Путешествие в Великий Устюг. История в лицах: Прокопий Устюжский

Few people know that Veliky Ustyug, the same age as Moscow, became part of the Moscow principality, transforming from a backwater into the gateway to a vast country, through which a major trade route passed. The names of Buldakov, Atlasov, Dezhnev, and Khabarov are also associated with this place, for they were all Ustyug natives! It was these people who shaped the map of our country and added millions of square kilometers to its territory. There was never serfdom here. Here, free people possessed the most up-to-date information and thought in completely different categories, moving forward towards discovery! Procopius of Ustyug stands as a kind of antithesis. Although a visitor, he remained in Ustyug forever, becoming the most revered saint of the Vologda region. Today, we'll talk about him, the wealthiest merchant who gave his fortune to the poor, the saint who saved the then-young city from the "stone cloud" described in the Life of Procopius the Righteous. #VNK #VelikyUstyug #FatherFrost #estate #Buldakov #Atlasov #Khabarov #ProcopiusofUstyug #life #stonecloud #history #tripthroughrussia #travelingthroughrussia #roadtrip