Virtually some maps in Russia don’t even have Biysk on them. Many people, who go to work or just to see the Altay Mountains, speed up through Biysk on their way to the mountainous area. They never take time to stop and see the town though, which is a pity.Biysk, Biysk fortress, Biyakatun fortification. Those were all different names of the town in different years. For as long as about three centuries it has been Russia’s gateway into Central Asia. These gates were opened by Peter the Great. He swung them open in his usual confident manner, for he saw great value in it all. By a long established tradition, this very date of 18th of June, 1709 is considered to be the town’s foundation date. Today Biysk has turned 297 years old. The oldest town in Altay. Just fancy!As to the name of Biysk, it evolved from the name of Biyakatun Fortress and the name of the river Biya the fortress stood on. The town is located in a picturesque area, where rivers Biya and Katun flow together.
Biysk is a harmonious combination of long-term strategic design, economic advantage and great artistic taste. I am so proud of Biysk that is one of the scientifically developed towns of Siberia with a big tourism potential and rich historical background. Welcome to Biysk! And let’s put it back on the map!!!
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I think it is a very emotionally rewarding experience to be a guide showing the visitors from abroad your town at its best!
Tanya, you must have been very proud of Kiev then!
My father has been to Kiev on business and he loved the city, but it was long time ago, when he visited Kiev. He was so impressed by Kiev of that time, I can imagine how much city has grown and changed in a good way!
Tanya said:
Thank you, Irina. I am glad you like my story. I did ofted guide foreign people. It was a great experience for me.
Irina Tarabrina said:
Good Job, Tanya and Salim! That's a super good piece of historical information about Guelma and Kiev!!! Have you, guys, ever given a tour in English to anyone? You would be perfect as guides, for you know some interesting facts about your towns.
Salim, sure, I love Siberia, as it's my native land. Siberia is like a small country within a big country of Russia.
I don't know what exactly you would like to learn about Siberia, Salim.
Siberia is actually very big and, for example, the weather is different all over the Siberian region. Altay region, where I live is the Sothern part of western Siberia, so we don't really have bad cold weather here. Whereas in the north of Siberia it can really be a punishment to live in.
Pls let me know what exactly you would be inetersted to know about this land.
You are welcome to come to Siberia any day!!!! Siberians are VERY friendly and helpful people!
salim said:
Hi Irina.Can you give us a brief description of Syberia.I'll be grateful to you,Syberia is one of my favourite regions that i want to visit one day and i want the point of view of a Russian.Thanks.
Thank you, Irina. I am glad you like my story. I did ofted guide foreign people. It was a great experience for me.
Irina Tarabrina said:
Good Job, Tanya and Salim! That's a super good piece of historical information about Guelma and Kiev!!! Have you, guys, ever given a tour in English to anyone?
You would be perfect as guides, for you know some interesting facts about your towns.
Good Job, Tanya and Salim!
That's a super good piece of historical information about Guelma and Kiev!!!
Have you, guys, ever given a tour in English to anyone?
You would be perfect as guides, for you know some interesting facts about your towns.
According to the ancient legend, Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was founded by three brothers, Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybed, in the middle of the 5th century. The city was named after the eldest brother Kyi. Kyiv means the city of Kyi. Kyiv is a Ukrainian spelling and Kiev is Russian, more known worldwide since the Soviet times.
Many ancient tribes gathered around Kiev, and at the end of the 9th century the city became the political center of the Eastern Slavs. In the year 988 Christianity, introduced by Great Prince Vladimir, became the official religion of the Kievan Rus. This helped to establish political and cultural relations with such states as the Byzantium Empire and Bulgaria. At that time almost 50,000 people lived in the city; there were about 400 churches and 8 markets. When Vladimir Monomakh died in the year 1152, the mighty Kievan Rus began to decay. In 1240 Kiev was demolished by Baty-khan. Only in the 14th century Kiev began to revive. But in 1362 Great Duke of Lithuania captured the city. For more than one hundred years it was under the command of Lithuanian and Polish dukes. People's liberation war of 1648-1654 against the Lithuanian-Polish Yoke led to liberation. But Cossack armies, headed by Hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky, couldn't manage to conquer the enemy without help from Russia. As a result, Ukraine plunged under a long period of domination by the Russian Empire. Since that time the history of Ukraine and Kiev was closely connected with Russian history.
