Borisoglebsky
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Borisoglebsky (Russian: Борисогле́бский) is an urban-type settlement in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, not to be confused with Borisoglebsk, a town in Voronezh Oblast. It is located 16 km from Rostov and 77 km southwest of Yaroslavl. Population: 5,957 (2002 Census); 6,327 (1989 Census); 4,600 (1968). It stands on the Ustye River.
The town's principal tourist attraction is the famous Borisoglebsky Monastery, now a museum. The monastery was favoured by Ivan the Terrible who personally supervised the construction of towered walls and bell-tower around an even more ancient cathedral. The only addition made to the monastery after Ivan's death is a superb carved barbican church, commissioned by the metropolitan Iona Sysoevich in the late 17th century.
In 2005, the statues of monk Peresvet (by Zurab Tsereteli) and of Prince Pozharsky were installed near the monastery walls.
