Chernyavskaya, E. N. Great Road of Russia in Bogorodskaya Land

Abstract: The main topic of the article is the road going from Moscow to the East of Russia, in particular, the part of the road passing through Moscow region. The author of the article describes the role of this road in history for different spheres of social life and Bogorodskaya land (Bogorodskaya county of Moscow province). The road is shown as the road for traveling, trade, post service, the road of war and the road of transportation of exiles as well as the road for traveling of private travelers. The author describes the most important events and facts associated with different functions of the road and tells us how the road has been changing and shown in art work. Therefore, the author proves that this road has a great potential as an object of cultural and historical heritage. The author also suggests that this road should be viewed as the resource for territory development and describes how forgotten phenomena, events and places can be turned into the basis of tourism development and help to create new profitable objects of road-side tourism.

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