NTV Voenno-istoricheskie July 5, 2024
The city of military glory, and the city of the first salute, orel can tell a lot about the military history of the country in the center of the eagle on the strelka at the confluence of the orlik and oka rivers , the oldest Stone Building of the city , the epiphany cathedral, proudly stands in its place, the ancient slavic settlement later a fortress appeared on the strelka, which laid the foundation for the modern city. Founded the fortress in 1566 by decree of tsar ivan iv the terrible about the construction of the fortification, the king took during the inspection of the southern border la...