A guide to the Golden Ring of Russia for foreign tourists
The Golden Ring of Russia tourist route includes 8 ancient cities: Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal, Vladimir. Tourism is well developed along this route.
Tourism is an activity related to the movement of people from one place to another for the purpose of recreation, learning new cultures, playing sports or treatment. It plays an important role in the economies of many countries, contributing to infrastructure development and job creation. Travel can be both domestic and international, and each type of tourism has its own characteristics and advantages.
Nowadays, a large number of foreign tourists come to Russia to learn about its features and enjoy the beauty of the country.
The term "Golden Ring of Russia" originated with the light hand of the art historian Yuri Alexandrovich Bychkov. In 1967, he was sent to Suzdal by the newspaper Sovetskaya Kultura to collect material for an essay on the development of tourism. He went there from Moscow in his private car. Leaving Suzdal, Yuri Alexandrovich saw a sign for Ivanovo and drove through this city to Kostroma. In order not to return by the same road, I went to Yaroslavl and then to Moscow. On the way, he passed through Rostov Veliky, Pereslavl-Zalessky and Sergiev Posad. He liked this route so much that Bychkov repeated it with his family. However, this time I went in the opposite order: first to Yaroslavl, from there to Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal, Vladimir and Moscow. Thus, 8 ancient cities of Russia from 5 regions formed a ring. Yuri Alexandrovich began to prepare 8 essays for the newspaper. Bychkov's cycle name was born by itself when he was walking around Red Square and noticed the golden glow of the bell domes.