The Transfiguration Monastery is a former Russian Orthodox monastery founded in 1192. The monastery is located in the city of Staraya Russa, on the right bank of the Polist River. It is currently occupied by the Staraya Russa Town Museum.
The panorama of the churches: The Transfiguration Church (left), the Church of the Nativity of Christ (center), and the Presentation Church (right, behind the trees).
Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located in the oblast. The historic monuments of Veliky Novgorod and surroundings have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Population: 583,387.
Lake Peretno [ru] in Okulovsky District.
Battle between Novgorod and Suzdal in 1170, the icon from 1460
Jewellery decorations of Novgorod slovenes, 11–13 century.
Oblast government seat in Sophia Square, completed in 1959