Pereslavl-Zalessky is an ancient Russian city halfway between Moscow
and Yaroslavl, part of the Golden Ring. Being essentially a small town,
geographically Pereslavl is quite large and stretches along the
Yaroslavl road for many kilometers. It successfully combines the
patriarchal nature of the Russian provinces with the relative proximity
to Moscow and the accompanying liveliness. The traveler will be
interested in the city with the oldest pre-Mongolian church in Central
Russia, a fully preserved earthen rampart, the wonderful Pleshcheevo
Lake, where Peter I built the first Russian fleet, as well as a whole
scattering of monasteries and temples of the 16th-18th centuries. In the
vicinity of Pereslavl, there is the largest and almost the only museum
of narrow-gauge railways in Russia. The city itself has recently
acquired a record number of museums created from scratch, but not devoid
of charm, which are dedicated to teapots, irons and everything else.
Pereslavl is located in a rather unusual place for Central Russia.
Firstly, on the shores of Lake Pleshcheyevo, by average Russian
standards, a large body of water, which has a surprisingly regular oval
shape. Secondly, in the vicinity of Pereslavl, the Klin-Dmitrov Ridge
and the Vladimir Opole converge, so dense forests suddenly give way here
to open, rugged terrain with wonderful panoramas, which will be
especially enjoyed by those who do not go to the city itself, but bypass
it along the bypass. Pereslavl stands at the confluence of the Trubezh
River into the lake. The city center is flat, the outskirts are spread
along the slopes of the hills surrounding the lake.
The ancient history of Pereslavl is poorly known. The date of foundation
of the city is considered to be 1152, when, according to the chronicle,
Yuri Dolgoruky ordered to build a fortress at the mouth of Trubezh and
even laid a stone temple in it, which was serious at that time. In fact,
the city was not created from scratch, it was simply transferred from
the northern shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo, where Alexandrova Gora is now
located (see Lake Pleshcheyevo). That place, known in the annals as the
city of Kleshchin (it is believed that the lake was also named Kleshchin
or Pleshcheev after it), had much better natural fortifications, but
because of the shallow depth of the lake, it was completely unsuitable
as a pier. Perhaps that is why the city was moved to the mouth of the
Trubezh River, where the only protection was earthen ramparts built on
level ground. However, the ramparts did not save much from the invaders:
in the Middle Ages, Pereslavl was destroyed with enviable regularity,
the last time - in the Time of Troubles.
From the beginning of the 13th century, Pereslavl became an independent
specific principality, in 1220 Alexander Nevsky was born here, who began
to reign in Pereslavl, but soon went "on promotion" to Novgorod. During
the 13th century, the city took part in civil strife more than once, and
in 1304 it voluntarily joined Moscow according to the will of the local
prince who left no heirs. Since the XIV century, Pereslavl has become
one of the many towns in the vicinity of Moscow, but even here its place
was somehow special. First, in the XIV-XVI centuries. in Pereslavl and
its environs, almost a dozen monasteries arose, of which five have
survived, and this is comparable, if not with Suzdal, then at least with
Gorokhovets: there are few such cities even in Central Russia. Secondly,
the vendace (aka freshwater whitefish) present on the city emblem
brought real glory to the city, since before Peter I it was supplied to
the royal table and was an important element of grand ducal, and later
royal feasts. It is believed that in this way the Moscow princes
celebrated the voluntary annexation of Pereslavl to Moscow, which marked
the beginning of the collection of Russian lands and the formation of
the state (although, perhaps, they simply liked fresh fish).
Peter I collected completely different lands and in a completely
different way, therefore he considered the tradition irrelevant, but he
also glorified the city in his own way, choosing Lake Pleshcheyevo for
the construction of the first Russian fleet. This fleet was still quite
amusing, but it played its role in history. The boat of Peter I is kept
in the branch of the Pereslavl Museum-Reserve (see Lake Pleshcheyevo).
Since the 18th century, Pereslavl has become an ordinary county town.
Due to the peculiarities of the relief, the railway to Yaroslavl did not
pass through it. Moreover, Pereslavl has never been rebuilt according to
a regular plan, so private houses, a chaotic layout, and a one-of-a-kind
complete ring of the city rampart have been preserved in the center.
The Soviet era brought Pereslavl the status of the city of the Golden
Ring and the Slavich plant that produced photographic film, which is now
partly inactive, and partly engaged in the production of insulation and
other useful things. At the dawn of Perestroika, the Institute of
Program Systems was created near Pereslavl, and at one time the city
even had its own university, which has now closed. Although there are
more and more new houses, cottages and Moscow cars in Pereslavl, it
retains an ineradicable touch of provinciality, which is what makes it
beautiful.
Pereslavl stretches from north to south along the Yaroslavl highway,
divided into five streets - Moskovskaya, Kardovsky, Sovetskaya,
Rostovskaya and Uritsky. Together with the adjacent Troitskaya Sloboda,
the total length of the city is almost 10 km. The center is located on
the banks of the Trubezh River inside the city rampart. Settlements are
located around the center, each of which is interesting in its own way
with monasteries and temples, as well as the low-rise nature of
buildings - there are houses above two floors only behind the bridge, on
the northern bank of the Trubezh. The infrastructure gravitates towards
the main street, but is dispersed along it along the entire length of
the city.
From the north, Pereslavl is adjoined by the already mentioned Trinity
Sloboda with the Nikitsky Monastery, behind which Alexandrova Gora
begins - the settlement of the ancient Russian Kleshchin. In the west,
the village of Veskovo with the boat of Peter I and museums of all sorts
of things, and indeed there are many interesting places along the banks
of Lake Pleshcheyevo. Plan at least a day for the city with its
surroundings, even if you have your own transport.
City Information and Tourist Center , Sovetskaya st. 21. ✉ ☎ +7 (48535)
3-18-32. 9:00–18:00.
By train
There is a direct train from Moscow to Pereslavl, but only once a day
(in the morning - there, in the evening - back) and only on weekends and
holidays. Travel time from Moscow is about 3 hours. On the way, the
train (rail bus RA-2, tickets are sold with seats) makes two stops: in
Alexandrov and at Berendeevo station.
If you are heading to Pereslavl from the north, you can take a train to
Rostov and transfer to a bus.
1 Railway station, at the end of the street. Pushkin (2.5 km from the
centre). The dead-end line to Pereslavl was built for freight traffic
and only recently adapted for passenger traffic. For this reason, the
station is located on the outskirts of the city and there is no
infrastructure around it. The easiest way to the center is on foot or by
taxi. You can also go forward along the street. Pushkin to the
intersection with the street. Svoboda, where buses No. 7,8,9 run (bus
stop "Hlebozavod").
