| Golden Ring of Rusia is ring of few historical | | | | Historically that lands was named as "lands over |
| towns located to North-East of Moscow. | | | | forests", that is why in some towns names still |
| Exact number of towns varied, but main towns | | | | part "zalesski" (over forests) remains. Some |
| are: | | | | towns got same names as "native" towns at |
| - Vladimir | | | | Kievan rus. |
| - Bogolubovo | | | | Historically, center of this part of Russia was |
| - Suzdal | | | | Vladimir. Vladimir Monomakh was choosen as king |
| - Yuriev-Polskiy | | | | of that lands and later his childs was kings. |
| - Murom | | | | But at 13th century peacefull life was interrupted |
| - Gorohovetz | | | | by Mongolian invasion. After invasion Moscow |
| - Gus-Crystalny | | | | appeared as center in the region, but not Vladimir. |
| - Mstera | | | | During invasion majority of towns was fired off |
| - Holui | | | | and majority of population killed. As a result, |
| - Paleh | | | | remnants of population have began to build new |
| - Ivanovo | | | | towns, far away inside forests. One of them was |
| - Pless | | | | Moscow. |
| - Kostroma | | | | Mongols was brought out of Russia at 14th |
| - Yaroslavl | | | | century, when different Slavic countries united |
| - Tutaev | | | | around Moscow and got a victory over Mongols. |
| - Rostov Velikiy | | | | Moscow reappeared as a center in the region and |
| - Pereslavl-Zalesski | | | | older towns - as its satellites. |
| - Uglich | | | | That is how "golden ring of Russia" appeared. |
| - Aleksandrov | | | | This region is historical, a lot of buildings, ancient |
| - Sergiev-Posad | | | | churches survived Mongol invasion and older |
| Historically, this place was populated by different | | | | Kremlins exist in the region. |
| Slavic tribes at 12th century. Most of tribes | | | | As well, it is center of Monasteries and many |
| arrived the place as they escaped from Kiev rus | | | | historical handicrafts of Russia produced in this |
| which was attacked by various turk tribes. But, | | | | region. Among them Paleh and Mstera Icons, |
| over hard to penetrate forest it was hard to | | | | Sofrino Icons, Sergiev Posad monastery nested |
| attack. | | | | dolls. |