The Golden Ring of Russia is a tourist route, which unites ancient cities of North-Eastern Russia: Yaroslavl, Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov Veliky, Uglich, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal, and Vladimir. All of these cities have retained unique monuments of Russian history and culture.
Vladimir is one of the largest tourist centers of the European part of the country. The Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve introduces visitors to the monuments of Old Russian architecture. Among the most valuable attractions, there are monuments of white stone architecture of the 12th-13th centuries, such as the Assumption Cathedral, the Golden Gate, and the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius.
The postage stamp features the Golden Gate, the Assumption Cathedral, the water tower (places of interest of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve), the Vladimir Regional Puppet Theater, and the building of the old City Duma.
Uglich of the Yaroslavl Region and its near vicinity is the host of more than 300 historical and architectural monuments of Russian culture. These include churches, monasteries, palaces of the 15th-17th centuries, historical civil buildings.
The postage stamp provides images of the Church of St. Demetrius on Blood (Uglich Museum) against the background of the Uglich hydroelectric power plant, the palace chamber of the Uglich appanage princes (Uglich Museum), the Museum of Urban Life of the 19th century, the floodgate arch, and the fire watchtower.
Yaroslavl is the capital of the Golden Ring of Russia, the cultural and spiritual center of Central Russia. The historical center of Yaroslavl is entered in the UNESCO World Heritage List. There are many ancient streets, the Transfiguration of the Savior Monastery, the Assumption Cathedral and the Church of Elijah the Prophet (17th century).
The postage stamp provides images of the monument to Yaroslav the Wise against the background of the Uglich tower of Transfiguration of the Savior Monastery and the Church of the Epiphany, a Pavilion on the Volga Embankment, the Volkov Theater, the Church of Elijah the Prophet (Yaroslavl Museum-Reserve), and Ivan Vakhrameev's house.
The composition of the souvenir pack in cover “Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia. Vladimir. Uglich. Yaroslavl” is included:
- stamp №3378 “Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia series. Vladimir”;
- stamp №3379 “Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia series. Uglich”;
- stamp №3380 “Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia series. Yaroslavl”;
- FDC with cancellation in Vladimir “Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia series. Vladimir”;
- FDC with cancellation in Uglich of the Yaroslavl Region “Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia series. Uglich”;
- FDC with cancellation in Yaroslavl “Cities of the Golden Ring of Russia series. Yaroslavl”;
- vignette.
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