May/19

Yelets – the view from above

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Yelets, first mentioned in chronicles in 1146, is one of the oldest cities in Russia. This city with a population of about 100 thousand people is located in the Lipetsk region, about 82 km west of Lipetsk.

It is the only city of the Lipetsk region included in the list of Russian cities with ensembles and complexes of urban development, natural landscapes, examples of old town planning, as well as an archaeological cultural layer, which are valuable in historical, artistic and town planning terms. Photos by: Vladimir Mulder.

Mira Street – a pedestrian historic street of Yelets.

Church of the Holy Princes Michael of Tver and Alexander Nevsky (1909-1913) – one of the most original buildings of Yelets.

Ascension Cathedral (1845-1889) – the main Orthodox church of Yelets.

The historic center of Yelets.

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin (1854-1869).

The Bystraya Sosna River.

This picturesque old fire station is still in use.

In total, there are 226 historical and cultural monuments in Yelets, of which 90 are of regional and federal significance, 13 churches and 2 monasteries.

Lenin Square in Yelets.

The pedestrian and road bridges across the Bystraya Sosna River.

Yelets has a significant tourism potential as a rare example of a city, which has preserved the spirit of the Russian Empire of the late 19th – early 20th centuries.