Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему Ancient Russian Towns

But a year later the fortress was won back by Muscovite forces.
For almost 10 years, the land around the castle was in constant warfare.

When Soviet armies reached the fortress in 1944, the retreating Germans did a great deal of damage to its buildings.
Currently, the fortress serves as a museum.

It was first mentioned in a Novgorodian chronicle of 1143 as Korela.
Swedish chronicles first reported of the settlement of Keksholm in 1294.
Korela Fortress, has historically been the center for the Karelians

During the Livonias war in XV century the fortress was an important strong point of defence of Novgorod republic.
In 1581 Swedes captured Koporje, however in 1591 Russian armies took it back.

In 1617 Koporje was given to Sweden under terms of Stolbovsky peace treaty.
In 1656 Russians did an attempt to take it back
In 1703, during the Great Northern War, a major Russian army regained Koporye

Attempts of restoration of the fortress began in 70th years of the last century. Now no restoration works in the fortress are carried on.

the Trade Route from the Varangians to the Greeks went through this area
Old Ladoga's inhabitants were Norsemen, Finns, and Slavs

The fortress was rebuilt at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries
1610—1617 — Ladoga is under the Swedish occupation
1617 г. —The city was given back under the authority of Moscow and became a frontier town for the following 85 years

In 1323 Novogorodians founded the fortress and gave it the title of the island — Oreshek
Oreshek didn’t allow the Swedes to enter the Ladoga Lake

In the beginning of the XVI century the fortress was reconstructed because of the invention of the firing arm

The first prisoners of the Schlisselburg fortress were very important people: members of the tzar`s family, pretenders to the throne and disgraces courtiers.