Дореволюционный Рыбинск / Pre-revolutionary Rybinsk
Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях
Рыбинск
Pre-revolutionary Russia in photographs
Rybinsk
Music:
Gavotte from Suite No.3 by Anton Arensky
Rybinsk is an ancient city in the Yaroslavl region of Russia., located some 82 km from Yaroslavl at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna Rivers.
The original settlement dates to the 11th century and was known as Rybnaya Sloboda, meaning "fishing village" and quickly became a great trading centre.
In 1777, Catherine II awarded the town city status by decree. Catherine the Great granted Rybnaya Sloboda municipal rights and renamed it Rybinsk. It was a place where the cargo was reloaded from large Volga vessels to smaller boats capable of navigating in the shallow Mariinsk Canal system, which connects the Russian hinterland with the Baltic Sea.....