The spectacular St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow was built by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century to commemorate a military victory. It is the most famous sight on Red Square
St. Basil's was built to commemorate the capture of the Tatar stronghold of Kazan in 1552, which occurred on the Feast of the Intercession of the Virgin. The cathedral was thus officially named Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat. But the cathedral was popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral, after St. Basil the Blessed, almost from the beginning. Basil impressed Ivan in 1547 when he foretold a fire that swept through Moscow that year. Upon his death, Basil was buried in the Trinity Cathedral that stood on this site at the time. St. Basil's Cathedral was constructed from 1555 to 1560. Legend says that after it was completed, Ivan had the architect blinded in order to prevent him from building a more magnificent building for anyone else. (In fact, he went on to build another cathedral in Vladimir.)In 1588, Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich added a ninth chapel added on the eastern side to house the grave of St. Basil. In modern times, St. Basil's came very close to falling victim to Stalin, who resented that it prevented his soldiers from leaving Red Square en masse. But the architect Baranovsky stood on the cathedral's steps and threatened to cut his own throat if the masterpiece was destroyed and Stalin relented (but punished Baranovsky with five years in prison). More recently, St. Basil's Cathedral has suffered significant damage from weather and neglect. It was not until the Millennium that funds were allocated to restore its foundations and flaking surfaces.
In a garden at the front of the cathedral stands a bronze statue commemorating Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, who rallied Russia's volunteer army against the Polish invaders during the Time of Troubles in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The statue was originally constructed in the centre of Red Square, but the Soviet government felt it obstructed parades and moved the statue in front of the cathedral in 1936.
The spectacular St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow was built by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century to commemorate a military victory. It is the most famous sight on Red Square
St. Basil's was built to commemorate the capture of the Tatar stronghold of Kazan in 1552, which occurred on the Feast of the Intercession of the Virgin. The cathedral was thus officially named Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat. But the cathedral was popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral, after St. Basil the Blessed, almost from the beginning. Basil impressed Ivan in 1547 when he foretold a fire that swept through Moscow that year. Upon his death, Basil was buried in the Trinity Cathedral that stood on this site at the time. St. Basil's Cathedral was constructed from 1555 to 1560. Legend says that after it was completed, Ivan had the architect blinded in order to prevent him from building a more magnificent building for anyone else. (In fact, he went on to build another cathedral in Vladimir.)In 1588, Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich added a ninth chapel added on the eastern side to house the grave of St. Basil. In modern times, St. Basil's came very close to falling victim to Stalin, who resented that it prevented his soldiers from leaving Red Square en masse. But the architect Baranovsky stood on the cathedral's steps and threatened to cut his own throat if the masterpiece was destroyed and Stalin relented (but punished Baranovsky with five years in prison). More recently, St. Basil's Cathedral has suffered significant damage from weather and neglect. It was not until the Millennium that funds were allocated to restore its foundations and flaking surfaces.
In a garden at the front of the cathedral stands a bronze statue commemorating Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin, who rallied Russia's volunteer army against the Polish invaders during the Time of Troubles in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The statue was originally constructed in the centre of Red Square, but the Soviet government felt it obstructed parades and moved the statue in front of the cathedral in 1936.
Меня охватывает грусть, когда я замечаю, что мы неумолимо растем, теряем детскую искреннюю радость. Если обманываем, то все изощреннее, если любим, то все болезненнее, если предаем, то все безжалостнее. Поэтому, наверное, мне и нравится творчество В. Крапивина, в его произведениях дружба — это любовь, болезненная и светлая. Но это в произведениях, а в жизни — мы общаемся, сотрудничаем, приходим на выручку друг другу, особенно на уроках. У нас общие радости и неприятности. Мы завидуем тому, кто по болезни не пришел в школу, но не думаем о том, что ему, может быть, сейчас очень плохо. Мы в азарте можем посмеяться над одним из нас, а через пять минут забыть об этом. Мы привыкли к ядовитым шуткам.
А когда мы летом пошли всем классом в поход, сначала было весело, затем девчонки устали, а ребята забрали у них рюкзаки и волокли их на себе, как и свои. До ночи они разбивали палаточный городок и собирали хворост, а мы готовили ужин на костре и отдыхали. Затем были гитара и песни, звон комаров и сладкий сон. На следующий день мы двинулись дальше по маршруту. И так неделю. Мы привыкли, что ребята становятся другими: внимательными, заботливыми, сильными, сообразительными.
А в школе все повторилось: шутки, издевки, сарказм. Но было лето, и я знаю, какие мы другие, настоящие. И мы дружим намного крепче, чем кажется с первого взгляда. И будем помнить друг друга через двадцать, сорок лет.