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From our in-house historian [to be translated] V 1360-e gody na etom meste poselilsja otshelnik - monah Sergij iz sosednego goroda Radonezh. On osnoval monastyr Svjatoj Troicy, svoimi rukami vykopal svjatoj istochnik. V 1380 Sergij Radonezhskij blagoslovil russkie vojska na Kulikovskuju bitvu s tatarami i poslal na vojnu dvuh monahov (odin iz nih, Peresvet, srazhalsja bez kopia i mecha, nanosja udary krestom). V 1608-1609 godah monastyr, imevshij kamennye steny, vyderzhal 11-mesjachnuju osadu polsko-litovskogo vojska. Dvoe krestjan, uanav, chto poljaki vedut pod stenu podkop, vzorvali ego i vzorvalis sami. Im stoit pamjatnik u vorot. V 1918 bolsheviki zakryli monastyr, no v 1943 Stalin, privlekaja Pravoslavnuju Tserkov na svoju storonu vo vremja World War II, razreshil otkryt' obitel' i Duhovnuju academiju pri nej. Sergieva Lavra stala mestom prebyvania russkogo patriarcha. Comment supplied by the famous Vovchik of Ryazan
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Sergiev Posad
Associations:
Medieval Russia, religion, arts & crafts, archeology, painters, holy springs, Rosanov..
Where is Sergiev Posad?
First "Golden Ring" city, about an hour north-east from Moscow. Close to the Abramtsevo Estate.
Accommodation
Dial 8-tone-254-local number if calling from Moscow and 8-tone-09654-local number from other Russian cities.
Hotel Zagorsk, tel. 24226 or 24226. The city's main hotel is presently closed for a major renovation. Expected to re-open within a couple of years. Security guards downstairs kindly supplied me and my guests with phone numbers and price information on other hotels, and helped finding a rooms on a busy weekend night. Expected price range after re-opening: "popular".
Note easy wheelchair access.
Hotel Aristocrat, 48021 or 48021. Excellent view. Located by the lookout point across the convent. $50-120 price range. No credit cards. Some staff speak English. May be a bit noisy on weekends.
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View from the window in the morning. Click to enlarge. |
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view from the window of their huge $120 room. 
Zvezdochka (Little Star), 40853. The biggest after the presently-closed Zagorsk Hotel. Located behind the train station. Shared facilities. 500 rouble ($15-18) rooms!!
Russkiy Dvorik (Russian Backyard), 54-75392 /7539. $70-140 price range, meals included. Their leaflet says "Russian provincial" style but their staff speak fluent English and credit cards are accepted.
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Marina and her reception colleagues speak fluent English |
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Kitsch is the prevailing style in Sergiev Posad. |
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Hotel Kovcheg ("The Arc"). Outside of the city. Rooms around 1000R ($35). 8-254-60259
Hotel Khotkovo near Posad. Tel. 8-254-32109??
Hotel Gallery in Khotkovo. Tel. 25253. Expensive ($100+). Run by the local artists and can be recommended as part of the "culture tourism".
Safely. A well-do to Moscow region community, so the risk level is probably on the low side. Streets "feel" safe and people appear relaxed.
Sergiev Posad in the Internet, in English
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[Sketch of Sergiev Posad]
Report prepared February 2005 while taking two American travellers through Sergiev Posad, Dmitrov,and Klin to my Staritsa dacha. Last update: .........
See also [Khotkovo], [Abramtsevo], and [Dmitrov]
Most photos on this page were taken at night. Full moon and lots of snow
make nights easy to take despite their length.
Meridian Travel Agency is said to be the main operator of Sergiev Posad Tours. Their tel. number: 74001