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...
History of Lebedyan
The first written record mentioning Lebedyan dates back to 1605 when it was the estate of the local landowner Nikita...
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...
Architecture in Lebedyan
Until recently Lebedyan looked like a typical provincial merchant town almost untouched by the 20th century. The town's...
Famous people in Lebedyan
Lebedyan was the home of Eugeniy Zamyatin (1884-1937) - known by his anti-utopian story "We" and other short stories...
What to see first in Lebedyan
In Lebedyan today it's still possible to walk along its streets and enjoy yourself in the same way as those famous...