Old Smolensk

Smolensk One of the oldest cities in Russia! In the dated part of the “Tale of Bygone Years”, it is first mentioned under 862 as the center of the tribal union of the Krivichi. According to the Ustyuzhensky (Arkhangelogorod) vault in the record under 863, when Askold and Dir on a campaign from Novgorod to Constantinople bypassed the city, since it was strongly fortified and crowded. In 882, the city was captured and annexed to the Old Russian state by Prince Oleg, who transferred it to Prince Igor, from whose youth power in the city was exercised by governors and squads, and general management was carried out from Kiev.

And what happened next - you will learn from my tour with a story about the history of Smolensk from 862 to the present day!