John Kettler Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Am trying to help a friend reconstruct a Russian place name she can't remember. It's of considerable Russian historical significance, is about 90 miles north of Moscow and has an old church. My best guess, based on limited research, is Vladimir, Russia. It has two old churches and the famous Golden Gates, positively redolent with Russian history going way back. http://www.vladimir-russia.info/sights/architecture.htm Does anyone here know of any other place in the general vicinity I mentioned which might also fill the bill, or this it? Vladimir isn't due north, and it's a bit more than 90 miles away from Moscow. Thanks for any and all help! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 How about Sergiyev_Posad? It's 90km rather than miles, but has the Trinity St. Sergius monastery, which is apparently a pretty amazing place 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 A lot of places near Moscow have old churches, but these are the ones that came to mind that might fit the bill. Sergeiv Posad (formerly Zagorsk)? It's about 50 miles NE of Moscow. Has the most important monastery in Russian Orthodoxy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergiyev_Posad Tver (formerly Kalinin)? About 100 miles NW of Moscow. Apparently has one old church left. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tver Rostov? About 155 miles NE of Moscow. Has a kremlin and old churches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostov Yaroslavl? About 175 miles NE of Moscow, just north from Rostov. Has lots of old churches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslavl If your friend was thinking of Vladimir, perhaps Suzdal, an old town about 10 miles north might ring a bell? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 IMPORTANT CORRECTION!!! Just spoke to her, and it's not north but west! It's a historic place, possibly with a cathedral, has a long, complex name and is located 85-90 miles due west of Moscow. Thanks for the earlier suggestions, even if we were, to quote to John Rhys Davies in "Raiders," "digging in the wrong place!" Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 If you could research how to destroy the Panama Canal as a student I can't see why you are unable to research this!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogface Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Oh Snap!! . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted August 8, 2008 Author Share Posted August 8, 2008 Stalin's Organist, When I do research I generally have a pretty good idea what I'm looking for, as well as it what's usefully related thereto. Here, working from a harried woman's memory of something she once mentioned quite awhile back and can't recall now, while she's in the middle of a crash sale of her house, doesn't exactly ease my way. And I have looked. From what I've seen, there doesn't seem to be all that much to the west of Moscow (not to mention that Google has decided distance scales are superfluous on computer maps), leading me to wonder whether her memory's playing tricks on her. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Kizhi Island? Not sure of its location but it's got 2 famous churches. http://goeasteurope.about.com/od/russia/p/kizhiisland.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volokolamsk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tero Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Veliki Novgorod and The Cathedral of St Nicholas Novgorod is 150km South-East of St Petersburg so that might fit the bill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalins Organ Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 JK - all I had to go on was your description of a harried woman's memory - all you need to do is google "churches 90miles west of moscow" and work from there!! :/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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