Transcript Alexandrov, My Wonderful Town

Анна Грибова,
МБОУ СОШ №1,
Г.Александров,
Владимирская область
Редактор: Сибирина Елена Рудольфовна
 Alexandrov is a small
(population 64,000) town
120 kilometers northeast of
Moscow. It's a part of the
"Golden Ring", a ring of
ancient cities to the
northeast of Moscow that
played an important role in
the development of both the
Russian state and the
Russian Orthodox Church.
They've been called "openair museums" and offer
tourists a great panorama of
traditional Russian
architecture - churches,
Kremlins, etc.
 Alexandrov is famous for
being the place where
Ivan the Terrible escaped
in December 1564. He
suffered from defeats in
the war with Lithuania
and felt constant fear of
treason. He took all of
Moscow's historical and
religious relics with him,
ran away to Alexandrov,
and proclaimed the town
as Russia's new capital.
 Russian and
Italian architects
took part in the
construction of
the ensemble of
Alexandrovskaya
Sloboda.
 The Trinity Church, built
in 1513, has been
preserved from that
time. The church's
interior remains as well,
with its magnificent
frescos and icons.
 Particularly famous are
the gates, dating back to
the 14th century and
decorated with gilded
engravings. The gates
were brought from
Novgorod by Ivan the
Terrible in the mid-16th
century and were later
transferred to the Trinity
Church as a gift.
 Alexandrov’s history is
not only the history of
Ivan IV. Famous Russian
poetess Marina Tsvetaeva
lived here and wrote her
well-known verses.
 Another great Russian
poet Osip Mandelshtam
came here to meet
Marina
 In June 1991 the
museum was opened in
the former Tsvetayevs’
house. It is the first and
the only one in Russia.
It has a remarkable
collection of the works
of many famous
cultural workers:
Marina and Anastasia
Tsvetayevs, Adelaida
Gertsyk, Sergey
Yelpatyevsky and other
 There is also an
exposition in the
museum which is
devoted to the
tragedy of the
people belonging
to creative
intelligentsia. All
of them suffered
from Stalin’s
repressions