By bus
All buses from Moscow to Yaroslavl and further to Kostroma, Rybinsk,
Tutaev stop in Pereslavl. These buses depart either from the
Shchelkovskaya bus station or from the Northern Gate bus station; on
average, at least once an hour, they go to Pereslavl for 2 hours
(accurate to traffic jams). In the direction of Yaroslavl, there are
also mainly transit buses, and somewhat less frequently than in the
direction of Moscow. It takes 1 hour 15 minutes to go to Rostov, a
little more than 2 hours to Yaroslavl.
Several times a day there are direct flights to Sergiev Posad (1.5
hours), which Moscow buses pass along the bypass. The rest of the
transport is suburban. If you need to get to Uglich, drive through
Yaroslavl. If you are in the Vladimir region, plan a separate trip:
buses from Pereslavl have not gone there for a long time, and it will
not be easy to hitchhike.
2 Bus station, st. Moscow, 113. ☎ +7 (48535) 2-30-75. 4:00–21:00. It is
located at the entrance to the city from Moscow, which is inconvenient
for travelers, since the center is at least 3 km from here. The walk is
not without meaning, along the way there will be three monasteries, a
dendro garden and many more interesting things, but sooner or later you
will want to use city buses No. 1, No. 6 or No. 7, following along
Moskovskaya Street to the city rampart and Red Square. Near the bus
station there is a grocery supermarket and a burger "Marusya" from the
category of decent fast food, and across the road is the Armenian cafe
"Ani".
By car
Pereslavl stands on the M8 highway, i.e. on the Yaroslavl highway. It is
137 km from Moscow, the road is mostly four-lane (although there are
regular traffic jams at the exit from Moscow), a two-lane section begins
30 km before Pereslavl. There is another 120 km to Yaroslavl, the road
is mainly two-lane, but with a wide shoulder, which is actually used as
an additional lane.
To the southeast, a heavily broken asphalt road leads to Yuryev-Polsky
(75 km), and to the west, an equally bad road along Lake Pleshcheyevo
leads to the highway to Uglich, which is 130 km away.
There are 10 bus routes in the city, of which only one (actually, No.
1) runs often enough to make it convenient to use. During the day, the
interval of movement is 8-10 minutes. This bus goes straight along the
Yaroslavl Highway from the bus station through the center to Uritsky
Street, about a kilometer short of the turn to Nikitskaya Sloboda. The
fare is quite democratic, 22 rubles. (2020), payment to the driver upon
exit.
In Pereslavl itself, a city bus will be enough for you, and taxis are
needed to travel around the surroundings.
If you are traveling by car, please note that parking is prohibited
along the entire Yaroslavl Highway, and traffic police officers monitor
this quite strictly. You can leave your car in one of the side streets,
and in the center the most convenient parking is on the south side of
Red Square near the Church of Peter the Metropolitan. They go there
along Proezdnaya Street or from the bridge over Trubezh along the inner
side of the city rampart.
Pereslavl sights are mainly monasteries and temples. The modest and
laconic Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior is one of the
nine pre-Mongolian churches in Central Russia, and outside of it there
are few ancient Russian churches of this age. This one is better
preserved than the others.
The next stage of Pereslavl temple construction falls on the 16th
century, when the cathedrals of Danilov and Fedorovsky monasteries, the
archaic hipped church of Peter the Metropolitan, another graceful hipped
church in Elizarovo near Pereslavl, as well as almost the entire complex
of the Nikitsky Monastery, where, by the way, real fortifications were
preserved , while the walls and towers of the other Pereslavl
monasteries perform a purely decorative function. After the destruction
and decline of the Time of Troubles, temple construction resumed with
renewed vigor, but with a tangible influence of the Baroque style, which
completely captured the city in the 18th century. Temples of this period
are sometimes (and, however, somewhat freely) attributed to a special
type of style, the Pereslavl baroque, which is characterized by churches
with narrow cupolas, a two-story (winter-summer) structure, often
turning into a refectory, and the secular nature of the decor. The most
striking monuments of the 18th century are the Assumption Cathedral of
the Goritsky Monastery and the Church of the Forty Martyrs, wonderfully
located on the shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo.
The center of Pereslavl is surrounded by a ring of earthen ramparts,
which is an attraction in itself. In no other ancient Russian city,
earthen ramparts have been preserved in such a complete form, and
usually they generally represent indistinct and overgrown hills
somewhere in the backyards. Pereslavl was adjusted to the rampart, and
even those places where the rampart is crossed by modern streets were
from the very beginning - there were city gates. The total length of the
rampart ring is over 2 km, the height is 10-12 m. You need to walk along
the rampart, seeing not only the sights, but also the daily life of the
provincial town. There are still grazing sheep and goats here, and aside
from the main street there are many private houses with vegetable
gardens.
In ancient times, wooden walls and towers stood on the shaft, which were
rebuilt more than once until they were dismantled at the end of the 18th
century. This construction was called the Pereslavl Kremlin. The very
center of the city was (and still remains to some extent) Red Square, on
which, already in the middle of the 12th century, the
Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, which has survived to this day, and the
unpreserved princely palace were erected - approximately where the
monument to Alexander Nevsky is now. At the turn of the XIX and XX
centuries. the development of Sovetskaya Street was formed, where you
can see interesting mansions and pre-revolutionary public buildings. The
side streets are occupied by modern houses and are of exceptional
ethnographic interest.
1 Savior Transfiguration Cathedral , Red Square, 3. ☎ +7 (48535)
3-81-00. from May to September 10:00–18:00 except Mon. 80 rub. Built in
1152-57. Along with the Church of Boris and Gleb in Kideksha, it is the
oldest surviving church in Central Russia, and in Russia in general,
after St. Sophia Cathedral in Veliky Novgorod. The value of the
Transfiguration Cathedral is that it has come down to us practically
unchanged and shows how ancient Russian architecture began. The forms of
the cathedral and its decor are extremely laconic, and in this it
differs from those built in the same century, but 20-30 years later, the
white-stone churches of Vladimir and the Church of the Intercession on
the Nerl, which, for all their architectural similarities, look
completely different. Inside now there are only white walls, but once
the temple was painted, and these pre-Mongol frescoes were even
discovered in the middle of the 19th century, but at the end of the same
century they were mediocrely lost - only a small fragment remained in
the Moscow Historical Museum. The temple icon “Transfiguration” (XV
century), attributed to the brush of Theophan the Greek, also ended up
in the museum - the Tretyakov Gallery, so now you won’t see anything
special inside the cathedral, although it’s still worth going there:
like other pre-Mongolian churches, the temple is very spacious. From
afar, the cathedral is not visible, but up close it offers a good view
both from Red Square and from the city rampart. In front of the
cathedral is a monument to Alexander Nevsky, erected in 1958. Since
2015, the walls of the cathedral have been without whitewashing, ancient
inscriptions are visible.
