Kursk population of 450 thousand people. The
town is approximately a thousand years (the
first historical mention). However, there is
every reason to believe that our ancient
"governor" over. In the "Life of St. Theodosius
Pechersky" reported that in Kursk in the 30s
XI century mansions were "lord", settlement,
two churches, a school, commercial and retail
establishments, that is, by the time the city
had already existed.
At the end of the XI century, Kursk became
the center of an independent principality,
which has played an important role in
protecting the south-eastern borders of
Kievan Rus. In the XVI - XVIII century, it
forms part of the kingdom.
Kursk had the difficult and dramatic fate - he
survived dashing the Tatar-Mongol invasion,
at different times our ancestors had to defend
themselves against the Kipchaks, Crimean
Tatars, Lithuanians, Poles. In the State of
local lore museum exhibited a schematic
drawing (outline) of Kursk fortress, as it was
in 1722, captured by hand Michael Zolotilova.
Fortress of Tuskar and Kurom plank was
surrounded by walls and towers - loopholes.
Now here are the Sign Monastery, Electric
Apparatus Factory and Museum.
Archival documents take us to 1779, when
the Kursk was the center of the vast province,
with an area equal to several Western
European countries. His appearance has
changed dramatically in accordance with the
master plan, the highest approved by
Catherine the Great. Still remain at home who
witnessed the comings august personages -
Catherine II, Nicholas I, Alexander II, Nicholas
II. The last Russian Emperor a parade of
Russian troops who took part in the grand-
scale military exercises held in the vicinity of
the Kursk in August-September 1902.