Jay Dunn: Journalism for Social Justice

The town of Uglich and the city of Yaroslavl are “Golden Ring” cities in Russia, designating them both culturally rich and of great historical importance. An afternoon or a morning in either cannot but yield impressions, of backstreet markets full of colorful produce, quiet sanctuaries rich with history, playful children enjoying their last days of summer. Yaroslavl, which just celebrated its 1000th anniversary, is very much a city now, dotted with factories on its outskirts, yet a World Heritage site at heart, framed by two rivers, landmark onion domes rising all around. Uglich is charming, a town of simple pleasures, heavenly churches and a wealth of human endeavor in the fields that surround this historic settlement along the Volga River.

Watch “Waterways of the Tsars, Russia” a beautiful HD video of the 700-mile journey by water from St. Petersburg to Moscow at http://vimeo.com/104882942