Golden Ring of Russia

Golden Ring of Russia

The Golden Ring ( _ru. Золотое кольцо) is a ring of cities northeast of Moscow, the capital of Russia. They formerly comprised the region known as Zalesye.

These ancient towns, which also played a significant role in the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church, preserve the memory of the most important and significant events in Russian history. The towns have been called "open air museums" and feature unique monuments of Russian architecture of the 12th–18th centuries, including kremlins, monasteries, cathedrals, and churches. These towns are among the most picturesque in Russia and prominently feature Russia's famous onion domes.

Cities included

Although there are some discrepancies with respect to the names of the cities that are included in the ring, most include:

* Sergiyev Posad
* Pereslavl-Zalesskiy
* Rostov Velikiy
* Yaroslavl
* Kostroma
* Ivanovo
* Gus-Khrustalny
* Suzdal
* Vladimir
* Rybinsk
* Uglich
* Alexandrov

Many of these cities are to be found along the M8 highway or can be reached from Yaroslavl Railway Station in Moscow.

External links

* [http://www.trip-guide.ru/zk.htm Golden ring of Russia: photos, guide, maps] ru icon
* [http://www.nwi.ru/id=1/city_id=3/lang=1/city.cgi Golden Ring travel overview]
* Jeffrey Tayler, [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/tayler-russia Escape to Old Russia: The Golden Ring, northeast of Moscow, offers a respite from the capital and an immersion in the past] , "The Atlantic", October 2006.
* [http://www.russia-travel.ws/regions/Zolotoe_koltso Sights of Golden Ring]


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