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town of ZARAYSK 3
General | |
Zaraysk (Zaraisk, Зарайск) —
district center at the South-East of Moscow region. Population — 26 thousands (2004),
coordinates 54°46´ N, 38°53´ E. Picturesque location at the bank
of River Osyotr — a right tributary of River Oka. |
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What to see | |
Time required: 2-4 hours Why to visit Zaraysk: old Russian town with a well-preserved kremlin. Splendid wooden architecture.
Kremlin. Photo: Denis Kabanov Zaraysk kremlin (1525-1530) was built for defense from Tartar raids. It is a regular (meaning built according to a project) rectangular fortress with 8 towers and 4 gates. Walls and gates are fully preserved (Zaraysk has the only fully preserved kremlin in Moscow Region, which does not include Moscow). The kremlin is almost empty. The most remarkable building inside is Nikol'sky Sobor (St. Nicholas Cathedral, 1681), built in old Russian tradition after an order by Tsar Fyodor Alekseevich to accomodate the wondermaking ikon of St. Nicholas (Nikola of Zaraysk). Services are not performed regularly, and the cathedral is usually closed. Neo-classical Predtechensky Sobor (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 1901), regular services.
Posad —
the old residential area
around the kremlin (17th — 20th centuries). It contains a number of remarkable
buildings such as Trade
arcades (18th century),
Il'inskaya Tserkov' (St. Iliya Church, 1819, with the bell-tower
from the end of 19th century, Krasnoarmeyskaya ulitsa),
Troitskaya Tserkov'
(Trinity Church, 1776, ploshchad' Revolyutsii),
Blagoveshchenskaya Tserkov' (Annunciation Church, 1777, with
the refectory and bell-tower built later, ulitsa Dzerzhinskogo),
and also many
wooden buildings. Sadly, currently Posad is being destroyed — wooden houses
demolished, and tasteless mansions of "New Russians" erected in their place.
This is despite the fact that many houses are (were) protected as architectural
monuments. We give the list of buildings protected by the federal law:
Posad. Photo: Yaroslav Blanter "White Well" Spring — chapel and bathing but at the place where in 1225 Prince Feodor Yurievich has met a wondermaking icon of St. Nicholas (Nikola of Zaraysk), which was then kept in St. Nicholas Cathedral till 1918. Narrow-gauge railroad of Zaraysk Plant of Construction Blocks — acting, electrified (the only electrified narrow-gauge railroad in Moscow region and one of the few in Russia). Actually, since the railroad is on the premises of an acting plant, the visit requires some negotiations with the staff. If you are not a railroad fan, probably you do not want to visit anyway, and if you are one and do not speak Russian, it is recommended that you come in contact with Russian railroad fans in advance. Museums Zaraysk Museum of Art, History, and Architecture: ploschad' Revolyutsii, 2 (next to the bus station). Opening hours: 9:00 - 18:00, closed Monday and the last day of each month (2001). Occupies the building of Trinity Church. The main exposition is in two rooms: history, ethnographic displays, painting (including the collection of merchant portraits), nature. Guided tours, including Kremlin, are available. Museum-House of Anna Golubkina, a famous Russian modernist sculptor who studied in Rodin's workshop. Golubkina was born, worked for a long time, and died in this house. Address: ulitsa Dzerzhinskogo, 38. At the time of writing was being renovated. |
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Around Zaraysk | |
Dostoevsky Estate in the village of Darovoe . Сoordinates 54°41´ N, 38°45´ E. The author spent here his childhood and often visited as an adult. A wing mansion and a park are preserved. Opening hours: 9:00 — 18:00, closed Monday, Tuesday, and the last day of each month (2001). To get there: take a bus from Zaraysk to Monogarovo (destination Zhuravna or Serebryanye Prudy). |
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Practical Information | |
Time: Moscow time (GMT +3). Where to eat. Café - Restaurant Osyotr: corner of ulitsa Karla Marksa and ulitsa Gulyaeva, one block from the water-tower (five minutes walk from the bus station). Some food can also be bought at the market square (next to the bus station). Where to stay. Hotel Zaraysk: ulitsa Karla Marksa, 1 (North end of the street — furthest from the bus station). Single room: 120 roubles (Summer 2004). We do not know whether they would register your visa. If you are travelling from Moscow or Ryazan', it could be convenient to visit Zaraysk on a day trip. |
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Photo - Kremlin | |
Photo: Denis Kabanov
Photo: Denis Kabanov
Photo: Denis Kabanov
Photo: Denis Kabanov (left), Yaroslav Blanter (right).
Left: St. Nicholas Cathedral. Photo: Yaroslav Blanter. Right: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Photo: Denis Kabanov
St. Nicholas Cathedral, photo: Denis Kabanov © Photo by the authors |
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Photo - Town | |
Left: photo: Yaroslav Blanter. Right: St. Iliya Church. Photo: Denis Kabanov.
Trinity Church. Photo: Denis Kabanov.
Zaraysk Narrow-gauge Railroad. Photo: Denis Kabanov. © Photo by the authors |
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Authors of this page: Yaroslav Blanter, Denis Kabanov. Last updated: 29.01.06.
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