Pereyaslavl-Zalessky

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Pereyaslavl-Zalessky (Переславль-Залесский in Russian; could be translated as "Pereyaslavl, which is located behind the woods"), a town in the Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia. It was called Pereyaslavl until the 15th century. The town is located on the southeastern shore of the Lake Plescheyevo at the mouth of the Trubezh River. Population: 33,000 (1974).

Pereyaslavl-Zalessky was founded in 1152 by Yuri Dolgoruky as one of the fortified posts to cover the Rostov-Suzdal lands. In 1175—1302, the town was the center of the Principality of Pereyaslavl (Zalessky). In 1302, the town became a part of the Muscovy. Pereyaslavl-Zalessky had been devastated numerous times by the Mongols between the mid-13th century and the early 15th century. In 1611—1612, it suffered from the Polish invasion. In 1688—1693, Peter the Great built his famous "funny flotilla" on the Lake Plescheyevo for his own amusement, including the so called Peter's little boat, which would be considered the forefather of the Russian fleet. In 1708, Pereyaslavl-Zalessky became a part of the Moscow province. In 1894, Vladimir Lenin came to the village of Gorki not far from Pereyaslavl-Zalessky and typed his work called "Who are the "friends of the people" and how they fight Social Democrats?" on a hectograph. In 1919—1920 and 1941—1943, a famous Soviet artist Dmitri Kardovsky lived and created in Pereyaslavl-Zalessky.

Pereyaslavl-Zalessky is known for its landmarks, such as whitestone Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral (1152—1157), Church of Metropolitan Peter (1585), Troitse-Danilov Monastery (16—18 centuries), Nikitsky Monastery (16—19 centuries), Feodorovsky Monastery (16—19 centuries) and Goritsky Monastery (17—18 centuries).