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sennaya Says: Founded in 1001, the principal church in Smolensk. It sits on top of cathedral hill.Completely rebuit in 1674 because the old bricks were failing.The cathedral was damaged during the WWII and the 11th-century miraculous icon of Theotokos of Smolensk was lost.
Pablos_new Says: V. Vysotsky The common graves They don't put up crosses on communal graves, And widows don't come to shed tears; But flowers are laid and eternal flames Will never be quenched, it appears. The earth that was shaking and heaving of late With granite and marble is plated....
bugulma Says: So named Zadneprov'ye is the southern part of the city that is situated to the south from Dnepr river. That is why it has such name, Za Dneprom = smth like beyond Dnepr River. Here railway station is situated as well as some interesting architecture and market.
bugulma Says: It is very enjoyable to walk around the city. The city is very green and full of many interesting houses built in and before Soviet times. Very interesting street is Bol'shaya Sovetskaya as well as the park on the embankment of Dnepr River
bugulma Says: Behind the Eternal Fire, to the right, you can see the monument to sergant Mikhail Egorov. The man, who placed the Soviet flag on the top of Reichstag on April 30, 9.50 pm (with another sergant Militon Kantariya). Egorov was born in Ermoshenka village, Smolensk region.
bugulma Says: As in every city of Russia (and the former USSR) in Smolensk we can see the Eterna Fire in honour of killed soldiers and people in the World War II. In Smolensk the Fire is situated near of the Kremlin wall. In 1985 Smolensk got the name The City Hero and in 2006 the path of...
Church of Smolensk Icon of Mother of The Lord
bugulma Says: In the southern part of the fortification there is a church that is a part of the walls. It is Church of Smolensk Icon of Mother of The Lord. Unfortunately I couldn't find the date of the building works. In style, it seems it could be built in the beginning of XIX century.
bugulma Says: The nunnery was founded in 1515 as a monastery. The nunnery was open here in 1662. In the beginning of XVIII century the nunnery was rebuilt in stone. The church was closed in Soviet times and so far it is a part of the city museum and the church is used as a gallery. On the...
bugulma Says: There are several sculptures in the city. Some of them are in the central park. Other you can see all over the city. Of course, interesting to know what all of these sculptures mean but I didn't find info.
Baskin Robbins: Ice Cream Cafe
Pablos_new Says: I could not say I like ice-cream very much, but this cafe was the only we could find opened at 10 a.m. So, it was nice to have breakfest there. Pan-cakes with jam.
"Farfalle": Italian cousine in "Farfalle"
Pablos_new Says: Great restaurant - friendly atmosphere, delicious food, nice interior.
sennaya Says: It is easy to go to Smolensk by bus.You go to Belarus train station and by the station you find some buses with the word Ñìîëåíñê on it.Get the ticket and go. Hide your personal things if you are going ot sleep.
bugulma Says: I think that the most comfortable way to get the city is train. There are several trains from Moscow, including many trains from Moscow to Belarus and every train stops in the city. The duration is 6-7 hours and the price starts with RUR 450 (EUR 12) for the...
bargaining on street and at hotel..: Cheaper here than in Moscow!!!!!!!
jillikins Says: We just bargained on the streets, and at the hotel. The souvenirs like the local wooden carvings, patchwork, wooden toys and and those wooden dolls are much cheaper than in Moscow or St.Petersburg. As little as possible
sennaya Says: 5 days for $200, hard to beat these days
bugulma Says: It is one of the oldest church of the city. It was built in 1173. In XVI-XVIII century the church stayed without any repairment works, and in 1763-1786 the church was renovated. In 1941-1943 the church was strongly damaged. After the war it was used as a storage building.
bugulma Says: Troitsky Monastery was founded in 1655 and in 1674 was built in stone. In 1727 Troitsky Cathedral was renovated and the second floor was added. In 1860 the nice staircase that we see nowadays was built. The bell tower of the monastery is situated on the opposite side of the...
bugulma Says: Nowadays we can see a part of Kremlin walls, divided in some parts for the city streets traffic. Besides we can see only 17 towers in present time although it were more than 30 towers in the middle ages. The fortifications were built in XVI century and it was used even in...
bugulma Says: Near of the Kremlin walls in the area of the central park there is the monument to Fedor Kon' (Fedor The Horse), the man who constructed the fortification walls around the city in XVI century. The monument was placed in 1991, after restoration works of Gromovaya Tower, the...
bugulma Says: Near of the bell tower of St Nikolay Church there is wonderful chapel. It was built in 1901 in very rich decoration style in the architecture. In 1990 the chapel was returned to the church and now it is a shop of the Orthodox literature.
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I visited Smolensk in July 2007 on the business trip. It was a hard trip and I hadn't a lot of time to walk around. To be true I had only one evening to look at the city. But I enjoyed the evening...
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Smolensk - Capital of ancient Litva.
Who did tell me that there is nothing to see in Smolensk?! Smolensk was the main destination of our traditional May trip in 2003. I was seriously surprised by this town. I did not expect it to be...
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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...
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WE HAD COME THROUGH FROM BELARUS, ON A BUS TOUR. SEE "BELARUS" PAGE. WE WERE ONLY IN SMOLENSK OVERNIGHT, AND THEN HAD A BUS AND FOOT TOUR OF THE CITY IN THE MORNING. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET MANY PHOTOS,...
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Smolensk - a quick stop on the road out of Russia
Unless you're on a bus trip from Moscow heading for Europe you're unlikely to have any reason to visit Smolensk. Only spent a few hours here and wasn't overly impressed - then again by that point in...
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