Provincial everyday life of the ancient town Uglich

Recently I visited the old Russian town of Uglich, which is not far from Moscow and has a rich history. In the 13 century, Uglich was the central city of the Uglch princedom until the town came under Moscow's control. Here spend last days son of Ivan Terrible. He was killed here by pretenders to the throne, which led to a political crisis in Russia - the Time of Troubles.

Nowadays, Uglich is quite a Russian provincial city with a population of just 30000 people. Unfortunately, the town's population continues to decrease because there are not many jobs here, and many young people are leaving the city for a career in Moscow. The same problem has most small cities located not so far from Moscow.

Of the relatively large industries in town, there is mainly the watch factory "Chaika" and a cheese factory, but the life of this town depends a lot on tourists. When tourist ships dock at the town's pier, the city comes alive with museums, stores, and souvenir shops. The town also has a considerable number of churches and monasteries.

In my free time away from the conference, I visited the main attractions of the city.

01:18 Historical center of Uglich
02:16 Uglich churches in the evening
02:56 Uglich resort life
03:17 Churches again
04:20 Women's monastery
05:00 Hydroelectric power station of Uglich. Museum.
09:21 Banquet after the conference with the singing of Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian folk songs.
* The song Katyusha was asked to be sung by the Czechs.

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