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11:00 Walking tour program: Detinets – "stone chronicle of Novgorod".
Inspection of the Kremlin territory: walls and 9 preserved towers, monument to the 1000th anniversary of Russia, Sofia Belfry, St. Sophia Cathedral (self-entry).
Crossing the pedestrian "humpback" bridge, a panorama of architectural monuments.
A visit to the territory of Yaroslav's courtyard and the auction: barns and shops were located here, trade was in full swing, and ships of overseas merchants approached the wharves.
The oldest building on the territory of Yaroslav's courtyard is St. Nicholas Cathedral (1113).
13:30 Departure by high-speed motor ship on Lake Ilmen to Vzvad, to the place of princely hunting and fishing.
This place was mentioned in the treaties of Novgorod with the princes of the city of Vladimir, Tver, and Moscow.
Approaching Novgorod in 1477, Ivan III gave the order: to become "other voivodes at Lake Ilmen at the Waterfall and at Dinner."
14:30 Arrival at d. Vzvad.
15:00 Transfer to Staraya Russa.
15:30 Lunch at a cafe in the city.
Accommodation at the hotel.
17:00 Excursion to the house-museum of F.M. Dostoevsky, where the novel "The Brothers Karamazov" and other works were written.
The interiors of several memorial rooms have been recreated here.
18:00 Free time.
19:00 Walking tour of places associated with the life and work of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky in Staraya Russa.
You will see the monument to F.M. Dostoevsky, the ancient Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Street, now Svaroga Street, where the Dostoevsky family first stopped at the Rumyantsev priest's house, the chapters of the novel "Demons" were written here.
The Church of St. George the Victorious (XV century) is the parish church of the Dostoevsky family, the place of baptism of the youngest son of the writer Alyosha, the miraculous icon of the Old Russian Mother of God is the main shrine of Staraya Russa with an amazing history, Dostoevsky Embankment is a picturesque green embankment along the Pererytitsa River, an ideal place for leisurely walks.
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Immersive performance-The Brothers Karamazov promenade.
The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky's last novel, the pinnacle of his work, in a sense the main work of his entire life and one of the greatest works in the history of Russian and world literature, is forever associated with Staraya Russa.
The city was transferred by the writer to the pages of the novel with geographical accuracy.
Get ready to overcome time and space, lift the veil of mystery and find yourself in the fictional world of genius!
Special 3D headphones will help you become a participant in the audio performance, and city streets with key attractions will turn into live scenery, filling the space with images of Skotoprigonyevsk and its inhabitants performed by honored Novgorod artists.
During the audio performance, you and your guide will walk through the literary city of Skotoprigonyevsk, the prototype of which was the Russian provincial town of the XIX century - Staraya Russa.
21:00 Free time in the city center.
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