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From our in-house historian
Staritsa was
established at the end of the13th century and remained
independent from Moscow till Ivan the Terrible ordered the last
prince of Staritsa knived during a feast. After that Staritsa
was frequently used as a place of exile for those whom even
Ivan the Terrible did not have enough power to just kill without
any ceremony. Among its famous unwilling guests was Iov (Job),
the first Patriarch of Russia, who was sent to Staritsa in 1605.
Comment supplied by the famous
Vovchik of Ryazan |
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Getting to Staritsa from
Moscow | from
St. Petersburg | train station
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bus station |
taxi
Getting to Staritsa VIP style [an offer that I personally transport
you here]
To see & do
sights and attractions
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Russian in Staritsa | alternative tourism
Horse riding at site owner's dacha.
No time limit, accommodation included, only $25/day.
Details at
www.russian-horse-rides.com
Accommodation
Chose between the Volga hotel, one of three private
houses, several cozy caves complete with bats, or sleeping in a tent.. . [DETAILS]
Services banking
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miscellaneous errands
Food and drink
[DETAILS HERE]
Safely
Staritsa is considered a high-crime high-murder town. The character
and type of these murders, however, makes local dangers largely irrelevant to you. Your typical
Staritsa theft is neighbours steeling each others' spuds, and your typical Staritsa
murder is neighbours splitting each others' heads open with wood-choppers after old
resentments of three generations of them stealing countless generations of each
others' chicken come up to the surface following a long weekend of mutual raw
potato vodka consumption. No professional theft, no robberies, no real premeditated
crime in Staritsa. Relax.
Russian brides from Staritsa
So far Staritsa has remained untouched
by the Russian brides export industry. You personal ad, published in Staritsa,
is likely to receive very few responses - but responses from women who are in no
habit of posting their faces on dating sites - a practice that quickly teaches them to pick and choose.
Tourism in Staritsa
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The Staritsa Center of Tourism
171360 Staritsa, Tver oblast, ul.
Volodarskoya 16. Five min. from the bus station. Try them for tour guides,
including people able to keep you safe during your exploration of caves.
Telephones: (08263) 23669, 21552, 23548. Their coordinator, Elena Orekhova, can
be contacted at
orehova_elena@list.ru
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 Russian Cultural Center
took over the function of promoting tourism and organizing tours. Details coming
up.
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Travel agents that specialize in the
Tver
region are likely to offer bus tours of Staritsa. Also ask agents that
specialize in the Golden Ring about
travelling to Staritsa.
Arts, crafts, and even lowly souvenirs
Staritsa was a major center of
craftsmanship and low-tech industry before the unfortunate series of
events early in the 20th century. There are rumours that there still are
ironsmiths and weavers and felt boots makers somewhere in the district.
I will of course be adding to this page people who make useful and
beautiful things with their hands.
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Introducing our
first artisan, the scrappy-maker Lyuba. Further, I am proud to be the first
one who recognized the business potential of her hobby, and to be the first
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Staritsa in the Internet, in English
This page was first established around 1998
or '99, when I got myself into this silly project. The last overhaul happened a
couple of years ago (2002??), when I was left in Dubrovki for two weeks with
nothing particular to do.
And now a commercial message from this site's owner, the
famous Uncle Pasha, your Russian living, working, travel, and
life-in-general guru:
Very soon INVITATIONS and REGISTRATIONS will be available
from me directly, together with detailed instructions on what to do.
Details will be announced soon but for now please
WRITE TO ME
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From
the webmaster:
The
whole point of the site was to
entice you to Staritsa and to get you to commit a further insanity by taking
a chancy boat ride
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across
the Volga to my dacha, |
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and that, in turn, to further tempt your fate by
riding my horses
all-the-while contribution $25/day to my project.
See
www.russian-horse-rides.com
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Photo
gallery of Staritsa winter images on my dacha / horse riding site
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Staritsa is famous for
its caves. Here is a good site on Russian caves and caving, with a lot of
English content:
Recommended site on caves and caving:
http://sova.rsh.ru/
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