Museum of Alexander Nevsky was opened in Pereslavl on December 6, 2012, the feast day of the Russian saint. This museum has no analogues. Fitting for the museum was chosen because Pereslavl is home to the Grand Duke. Here the name of Alexander Nevsky has always been held in high esteem. The museum was created as a tribute to the great fellow countryman and one of the key figures of national history.

Alexander Nevsky was born in 1220 in the family of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich and Ryazan Princess Theodosia Igorevna. He is the grandson of Vsevolod the Big Nest. The first mention of Alexander Nevsky are the time (1228) when the prince of Novgorod Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, moved to his ancestral inheritance - Pereslavl-Zaleski. He left in the care of trusted boyars of Novgorod two young sons Alexander and Fedor. Theodore died in 1233, and Alexander became the eldest son of Yaroslav.

In 1236 Alexander put on the Novgorod principality as he left Jaroslav reign in Kiev, and in 1239 married Princess Alexandra of Polotsk Bryachislavne. At the beginning of the reign of Alexander had to deal with the strengthening of Novgorod, because he was threatened from the East raided Tatars. Also, before Novgorod and his young ruler and more real looming threat from Lithuania.

In 1237, when the disparate forces of the Teutonic Knights Livonian Brothers of the Sword, and joined forces against Russia, Alexander built on the river Shelon several fortresses to strengthen the western borders. Continue the journey through the pages of Russian history and learn about the exploits of the famous Prince, can be directly in the museum created in his honor.

The museum is not just a collection of exhibits, he talks about the great history of the region during the time of Alexander Nevsky, which can rightly be proud of and to cherish, to transmit to succeeding generations.

In the museum, you can learn how to look Pereslavl in the 12th century, it looked like and how tall was the Grand Duke. The museum houses a copy of the figure of Alexander Nevsky. Based on data from the chronicles, its growth was about 165 cm.

The layout of the old Pereslavl accurately conveys the spirit of that era. Many modern citizens are not even aware that their homes are built where previously housed the prince's chamber. Shown here and the bridge over Trubezh. For completeness, the museum has commissioned the production of figures of people for the layout.

Since the museum is very young, in contrast to its exhibits, many of them are not dated precisely, since the work with archaeological finds too complicated. And many of the exhibits are still waiting in the wings. Artists almost complete picture, the protagonist of which is a pious Prince Nevsky, going into battle. The museum also presents genealogical tree Prince. The museum expositions are equipped with the following: "Model of Pereslavl in the 12th century," Layout "Three warriors" in the center - Russian wines, right - Eastern enemies of Russia - the Mongol Tatars, left - Western foes - the Teutonic Knights, "Icons A. Nevsky "," Awards them. Alexander Nevsky. "