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The Russian Versailles

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Yaropolets is a small village of about a thousand people near Volokolamsk. Over the 888 years of its existence it has passed from princes to tsars, and from them to emperors and counts.

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras
  • 🏞️ Enjoy the view

Route points (11)

  1. Monument to V. I. Lenin and N. K. Krupskaya — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Monument to V. I. Lenin and N. K. Krupskaya

    🗿 Monument

  2. Church of St. John the Baptist — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Church of St. John the Baptist

    🕍 Place of worship

  3. Monument to A. S. Pushkin — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Monument to A. S. Pushkin

    🗿 Monument

  4. Goncharov Estate — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Goncharov Estate

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site

  5. Abandoned Church of Our Lady of Kazan — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Abandoned Church of Our Lady of Kazan

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site · 🕍 Place of worship

  6. Chernyshev Estate — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Chernyshev Estate

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  7. Obelisk in Honor of Catherine II — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Obelisk in Honor of Catherine II

    🗿 Monument

  8. Red Pond — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Red Pond

    🌿 Public garden or park

  9. Yaropolets Dam — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Yaropolets Dam

    ⚙️ Industrial site

  10. The Station's First Turbine — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    The Station's First Turbine

    🗿 Sculptures

  11. Lenin Yaropolets Hydroelectric Station — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

    Lenin Yaropolets Hydroelectric Station

    ⚙️ Industrial site · 🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

Obelisk in Honor of Catherine II in Volokolamsk

Point on route “The Russian Versailles”

Obelisk in Honor of Catherine II — point on route “The Russian Versailles”
Obelisk in Honor of Catherine II — point on route “The Russian Versailles”
Obelisk in Honor of Catherine II — point on route “The Russian Versailles”

Point 7

Obelisk in Honor of Catherine II

🗿 Monument

Historical Background

The empress came to Yaropolets to visit Count Chernyshev to celebrate the victory in the Russo-Turkish War. To commemorate this, an obelisk faced with colored marble and granite was erected in 1775.

Fun Fact

It is one of three monuments in Yaropolets and the only surviving pre-revolutionary obelisk. The village once had plenty of sculpture, but it was lost because of the revolution and the war.

Obelisk in Honor of Catherine II in Volokolamsk: history and what to see — Susanin