| Uglich has discovered the joys of tourist spending.
From the boat to a restored church replete with icons (what else?) there is a gauntlet
of card-table kiosks selling all sorts of touristy stuff.
Supposedly Uglich was the location of a prominent Russian watch
factory. So, there were lots of watches on offer, though no
assurances were offered that they were locally made. Uglich first
showed up in Russian history around 937. Its real
claim to fame is the death of Prince Dimitry, who was the son of Ivan
the Terrible. Uglich suffered a notorious uprising in 1591 after
the 12-year-old Prince was allegedly assassinated by Boris Godunov's
guard in this town. After Boris Godunov defeated the civil uprising of
the townspeople, 180 people were executed and hundreds more were
exiled to Siberia. The place where the prince was killed is now
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| I think this was a civic building. Nicely
restored. I appreciate the restrained architecture, and the
resistance to the temptation to pile all sorts of ornamentation on the
facade, like what I saw in Moscow. |
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| Cottage with flowers. |
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| The Uglich church, restored in delightfully bright
colors. The red is supposed to represent the blood of Prince
Dmitry. |
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| I had to oversaturate and push the contrast a little
to hide the fogging. |
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| Clock Tower |
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| Beautiful carved door. I continued to be
impressed with the quality of the woodworking in Russia. Of
course, the guide took us right past the door to look at some icon
that was in a primitive style. Not meant to be primitive, but
that's how it came out. |
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| This masterpiece of ceramics was stuck in a corner of
one of the room. I asked the guide about it, " Oh yes,
that's a Russian stove." She then continued about the Icons. |
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| Beautiful detail work on the stove. |
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