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  Pavlovo Posad woolen shawls and scarves
The Pavlovo Posad shawls were always in large demand.
Pavlovo Posad was internationally recognized as the masters of shawl design and quality.
Pavlovo Posad shawls traditionally are bright and colorful, they can not be made using only firm dies.
russian-crafts.com /shawls/posad.html   (766 words)

  
 Russia - Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad (1993)
Ancient Sergiev Posad was renamed Zagorsk in 1930 in honour of a Communist activist killed during the Civil War.
The monastery in Sergiev Posad is one of the most interesting places in the vicinity of Moscow, situated about 70 km (45 miles) to the northeast of the capital.
worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-RussiaSergievPosad.htm   (787 words)

  
  Small Towns of Russia > Small Towns > Sergiev Posad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sergiev Posad is located only in 71 kilometres from Moscow, that in many respects determines its today's shape.
Sergiev Posad is located in such a manner that just from it here is conveniently to begin the acquaintance with "the Golden Ring", which is rich by sights.
I recommended you to spend a day for survey of Lavra, and by evening to be set off further to the north, in Perejaslavl, where the town is quieter, the prices are lower, and all is convenient for the night rest.
www.towns.ru /towns/sergievposad_e.html   (1321 words)

  
 Posad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A posad (Russian: посад) was a settlement, often surrounded by bulwarks and a moat, by a town or a kremlin, but outside the town/kremlin, or by a monastery in the 10th to 15th centuries.
In the Russian Empire a posad was a small semi-urban settlement.
Those by a kremlin often gave rise to local toponyms, such as Nagorny Posad (Uphill Settlement), and Kazanski Posad for the historical center of Kazan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Posad   (150 words)

  
 The School of Russian and Asian Studies: Regions & Cities: European Russia (Central): Sergeev Posad (Zagorsk)
Sergeev Posad is the former religious capital of Russia and offers beautifully restored architecture, as well as a taste of what smaller towns in Russia are like.
From Sergeev Posad (which means "Sergius' Planting"), Sergius led the drive to unite the country against the Mongol yoke.
Today, Sergeev Posad is a beautifully restored church-filled town, still visited by the Russian faithful seeking enlightenment and miracles (as well as many, many tourists).
www.sras.org /cities.phtml?m=20   (526 words)

  
 Seriev Posad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Art Museum and Ancient Monument at Sergiev Posad was established under a decree of Vladimir Lenin in 1920.
No wonder it is known as "a jewel among jewels" incorporating as it does a splendid architectural ensemble, as well as magnificent art collections including old Russian painting and the treasures in the vaults of the former Trinity-Sergius Monastery.
The relics of St. Sergius are buried at the white-stone Trinity Cathedral and the pall with his image is at the Museum in Sergiev Posad.
www.fortunecity.com /bennyhills/mrbean/768/zagorsk.html   (2033 words)

  
 Sergiev Posad the Capital of the toy kingdom
Sergiev Posad the place where the first russian matryoshka was made...
Sergiev Posad was the place where the first nesting doll was made by artist Sergei Maliutin and a turner Vassiliy Zviozdochkin.
In the 19th the toy craft of Sergiev Posad became the greatest in Russia.
www.rustoys.com /fist_matryoshka.htm   (585 words)

  
 Hotels of Sergiev Posad and  Alexandrov
Sergiev Posad is the recognized capital of Russian traditional toy.
They are made of high-quality wood and painted in style ancient Sergiev Posad painting.
On factory the ancient traditional production of national Sergiev Posad nested dolls are kept.
www.goodhotels.ru /en/ematr.htm   (292 words)

  
 Russia Blog: Panorama: Sergiyev Posad (formerly Zagorsk)
Sergiyev Posad (Russian: Сергиев Посад) is a city and administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
Sergiyev Posad is part of Russia's Golden Ring.
The Golden Ring is a group of ancient towns northeast of Moscow which played a significant role in the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church.
www.russiablog.org /2007/03/panorama_sergiyev_posad_former.php   (632 words)

  
 Sergiyev Posad: Where Saints Dwell
For some, Sergiyev Posad is a point of pilgrimage -- a place of prayer and giving thanks for St. Sergius, the holy man who founded the monastery more than 600 years ago.
For others, Sergiyev Posad is a tourist attraction -- a mighty fortress of spectacular cupolas and bell towers.
But whether you are in search of a spiritual retreat to the heart of the country's Orthodox Church or a refreshing excursion offering plenty of beautiful architecture and historical significance, the home to one of Russia's most important and highly revered monasteries is only 90 minutes away from Moscow.
www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2002/04/19/109.html   (260 words)

  
 Perkins School for the Blind: moscow, times, sergiyev, posad, hilton, international,deaf,deafblind,deaf-blind   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Yana is one of 170 people living on the school’s sprawling 12-hectare, yellow-brick campus in Sergiyev Posad, a town dating back to a 14th-century settlement and located 60 kilometers northeast of Moscow.
The school was brought back from the brink of collapse a few years ago by private Russian donors and the Hilton/Perkins Program, administered by Helen Keller’s alma mater, Perkins School for the Blind in Massachusetts, and funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
U.S. tax deductible donations earmarked for aid to the Sergiyev Posad School for the Deaf and Blind can be sent to Perkins School for the Blind, 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472.
www.perkins.org /news_details.php?StepTwo_ID=16   (1369 words)

