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The Golden Ring is a collection of historic Russian cities, northeast of Moscow and southeast of Saint Petersburg. They are close enough to each other that most could be reached from any other in 24 hours (by horse). Their architecture and traditional crafts make them popular for tourism.

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• Ivanovo Oblast
• Kostroma Oblast
• Moscow Oblast
• Vladimir Oblast
• Yaroslavl Oblast

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In Soviet times, an 'official' list defined the eight cities of the Golden Ring:

• Ivanovo
• Kostroma
• Pereslavl-Zalesskiy
• Rostov Veliki
• Sergiev Posad (formally Zagorsk)
• Suzdal
• Vladimir
• Yaroslavl

Some include these also:

• Alexandrov
• Gus-Khrustalniy
• Murom
• Rybinsk
• Uglich

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Since the cities have similar architecture, it is seldom worth visiting them all. The most fascinating is Suzdal (near Vladimir) and so these two are worth a combined trip. Sergeev Posad is also worthwhile (and easily accessible from Moscow). For those with more time, Yaroslavl may also be worth a visit (perhaps combined with a trip to Sergeev Posad).

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