Discover Russia from AMAKS — Staraya Russa, Novgorod Region

The Imperial resort and the Muravyovsky Fountain.

In the 19th century, the Romanov imperial family was a regular guest of the Staraya Russa resort, and a few years ago, the Head of the Russian Imperial House, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, handed over a letter to the city of Staraya Russa, which gives it the right to be called the "Imperial Resort City."
The city's symbol, the Muravyovsky Fountain, is located on the territory of the AMAKS Staraya Russa resort. The fountain is considered to be the most powerful self-draining mineral spring in Europe today - neither pumping units nor other devices are used for its operation.

Fyodor Dostoevsky House Museum

The great writer Fyodor Dostoevsky spent many happy years in Staraya Russa with his wife Anna.
A small two-storey house, which was rented by the couple, has been preserved here. The house became a real family nest, where the writer received the desired privacy and silence away from the hustle and bustle of the capital. It was here that "Demons", "Teenager", "Brothers Karamazov" and other works were written.
Today it is a house museum, visiting which you can learn more about the writer's life. For example, how he met his young wife, who later became Russia's first female publisher.

Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Staraya Russa

The architectural gem of Staraya Russa is the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. The temple stands in a picturesque place – at the confluence of the rivers Porusya and Polist. The stone church, built at the end of the 17th century on the site of a wooden church, has been rebuilt several times: in the process of rebuilding, it acquired a four-tiered bell tower and two altars. The elegant red and white decoration of the temple adorns the city at any time of the year.
The walls of the cathedral are remembered by emperors and empresses among their parishioners. At the beginning of the 19th century, Emperor Nicholas I personally donated to the large-scale reconstruction of the temple.

Ilmen's mulled wine

While relaxing in the vicinity of Staraya Russa, visit the village of Korostyn, which is recognized as one of the most beautiful in Russia. Here, on the cliffs of the shore of Lake bylinny Ilemn, just beyond the village, the Ilmen glint was formed.
Ilmensky glint is a unique open-air geological museum. The coast exposes layers of rock that consist of layers of bluish-green clay and white sand with remnants of ancient flora and fauna. In the layers there are fragments of bones of ancient fish, remnants of shells and algae shells.