Internet and History: Virtual exhibition "Decrees on the Construction of the Smolensk Fortress" released

The website of the State Museum "Smolensk Fortress" released a virtual exhibition "Decrees on the Construction of the Smolensk Fortress". It tells about the tsar's decrees of 1595 on the construction of a brick fortress in Smolensk.

The construction of the Smolensk fortress wall took only six years - from 1596 to 1602. It required the state to attract a lot of material and human resources. The thorough preparation for the start of construction played a crucial role. It was outlined by the tsar's decrees of 1595 and perfectly implemented. These first documents help researchers to reveal the secrets of the Smolensk fortress construction.

The exhibition presents digitized images of The True Story of the Smolensk Construction from the collection of letters from the Solovetsky Monastery, fragments of the Tsar's Titular Book of 1672 and modern photographs.