A bear on its coat of arms and a multitude of churches, the cradle of Russian theater and painting, one of the oldest Russian cities, the jewel of the Golden Ring: all of this is Yaroslavl. The city's historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Where better to take a thoughtful stroll along the embankment than here?
Bogoyavlenskaya (Epiphany) Square (Church of the Epiphany)
⛲ Square · 🕍 Place of worship
Yaroslavl State Museum-Reserve
🏛️ Museum · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Chapel of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
🕍 Place of worship · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Podzelenye Park
🌿 Public garden or park
Volga Embankment and Rotunda
🚶♂️ Waterfront
Strelka Park
🌿 Public garden or park · 🗿 Sculptures
Cathedral of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos
🕍 Place of worship · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Yaroslavl Art Museum, Metropolitan's Chambers
🏛️ Museum · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
V. Yu. Orlov Museum
🏛️ Museum · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Yaroslavl Art Museum, Governor's House
🏰 Palace · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Nadein Church)
🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Music and Time Museum
🏛️ Museum
Church of Elijah the Prophet
🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Yaroslavl River Station
🚂 Railway station · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Fyodor Volkov Drama Theater
🎭 Theater · 📜 Historic site
Znamenskaya Tower
🏯 Fortress remains · 📜 Historic site
Viktor Rozov Youth Theater
🎭 Theater · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Shinnik Stadium
🏟️ Architectural landmark
Yaroslavl State Circus
🕵️ Urban legend
Church of St. Nikita the Martyr
🕍 Place of worship · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Valentina Tereshkova Cultural and Educational Center
🏙 Modern architecture
Leaning Bell Tower
🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site · 🕵️ Urban legend
Yaroslavl 1000th Anniversary Park
🌿 Public garden or park
Golden Ring Ferris Wheel
🕵️ Urban legend
Point 15
🎭 Theater • 📜 Historic site
Public theater as we understand it today traces its origins to a troupe of “amateur comedians”: Yakov Shumsky, Ivan Dmitrevsky, and their leader, director, and actor, the merchant's son Fyodor Grigorievich Volkov. In 1750 theater appeared in our country for the first time, in Yaroslavl. A hall seating 1,000 people, and the boundless enthusiasm of those who created the performances. And so: lights, curtain, music! Volkov creates the first Russian theater.
The venture's success began in 1752, when Empress Elizabeth Petrovna heard about the Yaroslavl theater. She invited the troupe to perform at Tsarskoye Selo. Then came tours, studies in the capital, St. Petersburg, the founding of the first state theater, the Alexandrinsky, and many other important milestones in Volkov's life. Within ten years these events made Fyodor Grigorievich one of the central figures of Russian culture. To grasp his status and popularity at the time, it's enough to know that Empress Catherine II entrusted him with organizing the festivities for her coronation, and they were an unprecedented success. The present-day Volkov Theater building was built in 1909–1911 to a design by the architect N. Spirin. Before it, the site was occupied by a wooden building on a stone foundation, built in 1819 by the architect P. Pankov at his own expense. In the 18th century this marked a huge gap in cultural life between the capital and Yaroslavl: in Moscow, the site of the Bolshoi Theater was still a vacant lot, and actors wandered from one private stage to another. Today the Volkov Theater building is on the list of protected architectural monuments.
Point on route “Yaroslavl: A City with a Thousand-Year History”
Point 15
🎭 Theater • 📜 Historic site
Public theater as we understand it today traces its origins to a troupe of “amateur comedians”: Yakov Shumsky, Ivan Dmitrevsky, and their leader, director, and actor, the merchant's son Fyodor Grigorievich Volkov. In 1750 theater appeared in our country for the first time, in Yaroslavl. A hall seating 1,000 people, and the boundless enthusiasm of those who created the performances. And so: lights, curtain, music! Volkov creates the first Russian theater.
The venture's success began in 1752, when Empress Elizabeth Petrovna heard about the Yaroslavl theater. She invited the troupe to perform at Tsarskoye Selo. Then came tours, studies in the capital, St. Petersburg, the founding of the first state theater, the Alexandrinsky, and many other important milestones in Volkov's life. Within ten years these events made Fyodor Grigorievich one of the central figures of Russian culture. To grasp his status and popularity at the time, it's enough to know that Empress Catherine II entrusted him with organizing the festivities for her coronation, and they were an unprecedented success. The present-day Volkov Theater building was built in 1909–1911 to a design by the architect N. Spirin. Before it, the site was occupied by a wooden building on a stone foundation, built in 1819 by the architect P. Pankov at his own expense. In the 18th century this marked a huge gap in cultural life between the capital and Yaroslavl: in Moscow, the site of the Bolshoi Theater was still a vacant lot, and actors wandered from one private stage to another. Today the Volkov Theater building is on the list of protected architectural monuments.
24 points
11 km
3.5 hours
