One-story Russia: Myshkin

Myshkin is one of the most amazing cities in Russia. Thanks to the efforts of local historians, this seemingly unremarkable tiny town has become a bright point of the Golden Ring, which attracts thousands of tourists every year.
It all started in 1996, when an international festival was held in Myshkin. It was from this time that the rebirth of the city began, which from a small little-known settlement turned into a successful tourist brand, known not only in Russia, but also abroad.





Despite this, getting to Myshkin is quite problematic. The bus leaves Yaroslavl only once a day, and even then in the evening. The only way out of the situation is to take a transfer to Uglich, from where an old, dirty little bus will creakingly take you along broken roads to a small building at the Myshkin bus station with Soviet benches and an angry cashier inside.
But mostly local residents travel by bus, and tourists arrive on motor ships, which with their bulk cut through the Volga waters. Having left the pier, tourists find themselves in a large square, along the perimeter of which there are shopping arcades full of souvenirs.


By the way, there seem to be more souvenir shops here than grocery stores and all the others combined.
Tourism is the main direction in the city's economy. There is no production in Myshkin, which has a beneficial effect on the environment, and therefore on tourism.
And this is the main cathedral of Myshkin - the Assumption. .


In front of the cathedral is the main square (try to guess its name).


If Moscow stands on seven hills, then Myshkin stands on six. Here is the descent from one of them.


On this very hill there is another cathedral - St. Nicholas Cathedral. This oldest building in the city was built in the mid-18th century. In 1934, the House of Culture was located here. Currently, the cathedral is the property of OJSC "ROC".


The main street of Myshkin is Uglichskaya. .


This street leads to the museum complex "Myshkinsky Folk Museum", which includes the famous Mouse Museum.


In short: this museum is full of collections of mice from all over the world, displays of mouse apartments and the like. The museum also tells the story of the creation of the city. According to legend, one prince lay down to rest on the banks of the Volga, but woke up because a mouse crawled across his face. It turned out that this mouse saved him from the bite of a crawling snake.


I also liked this image of Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. He was a funny old man, he loved mice.


In addition to the Mouse Museum, the complex includes an Open Air Museum, where an ancient Russian city is recreated


also the Smirnov Vodka Museum...


and Merchant Museum "Makhaev Dvor"



Here are a few more photos that convey the atmosphere of the original town

1950s style newspaper stand







There are not many streets in Myshkino, but there is still Lenin Street

There are incredible rumors about the Myshkin police officers

city ​​slogan




As I already said, getting to Myshkin is difficult. Leave too. I had to take a ferry across the Volga, then take a bus to Bolshoi Selo (the real name of the village), and only from there go to Yaroslavl.
Perhaps transport is the only problem for Myshkin. With a population of only 6 thousand people, this city has become a clear example of how to make “everything” out of “nothing”. And anyone who wants to develop a tourism business in their region or city could benefit from the advice of successful mousers.