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Vladimir
(The name Vladimir is simbol one of most inpoftant period of middle
age history of Russia. The Vladimir town is second capital of Russia after Kiev,
and one of main historical center ower the world. Vladimir is it for the first
time mentionned in chronicles at 990 year d.e.) |
 | Suzdal
(The entire city is a museum where over one hundred monuments,
dating from different periods, are clustered. Suzdal's name figures in the annals
for the first time in 1024, but excavations have proved the fact, that the Rostov-Suzdal
Principality had already existed before that on the fertile soil of this area.) |
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Bogolyubovo
(When prince Andrei was bringing the miraculous
icon of Holy Virgin Mary from Kiev to Rostov, the horses
bearing the icon stopped and refused to go any further. It was
happen near from Vladimir.
Then Andrei has built on this place
a church and has founded a city, named latter Bogolyubovo
(a place loved by the God) and the prince became known as Andrei
Bogolyubskiy (Andrei from Bogolyubovo). It
was also said that the Virgin Mary herself appeared to Andrei
when he was sleeping, taking him under her divine protection.
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