Старая Русса / Staraya Russa -1968

Старая Русса Фотографии Г.Петренко 1968 года Staraya Russa -1968 Photographs by G. Petrenko 1968 Music: Adagio from "The Gayane Ballet" by Aram Khachaturian The ancient town of Staraya Russa is located near to Veliky Novgorod. Thought to have originated in the mid-10th century, it was first mentioned as Rusa in chronicles for the year 1167 as one of three main towns of the Novgorod Republic, alongside Pskov and Ladoga. During the Great Patriotic War, the town was completely destroyed and later restored.......