Pereslavl-Zalessky
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Pereslavl's most famous ruler, Alexander Nevsky, was baptized at the Saviour Cathedral (1152-57). |
Pereslavl-Zalessky or
Pereyaslavl-Zalessky (; could be translated as "Pereslavl, which is located behind the woods"), a town in
Yaroslavl Oblast,
Russia. It was called Pereslavl until the 15th century. The town is located on the southeastern shore of the
Lake Pleshcheyevo at the mouth of the
Trubezh River. Population: 42,900 (2005 est.); 43,379 (
2002 Census).
Pereslavl-Zalessky was founded in 1152 by Prince
Yuri Dolgoruky as a projected capital of
Zalesye. In 1175–1302, the town was the center of the
Principality of Pereslavl (Zalessky). In 1302, the town became a part of
Muscovy. Pereslavl-Zalessky had been devastated numerous times by the
Mongols 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-called
Peter'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.
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 a
hectograph. In 1919–1920 and 1941–1943, a famous
Soviet artist
Dmitry Kardovsky lived and created in Pereslavl-Zalessky.
Pereslavl-Zalessky is known for its historic buildings, including:
* the whitestone 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.
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Info.Pereslavl - photos Pereslavl-Zalessky*
Guide to Pereslavl (in Russian)
