat built by young Peter the Great;•Pleshcheevo Lake (which gained the status of national park in 1988).
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St. Nikita's Cathedral
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We hope you’ll have a wonderful time.
Enjoy the trip!
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Resources
All the photos are taken from the Wikipedia and they are the property of their respective authors.The picture on the title slide is taken from http://nata-travel.ru.The picture on the second slide is taken from http://www.zolotoe-koltso.ru.