Archeological excavations show evidence of the first settlements on the territory of Kiev 15,000
to 20,000 years ago. The early settlers of Kiev built their citadel on the steep right bank of the
Dnepr River to protect themselves from Nomadic tribes. Later, Kiev's Grand Dukes built their palaces and churches on Starokievskiy Hill, while artisans and merchants settled next to the wharf on the Dnepr. By the end of the 9th century, when the Grand Dukes of Kiev united scattered Slavic tribes, Kiev became the political center of the Eastern Slavs. The city maintained wide foreign and commercial trade links due to its favorable position in the middle of trade routes between the Vikings and the Greeks (strict way from Northern Europe and the Baltics to the Mediterranean). Kiev`s development accelerated during the reign of Grand Duke Vladimir the Great (980-1015). In 988 Vladimir established Orthodox Christianity as the official religion of the realm in order to strengthen the power of Kiev on the broader international arena. During that time the first stone temple in Russia, Desyatinnaya church, was constructed.
During the 11th and 12th centuries ancient Kiev Rus reached its greatest period of ascendancy. By the 11th century Kiev was one of the largest centers of civilization in the Eastern christian world. At that time, there were about 400 churches, 8 markets and more than 50,000 inhabitants in Kiev. For comparison, at the same time the population of London, Hamburg and Gdansk was about 20,000 people. Kiev was among the most prospering craft and shopping centers of Europe. After the death of Kiev`s great Prince Vladimir Monomakh in 1125, Kiev Rus became involved in a long period of feudal wars. Foreign powers were quick to take advantage of this situation. In the fall of 1240, the Tatar-Mongols headed by Baty-khan, captured Kiev after series of long and bloody battles. Kiev fell into a prolonged period of decline. The Tartar-Mongols ruled for almost a century. Despite a foreign rule, Kiev retained its artisan, trade and cultural traditions and remained an important political, trade and cultural center. In the 14th century, the Kiev region became the cradle for the modern Ukrainian nation.
In the 15th century Kiev was granted the Magdeburg Rights, which permitted greater
independence of the city in matters of international commerce. Until the 14th century Kiev paid
tribute to the Golden Horde. Then it passed under the control of Great Lithuaninan Duchy, which in 1569 was united with Poland. With the establishment of the Kiev-Mogilyanskaya Academy in 1632, the city became a center of Ukrainian learning and scholarship.
The long road to the independence of Ukraine began with Cossack military campaigns. In 1648-1654 Cossack armies, headed by Hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Ukraine's Cossack leader, waged several wars to liberate Ukraine. In 1648, when the Ukrainian Cossacks rose against Poland, Kiev became for a brief period the center of the Ukrainian State. But soon, confronted by the armies of Polish and Lithuanian feudal lords, Bogdan Khmelnitsky sought the protection of the Russian Tsar in the Treaty of Pereyaslavl. After Ukraine's union with Russia in 1654, however, the city was acquired by Moscow. During a long period of domination by the Russian Empire Ukraine in the 17th and 18th centuries managed to preserve and enjoy some of its rich political, economic, cultural, and religious achievements.
In January 1918 after the fall of Russian Empire, the independence of Ukraine was proclaimed
and the Ukrainian National Republic was established. During the Civil War that followed the October
Revolution Bolshevik Party seized power and expanded their sphere of control into Ukraine. Ukraine becomes a part of the Soviet Union.
