Город Звенигород является частью Одинцовского района Московской области. Находится он к западу от Москвы, примерно в 50-ти километрах от столицы.
История Звенигорода начинается с 1382 года. Именно в этот год он впервые упоминается в летописи. Летописец повествует о том, что во время набега Тохтамыша на Москву, Звенигород был разорен ханскими полчищами. После разорения, в 1389 годуДмитрий Донской отдал город на откуп своему сыну Юрию. Юрий Дмитриевич построил здесь крепость. Высота земляного вала крепости достигала 8-ми метров. С внешней стороны валы крепости были покрыты глиной. Во время набегов, валы можно было облить водой. Глина намокала, и покрытие становилось очень скользким. Это серьезно осложняло неприятелю атакующие действия.
За стенами крепости Юрий велел построить собор, который назвали Успенским. Успенский Собор в Звенигороде, это один из главных достопримечательностей города. Росписью Успенского собора занимались Андрей Рублев и Даниил Черный. При Юрии Дмитриевиче Звенигород динамично развивался, в городе появлялись новые постройки, население богатело. Во времена Юрия Дмитриевича появился Саввино-Сторожевский мужскоймонастырь. Обитель, сегодня, является одной из главных достопримечательностей города.
Московские князья нередко даровали княжение в Звенигороде татарским царевичам в знак благодарности за их надлежащую службу. Так в 1447 году городом правил Касим, в 1490- Абдыл-Летиф, в 1552 Дербеш Алей.
There is hardly any person who would not like to live a long life staying healthy. For that we need good health, a precious treasure given us by nature. Of course, some people can inherit bad diseases from their parents but totally there are many opportunities to take care of your own health. Nowadays people have started to realize that good healthis very important, much more important than wealth. To be in good health people must follow a healthylife style, to do things that will help keep a healthy body and mind, to feel fit.But what else must one do to be healthy? It’s necessary to stick to some rules to keep your body and mind in proper shape.
We all like tasty food and we stuff ourselves with all kinds of fat food, hamburgers and chips,pizza and hot dogs. But tasty things are not always healthy.Such food leads to obesity and obesity causes diabetes, heart diseases and other serious health problems. So to avoid this we should give preferences to home- made meals with a lot offish, lean, vegetables, fruit, dairy products, rough sorts of bread, crops and etc.
Another serious problem of people in modern society is lack of exercise. People are always in a hurry but still they are not physically active. They stay too long in front of computers and TV-sets. One of the ways to solve this problem is to go in for sports or have physical trainings at least three times a week.Our weak point is bad habits which are smoking, drinking alcohol, taking drugs. Luckily moreand more people nowadays understand how dangerous these habits can be.Only smoking, for example, kills almost 3 million people each year. The worst thing is that people who live and work with smokers can also suffer from smoke and get lung cancer as well. A positive sign nowadays is that it`s getting more and more widespreadto ban smoking in public places.
As for me I try to keep to healthy life style. First of all I am very careful about what I take as food and try to avoid products which contain conserving and preserving components which are very dangerous and can causeillnesses and diseases. Spending long hours in front of my computer is my bad habit so from time to time I force myself to give my body some training. I’m not a sporty type of person but I spend a few hours a week at the stadium jogging. As long as I keep to these simple things I feel well and fit.