Презентация по английскому языку The Golden Ring of Russia

THE GOLD RING of RUSSIAРачковская О.А. преподаватель БУ «КПК» Travelers, who travel the globe in search of new experiences, often go to Russia to see for its open spaces, to discover the "mysterious Russian soul", to visit the homeland - Pushkin, Tolstoy, Chekhov and Tchaikovsky. The combinations of the beauty of Russian nature with marvelous buildings of ancient architecture truly leave a lasting impression. The real life of Russia, its original beauty, you will see get around the city, "Golden Ring of Russia" - Vladimir, Suzdal, Bogolyubovo, Gus Khrustalny, Pereyaslavl-Zaleski, Sergiyev Posad, Rostov Great, Uglich, Yaroslavl, Palekh,Murom, Kostroma, Ivanovo. VLADIMIR VLADIMIRThe city of Vladimir was founded at the end of the X century and named after the Russian Prince Vladimir who allowed Christianity to spread in Russia to become the main religion of the country for centuries. VLADIMIRThe city rapidly developed and by the beginning of the XIII century it became one of the most important trade and cultural centres in Russia. It was the time when the main buildings, including the famous Golden Gate, churches and cloisters, were built. For many years Vladimir was the capital of the Russian state. Today, Vladimir is less influential compared with the other Russian cities, especially Moscow. The population of Vladimir is about 360,000 people. VLADIMIRThe historical buildings, ancient churches, museums accommodating the most beautiful and precious pieces of art make the former capital well-known and loved by many Russians as well as foreigners. Local authorities are doing their best to preserve the main gateway to the city - the Golden Gate, the Cathedral of Assumption with Andrey  Rublev’s paintings, and the Cathedral of St. Dmitry — the main places to see in this old city. SUZDAL Suzdal is about the same age as Vladimir. Founded in X century, the town is located 35km north from Vladimir. Suzdal is one of the most popular towns and cities of the Golden Ring. The town is more of a village than a city. It is friendly and calm with churches, vegetable gardens and wooden houses everywhere. Suzdal is a small town with a population of about 12,000 people.  Among the town’s architectural monuments of special interest for tourists is the Kremlin surrounded by ancient ramparts, the complexes of the Convent of the Intercession and the Monastery of Our Savior and St. Euthimius, the Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life, XVIII century Possad churches, and the Gostiny Dvor. The Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life is located close to the town centre. In the multiple exhibition displays you will find icons, fine pieces of folk art, paintings and drawings. Yaroslavl Yaroslavl is an ancient town located 260 kilometres northwest of Moscow, the most metropolitan of the Golden Ring towns.  The town of the Golden Ring, Yaroslavl has many old churches with beautiful icons and traditional Russian decoration. It was founded in 1010 as a fortress and developed rapidly because of its favourable location on the Volga trade route. The XVII century was the best time for the city. It was then that the architectural ensembles were built up to make Yaroslavl, one of the most beautiful cities of old Russia. Today Yaroslavl is a regional centre, an important railway junction and a river port. The population of the city is about 680,000 people. The city has many industries, five educational institutions, three theatres, the Philharmonic Society and many museums. Rostov-the-Great Rostov-the-Great was founded in the middle of the XI century on the beautiful Nero Lake. It is almost three hundred years older than Moscow.  Rostov has been developing as an economic, religious and cultural centre because of its favourable location on the northern Russia trade route. Today Rostov is a district centre of the Yaroslavl Region with developed industries. There are several museum exhibitions: "Ancient Russian Art" (XV-XIX century icons of the Rostov school of painting), "Russian Painting of the XVIII-XIX Centuries", and "Russian Finift" as well as some other collections. The Church of the Saviour-over-the-Galleries has the most beautiful interior. Gate Church of St. John the Divine and Monastery of St. Jacob are also worth visiting. Pereslavl-Zalessky Pereslavl-Zalessky town is located on the banks of the Trubezh River. It was founded as a fortress by the Prince Yury Dolgoruky, the founder of Moscow. Many great people lived and worked there. For example, Peter the Great has built several ships for the first Russian Navy. Being a Golden Ring town, Pereslavl-Zalessky has many historical monuments including churches. In the town one can see the famous Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour built in 1152, St. Daniel monastery, the monastery of St. Nikita, and Goritsky monastery. These beautiful historical monuments have been attracting a lot of people to the town. Below we listed only the main towns of the Golden Ring which are visited by the majority of tourists. There are some smaller towns which are also included in the Russian Golden Ring —   Kostroma founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in 1152 and located on the banks of the Volga River 330 kilometers northwest of Moscow. Others include Gorokhovets, Murom, Alexandrov, Uriev Polsky, Gus Khustalny, Plios and Bogolubovo with the wonderful church ensemble. In these towns, visitors can see more masterpieces of Russian art, more ancient historical buildings and beautiful churches.