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30-636: Belorussky railway station serves long distance trains to regions west and south-west of Moscow, and one train each to the north-east (on the Savyolovsky branch to Rybinsk with continuing service to Uglich, Vesegonsk, and Pestovo) and to the south (to Anapa through Tula , Kursk , Voronezh , and Rostov-on-Don ). The station also serves local commuter trains ( Belorussky suburban railway line and Line D1 of Moscow Central Diameters) to Usovo , Odintsovo , Golitsyno , Kubinka I , Mozhaisk (including express service), Borodino , and Zvenigorod as well as

60-647: A clocktower. A church over the holy gates was consecrated to the Holy Trinity in 1652. After the death of Feodor III , who spent most of his time there, the monastery declined. In May 1918, when the Bolsheviks tried to seize the relics of St. Savva, several persons were shot dead. In 1985, the cloister was assigned to the Danilov Monastery in Moscow. St. Savva's relics were returned to

90-614: A number of towns on the way, including Zvenigorod. Zvenigorod rose to prominence in the late 14th century after it was bequeathed by Dmitry Donskoy to his second son Yuri , who founded his residence on the steep bank of the Moskva River . The local kremlin, called Gorodok, contains the only fully preserved example of 14th-century Muscovite architecture, the Dormition Cathedral (1399). The cathedral's interior features frescoes attributed to Andrei Rublev . Zvenigorod

120-524: Is a folk etymology. The community has existed since the 12th century, although its first written mention is dated around 1339, in the last will of Grand Duke of Moscow Ivan I Daniilovich Kalita , in which he says: "Thus, I pass on to my son Ivan : Zvenigorod, Kremchina, Ruza ..." In the historical records, or annals ( лéтопись [letopis'] in Russian), Zvenigorod is first mentioned around 1382, soon after khan Tokhtamysh burnt down Moscow, and destroyed

150-403: Is incorporated as Rybinsk Urban Okrug . The most important industries of modern Rybinsk are NPO Saturn (two plants) AL Turborus aircraft engines, power and naval gas turbines manufacturing, RGT small plant 30 - 100 MW range gas turbines, electronics radiotronics (NPO Luch), Kalashnikov Pella Rybinsk shipyard Euroyachting, Vympel Shipyard, and a hydroelectric power station. As the experts warn,

180-452: Is located in the fourth hall of the railway station and occupies an area of 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft) Passengers departing from Sheremetyevo can check in for flights using the self-service kiosks. The terminal was opened on 27 August 2009. In June 2008 construction of a new railway terminal complex at Sheremetyevo was completed. New purpose-built rolling stock, the electric ED4MKM-Aero developed by ZAO " Transmashholding " serves

210-572: Is one of the oldest Slavic settlements on the Volga River. The place was first recorded by chroniclers in 1071 as Ust-Sheksna , i.e. "the mouth of the Sheksna". During this period the settlement was a regional center for craft and metal based produce and for trade. In the mid-13th century, Ust-Sheksna was laid waste by invading Mongols . For the next few centuries, the settlement was referred to alternatively as Ust-Sheksna or Rybansk. From 1504, it

240-568: Is primarily remembered for internecine wars waged by Yuri's sons for control of Moscow during the reign of their cousin Vasily ;II (1425–1462). After their party was defeated, the town was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow . Zvenigorod was granted town rights in 1784. By the late 19th century, the town gained popularity among the intelligentsia as a fashionable banlieue of Moscow. Many extravagant dachas were built in

270-566: Is the second-largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia . It lies at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna rivers, 267 kilometres (166 mi) north-north-east of Moscow . Population: 200,771 ( 2010 Census ) ; 222,653 ( 2002 Census ) ; 251,442 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . It was previously known as Ust-Sheksna (until 1504), Rybnaya Sloboda (until 1777), Shcherbakov (1946–1957), and Andropov (1984–1989). Rybinsk

300-739: The Neoclassical Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral, was constructed on the Volga riverside from 1838 until 1851. It was built to a design that the Dean of the Imperial Academy of Arts , Avraam Melnikov , had prepared for Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg . After Melnikov lost the contest for the best project of St. Isaac's Cathedral to Auguste de Montferrand , he sold his grandiose design to