Kiev suffered severely during World War II, when many unique architectural and artistic treasures were destroyed. Earlier, in the 1930s, the Soviet authorities systematically destroyed many churches. Extensive restoration of the after-war days has revived much of Kiev's historical and cultural heritage. Despite repressions, suffering, political turmoil, and ecological disasters, Ukraine's spirit and national identity have never died. On August 24, 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine proclaimed its independence. This was the beginning of the whole new period in the history of Ukraine and its beautiful capital.
Mircea, Nice to talk to you again, you are quite a philosopher. I like it a lot. Your comments are always thought-provoking.
I love to make up stories for my daughter Katya and my nephew Pasha too. If you heard those stories, you would not be able to help laughing. :)
Oh, I apprecate it that you found time to look Biysk up on the Internet. Biysk is unique in its simplicity.
Enjoy EC !
mircea said:
I would tell my nephew a bedtime story that goes like that: "once upon a time there was a princess in Biysk locked in the highest room of the tallest tower" :) div>
I never wen't to my town's history museum, I think.. I don't know even, if there is one. There's University's museum. When I was kid, I often went there, because my aunt was working there. There was a lot of skulptures. Some of nude men. And tourists often did crack some male body parts away as souvenirs. And then there was an mummy too, but it wasn't interesting, it was all covered with pandages. I also liked to go to museum of zoology when I was kid, but more I don't know.. I think.
I agree some historical facts may appear dubious. I know some basic facts about my native town and it's all I need to love the town. I take it as a fancy legend or something.
I love to go to the history museum of our town, as there are amny old pictures and artefacts I really like.
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Tanya, you must have been very proud of Kiev then!
My father has been to Kiev on business and he loved the city, but it was long time ago, when he visited Kiev. He was so impressed by Kiev of that time, I can imagine how much city has grown and changed in a good way!
Tanya said:
I don't know what exactly you would like to learn about Siberia, Salim.
Siberia is actually very big and, for example, the weather is different all over the Siberian region. Altay region, where I live is the Sothern part of western Siberia, so we don't really have bad cold weather here. Whereas in the north of Siberia it can really be a punishment to live in.
Pls let me know what exactly you would be inetersted to know about this land.
You are welcome to come to Siberia any day!!!! Siberians are VERY friendly and helpful people!
salim said:
Irina Tarabrina said:
Have fun!
salim said:
That's a super good piece of historical information about Guelma and Kiev!!!
Have you, guys, ever given a tour in English to anyone?
You would be perfect as guides, for you know some interesting facts about your towns.
According to the ancient legend, Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was founded by three brothers, Kyi, Schek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybed, in the middle of the 5th century. The city was named after the eldest brother Kyi. Kyiv means the city of Kyi. Kyiv is a Ukrainian spelling and Kiev is Russian, more known worldwide since the Soviet times.
Many ancient tribes gathered around Kiev, and at the end of the 9th century the city became the political center of the Eastern Slavs. In the year 988 Christianity, introduced by Great Prince Vladimir, became the official religion of the Kievan Rus. This helped to establish political and cultural relations with such states as the Byzantium Empire and Bulgaria. At that time almost 50,000 people lived in the city; there were about 400 churches and 8 markets. When Vladimir Monomakh died in the year 1152, the mighty Kievan Rus began to decay. In 1240 Kiev was demolished by Baty-khan. Only in the 14th century Kiev began to revive. But in 1362 Great Duke of Lithuania captured the city. For more than one hundred years it was under the command of Lithuanian and Polish dukes. People's liberation war of 1648-1654 against the Lithuanian-Polish Yoke led to liberation. But Cossack armies, headed by Hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky, couldn't manage to conquer the enemy without help from Russia. As a result, Ukraine plunged under a long period of domination by the Russian Empire. Since that time the history of Ukraine and Kiev was closely connected with Russian history.
