The uniqueness of Suzdal

If you have not been in Suzdal, do not miss the opportunity to visit this city, which is justly called the pearl of the "Golden Ring of Russia".

Suzdal - one of the most beautiful cities of Russia. There are about 1000 years of glorious original history. The abundance of monuments of ancient art and the preservation of its old external appearance of Suzdal no equals, and rightly considered a city-museum.

The basis of economic activity in the industry are focused on receiving and serving tourists: hotel industry, catering, etc.

We Suzdal happy and visible in the history of the country's destiny. Although for centuries the city more than once destroyed, he suffered from fires and epidemics, but again and again came back to life. Was not in Russia a single major historical event, which was not involved would Suzdal and its citizens. Yuri Dolgoruky, Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Pozharsky, Alexander Suvorov, Dmitry Vinogradov - these and many other names familiar to all Russians are connected with ancient Suzdal land.

Today was the usual name of Suzdal "city - museum". But it first appeared in 1923 when, after survey town provincial Commission for the Protection of works of art and antiquities came to the conclusion that "... the whole Suzdal is a great museum and the preservation of its monuments intact in the interest of science and art."

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The abundance of monuments, the preservation of its original appearance Suzdal knows no equal. Here in the area of 9 square kilometers there are over 200 monuments of religious and civil architecture of XIII - XIX centuries. Remaining within the boundaries of the XVIII century., Suzdal was able to preserve the ancient topography, mouthwatering flavor of the ancient Russian city, a wonderful harmony of ancient architecture and the environment.

Currently Suzdal - a major tourist center, attracting numerous local and foreign tourists. For preservation of cultural heritage and tourism development Suzdal was marked by the Order of the Badge of Honor "v1974g. And in 1982. received a prestigious award from FIZHET - International Federation of Journalists writing about tourism - "Golden Apple". In 1992. main architectural ensembles of the city - the Kremlin, Pokrovsky and Savior - Euthymius and Church of Boris and Gleb in Kideksha made the decision of UNESCO World Heritage List.

История, манящая и живая...\ History, alluring and alive ...

On the banks of the meandering river Kamenka, surrounded by the boundless fields of Suzdal Opole - miracle of the fertile nature of our Nechernozemie, already the second millennium is Stolny "hail Suzhdal. The capital of the "Golden Ring", the capital, Yuri Dolgoruky, the city museum, the center of Orthodoxy, the unique architectural and landscape complex - to understand the sonorous epithets rather choose from them is that the closer you personally have to do something that for centuries have committed pilgrims, travelers tourists - to choose the time to find an opportunity and visit the "God-preserved city Suzhdal. And then for himself noted, "that if two or three times a year will not happen in Suzdal - then something is not enough" ...

The history of Suzdal lost so deep in the centuries that even forgotten the meaning of the translation of the city name - despite dozens of existing versions. Judging from the excavations, the people in Suzdal settled back in autochthonous pre-Slavonic times in 9-10vv. - Finno-Ugric tribes Merya. The first fortress was built in the first half of 9c., And chronicles the story begins, apparently, with the Baptism of Suzdal prince Vladimir the Red Sun in the year 990. And then the whole history of ancient Russia is the history of ancient Suzdal, with all its princes, accomplishments, troubles and victories.

Here Yaroslav the Wise in 1024g. suppressed the uprising, and Monomakh built the first in the north-eastern Russia, stone temple, leaving the land as a legacy to his son Yuri Dolkorukomu that made the city his capital and refused to obey Kiev. In Kiev, he was apparently poisoned after another voknyazheniya. Yuri lived in Suzdal not surrounded by the boyars, and in the suburban residence - Kideksha castle, where to this day in the remnants of feudal ditches 12c. stands on the precipice Nerlskom personal home church Yuri Dolgoruky, the oldest architectural monument of the Golden Ring, built in 1152 - Boris and the temple.

When her son Yuri Dolgoruky - Andrei Bogolubsky capital is transferred to Vladimir - this time the rise and flourishing of Vladimir-Suzdal principality. Suzdal with Andrew and his brother Vsevolod III - the second capital, spiritual, religious and cultural center of Russia, shortly before the invasion of Batu in time to build a magnificent white stone Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin (1222-1225gg, he still stands in the heart of the Kremlin) with unique "Zlata gates, made in the technique of fire gilding based new monasteries: Kozmodemyansk 12c., Rizopolozhenskiy 1207g., Vvedensky 13c. ...

February 1238: "Tatarov Uryadov mills near the town Volodimer, and themselves idosha, vzyasha Suzhdal" ... After ruining the town of Batu Nevryuy, Kovgady and Düden. Judging from the excavations, Suzdal virtually disappeared, but not forgotten - Alexander Nevsky, went to war with the Swedes in 1240, the highest point of the city founded a monastery, still exists today, and called his name to this day - Alexander.

Another flourishing - 14 century. The richest in Russia Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod principality: Great Prince of Suzdal, moving the capital of Nizhny Novgorod, competed with Moscow for leadership, yet have not lost at first lower and then Suzdal and became a service princes of Moscow's rulers, and later kings. That is the great-great ... grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest, Vladimir and Suzdal prince, Prince Dmitry Pozharsky legally honored "the savior of Russia" in the Troubles began 17th century, when it was written the next "word of the destruction of the Russian land", and most elite of the country shook between foreigners, and usurpers, arranging personal affairs and not remembering the fatherland.

Prince Pozharsky freed Moscow and handed power to a legitimately chosen the new Tsar Mikhail Romanov, eventually died in the clan shrine in Suzdal Savior Evfimievom monastery. It is a pity that human memory is short: otherwise there would have to build now, already the sixth epitaph over the tomb of the construction of a national hero. Suzdal from the political center becomes the center of the church and in the 16 century. in the city rebuilt in stone the rich monasteries (historically they were 15, now 5). Suzdal has reached its greatest prosperity in enlightened and active St.. Metropolitan Hilarion (end of 17 century.) reconstructed in his diocese, 70 stone temples.

17-18 century - the heyday of Suzdal merchants - proof of that 30 townspeople temples (before the Soviet demolitions - 44) of approximately 9 square. km. old town, is built on the money people for their own needs.

And after the way, first highway, then crossed the railway Suzdal party, it became economically "sleep", turning into a city of pilgrims, "gardeners", and now more and tourists. About gardeners Suzdal need special mention: even in the 18 century, local historian, wrote: "in the city Suzhdale the goodness of the earth and pleasant air. ... There is a vegetable garden ... Luka, horseradish, garlic, especially those cucumbers priizobilno" It is no accident has taken root here since the holiday "Day Cucumber "for doing a" garden arable lands "status and in the 20 th and 18 th centuries. Just a house rich Suzdal gardener Sherysheva, renovated architectural monument of the mid-18 th century turned into the art-hotel "Nicholaev Posad". Fortunately, because of the lack of factories and railways, social and economic storms of the 20 th century past the "God-preserved city Suzhdal" side. Perhaps the only city in the country, has preserved not only an enormous number of antiquities, but the whole image, the ensemble of the medieval city.

Already at the entrance to Suzdal, with Poklonnaya Hill, if I pause the car to the speed of an ancient traveler, visible though a fairytale, but absolutely real "City of Kitezh" - Suzdal, where, after visiting times, pulling more and more to come.