330-406: The framework of administrative divisions , Rybinsk serves as the administrative center of Rybinsky District , even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Rybinsk —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , the city of oblast significance of Rybinsk

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360-532: The Aeroexpress service to Sheremetyevo Airport . The station is not entirely a terminus station. A transit line continues on the Alekseevskaya Line . In addition, the station provides through service to Savyolovsky ( Savyolovsky suburban railway line and Line D1 of Moscow Central Diameters) and Kursky stations. Until 18 May 2015 a suburban train service also continued to Gagarin, and until

390-596: The Lower Olenekian deposits. Rybinsk is twinned with: Zvenigorod Zvenigorod ( Russian : Звени́город ) is a town in the Moscow Oblast of western Russia . In 2010 it had a population of about 16,000. The town's name is based either on a personal name (cf. Zvenislav, Zvenimir) or on a hydronym (cf. the Zvinech, Zvinyaka, Zveniga Rivers); the derivation from "town of ringing (bells)"

420-630: The Savyolovo direction destinations ( Dolgoprudny , Lobnya , Nekrasovsky , Iksha , Dmitrov , Taldom , Dubna ) and to Kursky Rail Terminal to Kursk direction destinations ( Shcherbinka , Podolsk , Serpukhov ). Belorussky station is connected to Savyolovsky Rail Terminal (before 30 May 2010) and Sheremetyevo International Airport by Aeroexpress trains. 55°46′35″N 37°34′49″E  /  55.77639°N 37.58028°E  / 55.77639; 37.58028 Rybinsk Rybinsk ( Russian : Рыбинск , IPA: [ˈrɨbʲɪnsk] )

450-607: The end of 2012 to Vyazma . Now the farthest station of commuter train service on this line is Mozhaisk . Approximately 1500 passengers per hour use Belorussky station. Belorussky railway station is included in the Moscow Regional Directorate of the Directorate of railway stations. This station is part of the Moscow–Smolensk unit of DTSS-3, Moscow Directorate of Rail Traffic Control. Construction of

480-616: The feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos . In 1650, the monastery was chosen by Tsar Alexis as his suburban residence. In five years, they constructed a white-stone royal palace and a festive chamber for tsaritsa . The compound was encircled with stone walls and towers, patterned after those of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius . Particularly noteworthy is a large belfry, erected in four bays in 1650 and crowned with three tents and

510-710: The giant Rybinsk dam which holds the Rybinsk Reservoir (formerly touted as the largest man-made body of water on Earth) places the town in the imminent danger of the dam breaking and the reservoir flooding the city. The city is served by the Staroselye Airport . Rybinsk has a four-season humid continental climate with significant differences between winters and summers, although the cold winters are still significantly less severe than those found on similar parallels further east in Russia. Spring comes in

540-593: The line. Baggage check-in at the city terminal was abolished on 1 December 2010 in connection with the sharp increase in the number of passengers. The one-way cost of the trip is 500 rubles (1000 rubles for business class). [REDACTED] Lithuanian Railways 721/722 731/732 733/734 735/736 743/744 Suburban commuter trains ( elektrichka ) connect Belorussky station with the towns of Barvikha , Usovo , Odintsovo , Golitsyno , Zvenigorod , Kubinka , Mozhaysk . Some suburban commuter trains ( elektrichka ) also proceed to Savyolovsky Rail Terminal to

570-405: The monastery in 1998. Within the framework of administrative divisions , it is incorporated as Zvenigorod Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , Zvenigorod Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Zvenigorod Urban Okrug . The city has a woman's handball team Zvezda Zvenigorod , which won

600-649: The municipal authorities of Rybinsk. As a trade capital of the Upper Volga , Rybinsk formerly attracted scores of foreigners, who built a Lutheran church and an imposing Roman Catholic cathedral, said to be the tallest on the Volga. There is also the Nobel Family Museum , documenting the operations of that prominent Swedish family during the Russian Empire . 20th-century American film moguls Nicholas Schenck and Joseph Schenck were born in

