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Old Smolensk

by sennaya - last update: Aug 20, 2008

The old walled city

17 towers remain on the Kremlin walls Smolensk
One of the oldest cities, dating from 863 A.D.
It was attacked many times and was overrun by Napolean and the Nazis.

These pictures are from 1912 by Prokudin-Gorskii, photographer for the Czar whose collection went to the U.S. in 1918.

Official Tourism site in Russian:
http://www.smolensk.ru/tour.shtml

Use Alta-vista to translate:
http://world.altavista.com/

It seems less information is also on their site in English:
http://admin.smolensk.ru/Eng_version/tour.htmL*
Bogomaterinskaya Church, Smolensk 1912

Bogomaterinskaya Church

The Smolensk administration offers info about themselves in English.
Official Administration site in Englsih:
http://admin.smolensk.ru/Eng_version/
Uspenskovo-Church c1912

Smolensk view

History of Smolensk in Russian:
http://www.smolensk.ru/hystori.shtml

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Comments for sennaya about Smolensk
TheWanderingCamel Tue Feb 26, 2008 05:57 UTC
 I visited Smolensk in 1971. We went to the Assumption Cathedral and found the church packed with people of all ages and a service going on - a memory that has stayed with me all these years. leyle
y2ketan2007 Wed Oct 31, 2007 18:03 UTC
 Very interesting and beautiful place.Did know about it until now.
fabrice Fri Aug 3, 2007 18:12 UTC
 beautiful city, the first region for foreigners who come by road , train or bus from western europe

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