- Pereslavl-Zalessky
Pereslavl-Zalessky or Pereyaslavl-Zalessky ( _ru. Пересла́вль-Зале́сский; could be translated as "Pereslavl, which is located behind the woods"), is a town in
Yaroslavl Oblast ,Russia . It was called Pereyaslavl until the 15th century. The town is located on the southeastern shore of theLake Pleshcheyevo at the mouth of theTrubezh River . Population: 42,900 (2005 est.); ru-census2002|43379|; su-census1989|42331|.Pereslavl-Zalessky was founded in 1152 by Prince
Yuri Dolgoruky as a projected capital ofZalesye . In 1175–1302, the town was the center of thePrincipality of Pereslavl (Zalessky). In 1302, the town became a part of theGrand Duchy of Moscow . Pereslavl-Zalessky had been devastated numerous times by theMongols between the mid-13th century and the early 15th century. In 1611–1612, it suffered from the Polish invasion.In 1688–1693, Peter the Great built his famous "funny flotilla" on
Lake Pleshcheyevo for his own amusement, including the so-calledPeter's little boat , which would be considered the forefather of the Russian fleet. The "Botik" (small boat) museum chronicles the history of the first Russian fleet and keeps one of the original model boats.In 1708, Pereslavl-Zalessky became a part of
Moscow Governorate . In 1894,Vladimir Lenin came to the village of Gorki not far from Pereslavl-Zalessky and typed his work entitled "Who are the 'friends of the people' and how do they fight Social Democrats?" on ahectograph . In 1919–1920 and 1941–1943, a famous Soviet artistDmitry Kardovsky lived and created in Pereslavl-Zalessky.Pereslavl-Zalessky is known for its historic buildings, including:
*the white stone Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral (1152–1157);
*Church of Metropolitan Peter (1585);
*Troitse-Danilov Monastery (16th–18th centuries);
*Nikitsky Monastery (16th–19th centuries);
*Feodorovsky Monastery (16th–19th centuries);
*Goritsky Monastery (17th–18th centuries).There is also an Institute for Program Systems of the
Russian Academy of Sciences .References
External links
*en icon [http://www.pereslavl-zalessky.com/posad_en.htm Guide to Pereslavl]
*Peter the Great's small boats: [http://www.cistour.com/cis/pdf/home/Sights_of_Golden_Ring_in_brief.pdf]
* [http://www.pereslavl.info/plug-e-liteboxgallery.html Info.Pereslavl - photos Pereslavla-Zalessky]Template group
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