630-419: The neighbourhood. Some of these house museums of Sergey Taneyev , Anton Chekhov , and Isaac Levitan . During World War II Zvenigorod was near, or on the frontline in the 1941-2 Battle of Moscow . The Storozhi Monastery near Zvenigorod was established in 1398 by St. Savva , one of the first disciples of Sergius of Radonezh . The oldest church is the katholikon completed in 1405 and dedicated to

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660-581: The present. More old architecture may be found in the neighborhood, including the last of Muscovite three- tented churches (in the Alexandrov Hermitage) and the Ushakov family shrine (on Epiphany Island). In the 18th century, the sloboda continued to thrive on the Volga trade. Catherine the Great granted Rybnaya Sloboda municipal rights and renamed it Rybinsk. It was a place where the cargo

690-435: The railway from Moscow to Smolensk , and then to Minsk and Warsaw , started in the second half of the 1860s. Construction of the station, known as Smolensky, began in late April 1869. A grand opening of the Moscow–Smolensk railway took place on 19 September 1870, the station became the sixth in Moscow. In November 1871 after the extension of the railway to Belorussia, the station was renamed Belorussky Station. On 15 May 1910,

720-488: The railways, the station received its present name – Belorussky Station. In September 2007 OAO " Aeroexpress " began the reconstruction of the rail link to Sheremetyevo Airport. The cost of reconstruction at the Belorussky station was estimated at US$ 7.7 million and involved the construction of a new terminal, which has become one of the main links in rail traffic between Moscow and the airport. The new Belorussky terminal

750-663: The right wing of the new station opened, and on 26 February 1912, the left wing opened. The station was designed by architect Ivan Strukov . On 4 May 1912, the railway was renamed the Alexander Railway, the station was renamed Alexander Station. In August 1922, Alexander and the Moscow-Baltic railways were merged into the Moscow-Belorussia-Baltic, so the station was renamed Belorussian-Baltic station. In May 1936, after yet another reorganization of

780-450: The second half of March and lasts about 2 months. The weather in spring is usually dry and partly cloudy and the temperature rises quickly. Summer begins in the second half of May, but short-term returns of cold weather are possible. Summer is moderately warm and humid, lasting about three and a half months. The warmest month is July, when the weather is often hot with daytime temperatures up to +30 degrees. Autumn begins in early September, but

810-511: The temperature decreases slowly, so the weather is relatively warm and sunny until the middle of the month. Later the weather becomes cloudy and it rains often. November can be either the last month of autumn, with cloudy weather and frequent rains, or the first month of winter, with frosts and stable snow cover. The yearly mean is around 5 °C (41 °F). Near Rybinsk, fossils of Early Triassic temnospondyls were discovered. Remains of Thoosuchus and Benthosuchus have been found in

840-559: The town, and there is a grand 18th-century mansion of the Mikhalkov family, whose living members include Sergey Mikhalkov , Nikita Mikhalkov , and Andron Konchalovsky . In the Soviet years, Rybinsk continued its impressive renaming record, for it changed its name four times: to Shcherbakov (after Aleksandr Shcherbakov ) in 1946, back to Rybinsk in 1957, to Andropov (after Yuri Andropov ) in 1984, and back to Rybinsk in 1989. Within

870-528: Was identified in documents as Rybnaya Sloboda (literally: "the fishing village"). The name is explained by the fact that the settlement supplied the Muscovite court with choice sturgeons and sterlets . In the 17th century, when the sloboda was capitalizing on the trade of the Muscovy Company with Western Europe, it was rich enough to build several stone churches, of which only one survives to

900-524: Was reloaded from large Volga vessels to smaller boats capable of navigating in the shallow Mariinsk Canal system , which connects the Russian hinterland with the Baltic Sea . With the population of 7,000, the town daily accommodated up to 170,000 sailors and up to 2,000 river vessels. Consequently, the local river port became known as the "capital of barge-haulers". The town's most conspicuous landmark,

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