  
 Orenburg Shawl, Pavlovo Posad Shawl, Russian Shawls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The most well known Russian shawls are those made in Pavlovo Posad factory, shawls which are very colourful and have an extensive variety of designs, Orenburg shawls that date back as far as the 17th century and made entirely by hand.
Pavlovo Posad is an ancient Russian town about 60 kilometres from Moscow.
The Pavlovo Posad factory for production of woollen shawls was founded in 1795 by Ivan Labsin.
www.russian-gifts-home.com /shawls/shawls.htm   (824 words)

  
 Sergiyev Posad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sergiyev Posad (Russian: Се́ргиев Поса́д) is a city in and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia.
In 1947, the Soviet Union established its first factory to weaponize smallpox at the edge of Sergiyev Posad.
The Moscow – Yaroslavl railway and highway pass through the town.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sergiyev_Posad   (197 words)

  
 Moscow : Sergiev Posad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sergiev Posad, called Zagorsk in the Soviet era, can be reached by bus, commuter train, or taxi.
It makes a few stops on the 1 1/2-hour journey, and you have to be able to read SERGIEV POSAD in Russian to make sure you don't miss your stop.
For years the only restaurants in Sergiev Posad were colorless dining halls offering flavorless food, designed to house official Russian tour groups.
www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2448&catID=2448020820   (1212 words)

  
 Sergiev Posad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sergiev Posad (ex-Zagorsk) was named after Saint Sergey who was born in Radonezh (a city situated next to Zagorsk) and was known as Sergey Radonezhsky.
He founded a monastery there in 14th century that became then one of the greatest and biggest monasteries in Russia.
Besides, there are some other interesting objects to see in the monastery such as the royal temporary residence, monastery hospital which is one of the first constructed in Russia, and the monkery cells.
www.travel-russia.com /cities/SergievPosad/SergievPosad.html   (373 words)

  
 www.posad.cz
The POSAD company was esteblished in the year 1991.
The POSAD company delivers technological complexes for sewage works in Czech republic as well as in whole Europe.
The POSAD company is not engaged anly in above mentioned deliveries, but it produces a lot of products according to customers wishes too.
www.posad.cz /eng   (154 words)

  
 Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
His Eminence Vladyka was greeted at the gates of the Lavra by His Grace Bishop Feognost of Sergiev Posad, Prior of Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra.
Under the joyous din of the monastery bells, the delegation entered the ancient Holy Trinity Cathedral, where the relics of the Hegumen of the Russian Land, St. Sergius of Radonezh, are found.
In the span of nine months, a large church was built, and a former "Young Pioneer" camp was transformed into an Orthodox school for children.
www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws /01newstucture/pagesen/news04/serposad.html   (474 words)

  
 Sergiev Posad. Girls, Women, Brides dating and marriage agency from city Sergiev Posad, Russia . Gifts and Flowers ...
Sergiev Posad (Zagorsk) is the Russian town named after Saint Sergey Radonezhsky.
Sergievo-Posadskaya Lavra-is the religious center of Russian Orthodox Church, one of the residences of Patriarch of all Russia.
The very name Sergiev Posad, meaning «Sergius's Settlement», has a profound sense - it is associated with Russia's most brilliant spiritual leader St Sergius of Radonezh, the saint of the Orthodox Church revered in Russia for many centuries.
www.city-of-brides.com /from/Sergiev_Posad.shtml   (347 words)

  
 Pavlovo Posad Shawls from Russia
When you mention "Pavlovo Posad shawls" the image of bright, smart and big wool shawls with floral motif appears.
These marvelous Pavlovo Posad wool shawls are the perfect way to keep warm on a chilly evening, while the shawl with yellow sunflower will raise your spirit, creating the atmosphere of a festival.
When you mention Pavlovo Posad shawls the image of bright, smart and big kerchiefs with floral motif appears.
www.stpetersburger.com /html/russian_shawl_2.html   (362 words)

  
 Pavlovo posad shawls - RusClothing.com
Our beautiful wool shawls in a wide variety of forms and lines are made in the ancient Russian town of Pavlovo Posad.
Every year "Pavlovo Posad Shawl Manufactory" issues 200 kinds of shawls, scarves of natural fibres: wool, cotton, silk.
Pavlovo Posad shawls with floral motifs underline the beauty, the gorgeousness and the mystery of Russian soul.
www.rusclothing.com /russian-shawls/pavlovposad   (132 words)

  
 RussianLegacy.com | Russian Culture - Russian Decorative Art - Pavlovo-Posad Shawls
Declaration of high art and cultural value of our products is the reference of "Pavlovo Posad Shawl manufactory" to the enterprises of folk art crafts of Russia.
There are many different operations have to be made for giving birth to unique in it's qualities Pavlovsky Posad.
Its production technology combines a careful attitude to the traditions and the using of the most advanced achievements of scientific and technical ideas.
www.russianlegacy.com /russian_culture/articles/article_11.htm   (461 words)

