Legends of Little Kitezh

Not fishing, not family,

Not overripe strawberries.

We're going to the town of Gorodec.

Tourist business.

Take a look at the Volga Roll

From the steep shore, from the farmstead.

Strangely, there's still a river.

And there, behind the dam Gore-sea...

Inhale deep blue,

Embrace the green spaces.

Walk the crooked streets,

On both sides of which -

Homes are fun.

Where's the old tes, where's the bright siding.

Everyone's got threaded cuffs.

And a lilac bush in the palisade.

Walk down the Lower Sloboda.

Frozen at the Earthshaft.

And in the middle, remember the food.

Seeing a pancake on New.

Sit down at the table where the fountain

(Here they say "well rings")

And just exhale, "Beautiful..."

And there are people in the garden...

Yes, the city is small. It's simple.

He lives without complaining about poverty.

All the mighty heights above him.

The Grand Duke is victorious.

He didn't see the city like that.

The rich princely capital...

Then there were the burlaks.

Merchants brought wheat here.

The potter rotated an obedient circle.

The blacksmith humbled the iron with fire.

The pine line went straight to the stub,

It's a skillful cutter.

The secret of pastry spirits

Stored with local gingerbread.

Maidens, horses and roosters

An unknown artist wrote.

And to this day.

Back to the crafts of the townspeople.

Caskets with painting - one,

Others, printed gingerbread for tea.

No fuss, no rough prices.

And the souvenirs of darkness on the shelf...

And you've been to Gorodets,

The old town on the Volga?

 

* so called by local residents Gorky reservoir

**Alexander Nevsky completed his earthly path in Gorodets, taking the schema in the Feodorovsky Monastery

Gorodets is the oldest city in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Located up the Volga about 60 km from Nizhny Novgorod. This city, set in the 12th century on the border of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality, was almost ten times larger than Moscow and served as a military fortress and customs point.

Gorodets is known for its unique crafts - wood carving, gold (not gold!) embroidery, clay toys, printed gingerbread, urban painting and many others. Still preserved on some houses carved casings of the 19th century with strange animals and plants.

According to ancient recipes, even today city gingerbread is printed, boards, boxes, chests are painted, vine products are weaved, outfits are embroidered with gold threads, bright canvases are weaved on machines. All this can be seen by visiting the tourist complex City of Masters. And not only to see, but to try it yourself - there are master classes.

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