RU-4403987 Yaroslavl's 1000th year anniversary 1010-2010

Yaroslavl (Russian: Ярослáвль) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometres (160 mi) northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that has played an important role in Russian history.

Yaroslavl officially celebrated it’s millennium over the weekend of September 10th-12th,  2010. Under the conditions of the preparations for the city's 1000th year anniversary the municipal authorities invested a great deal of money into the development of the city's road and rail infrastructure, much of the funds for which were granted by the federal government in Moscow. Included in these preparations was the opening of a new bridge (in 2006) over the Volga; this is now known as the Jubilee Bridge.

Over the previous 2-3 years leading up to 2010, much of Yaroslavl got a face-lift. Many billions of rubles were spent restoring many old and run-down buildings to pristine condition.

Anastasia sent this commemoration postcard (9 March 2016) Postcrossing.