2 Church of Peter the Metropolitan, Red Square 6. The only hipped church
of Pereslavl was built in 1584 in a somewhat archaic style with a narrow
hipped roof on a wide square surrounded by an external gallery. A low
classicist bell tower was added at the beginning of the 19th century. It
is believed that the church was put in place of a wooden one, which, in
turn, marked either the place where the relics of Metropolitan Peter of
Moscow were found, or the place of the trial of this metropolitan, who
was denounced by a rival Tver hierarch at the beginning of the 14th
century. The church was restored in Soviet times, later it was
transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church and is now, in fact,
abandoned. In an empty building that has long lost frescoes and in
general any interiors, services are occasionally held. The rest of the
time the church is closed.
3 Churches of the former Sretensky Monastery, st. Sovetskaya, 12. In the
middle of the 17th century, when Pereslavl had practically lost its
political and defensive significance, a monastery was created on Red
Square. The Vladimir Cathedral and the Church of Alexander Nevsky have
been preserved from it. Both churches were built in the 1740s, they have
five domes and look almost the same: only the domes of the Vladimir
Cathedral are larger. Now, when the churches are also painted in the
same dark red color, it is difficult to distinguish between them,
although this may have been the original intention. The monastery was
abolished in 1764, only a fragment of the wall, which now houses a
souvenir shop, reminds of it. The interior of the temples was completely
destroyed during the Soviet era and has not yet been restored. It's
pretty nice inside, in the church of Alexander Nevsky the stove is
especially good, right next to the altar.
4 The building of the male gymnasium, st. Sovetskaya, 3. The
three-story building (1914) is an expressive monument of brick Art
Nouveau. Even now, a hundred years later, for a city like Pereslavl, it
looks unexpectedly large. Across the road are a couple of smaller
pre-revolutionary buildings, in the past also school buildings. In the
one closer to the bridge over the Trubezh, at one time there was
Pereslavl University, which was closed in 2017 due to the lack of
students willing to study there.
5 Pavlov's estate, st. Sovetskaya, 5. A beautiful wooden mansion, now
occupied by the administration of the Pereslavsky municipal district,
once belonged to the merchant and industrialist Sergei Petrovich Pavlov,
whose weaving and dyeing factory was located immediately behind the city
rampart - where the LIT plant is now. Along with the already mentioned
building of the male gymnasium, this is one of the best monuments of
civil architecture in Pereslavl.
The fish settlement along the banks of the Trubezh was formed almost
in ancient Russian times and the very fishermen who supplied vendace to
the royal table lived in it (the rest were simply forbidden to catch
it). Historically, this area was wooden, to this day it is dominated by
private one-story buildings, mostly modern. Closer to the shore of the
lake come across luxurious houses, more reminiscent of villas. Fishermen
are also present.
6 Church of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (Sorokosvyatskaya) , st. Left
embankment, 165. The baroque church built in 1755 is remarkable not so
much for its architecture as its location at the mouth of Trubezh with a
beautiful view of Lake Pleshcheyevo. The church stands a little apart
from the rest of Pereslavl's sights; public transport does not go to it
(as well as to any other places in Rybnaya Sloboda), but it is worth
walking to it - especially if you do not plan to travel around the
city's outskirts. In the 19th century, opposite it, on the other side of
the river, stood a second church; together they served as beacons. The
bell tower overlooks the city and the lake.
7 Nikolsky Monastery (St. Nicholas Convent), Gagarin St., 43. One of the
oldest Pereslavl monasteries was founded in the middle of the XIV
century, owned land at the mouth of the Trubezh. During the Time of
Troubles, it was destroyed by Polish troops, then slowly restored. The
surviving buildings date back to the middle of the 18th century - this
is the five-domed Annunciation Church and the gate Peter and Paul
Church. Both are painted yellow and draw attention to themselves with
narrow drums with tiny domes, which is a characteristic feature of the
Pereslavl Baroque. However, these churches pale in front of the central
temple of the monastery, St. Nicholas Cathedral, built in 1999-2003 in
the tradition of Moscow churches of the 16th century and regardless of
the forms of the old St. Nicholas Cathedral, destroyed during the Soviet
era (in a similar style, at about the same time and so The Assumption
Cathedral in Yaroslavl was “recreated” in a dubious way).
8 Monument to Dostoevsky. Opened in June 2021 opposite the main
entrance to the St. Nicholas Monastery in honor of the 200th anniversary
of the birth of the writer. Although Fyodor Mikhailovich has nothing to
do with Pereslavl, the monument turned out to be impressive and forms a
single composition with a brick wall, which shows his main works. The
writer is depicted with a candle in his hands and, as it were, goes on a
pilgrimage to the St. Nicholas Monastery.
9 Smolensk Church (Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God
(Kornilievskaya)) st. Gagarin, 27. The oldest (1705) building of Rybnaya
Sloboda is located next to the St. Nicholas Monastery. The church in the
past was part of the Borisoglebsky monastery "on the sands", abolished
in the 18th century.
10 Znamenskaya Church, st. Trubezhnaya, 7a. A cheerful and bright church
(1998-2000), clearly visible from the city rampart, was built according
to a new project on the site of the Znamenskaya (Christmas) church "at
the ships" (1788), that is, next to the city shipyard. Among the people,
the church is still known as a "wine store", since a trade institution
of this particular profile existed in its place in Soviet times.
A kilometer from the earthen rampart, Sovetskaya Street, which by
that moment had become Kardovsky Street, begins to climb the hill,
turning into Moskovskaya Street and, finally, directly into the highway
to Moscow. The area to the right of the road (to the west) has been
known since antiquity as Podgornaya Sloboda, and to the left (to the
east) as Sokolinaya or Sokolskaya, in the past the royal patrimony,
where falconers lived, breeding birds for falconry.
11 Dendrological garden named after S.F. Kharitonov, trans. Moscow.
9:00–18:00. 100 rub. The Pereslavl Arboretum was established in 1960
through the efforts of the forester Sergei Fedorovich Kharitonov. Now
the area of the arboretum is 58 hectares, a walk along it will take at
least 1.5 hours, and for those who do not want to walk, there is a
bicycle rental at the entrance (100 rubles / hour). The territory is
divided into sections by region - the Caucasus, the Far East and even
North America. In some places there are traces of improvement in the
form of wooden decks and rather primitive sculptures, but further from
the entrance the park becomes wilder, so in summer you can, for example,
pick mushrooms.
