Kholmogory village
Kholmogory, Arkhangelsk region.
Description:
The village of Kholmogory is located in the Arkhangelsk region and originally had the name Kolmogory. It became famous in the XIV century. It is the administrative center of Kholmogorsk district.
The area is located in the lower reaches of the Northern Dvina and is considered the birthplace of M.V. Lomonosov. At the end of the XIV century, the first wooden fortress was built, in 1613 a quadrangular Kremlin was erected, which in the same year successfully withstood the attack of Polish-Lithuanian troops. The new wooden Kremlin was built in 1621 as the old one was washed away by water. But this fortress was destroyed - in 1669 it burned down.
From Kholmogor in 1492, a sea caravan left Denmark with grain, the embassy of Ivan III was delivered by the same caravan, and records of his campaign were recorded in the annals - so there was information about the appearance of his merchant fleet in Russia.