Konstantinovo Travel Guide

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The chapel in honor of the Holy Spirit was restored in the center of the village in 2002 opposite to the Church of Our Lady of Kazan. Architect S.Varganov.You can watch my 3 min 55 sec HD Video Ryazan-Konstantinovo Yesenin slide-show out of my Youtube channel.Waken me... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  There is “Izba” or a hut under a hatched roof in a garden among apple-trees and cherries. Yesenin's family built it after a fire in August, 1922.There is a unique apple-tree which was kept since that times. During this big fire Yesenin's house has burned down almost... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  In the center of the village, opposite to the Church of Our Lady of Kazan, under crones of sprawling willows, there is a timbered “low house” with three windows on wide side. It keeps memory of the Great Russian poet Sergey Aleksandrovich Yesenin.140 years passed since then... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  This is the Church where Sergey Yesenin was baptized.The Church was first mentioned in 1619.The stone Church was constructed in 1779.In 1937 local authorities placed a warehouse for grain in the Church.Since 1972 the building of a temple was transferred to a museum and after... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The history of the school in Konstantinov begins in 1879 when peasants and local landowner S.G.Kuprijanov submit the application on opening school, and the rural society endows for this purpose 60 roubles. Within summer of 1898 the new school building for 120 pupils was... 

 Pablos_new Says:  In XIX c there were a classification: village with church and elementary school was called "selo", the village w/o - "derevnya".So, Konstantinovo is a selo.In elementary school pupils study just few things - to read, to write and the God's Law. To continue education they... 

 Pablos_new Says:  Lidia Kashina is a prototype of the literary hero - Anna Snegina.Kashin estate has very spectacular position - on the high bank of Oka river, with nice park around. 

 Pablos_new Says:  Typical Russian peasants house of XX c. Looks rather modern from outside. You can find thousands of such houses across the country. 

 Pablos_new Says:  The most wonderful, but very expensive way to get to Konstantinovo is a river cruise. There are a number of ships that go along rivers Moskva - Oka - Volga - Moscow Channel. The whole cruise tooks 9 days. One of those days you will be able to visit Konstantinovo.The usual... 

 Pablos_new Says:  The most popular way to get to Konstantinovo is car or tourist bus. Konstantinovo is located not far from Ryazan (administrative center of the region). It is about 20 km from Ryazan towards Moscow to the town of Rybnoye (the closest railway station) and about 20 km from... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Sergey Yesenin was a Russian lyrical poet. He was one of the most popular and well-known Russian poets of the 20th century. He was born on 21 September 1895 in Konstantinovo and died 27 December 1925 in S.Petersburg.Hey there, Russia…Hey there, Russia, mother... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Oka is the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir, and Nizhny Novgorod. It is navigable over a large part of its total length, as far upstream as to the town of Kaluga. Its length exceeds 1,500... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Konstantinovo village is about 300 years old. It was mentioned first time in 1619 when it was the property of the Romanovs family. In several decades it was presented to Volkonsky and Myshetsky notable families. It’s famous in Russia because the most Russian poet Sergey... 

 Pablos_new Says:  Konstantinovo is situated at the very high bank of the Oka river. A view from the hill to an open space is fascinating, ecpecially for city-dweller. It is not strange that people here become poets.See panoramic view here: Konstantinovo 

 Pablos_new Says:  No comments. Just see it. There is a special sightseeing ground at the high river bank. To see bog panoramic view from it press here: Oka River (file is about 300K) 

 Pablos_new Says:  This is one of the 7 museums of literary works in the world. This house was an estate of Kashin, whose daughter Lidia was a prototype of Anna Snegina. "...I passed through the overgrown orchard,A lilac bough brushed againstMy cheek, sweet memories were brought backBy the...