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Yaroslavl 2017
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I did a two day trip to Yaroslavl from Moscow. On the way we stopped at Rostov to visit the old Kremlin with its churches.
Before arriving in Rostov, we passed this memorial to the T34 tank. This area, West of Moscow, became an important industrial zone in World War 2 and was responsible for producing many of these ground-breaking tanks.

Many of these tanks went straight from the assembly line onto the battlefield. It is widely acknowledged that the T34 was a vital weapon in the defeat of Nazi Germany.
These are the outer walls of the Rostov Kremlin (Fortress). Although it was called a fortress the walls were more for decorative purposes. This Kremlin was built between 1670 and 1683 to provide a suitable residence for the Metropolitan Iona Sysoevich. He was the Head of the Church in this area.
The entrance to the Kremlin of Rostov.
This is the Hodegetria Icon Church within the Rostov Kremlin.
The Resurrection of Christ Gate-Church is built over the gateway in the centre of the photo.
YAROSLAVL

Yaroslavl is on the Volga River. In the fireground is an island that consists entirely of a park.
At the other end of the island park flows the River Kotorosl. On the farther bank of that river, the city of Yaroslavl continues.
Our first port of call in Yaroslavl was the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery. This is the entrance gate.
Traces of old frescos in the gateway of the Monastery.
The Cathedral of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery with its bell tower.
This mosaic commemorates Prince Pozharsky who helped liberate Moscow from the Poles during the "Time of Troubles" in the early 1600s.
This wooden stairway caught my eye in the Monastery.
A war memorial in Yaroslavl. In the distance is the Uspensky Sobor with its golden onion domes. We shall visit it later.
This is the Volkova Drama Theatre in the centre of town.
The facade of the Drama Theatre.
The Church of Elijah the Prophet is beautifully decorated inside with frescos.
This is the Cathedral of the Assumption (Uspensky Sobor), which I mentioned earler.

The first wooden Cathedral was built here in 1215, but it was destroyed in a fire. It was rebuilt in stone in the 16th Century but was totally destroyed by the Soviets in the 20th Century.

It was finally reconstructed in the 21st Century.

This is the original bell from the 16th Century Cathedral.
Yaroslavl was heavily industrialised in the Soviet era but after the collapse of the Soviet Union the inefficient State-owned enterprises here soon closed their gates.

Yaroslavl then reinvented itself as a major tourist destination. In the peak period, some 15 large river cruise ships dock here each day. It is a very pleasant city to visit.
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