12 Fedorovsky Monastery, st. Moskovskaya, 85. This is the first
monastery that travelers will encounter when entering the city from
Moscow. Founded in memory of the battle between the troops of the Moscow
and Tver princes, which took place in 1304 on the day of Theodore
Stratilates (June 8). The monastery enjoyed great attention of the
kings. In 1557, Ivan the Terrible ordered, in honor of the birth of his
son, Tsarevich Fedor, to build the Fedorovsky Cathedral here - a large
five-domed Moscow-type temple, somewhat distorted by galleries added in
the 19th century. At the end of the 17th century, the companions of
Princess Sophia were exiled to the monastery, and a little later, the
sister of Peter I, Natalya, took over the monastery. Vvedenskaya (1710)
and Kazanskaya (1714) churches belong to this time, both small and
rather nondescript, as well as massive buildings of cells in the spirit
of ancient Russian chambers: they are also in other Pereslavl
monasteries, but here they are the largest and most impressive,
although, to unfortunately, restored only from the outside and still
abandoned from the inside.
13 Goritsky Monastery, per. Museum, 4. The only Pereslavl monastery that
was not destroyed during the Soviet era and was maintained in proper
condition as a museum-reserve. The regional museum is located here and
now, although the monastery is transferred in parts to the Russian
Orthodox Church and is already inhabited by nuns. It was founded, like
some other Pereslavl monasteries, in the XIV century. The oldest of the
buildings that have come down to us is the Church of All Saints (1683),
decorated with massive stone architraves, with five narrow cupolas. The
refectory adjoining the church was also built at the end of the 17th
century, but has since been heavily rebuilt. Two more buildings of the
same period - the intricate entrance gate and the small church of St.
Nicholas the Wonderworker standing next to them, both monuments of
patterning, and gates built in this style are rarely found in Russian
architecture. In 1744, the monastery was closed and turned into the
residence of the Pereslavl bishop, which led to the rapid construction
and even demolition of some old churches. The Assumption Cathedral
(1750-59) and the church of Gethsemane, which was not preserved, but not
inferior in size to it, appeared, connecting the cathedral with the
Church of All Saints, thereby creating a huge temple complex worthy of
an episcopal residence. Both temples were built in the Baroque style.
After the abolition of the Pereslavl diocese in 1788, the reverse
process began. It was decided to break the Gethsemane church at the
beginning of the 19th century, less than 100 years after it was built!
The rest of the churches eked out a rather miserable existence, and no
one really followed the appearance of the monastery, only in the 18th
century in the middle of the northern wall they built an inappropriate
bell tower in the spirit of classicism (1770s). Now the monastery looks
extremely eclectic, sometimes better from afar than close up (the best
views are from the Blue Stone, from the opposite shore of Lake
Pleshcheyevo), but you should go into it for the sake of beautiful
landscapes and an interesting museum.
14 Danilov Monastery, st. Lugovaya, 17. This inconspicuous monastery
stands back from the roads. Meanwhile, it houses one of the oldest
churches in Pereslavl. The monastery was founded in 1508, in 1530-32.
the single-domed Trinity Cathedral was built, and in the second half of
the 17th century a hipped bell tower was attached to it. In 1671-74. the
cathedral was painted by an artel led by Gury Nikitin, who also
decorated the churches of Suzdal, Rostov, Yaroslavl and Kostroma. These
frescoes are partially preserved, although it is not entirely clear how
to see them, since the cathedral is completely closed in winter, and
apparently open only during worship in summer. At the very end of the
17th century, two very unusual churches were built in the monastery -
the Church of the Praise of the Virgin (1695) with a huge refectory
building with a rather eclectic stone decor, and the Church of All
Saints (1687) with a large drum and an almost spherical dome resembling
a drop. The long cell building in the style of ancient Russian chambers
dates back to 1696, and the partially preserved walls and towers were
built at the beginning of the 18th century.
15 Sretenskaya Church, st. Moscow, 11. The church in the style of
classicism (1775) is perfectly visible from the highway to Moscow.
16 Cross Chapel, 133rd km of the Yaroslavl highway (in front of the
traffic police post and the fork of the Pereslavl bypass road, 3 km from
the bus station). A small chapel at the entrance to Pereslavl from
Moscow has an ancient history. It was erected either in the 16th or in
the 17th century in honor of Theodore Stratilates and at the site of the
conception of Tsarevich Theodore. Later, the chapel fell into disrepair
and in the 1880s. was restored or, more correctly, rebuilt from old
materials by the architect V.V. Suslov. The result was a harmonious and
not quite ordinary building, demonstrating the connection between the
pseudo-Russian style that prevailed at the end of the 19th century and
classical ancient Russian architecture. Particularly interesting here is
the tent completion, which is rarely found in chapels, and the very fact
that the chapel does not have walls, but is, in fact, a canopy under
which the cross used to stand (whence the name).
At the beginning of Rostovskaya Street, the characteristic buildings
of a county town of the 19th century have been preserved, and in
general, on the right bank of the Trubezh, there are most of the old
buildings (see the list), which, however, are unlikely to become the
object of your keen interest.
17 Church of Simeon the Stylite, st. Rostovskaya, 16. Built in 1771, it
is considered a model of Pereslavl Baroque. Pay attention to the heads
of angels above the windows of the second floor and the general
character of the decor, which is influenced by the palace architecture
of the St. Petersburg suburbs.
18 Intercession Church, st. Pleshcheevskaya, 13 (right bank of the
Trubezh). Another example of the Pereslavl baroque, a small single-domed
church built in 1789.
19 The Temerins' estate, per. Red, 10 (behind the church of Simeon the
Stylite). The Temerin clan owned a linen manufactory in Pereslavl. From
their estate, the main house has been preserved, which now houses the
military registration and enlistment office. This is a mansion in the
style of classicism, strongly resembling the end of the 18th century,
but due to the “delay” of styles characteristic of the province, it was
most likely built in the middle of the 19th century. Nearby is an old
utility building, formerly a manor outbuilding, and a small grove along
Krivokolenny Lane, left over from the manor park. On its northern
border, near Trudovaya Street, the ruins of a manufactory dating back to
the 18th century have been preserved.
20 Monument to Lenin, People's Square. The non-canonical monument
erected in 1929 depicts Lenin standing in front of the podium. Pay
attention to the rather vicious expression of the leader's face and the
bas-relief tablets bordering on naive art at the base of the monument.
The monument stands in front of the former mansion of the merchant
Rastorguev, which housed the Public Assembly and the Palace of Pioneers.
