Новодевичий монастырь
презентация к уроку по английскому языку

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New Maiden Convent one of the most beautiful in Russia, has been a branch of the State Historical Museum since 1934. It was founded by order of Prince Vasily III in 1524, to commemorate the 1514 victory of Russia over the Polish and Lithuanian forces in the battle for the return of the town of Smolensk.

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The Convent witnessed numerous historic events, for example, Boris Godunov was elected a Russian tsar here. It became a prison for Tsarina Sophia, because she arranged a revolt against her brother Peter the Great.

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In 1812, the French wanted to blow up the convent, but the nuns managed to save their sanctuary from destruction. After the revolution it became the museum. Today it is an acting convent. The architectural ensemble was formed from the 16th to 17th centuries.

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The oldest structure is the five-domed Cathedral of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, built in 1524-25. The Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin was taken as a model for the Smolensk Cathedral. It was painted by the outstanding icon-painter Simon Ushakov.

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The tombs of Sofia, a couple of her sisters, and Yevdokia Lopukhina are in the south nave. It was used as a summer church.

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The red and white Assumption Church (Uspenskaya tserkov) and its refectory date from 1685 to 1687. It was used as a winter church.

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The tallest structure is the Belfry which was built in six octagonal tiers in the 17th century. It is 72meters high.

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Behind the south wall of the convent is the New Maiden Cemetery (Novodevichy Cemetery). The outstanding Russian people were buried there. Among them are writers Gogol, Chekhov, Moyakovsky, A. Tolstoy, Ulanova, Nikulin, Shalyapin, Nadezhda Alilueva, Raisa Gorbacheva, N.Kruschev.