Апр 12, 2016

A small town in Great Russia

Lebedyan (translation Swan-Town) is a provincial town on the banks of the Don River 400 km south-east of Moscow. Prior...
Апр 12, 2016

History of Lebedyan

The first written record mentioning Lebedyan dates back to 1605 when it was the estate of the local landowner Nikita...
Апр 12, 2016

Name and coat of arms

The name of the town is easily translated – Swan Town. Long ago when Lebedyan was a small fortress high on the right...
Апр 12, 2016

Architecture in Lebedyan

Until recently Lebedyan looked like a typical provincial merchant town almost untouched by the 20th century. The town's...
Апр 12, 2016

Famous people in Lebedyan

Lebedyan was the home of Eugeniy Zamyatin (1884-1937) - known by his anti-utopian story "We" and other short stories...
Апр 12, 2016

How to get to Lebedyan

By rail from Moscow. The railroad has served Lebedyan since 1892 when the line to Yelets and Moscow was...