1 Pereslavl Museum-Reserve, per. Museum, 4 (Goritsky monastery). ☎ +7
(48535) 3-81-00. 10:00–17:00 except Mon; from May to September until
18:00 (the monastery itself is open daily). single ticket: 350 rubles,
bell tower: 100 rubles, Assumption Cathedral: 100 rubles. In terms of
size and content, this museum is far from a provincial level. Its main
expositions are located in the Goritsky Monastery. The museum was
founded in 1919, immediately after the revolution, so icons and utensils
from closed churches and even furniture from nationalized noble estates
managed to get here. The most important collections are ancient Russian
icons of the 16th-17th centuries. and wooden sculpture of the 16th-19th
centuries. Among the latter, there are not only figures of saints from
closed temples, but also quite secular images that were used to decorate
houses and fences in the villages (outside the walls of the museum, in a
real living environment, such a sculpture, apparently, did not remain).
The interior of the Assumption Cathedral is remarkable with a huge
carved iconostasis of the middle of the 18th century (open only from May
to September). You can also see objects of decorative and applied art,
Russian painting of the 18th-20th centuries, an exposition dedicated to
the nature of the Zalessky region in the context of Darwin's theory, and
climb the bell tower (from May to September), from where a wonderful
view of Lake Pleshcheyevo opens. A single ticket in the capital is
expensive and only makes sense if you want to see the museum in its
entirety. The museum-reserve also includes: the Transfiguration
Cathedral, the Boat of Peter the Great, the Ganshins' estate and the Na
Rostovskaya exhibition center.
2 Cultural and Exhibition Center "On Rostovskaya", st. Rostovskaya, 10.
☎ +7 (48535) 3-24-94. During the opening hours of the main museum.
Temporary exhibitions, mainly from the funds of the Museum-Reserve.
3 Radio Museum, st. Podgornaya, 40. 10:00–18:00 except Mon. 200 rub.
Unlike other Pereslavl museums, here the creator of the collection is
both a curator and a guide. He also repaired all the radios presented in
the museum with his own hands. Visitor reviews are not just good, but
enthusiastic
4 Iron Museum , st. Sovetskaya, 11. 10:00–18:00. 140 rub. The first
private museum in Pereslavl has collected all possible types of old
irons, providing them with funny comments and a 10-minute tour, in which
there are more jokes and fiction than dry historical facts, but most
visitors just like this style. If you came to Pereslavl for the sake of
monasteries and temples, then you can look at old irons somewhere else
at a flea market, but for a wider audience, only superficially
interested in architecture, the museum is very suitable, not without
reason, on the wave of success, the same authors opened the museum
teapots in Veskovo (see Lake Pleshcheyevo), after which such museums
began to grow in Pereslavl like mushrooms.
5 Museum of cunning and ingenuity (museum of crafts), st. Soviet, 14b
(center). 150 rub. Old devices, mechanisms and simple household items,
showing how in ancient times complex technical problems were solved with
the help of cunning and ingenuity. It is similar in meaning to the iron
museum, but is less popular with visitors.
6 Museum of ancient sewing machines, st. Kardovsky, 23. 10:00–18:00.
120-150 rub. The name of the museum speaks for itself: here they show
old sewing machines and what was done with their help. For those who
wish, they conduct courses in cutting and sewing.
7 Museum of Alexander Nevsky, per. Museum, 9 (near the Goritsky
monastery). 10:00–17:00 except Mon. 150 rub. If all other private
museums in Pereslavl are technical and in some places resemble a junk
shop, then here the creators swung at the sacred, or rather, the saint,
recreating (to the best of their understanding) the historical setting
of the XII-XIII centuries. The museum shows a model of Pereslavl from
the time of Alexander Nevsky, the armor of Russian, Mongol and Teutonic
warriors, orders and medals of Alexander Nevsky, as well as icons with
his image. The authenticity of these items is not worth talking about.
8 Museum of peasant design "Horse in a coat" , st. Horse, 17. ☎ +7
(915) 437-35-62. 10:00–18:00. 70 rub. (children), 150 rubles. (adult).
Private ethnographic museum. Apparently, it is impossible to see without
a tour, but visitors are satisfied with the tours.
9 Berendey House, st. Uritskogo, 38 (at the exit from the city
towards Rostov). ☎ +7 (48535) 6-20-69. Center for arts and crafts in a
stylized wooden house. Conduct workshops and various festive events.
There is also a cafe, but, judging by the reviews, not very good.
10 Russian Park, st. Moscow (opposite the bus station). ☎ +7 (48535)
6-33-88. 300 rub. Lubochnaya Russian village, in which several small
museums are organized - the museum of Russian fun "Petrushka", a
Russian-style cottage house in the Russian style with an exposition of
noble women's costumes, a museum of proverbs and sayings, a kvass
tasting museum and an exhibition "What the Russians were the first to
invent in the world", as well as master classes, souvenir shops and, of
course, the Ryapushka cafe of Russian cuisine, which visitors strongly
do not recommend. In some houses, traditional wood painting has been
recreated, although if you look at these houses from the outside, it is
not entirely clear what the authors took as a model.
11 City beach, at the end of the street. Kuznetsov (north of the Trubezh
mouth). The shallow depth of Lake Pleshcheyevo is unlikely to please
those who love large bodies of water. However, you can swim in the lake.
In summer, the city beach is quite crowded, but locals prefer to go to
the Blue Stone or even to the opposite shore of the lake, where there
are quieter and more comfortable places.
Private museums and the centers of crafts and entertainment
listed above are the richest in souvenirs. You can also buy
something in the Pereslavl Museum.
Raw and smoked fish are sold everywhere, several shops are found
right along the highway. Prices are high, designed for Muscovites.
If you have a car, drive along the lake towards Kupansky, where you
can sometimes buy fresh fish directly from those who caught it,
which will be much cheaper.
There are regular grocery stores throughout the city, you can also
look at the city market. In addition, if you are driving from
Moscow, do not accelerate in the villages of Glebovskoye and Novoe
on the highway before Pereslavl: there are cameras at every step and
(regardless of them) there is spontaneous trade. Local residents
sell everything that grows in the surrounding forests and local
gardens. These markets are especially good in late summer and
autumn, when imposing pumpkins and onions braided into huge pigtails
appear in the assortment.
1 Supermarket "Pyaterochka", Krasny per. 9 (deep into the quarter
from the church of Simeon the Stylite). 9:00–23:00. The largest
grocery store in the city center.
2 Market, st. Svobody, 12. The main shopping area in the center of
Pereslavl. It consists of shops selling household goods, furniture,
tools, but there is also a grocery part resembling a market.
3 Sunday market (Pereslavsky trading yard), st. Mendeleeva, 52 (on
the northeastern outskirts of the city, a couple of kilometers from
the center). Sun 8:00–14:00. The Sunday market is an old Pereslavl
tradition and a place that performs not so much a trade as a social
function. Private traders and small producers from all over the area
come here. Prices are higher than store prices, but you can find
something out of the ordinary or at least chat. Previously, this
market was practically in the center right on the highway, then it
was evicted to the outskirts. If you get here, you can see
Pereslavl, which is not quite familiar, built up with apartment
buildings of the Soviet era: this is the area of the Slavich
plant, the territory of which begins right across the road.
