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Plyos

Plyos

Plyos is a Historical City of Russia and also often included on the list of Golden Ring Cities.  It is closely associated with the artist Isaak Levitan, who has several paintings featuring scenes of the city's picturesque embankment along the Volga. 


Basic facts
Name in Russian
Плёс
Status
City in the Privolzhsk District of the Ivanovo Region
Location
On the right-bank of the River Volga (Gorkovskoe Reservoir)
Distance
70km north-east of Ivanovo; 370km north-east of Moscow
Time Zone
Moscow Time
Population
2,089 people (2014)
First mentioned
1141
Titles/Awards
Golden Ring City
City Day
Last Sunday in July
Official Website
http://plyos-adm.ru/