Виды Ржевa /View of Rzhev 1880-1890s

Виды Ржевa Фотографии Альберт Герман и Василий Федотов в конце 1880-х - начале 1890-х годов Views of Rzhev Photographs by Albert Herman & Vasily Fedotov in the late 1880s - early 1890s “The Dream“ by Anton Arensky Located in Tver Oblast, Rzhev was founded in the Middle Ages and rivals Toropets as the oldest town in the region. The city lies on the banks of the River Volga, whose source is just 200 km away... Until the middle of the 12th century, Rzhev was a part of the Smolensk lands , which is confirmed by the charter of Rostislav Mstislavich , Prince of Smolensk, for 1150 (the first official mention of the city in a written source). From the middle of the 13th century the Rzhev princedom was included in the possession of the Moscow princes. In 1356, Rzhev was captured by the Lithuanians, but two years later it was repelled by the troops of Grand Duke Ivan II. During these yearts, Rzhev changed hands a number of times. Rzhev was close to the western bo