Most cafes and restaurants in Pereslavl are conveniently located
along the Yaroslavl Highway and evenly distributed along its entire
length, from the bus station in the south to Troitskaya Sloboda in the
north. You can also eat (with varying degrees of comfort and pleasure)
in country motels.
Cheap
The city has grocery stores "Avoska", "Dixie", "Kopeyka", "Magnit",
where you can always buy inexpensive food. On Rostovskaya street there
is an excellent store of the Pereslavsky bakery.
1 Cafe-pizzeria "Pinocchio", st. Freedom, 3 (center). 10:00–22:00.
Large pizza: 200-250 rubles. Almost fast food, but the pizza is baked on
the spot. During the day it can be crowded and, therefore, the pizza
will have to wait a long time. In addition to pizza, the menu includes
salads, desserts and soft drinks: some visitors recommend this place as
a children's cafe. WiFi.
2 Dining room "Visit", st. Rostovskaya, 36 (opposite the Pereslavl
Hotel, in the northern part of the city). 8:00–20:00. Hot: about 100
rubles. Authentic Soviet canteen with good food for very modest money,
the cheapest place in the city. There is a grocery store nearby, where
tourists massively buy pies.
3 Dining room "On Sovetskaya", st. Soviet, 35 / st. Committee, 22
(center). 8:00–19:00. Hot: 100-150 rubles. Contrary to its name, it is
located not directly on Sovetskaya, but in the courtyard of the Stary
Gorod business center. Unlike the previous one, the dining room is
relatively new and therefore more comfortable. Prices are also slightly
higher, and the quality, according to reviews, is at the level.
4 Dining room (Khutorok), st. Moskovskaya, 1 (near the turn to Botik).
8:00–20:00. A roadside diner, and appropriately located. Conflicting
reviews.
Average cost
5 Cafe "Montpensier" , st. Sovetskaya, 10 (center). 9:00–21:00. Hot:
300-500 rubles. Cozy atmosphere in the style of the beginning of the
20th century and a well-chosen menu of Russian cuisine, but the main
reason to come here is the summer veranda overlooking the
Transfiguration Cathedral and Red Square. WiFi.
6 Cafe Pirog&Borsch, st. Kardovsky, 3. 10:00–20:00. Hot: from 250
rubles. The cafe is somewhat reminiscent of pies that have bred in the
capitals. The original name, the interior of an old country house and
good pies are accompanied here by average quality hot food and
inconsistent opening hours. Bad reviews prevail.
7 Restaurant "Herring Royal Ambassador", st. Kardovsky, 22. 9:00–21:00.
Herring dishes: within 300 rubles, the rest is more expensive. The
creativity is felt right in the name and continues in the menu, half of
which is dedicated to all kinds of herring, including boiled and even
frozen. If we limit ourselves to herring, the prices are low, since this
is an ordinary herring from the store, and not the fish that was once
delivered to the royal table from Lake Pleshcheyevo. There is also
non-herring food, but already at the prices of a good Pereslavl
restaurant.
8 Cafe Fit, st. Rostovskaya, 27 (center). 8:00–24:00. Located in the
hotel "Pereslavl", but feeds not only the guests. In the morning they
offer a buffet breakfast for 250 rubles. The rest of the time they work
as a restaurant, the menu includes dishes of European and Russian
cuisine. Good feedback.
Expensive
There are restaurants open until late at Moscow prices at many Pereslavl
hotels. All of them are acceptable in quality, but they do not cause
delight among visitors.
9 Panoramic restaurant, st. Suburban 10-B (Victoria Plaza Hotel).
11:00–23:00. Hot: from 400 rubles. It differs from other hotel
restaurants in that it is located on the roof with an excellent view of
Lake Pleshcheyevo. Caucasian and Russian cuisine, visitors' reviews are
reserved. Live music and karaoke in the evenings.
Coffee and sweet
10 Coffee house "Delicious Peresville", Sovetskaya st. 8. 8:00–21:00.
Cafe and shop of farm products from the notorious cheese factory Maria
Koval. Mostly coffee, sweets and cheese fridges, but for those who wish,
there is also a small selection of original hot food - for example, a
goat burger. Visitors praise the cakes very much and are not
enthusiastic about everything else.
11 Cafe Vysoko , st. Rostovskaya, 1a (2nd floor). 9:00–21:00. Coffee:
about 100 rubles, burgers: 300-350 rubles. Pereslavl-Zalessky's Cheerful
Cafe specializes in coffee: there are a dozen varieties of beans and
competent baristas ready to talk about them. The atmosphere is
reminiscent of an American-style coffee shop, but for some reason, a
small menu with hot food has also been formed here: they cook borscht,
make burgers, and in the morning they can fry scrambled eggs. Good
feedback.
12 Pizzeria "Via Romano" , st. Rostovskaya, 1. 10:00–22:00. The usual
provincial fast food with pizza would not be worth a special mention if
it were not for a bakery with fresh and inexpensive pastries, as well as
cheap and tolerable coffee. Visitors are skeptical about the pizza
itself.
13 La Forêt Cafe, st. Rostovskaya, 1a (1st floor). 9:00–20:00. The
French confectionery in Pereslavl-Zalessky is still surreal, but
everything falls into place when you see the prices: at the level of a
good Moscow coffee house, although in the self-service hall and outside
the Trubezh window, and not Paris at all. The institution has some
grounds for pride, it was equipped by a French confectioner. It is not
entirely clear, however, whether he works in the city permanently or
occasionally. Mostly good reviews.
At night in Pereslavl there is a daily cycle of services in the
monasteries. It is interesting to visit the shore of the lake and listen
to the sounds of night nature. Medieval buildings look beautiful in the
light of the moon. There are also nightclubs, although usually people
come to Pereslavl not for the sake of alcohol and discos.
1 Escobar , pl. Mendeleeva, 4 (in the northern part of the city).
18:00–6:00. On weekdays it is a cafe-bar open until about 3 am
(sometimes closes earlier, but is open at least until 1:30), on weekends
it is a club with a working kitchen. On Fridays, some tables are without
a deposit, on Saturdays all are deposit-based (from 5,000 rubles per
table). The club is popular, there is almost no free space in the hall,
and the hall itself is small. Good food and hookahs, in the bar prices
are at the level of Moscow or higher. The security is working fine, the
contingent is decent, but showdowns on the porch are also not uncommon.
