In recent decades, one of the countries in the world that has become one of the most important tourist destinations in the world is Russia, which is the largest country in Europe. For millions of tourists, a tour to Russia is one of the exciting trip plans throughout the year. This beautiful and historic country is trendy during the summer tour to Russia. The reason for this is the favorable climate of this country during the summer. The cold of Russia in autumn and winter has made most tourists unable to travel to this country. However, many tourists are interested in visiting the nature of Russia and use the recreational and tourism programs of this country in winter. One of the reasons why tourists pay attention to the Russian winter tour is the very reasonable discounts in various fields for tourists. Also, fewer tourists travel to this country during the winter, making the waiting queues for visiting Russian tourist attractions more secluded. When you put all of these together, you'll realize that it isn't that strange for many tourists to determine traveling to Russia in winter. Russia also has several major tourist destinations, which together host millions of tourists every year. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Vyborg, and many other major tourist destinations in Russia are among the places tourists would prefer to visit during their tour to Russia. One of Russia's most popular tourist destinations is its capital, Moscow, which has a large number of tourist attractions and always has exciting entertainment and tourism programs for its visitors and guests.
Moscow tour is one of Russia's most popular tourism programs, which attracts millions of tourists to the Russian capital every year. One of the most important reasons for the popularity of the Tour to Moscow among tourists is a large number of tourist attractions, including historical, cultural, artistic, and political tourist attractions. Many Russian historical museums are also located in Moscow, each of which can become an essential part of the Russia tour. Although most of Moscow's tourist attractions are concentrated in the city center, some of Moscow's tourist attractions, which are further away from the city center, are also of interest to tourists. Undoubtedly, the Red Square in the heart of Moscow is the most important tourist attraction of Russia in the Moscow tour. The Red Square hosts several other major tourist attractions, including St. Basil's Cathedral, the Gum Mall, and the State Historical Museum. Next to the Red Square is the grand Kremlin complex, which no tourist should miss the opportunity to visit. Not far from the city center, many tourist attractions can become your main program during your trip to Moscow. The Sparrow Hills, the Novodevichy Convent, and the Museum of the Great Patriotic War are some of the attractions we can name. Taking a look at our weblog, you will find many tourist attractions around Moscow's city center, such as the Moscow Archaeological Museum and the Cold War Museum in Bunker 42, which you can visit during Moscow tour programs. One of Moscow's lesser-known tourist attractions we want to introduce to you is the Donskoy Monastery between Garden Ring and Third Ring Road.
Donskoy Monastery is an active monastery for male monks in Moscow, founded in the late fourteenth century. Although the Novodevichy Convent is of great interest to tourists during the Russia tour, the Donskoy Monastery is of greater importance in the ranking of Moscow monasteries. It operates directly under the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Donskoy Monastery was built by order of Tsar Fedor Ivanovich after the Tatar invasion of Russia on the site of a war between the two sides. One of the reasons for the construction of this monastery was the religious Icon of Our Lady of the Don in the temporary church of the Russian army camp in this place. Since the Russian entirely dedicated the victory in this war to this icon, The Orthodox Church also gave the Relic of Our Lady of the Don to this monastery. Of course, this icon is kept in the Tretyakov Art Gallery today and is transferred to the monastery only one day a year on the day of its feast. The Donskoy Monastery has been attacked and looted twice by foreign nations. Once during the Russo-Polish War, during the Times of Troubles, and once during the Napoleonic War. Although all the monastery's valuable items, such as relics and icons, were transported to a secure area before the French Army arrived at the scene during the French invasion. The Donskoy Monastery was later equipped with walls and twelve towers around it in the style of defensive forts. This monastery is one of the best surviving examples of the fortified monastery in Moscow that you can visit during the tour to Moscow program.
After the October Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union, the Donskoy Monastery was closed and turned into an anti-religious museum. However, this museum later changed its nature to the Museum of Architecture. During the Soviet era, many religious sites and landmarks were closed or destroyed, and their relics and icons were all transferred to the Donskoy Monastery Museum. You can even see relics of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, which was destroyed during Stalin's reign while visiting the monastery during your tour to Russia. After World War II, Maly Cathedral reopened in the monastery. At this time, a large stove for the preparation of Chrism (a special oil in the Christian religion) was placed in this monastery, after which the preparation of Chrism for all Russian Orthodox churches was entrusted to the Donskoy Monastery. The Donskoy Monastery came under the patronage of the Russian Patriarch in 1991. In the same year, the Bolshoi Cathedral was reconstructed, after which the monastery continued to function as a monastery for male monks.
One of the most important tourist attractions of Donskoy Monastery is its two cemeteries, where many important figures in Russian history are buried. Although the tomb is less visually appealing than the Novodevichy Cemetery and has fewer extraordinary sculptures as tombstones, it can still be exciting to visit for those who love Russian history and culture. Another important attraction of this monastery that tourists see during their travel to Russia is the architecture of the buildings of this complex. The buildings in this complex date back to the early 16th century to the mid-18th century. After establishing the Museum of Architecture during the Soviet era in this monastery, the preservation of these buildings was pursued more seriously, which has left a large part of the complex intact to this day. You can find out about other Russian architectural attractions and places of interest on tour to Russia by visiting our blog.