Archeological excavations show evidence of the first settlements on the territory of Kiev 15,000
to 20,000 years ago. The early settlers of Kiev built their citadel on the steep right bank of the
Dnepr River to protect themselves from Nomadic tribes. Later, Kiev's Grand Dukes built their palaces and churches on Starokievskiy Hill, while artisans and merchants settled next to the wharf on the Dnepr. By the end of the 9th century, when the Grand Dukes of Kiev united scattered Slavic tribes, Kiev became the political center of the Eastern Slavs. The city maintained wide foreign and commercial trade links due to its favorable position in the middle of trade routes between the Vikings and the Greeks (strict way from Northern Europe and the Baltics to the Mediterranean). Kiev`s development accelerated during the reign of Grand Duke Vladimir the Great (980-1015). In 988 Vladimir established Orthodox Christianity as the official religion of the realm in order to strengthen the power of Kiev on the broader international arena. During that time the first stone temple in Russia, Desyatinnaya church, was constructed.
During the 11th and 12th centuries ancient Kiev Rus reached its greatest period of ascendancy. By the 11th century Kiev was one of the largest centers of civilization in the Eastern christian world. At that time, there were about 400 churches, 8 markets and more than 50,000 inhabitants in Kiev. For comparison, at the same time the population of London, Hamburg and Gdansk was about 20,000 people. Kiev was among the most prospering craft and shopping centers of Europe. After the death of Kiev`s great Prince Vladimir Monomakh in 1125, Kiev Rus became involved in a long period of feudal wars. Foreign powers were quick to take advantage of this situation. In the fall of 1240, the Tatar-Mongols headed by Baty-khan, captured Kiev after series of long and bloody battles. Kiev fell into a prolonged period of decline. The Tartar-Mongols ruled for almost a century. Despite a foreign rule, Kiev retained its artisan, trade and cultural traditions and remained an important political, trade and cultural center. In the 14th century, the Kiev region became the cradle for the modern Ukrainian nation.
In the 15th century Kiev was granted the Magdeburg Rights, which permitted greater
independence of the city in matters of international commerce. Until the 14th century Kiev paid
tribute to the Golden Horde. Then it passed under the control of Great Lithuaninan Duchy, which in 1569 was united with Poland. With the establishment of the Kiev-Mogilyanskaya Academy in 1632, the city became a center of Ukrainian learning and scholarship.
The long road to the independence of Ukraine began with Cossack military campaigns. In 1648-1654 Cossack armies, headed by Hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Ukraine's Cossack leader, waged several wars to liberate Ukraine. In 1648, when the Ukrainian Cossacks rose against Poland, Kiev became for a brief period the center of the Ukrainian State. But soon, confronted by the armies of Polish and Lithuanian feudal lords, Bogdan Khmelnitsky sought the protection of the Russian Tsar in the Treaty of Pereyaslavl. After Ukraine's union with Russia in 1654, however, the city was acquired by Moscow. During a long period of domination by the Russian Empire Ukraine in the 17th and 18th centuries managed to preserve and enjoy some of its rich political, economic, cultural, and religious achievements.
In January 1918 after the fall of Russian Empire, the independence of Ukraine was proclaimed
and the Ukrainian National Republic was established. During the Civil War that followed the October
Revolution Bolshevik Party seized power and expanded their sphere of control into Ukraine. Ukraine becomes a part of the Soviet Union.
Kiev suffered severely during World War II, when many unique architectural and artistic treasures were destroyed. Earlier, in the 1930s, the Soviet authorities systematically destroyed many churches. Extensive restoration of the after-war days has revived much of Kiev's historical and cultural heritage. Despite repressions, suffering, political turmoil, and ecological disasters, Ukraine's spirit and national identity have never died. On August 24, 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine proclaimed its independence. This was the beginning of the whole new period in the history of Ukraine and its beautiful capital.
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I love to make up stories for my daughter Katya and my nephew Pasha too. If you heard those stories, you would not be able to help laughing. :)
Oh, I apprecate it that you found time to look Biysk up on the Internet. Biysk is unique in its simplicity.
Enjoy EC !
mircea said:
I love to go to the history museum of our town, as there are amny old pictures and artefacts I really like.
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