Travelling the World with Iuliia Pozhidaeva

Voronezh, Russia Voronezh was founded in 1586 as a fortress in 500 kilometers from Moscow . The city with 400 year history was seriously damaged during the Second World War. More than 90% buildings in the city were destroyed. Voronezh was reconstructed to 1950: some old buildings were saved.

Goto Predestinatsia, Voronezh In the previous post, I wrote about the first Russian Emperor Peter the Great . One of his most outstanding acts was Russian navy creation. He was fond of sea from his childhood. Then he had little boat. When he became mature, he went to Europe to learn shipbuilding. In the late XVII century, ships were necessary for the Azov campaigns. Peter the Great chose Voronezh as a place where the navy would be built. Shipbuilders from all Russia and Europe went to Voronezh (it is located about 500 kilometers from Moscow and 1000 from St. Petersburg).