Description Yaroslavl, Russia

Yaroslavl - the administrative center and largest city in the region (over 650 thousand inhabitants). It is favorably located geographically - to 280 km. from Moscow and 750 km. from St. Petersburg. The railway line passing through Yaroslavl, connect the center of Europe from northern Russia, Siberia, Far East, China and Mongolia. Yaroslavl on the Volga river port receives vessels from the Caspian, Black, Azov, White Sea and Baltic. The first mention of Yaroslavl in annals refer to the beginning of XI century.

The base of the city associated with the name of the great Kiev prince Yaroslav the Wise. An ancient legend says: the place where now stands the city, Yaroslav killed the bear and ordered to lay the fortress. This is a beautiful tradition bestowed the city coat of arms: on a silver shield is a bear with an ax. In 1993, the area of the Epiphany opened a monument to Yaroslav the Wise. Located on the high bank of the Volga River, the fortress was at the crossroads of important trade routes: the Volga glided up the ships with goods from Persia and India to the west - in Europe. Yaroslavl gradually turned into a major center of commerce and crafts - there lived masons, carpenters, weavers, blacksmiths as a master.

Today Yaroslavl region - is one of the largest industrial regions of the country with a population of about one and a half million people and territory of 36,4 thousand square meters. km. It is a sovereign subject of Russia. In 10 cities, which account for 82 percent of the population.