This town was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky as a protection outpost for the lands of Rostov and Suzdal. The history of the town is tightly connected with the rules of Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible, and Peter the Great. The talented commander Alexander Nevsky was born here in 1220. It was in Pereslavl-Zalesky that Peter the Great built his first fleet, in 1688-93. Many of the old churches remaining in Pereslavl-Zalesky are considered to be the most precious monuments of Russian history and architecture. Such treasures of old Russian architecture as the Savior’s Cathedral (1152), ensembles of St. Nikita Monastery, St. Daniel Cathedral, churches of the XVI-XVIII centuries, civil architecture monuments and extremely picturesque landscapes have been attracting many famous people as M. Prishvin, F. Chaliapin, and K. Korovin. One of the main attractions of the city is the Plescheevo Lake. This is one of the largest lakes in Central Russia. It is 9km long and 6km wide, and the coastline stretches for over 27km.
This town was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky as a protection outpost for the lands of Rostov and Suzdal. The history of the town is tightly connected with the rules of Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible, and Peter the Great. The talented commander Alexander Nevsky was born here in 1220. It was in Pereslavl-Zalesky that Peter the Great built his first fleet, in 1688-93. Many of the old churches remaining in Pereslavl-Zalesky are considered to be the most precious monuments of Russian history and architecture. Such treasures of old Russian architecture as the Savior’s Cathedral (1152), ensembles of St. Nikita Monastery, St. Daniel Cathedral, churches of the XVI-XVIII centuries, civil architecture monuments and extremely picturesque landscapes have been attracting many famous people as M. Prishvin, F. Chaliapin, and K. Korovin. One of the main attractions of the city is the Plescheevo Lake. This is one of the largest lakes in Central Russia. It is 9km long and 6km wide, and the coastline stretches for over 27km.
