Borovsk Monastery of St Paphnutius.

Borovsk (Боровск in Russian) is a Russian town in the Kaluga Oblast, just south from its border with the Moscow Oblast. It is located on the Protva River, 180 km southwest of Moscow, at 55°13′N 36°29′E. Population: 12,000 (1969). Image File history File linksMetadata Borovsk. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Borovsk. ... Kaluga Oblast (Калу́жская о́бласть)(29,900 km², pop. ... Moscow oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть) is an administrative subdivision of Russia officially established on January 14, 1929. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶ (help· info)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

Borovsk is known to have existed since the 13th century as part of the Ryazan Principality. In the 14th century, it was owned by Vladimir of Serpukhov, but passed to Muscovy when his granddaughter Maria of Borovsk married Vasily II. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Ryazan (Ряза́нь) is a city in Central Russia federal district, the administrative center of the Ryazan Oblast. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Fresco of Vladimir the Bold in one of Serpukhovs cathedrals. ... Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... Painting of Basil II, from an 11th century manuscript. ...

In 1444, the celebrated Pafnutiev Monastery was founded near Borovsk. Its strong walls, towers and a massive cathedral survive from the reign of Boris Godunov. Two famous Old Believers, archpriest Avvakum Petrovich and boyarynya Feodosiya Morozova, were incarcerated at this monastery in the second half of the 17th century. Events March 1 - Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg proclaimed commander of the Albanian resistance April 16 - Truce of Tours. ... Tsar Boris I Boris Feodorovich Godunov (Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. ... A fragment of painting Boyarynya Morozova by Vasily Surikov depicting a defiant Old Believer arrested by Czar authorities in 1671. ... Old Believer icon depicting Avvakum surrounded by other saints. ... A boyar (also spelt bojar; Romanian: boier) was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Russian and Romanian aristocracy, second only to the ruling princes, from the 10th through the 17th century. ... A fragment of painting Boyarynya Morozova by Vasily Surikov depicting Feodosiyas arrest by the Nikonians in 1671. ... A monastery is the habitation of monks, derived from the Greek word for a hermits cell. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

Among the monuments of Borovsk are an the oldest wooden church in the region (the 17th century) and a museum of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who lived and worked there as a teacher in 1880-1891. Borovsk has recently been known for painted facades of its downtown buildings, resulting from a work of one amateur local painter. Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (Konstanty Ciołkowski), (Константин Эдуардович Циолковский; September 5, 1857 new style – September 19, 1935) was a Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of cosmonautics who spent most of his life in a log-house at the outskirts of the Russian town of Kaluga. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Borovsk Abbey of St Paphnutius
• Borovsk and the world of art

Historical towns and monasteries of Moscow region

Serpukhov | Zaraysk | Kolomna | Kirzhach | Trinity | Radonezh | Dmitrov | Klin | Staritsa | Zvenigorod | New Jerusalem | Volokolamsk | Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery | Mozhaysk | Vereya | Ruza | Borovsk Moscow oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть) is an administrative subdivision of Russia officially established on January 14, 1929. ... Image File history File links General view of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra. ... Serpukhov (Се́рпухов) (population 130,000) is an old Russian town in Moscow region, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka river and the Nara river. ... Zaraysk is a town in Moscow Region, Russia, center of the Zaraysky district, which is situated about 100 km south from Moscow. ... Kolomna (Russian: Коломна) is an ancient Russian town, founded in 1177 on the Moskva River and Oka River. ... Kirzhach is a Russian town of 22,700 inhabitants. ... View of the lavra in the 1890s. ... Holy vision to youth Bartholomew near Radonezh, by Mikhail Nesterov. ... Dmitrov (Дмитров in Russian) is a city in Moscow Oblast of Russia, 65 km to the north of Moscow. ... Klin (Клин) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ... View of Staritsa in 2002. ... One of Rublevs icons from Zvenigorod. ... Volokolamsk (Волокола́мск in Russian) is an administrative center of the Volokolamsky District of the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ... Joseph Volokolamsk Monastery (Иосифо-Волоколамский монастырь, Волоцкий Успенский Иосифов монастырь in Russian) is a male monastery, located 17 km northeast of Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast. ... Mozhaysk (Можа́йск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 110 km to the west from the Russian capital, on the historic road leading to Smolensk and then to Belarus. ... Vereya (Верея in Russian) is a town in the Moscow Oblast in Russia, located on the right bank of the Protva River 113 km southwest of Moscow. ... Ruza (Руза in Russian) is an administrative center of the Ruzsky District of the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ...