Рязань в 1950-х годах / Ryazan in the 1950s

Рязань в 1950-х годах Ryazan in the 1950s Music: Adagio by Alfred Schnittke here I present an album of photographs of the ancient city of Ryazan from the 1950s... The city, which lies on the banks of the River Oka, was founded, according to belief in 800 by Slavic settlers when a wooden Kremlin was established here.. The oldest part of the Kremlin dates as back back as the 12th century..... Immediately after the Great Patriotic War, rapid development began with the city becoming a major industrial, scientific and military centre with the main training centre of the Airborne Forces of the Soviet Union......