Yuryevets is the administrative center of the Yuryevets District, the Ivanovo Region of the Russian Federation. It is one of the oldest towns in the Ivanovo Region. It was founded as a fortress in 1225 by Yuri Vsevolodovich, the Grand Prince of Vladimir, and was named after him.
Today, Yuryevets is a unique, eco-friendly tourist town. The 16 km wide Volga River, the taiga forest of incredible beauty: Yuryevets landscapes were painted in the pictures by A. Savrasov, I. Levitan, B. Kustodiev, and A. Benois. There are five museums in Yuryevets: the Historical and Art Museum, the Andrei Tarkovsky Museum Center, the Museum of Architects the Vesnin brothers, the House of Fairy Tales of Alexander Rou and the Istoki Puppet Theater-Museum.
The postage stamp provides a panoramic view of the town of Yuryevets of the Ivanovo Region.
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