  
 July 1, Saturday - Moscow/Sergiev Posad/Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sergiev Posad is a monastary and seminary for the Russian Orthodox Church.
It is also one of three (I think) "Lavra"s in Russia - some sort of extra-holy place.
It wouldn't have made a great lecture, but as a way to get the feel for his view of Orthodox theology, it was great.
www.mit.edu /people/mcmullan/195g1.htm   (484 words)

  
 TolsToys Russian Nesting Dolls, Matryoshka and Lacquer Boxes
That year, all of the assets of Children’s Education were transferred to a workshop in Sergiev Posad, which became, and still is, the center of nesting doll production in Russia.
In 1904, the workshops of Sergiev Posad received a large matryoshka order from Paris, and many of the masters of Sergiev Posad directed their talents to this new product.
It was roughly based on the first nesting doll painted by Sergei Malyutin, featuring a girl in a national costume, sometimes holding a small object in her hands—a chicken, a basket, a bundle, a scarf.
www.tolstoys.com   (884 words)

  
 Day Trips in Moscow - Sergiev Posad - WayToRussia.Net Guide to Moscow, Russia
A town of 100 000 people about 70km north-east of Moscow, Sergiev Posad is really only distinguished by its monastery.
But it is a very impressive monastery, perhaps the most visually striking in Russia and one that has had great importance in Russian history.
From Sergiev Posad take the street at the far right hand side of the square in front of you.
www.waytorussia.net /Moscow/DayTrips/SergievPosad.html   (740 words)

  
 Sokol Tours: Tours: History: Sergeev Posad via Abramtsevo
Surrounding Moscow is a “ring” of towns which all played a significant role in the history of Russia.
The Holy Trinity - St. Sergius Monastery in Sergeev Posad (also Sergieva Lavra) was founded in the 1340’s by Sergius of Radonezh.
Sergius was the Father Superior of the Monastery, and he played a major role in consolidating the fragmented lands of Rus.
www.sokoltours.com /tours2.phtml?m=12   (509 words)

  
 F&P Final Report-Sergiev Posad(1998-2000)
Sergiev Posad is a sister-town of beautiful Ruey-Malmezon town, which is situated not far from Paris.
In Sergiev Posad Humanitarian Institute (address: Sergiev Posad, Voznesenskaya St, 55) there were connected to Internet 10 computers.
To develop a project of historical center "Craftsmen City" creation in Sergiev Posad there was held a working meeting with participation of V.Goncharov, the head of local administration; O. Vaviliv, N. khokhlova, deputy cheif of local administration; V. Nemov, Foundation for Social Programs Director; Jhon Patton, Charitable Foundatin "E-Initiative" President.
www.friends-partners.org /civnet/finalreport-sp.html(opt,mozilla,mac,english,,new)   (1083 words)

  
 Don't Miss a Trip To Sergiyev Posad
Based on my personal experience, the most interesting area in the Moscow region is to the northeast -- in the direction of Sergiyev Posad, an early 17th century town about 54 kilometers from Moscow on Yaroslavskoye shosse.
On a one-day road trip to Sergiyev Posad I would recommend that you see the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra.
Lavra in Russian means the highest rank of monastery, and this one was once the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Church before it was moved several years ago to the Svyato-Danilov Monastery in Moscow.
www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/1997/08/02/051.html   (202 words)

  
 Don't Miss a Trip To Sergiyev Posad
Based on my personal experience, the most interesting area in the Moscow region is to the northeast -- in the direction of Sergiyev Posad, an early 17th century town about 54 kilometers from Moscow on Yaroslavskoye shosse.
On a one-day road trip to Sergiyev Posad I would recommend that you see the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra.
Lavra in Russian means the highest rank of monastery, and this one was once the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Church before it was moved several years ago to the Svyato-Danilov Monastery in Moscow.
www.moscowtimes.ru /stories/1997/08/02/051.html   (202 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Sergiyev Posad (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
AllRefer.com - Sergiyev Posad (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Sergiyev Posad[syer´gEyif pOsAd´] Pronunciation Key, formerly Zagorsk[zugOrsk´] Pronunciation Key, city (1989 pop.
It is a rail terminus and a handicraft center known for wood carvings and toys.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Sergiyev.html   (248 words)

  
 Schema of Sergiev Posad (Zagorsk).
Sergiev Posad is the pre-Soviet and post-Soviet name of the town.
The name Zagorsk was given to this town after the communist revolution in 1917.
The travel time from Sergiev Posad to downtown Moscow is about 1 hour and half or less.
park.org /Guests/Russia/moscow/sergiev/shema.html   (150 words)

  
 Pavlovo Posad Shawl Manufactory, Co. - ABOUT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A particular charm to shawls is inspired by fringes came out of Pavlovsky Posad skilled workwomen s hands.
Its production technology combines a careful attitude to the traditions and the using of the most advanced achievements of scientific and technical ideas.
Side by side with traditional design articles there are a lot of modern ones, consistently developping rich traditions of Pavlovsky Posad shawl.
www.platki.ru /english/aboute.htm   (516 words)

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