The yaroslavl phenomenon: a deep look into history

What awaits you

Excursion into history: how it all began
You will learn how, thanks to its geographical position, it became rich and became the largest fortress on the Volga. How his status in the life of the country changed after the victory of the Second People's Militia and the accession of the Romanovs. On a walk through the historical center, included in the UNESCO list, we will talk about the reasons why already in the 16th century Yaroslavl became one of the most fortified fortress cities of the young Muscovite state. I will introduce you to fortification medieval architecture on the example of Vlasievskaya-Znamenskaya and Uglichskaya towers. I will also tell you the history of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery, where A.I. Musin-Pushkin found the legendary "Word about Igor's Regiment", and explain why the monastery was called the Kremlin.

Russian Florence: Regional Renaissance of the 17th Century
The city was called Florence on the Volga, a beauty reserve, a museum of monuments, in which Yaroslavl residents immortalized spiritual flights and historical triumphs. Independence, financial well-being, the flourishing of crafts contributed to the emergence of a new Yaroslavl style in church art, which you will get acquainted with on the example of the temples of the Epiphany, Elijah the Prophet, Michael the Archangel, etc. You will learn how enterprising Novgorodians influenced the life of the city, whether there is a connection between the Yaroslavl candle and the eastern minarets, why so many temples were built in Yaroslavl and how the locals loved the tile.

Yaroslavl as one of the best embodiments of catherine II's
reform On the main city square - Sovetskaya - you will hear the mysterious story of its appearance. I will tell you how one of the most educated people of the 18th century managed to unravel the genius of the place of ancient Yaroslavl. You will understand that it is no coincidence that our city of free thought and enlightenment became the birthplace of Russian provincial journalism, at the end of the 18th century the first Russian professional theater was opened here, and soon one of the first higher educational institutions in the Russian province.

Yaroslavl character
In this city on the mountain that "better than St. Petersburg, yes more beautiful than Kiev, better than Mother and stone Moscow ...", a man of new thinking was formed. The desire for primacy, independence, inner dignity, openness, interest in the new - all this can be seen in the character of the Yaroslavl. On the example of vivid biographies of Yaroslavl residents: F. Volkov, N. Nekrasov, L. Sobinov, L. Trefolev, L. Oshanin, V. Basner, A. Petrov and others, together we will decipher the code of the "handsome Yaroslavl": his ingenuity, zest for life, tolerance, musicality, artistry and poetry.

🏛 In addition, the program will include a monument to D.M. Pozharsky and K. Minin on the territory of the Kirillo-Afanasyevsky Monastery, a cozy Demidovsky Square and a beautiful Strelka, where the Kotorosl flows into the Volga.