🔢 Ростов Великий
    [ ras'tov vi'likij ]

🔻First mentioned in documents in 862 as an important settlement, by the 10th century Rostov became the capital city of Vladimir-Suzdal, the most prominent principalities in Rus'.

🔻Ravaged by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries, and the Poles in 1608, Rostov survived as a medium-sized town.

🔻The main thing why tourists come here is the most beautiful temples, monasteries and cathedrals.

🔻If you are not a fan of church architecture, then there is also something for you to see museums, gardens, fortresses, galleries and much more.

🔻The Rostov Kremlin museum complex was included among the most valuable cultural heritage sites of which Russia is proud.

🔻While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is popularly known to Russians as Rostov Veliky (Ростов Великий) to distinguish it from the much larger city of Rostov-on-Don.

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🔢 Ярославль
    [ yaraslavl' ]

🔻In the 9th century the so-called Russian Khaganate formed, near Yaroslavl, a large Scandinavian-Slavic settlement in Timerevo.

🔻When excavations were carried out, a large number of artifacts, including Scandinavian weapons with runic inscriptions, chess pieces, and the largest collection of Arabian coins in northern Europe, were found.
In Timerevo the fourth set of Scandinavian brooches ever found in Russia was discovered.

🔻Based on its earliest date of foundation, Yaroslavl is the oldest of all the existing towns on the Volga.

🔻Yaroslavl was founded by Yaroslav the Wise, a prince of Kievan Rus', during the period of his ruling the Principality of Rostov (988—1010). The name of the city is traditionally linked to that of its founder: Yaroslav.

🤩There is a wonderful video about Yaroslavl in the comments to this post👇!

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