Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers (160 mi) northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. It is part of the Golden Ring, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history. Population: 577,279 (2021 Census); 591,486 (2010 Russian census); 613,088 (2002 Census); 632,991 (1989 Soviet census).
Clockwise, from top right: St. Alexander Nevsky's Chapel, St. John the Baptist's Church, Strelka Park from Volga Embankment, Znamenskaya Tower, Volkov Theater, St. Elijah the Prophet's Church
Church of Saint Nicholas in Yaroslavl
Yaroslav the Wise stands over the body of the bear which he, according to legend, killed before founding the city
Alexey Bogolyubov. A Crucession in Yaroslavl, painted in 1863
Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by the Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda oblasts.
Ilyinskaya square in Yaroslavl
Seat of the Oblast government in Sovetskaya Square
Image: View to the Assumption Cathedral of Yaroslavl
Image: Рыбинск сверху
