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Yaroslav (City and capital)

a city and capital of the province of Yaroslav, Russia; at the confluence of the Kotorost and Volga Vo rivers; 173 miles N. E. of Moscow. It is the seat of the provincial government and of an archbishop. The city is largely engaged in manufacturing and commerce, the right bank of the Volga being There lined for 2 miles with quays. were, before the World War, numerous cotton and linen mills, silk factories, and bell foundries. The village of Velikoje Selo, included in the city, was the center of the linen manufacture of Russia, and had an annual output valued at $3,000,000. The city is the seat of Uspenskij Cathedral, begun in 1215, and has numerous other very old churches, several monasteries, schools, gymnasia, a theological seminary, and a lyceum with a law faculty. The left bank of the Volga is the suburban and residential portion of the city and contains many beautiful dwellings. Pop. about 75,000.