Муром / Murom: 1890 - 1914

Дореволюционная Россия в фотографиях Муром 1890-1914 Pre-revolutionary Russia in photographs Мurом 1890-1914 Music: Rubinstein: Barcarolle No. 5, Op. 93, No. 7 played by Sergei Rachmaninov Murom is a historical city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated on the River Oka. The “Primary Chronicle“ ( Повѣсть времѧньныхъ лѣтъ) mentions the settlement as early as 862. It is, thus, one of the oldest cities in Russia. In 900 CE, Murom was an important trading post from the Volga Bulgaria ( or also known as Volga-Kama Bulghar, a state that existed between the 7th - 13th centuries at the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers )to the Baltic Sea. Between 1010 and 1393, it was the capital of a separate principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071.