2 Mix Bar (4rest), Rostovskaya st. 27. Fri–Sat 21:00–4:00. Works as a
bar, hookah, nightclub and karaoke. It uses two halls: one is reserved
for karaoke (it is quieter here), the other is for a nightclub. Sound
equipment of decent quality, the dance floor is spacious. The kitchen
works, you can choose a hookah according to the fortress. There are not
very many visitors, the halls are quite spacious, although there are not
always free tables. Contingent 30-35+. Face control is loyal.
From Moscow to Pereslavl you can go for one day. If you decide to
stay overnight, there are many hotels at your service, mostly in the
middle price category. Almost all Pereslavl hotels are small and
private. There have never been large foreign tourist hotels in the city,
tours along the Golden Ring traditionally stop somewhere else, and
Pereslavl itself has always been more focused on independent travelers.
There are many places to stay overnight along the shores of Lake
Pleshcheyevo, see the corresponding article.
Cheap
On any street you can ask who rents rooms for the night. It's usually
inexpensive.
1 Station of young tourists, st. Kardovsky, 5 (center). ☎ +7 (48535)
9-85-32. Soviet-style hostel. Mostly triple rooms, toilet and shower are
shared.
2 Hotel of the cultural and entertainment complex, st. 50 let Komsomol,
16B (in the northern part of the city). ☎ +7 (48535) 3-77-37. 600
rubles/person or about 2000 rubles for a double room. Multi-bed rooms
like a hostel and separate rooms with a bathroom and a kitchen, more
reminiscent of apartments. There is a sauna and a swimming pool.
3 House of creativity. Kardovsky, st. Moscow, 30 (Podgornaya Sloboda).
☎ +7 (48535) 2-38-51, +7 (910) 663-25-83. Double room: 1200-1800 rubles.
A boarding house for artists on the basis of the former estate of
Kardovsky, a Russian and Soviet graphic artist, a native of Pereslavl.
Rooms with amenities. The guests are generally satisfied.
4 Motel "Navigator", st. Mayakovsky, 1 (in the northern part of the
city). ☎ +7 (48535) 3-64-15, +7 (48535) 3-64-09. 400-500 rubles /
person, double without amenities: 1300 rubles. Hostel with bunk beds,
although there are several separate rooms, including with private
facilities. Good feedback.
Average cost
5 Pereslavl Hotel , st. Rostovskaya, 27 (center). ☎ +7 (495)
272-01-40, +7 (48535) 3-26-87. Double room: 2000-2400 rubles. The
largest hotel in the city, built back in Soviet times, although it has
been well renovated since then. The conditions are not bad, but there
are many complaints about the noise. Free WiFi. Cafe Fit (separate
entrance, open until 20.00), lobby bar (in the hotel lobby on the ground
floor, open until 23:00).
6 Hotel "Western", st. Pleshcheevskaya, 1a (in the center). ☎ +7
(48535) 3-43-78, +7 (48535) 3-43-95. Double room: from 2650 rubles. A
modern hotel in a two-story wooden house. Wi-Fi, free parking. Good
feedback.
7 Hotel "Forest Fairy Tale", Krest township (5 km towards Moscow). ☎ +7
(48535) 2-32-07. Double room: 2500 rub. Country hotel in a nice location
in the middle of the forest and at the same time close to the road.
There is where to take a walk, but the guests do not really like the
rooms, and even more so the local restaurant. Water problems.
8 Guest House "Rose of the Winds", per. Postal, 3 (near the bus
station). ☎ +7 (48535) 6-05-55, +7 (48535) 2-34-85. Single / double
room: from 1500/2400 rubles. Small hotel with no frills, good reviews.
9 Motel "Albitsky Garden", st. Kardovsky, 21 (in the center). ☎ +7
(48535) 3-14-30. Double room: 2000-2500 rubles. Small hotel. Best known
for its restaurant, but the living conditions here seem to be quite
good.
10 Victoria Plaza Hotel, st. Prigorodnaya, 10B (Borisoglebskaya Sloboda,
2 km from the center). ☎ +7 (48535) 6-00-37. Double room: from 2500
rubles. Large by Pereslavl standards, the hotel is located in a new
building and is quite modern: there is a children's playroom and a
rooftop cafe with panoramic views of Lake Pleshcheyevo. From some rooms,
the view is the same, and from others - on the noisy Yaroslavl highway.
WiFi.
11 Hotel "Troika", st. Sadovaya, 10 (center). ☎ +7 (48535) 3-01-01, +7
(965) 725-01-01. Double room: from 2300 rubles. A new hotel, located a
stone's throw from the Church of Peter the Metropolitan. Own cafe and
restaurant. Breakfast, free parking and Wi-Fi. Good feedback.
12 Hotel "Orchid", st. Kuznechnaya, 23 (slightly north of the center). ☎
+7 (920) 107-76-15, +7 (920) 105-44-73. Double room: from 1550 rubles. A
small hotel, essentially a guest house. Shared kitchen with free tea and
coffee.
Expensive
13 Art-hotel (cottage "U artists") , Bolshaya Protechnaya st. 45. ☎ +7
(910) 979-07-06, +7 (915) 989-44-91. Double room or a separate house:
from 5000 rubles. A small privately owned hotel with a highly artistic
design, but, judging by the reviews, a low level of comfort. You can
choose between a double room, a separate house or a cottage. According
to the guests, the price hardly meets the conditions.
2 Post office, st. Svobody, 1. Mon–Fri 8:00–20:00, Sat 9:00–18:00. A
classic post office that has changed little since Soviet times, but
offers Internet access.
Wi-Fi is available in many city cafes.
Pereslavl is similar to cities near Moscow and is not dangerous
either day or night, unless you are looking for adventure on your head.
There are practically no paved roads in the historical part of the city,
with one exception - the very busy Yaroslavl Highway. There are no
sidewalks on the south bank of the river. You will have to walk either
on a dirt (sandy) road or on gravel, so choose comfortable shoes.
Geographical position
Pereslavl is located in the central part of the East European Plain (in
the northeastern part of the Klin-Dmitrovsky ridge), on the southeastern
shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo, at the confluence of the Trubezh River, 21
km from the Berendeevo railway station, 124 km southeast of west of
Yaroslavl and 140 km northeast of Moscow.
Timezone
Pereslavl-Zalessky is located in the MSK time zone (Moscow time). The
offset of the applicable time from UTC is +3:00. In accordance with the
applied time and geographic longitude, the average solar noon in
Pereslavl-Zalessky occurs at 12:21.
Climate
The climate is temperate continental. Winter is cool, cloudy, with
occasional thaws. Spring is fine, with an annual minimum of
precipitation. Summer is relatively warm, but short. Autumn is usually
rainy.
The city was founded in 1152 by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky as the future
capital of North-Eastern Rus'.
