The history of Russia is not only the history of the glorious deeds of its great princes, emperors, commanders, writers and scientists. The history of Russia originated in the settlements of the ancient Slavs, where Russian cities subsequently arose. Some of them today already have more than a thousand years of history. The author of this book, a well-known historian, a member of the Union of Writers and Journalists of the Russian Federation, invites the reader to immerse himself in the history of the emergence and development of Russian cities, talks about the most significant historical events or prominent figures in Russian history, whose fate was connected with a particular city in Russia, with its monuments or environs.