Cherepovets

The monastic settlement, called "Cherepovesya", was founded at the end of the XIV century by the disciples of St. Sergius of Radonezh — St. Athanasius and Theodosius Cherepovetsky. In 1777, by decree of Empress Catherine II, Cherepovets officially became a city.

In the Catherine era, the city became famous for fishing — Cherepovets sterlet was delivered to the capital especially for the royal table. The era of the reign of Mayor Ivan Milyutin was of great importance in the development of Cherepovets: during his reign, seven educational institutions were opened in the city (every fifth citizen received education), the first city museum and public library, a bookstore, a printing house, a dry-moving passenger line between Cherepovets and Rybinsk was launched, the Northern Railway was built.

In the 19th century, a section of the Mariinsky water system was built in the city. In the post-war period, due to the construction of the Volga-Baltic Canal and the launch of the metallurgical plant, the rapid growth of the city began. Today's Cherepovets is a modern city where opportunities for tourism and recreation are actively developing.

Famous Cherepovets: artist and writer Vasily Vereshchagin, scientist Nikolai Vereshchagin, writer Vladimir Tendryakov, poet Igor Severyanin, surgeon Nikolai Amosov, musician Alexander Bashlachev, journalist and TV presenter Leonid Parfenov, football player Evgeny Makeev.