The prince founded on a swampy plain a huge city by the standards of
that time with a rampart length of about 2.5 km. There were no cities
larger than Pereslavl in North-Eastern Rus'. Only Vladimir is comparable
with it (the perimeter of the fortifications of Monomakhov, or Pecherny,
the city is also about 2.5 km). The perimeter of the fortifications of
Yuryev-Polsky is less - 2 km, in Suzdal it is even less - 1.4 km. In
Dmitrov (founded a little later than Pereslavl - in 1154), Yaroslavl
(Chopped City) and Przemysl of Moscow - approx. 1 km, in Zvenigorod and
Moscow (fortress of 1156) - about 800 m. Pereslavl-Zalessky was a very
large city and by the standards of all Rus'. Only Kyiv (the perimeter of
the fortifications of the city of Yaroslav at that time was about 3.5
km) and Smolensk (the city of Rostislav was also about 3.5 km) were
larger than it. The perimeter of the fortifications of Novgorod and the
“fortification” of Staraya Ryazan is about 1.4 km.
The original name - Pereyaslavl - the city received in honor of the more
ancient city - Pereyaslavl-Russian (today's Pereyaslav on the territory
of Ukraine), which, in turn, was founded and named so by Prince Vladimir
Svyatoslavich. The perimeter of the fortifications of
Pereyaslavl-Russian was much smaller than the city of Dolgoruky - about
1.5 km.
Founded by Yuri Dolgoruky, the city was located behind the forests in
Zalesye - the area of \u200b\u200bfields and agriculture; therefore, an
additional definition was added to the name of the city:
Pereyaslavl-Zalessky. Since the 15th century, the pronunciation has
changed to Pereslavl-Zalessky.
Academician S. V. Zagraevsky noted that both in terms of importance for
culture and politics, and in terms of labor costs and burden on the
economy of Rus', the construction by Yuri Dolgoruky in 1152 of his
future capital “out of nowhere”, on swampy soil, was quite comparable
with the foundation by Peter I of St. Petersburg. And it is very
symbolic that Peter built his first fleet on Lake Pleshcheyevo.
After the death of Yuri Dolgoruky, Pereslavl-Zalessky lost the functions
of the capital, and its development stopped.
During the restoration of the Transfiguration Cathedral in
Pereslavl-Zalessky, a 12th-century graffiti inscription was discovered
containing the names of 20 conspirators - the murderers of Prince
Bogolyubsky, starting with the names of the Kuchkovichi, and a
description of the circumstances of the murder.
The city remained one of the most important destinies. Around 1220,
Prince Alexander Nevsky was born in it.
In the center of the city, during the security archaeological research,
a mass grave of people was discovered. The similarity with the mass
graves in Yaroslavl indicates, perhaps, that they died during the raid
of the Tatars in 1238.
In the years 1276-1294 (with a break), Dmitry Alexandrovich
Pereyaslavsky, the son of Alexander Nevsky, who reigned in Pereslavl,
was the Grand Duke of Vladimir, although his residence was still in
Pereslavl. Thus, at this time, Pereslavl-Zalessky again became the
actual capital of North-Eastern Rus'. In 1280, a council was held in
Pereyaslavl with the participation of northern Russian bishops
(Archbishop Clement of Novgorod, Bishop Ignatius of Rostov and Bishop
Theodore of Vladimir), Metropolitan Cyril III, who died there, and Grand
Duke Dmitry Alexandrovich Pereyaslavsky.
In 1302, after the death of Prince Ivan Dmitrievich, the city, according
to his will, went to the Moscow principality. Grand Duke Andrei
Alexandrovich (Gorodetsky) tried to annex Pereyaslavl to his
possessions, but the letter of the Horde Khan in 1303 confirmed the
rights of the Moscow princes. In 1304, in the battle of
Pereslavl-Zalessky, the united Moscow-Pereslavl army completely defeated
the Tver detachment that besieged the city under the command of the
boyar Akinf.
In 1238 (after a five-day siege), 1252, 1281 and 1282 the city was taken
and plundered by the Horde. In 1294, the city was burned down by Prince
Fyodor Cherny of Yaroslavl. Starting from 1302, the city was ruled by
Moscow governors, and sometimes it was given out to feed the alien
princes. In 1372 the city settlement was burnt down by a raid of the
Prince of Trok, Keistut. In 1382, 1408 and 1419 the city was again taken
and plundered by the Horde.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, Pereslavl was the patrimony of the
princes of Moscow and was obliged to deliver fish to the court, which
was reflected in the coat of arms of the city. This fish - Pereslavl
vendace - is a delicacy subspecies with a special taste that lives only
in Lake Pleshcheyevo, is currently listed in the Red Book of Russia and
the Red Book of the Yaroslavl Region. At the very beginning of the XIV
century, according to the will of the last appanage prince Ivan
Dmitrievich, the grandson of Alexander Nevsky, Pereyaslavl-Zalessky was
annexed to the Moscow principality. Documents testify that Pereyaslavl
was one of the main suppliers of parchment manuscripts for the needs of
the Moscow Printing House. However, only a few codes of local writing
have come down to us. The best of them is the "Pereyaslav Gospel",
remarkable for its artistic design. There are five miniatures in the
manuscript, one of which - "The Savior in Strength" - is a real mystery
for art critics. The exquisite floral ornament does not find analogies
in bookishness and is comparable only with the decorative elements of
the fresco painting of temples. The manuscript was kept in the Pereslavl
Nikolsky Monastery “in the swamp” (in the 19th century it was owned by
Count F. A. Tolstoy, as part of whose collection the book entered the
Public Library in 1830).
In the autumn of 1374, the Moscow prince Dmitry Ivanovich organized a
meeting of Russian princes and boyars in Pereslavl, at which for the
first time they discussed the issue of delivering the country from the
Mongol-Tatar yoke.
In 1608 the fortress was destroyed by the Polish-Lithuanian invaders.
The city suffered greatly during the Time of Troubles.
Pereslavl-Zalessky in summer
In 1688, Tsar Peter I on Lake Pleshcheyevo began the construction of a
funny flotilla, which was the beginning of the Russian military fleet.
In 1692, the construction of the flotilla was completed and a solemn
review was held.
In 1708 the city was assigned to the Moscow province. Since 1719 - the
center of the Pereslavl province of the Moscow province. Since 1778, it
has been a county town of the Vladimir governorate, and then - the
Vladimir province.
Since 1929 - the center of the Pereslavl district of the Ivanovo
industrial region. Since 1936 - as part of the Yaroslavl region.
In 1884, a water pipe was built in the city.
From 1872 to 1917 the City Duma was in charge of the city. In 1994 it
was recreated.
In 1917, the first newspaper in the city, Pereslavets, was published.
March 17, 1944 Pereslavl-Zalessky received the status of a city of
regional subordination