Pskov - a unique city-museum
"Russia Begins Here" is a legendary installation Pskovriverfront The GreatIt was staged in 2015 at the art festival “Reserve”.
The fate of the object is interesting - the letters were previously on the Moscow hotel (it was demolished in 2006).
The temporary installation was delayed for several years (forever?), and in 2016 it was updated to the accompaniment of pianist Denis Matsuev.
"Russia begins here" - so proudly say Pskov, remembering that it was in these parts that Princess Olga was born, who ruled Kievan Rus; here "Russian statehood was born."
Pskov occupies a strategic position on the western borders of our country, and for several centuries it defended the border from the north and west.
Distance from Pskov to Minsk - 507 km to vilnius - 436 km, rigi - 278 km, Tallinn - 332 km.
The first chronicles of the city date back to 903. Pskov had to endure many dramatic years: the betrayal of the boyars and the capture by the Teutonics, attacks by Poles and Swedes, sieges and assaults.
The ancient city was not spared the tragic upheavals of the twentieth century: at the railway station of Pskov on March 2, 1917, Emperor Nicholas II abdicated. The city survived the Civil War, bombing and German occupation of the Great Patriotic War.
After the revolution, Pskov was declared a city-museum: historians and archaeologists tried to save from destruction surviving historical monuments, parks and squares, individual trees: pyramidal poplars, white acacia, etc.
During the Great Patriotic War, after the liberation of the city from the German occupiers in 1944, enthusiasts took up the restoration of buildings, museums, monuments of history and culture. 90% of the city buildings were in ruins, residents huddled in barracks and dugouts.
According to the decree of the Soviet government of November 1, 1945, Pskov was included in the list of fifteen ancient cities of our country, which had to be restored first.
Attractions of Pskov
Now the ancient and great Pskov is known all over the world for its ancient fortresses, amazing cathedrals, miraculously preserved in the war and restored architectural ensembles, the city is considered one of the spiritual centers of Russia.
The historical center of the city and its heart is the Pskov Fortress and its core is the impregnable white-stone Kremlin (Krom) at the confluence of the Velika and Pskov rivers. The architectural ensemble of the fortress includes five belts of fortifications: Dovmontov city, Middle and Okolnaya city, preserved Vlasievskaya. Rattlefish. Clockwork.Flat and tall towers Upper Grid Tower.Petrovsky Gate Tower.
Pskov is famous for churches and cathedrals. Monuments of history and architecture contain samples of original monumental painting and icon painting.
Objects of the church architectural school of Pskov are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List: St. John the Forerunner of the Ivanovo Monastery, ensemble Spaso-Mirozhsky monasteryThe Transfiguration Cathedral, the ensemble of the Snetogorsk Monastery: the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, Michael-Arkhangelsk Cathedral. cross-church, the Church of Cosmas and Damian from Primostia, the Church of George from the Plaza, the Church of the Epiphany, the Church of Nikola from Usoha and basil.
25 km from Pskov on the Pskov lake there is an archipelago TalabIt became known through the monastic settlements. On one of the islands lived the famous ascetic of the twentieth century - Archpriest Nikolai Guryanov. Pilgrims from all over Russia come to his grave.
Many famous Russian writers lived and worked in the Pskov region, poems and prose were dedicated to these places, mentioned in their works.
A. S. Pushkin was closely connected with this region: his ancestors lived here, he came here to his friends and served exile, here he found eternal peace - he was buried in the city.Svyatogorsk.
On the Pskov land, the State Memorial Historical-Literary and Natural-Landscape Museum-Reserve of A. S. Pushkin Mikhailovsky was opened, which receives guests from different cities and countries.
Mikhailovsky - the estate of Nadezhda Osipovna, the poet's mother,Petrovsky Estate - estate of Hannibals, ancestors of A. S. Pushkin, in TrigorskiThe poet's friends lived.
In Pushkinogory, Sergey Dovlatov worked as a guide, here he began to write the famous "Reserve".
In 1902, the writer and playwright Veniamin Kaverin was born in Pskov, the author of the famous book “Two Captains”. In this novel, the author’s hometown acts as Ensk with the Peschinka and Tikhoi rivers (the Pskov and Velika rivers).
In the name of V. Kaverin, the Pskov Regional Library for Children and Youth is named for the dedicated Kaverinka. In honor of the novel “Two Captains”, a museum was opened.
Yuri Tynyanov worked on the Pskov land, S. Cherny, F. Sologub, I. Brodsky, E. Yevtushenko wrote about this region.
30 kilometers from Pskov is the State Historical, Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve "Izborsk".
The city-fortress in written sources was called “iron” because it bravely withstood many siege days and nights, steadfastly survived the invasion raids.
Travelers - connoisseurs of history can see the beautifully preserved Izborsk fortress of the XIV century, the ancient St. Nicholas Cathedral.
Other unique attractions of this place: the houses of merchants Shvedov, Anisimov, Belyanin; Nikolsky spring; Slovenian keys; Truvorov settlement; Zheravia mountain; Sacred hill of Glory of Russia.
Text: Pauline M.
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