From Kotlas Station there is around 75 kms to the historic town of Veliky Ustyug. I wanted to see it -few foreigners go there. Buses are rare so I took the share taxi – they charged 300 rou per person.
Veliky Usyug was important commercial center since 12th century. Located at the junction of the big rivers was gowing fast. The best time was 17th century when rich marchands built in tne town 4 monasteries and as much as 27 orthodox churches. Most of them you can see now, but (I did not know about that) only one is working (open for believers). In the other ones the communists located different public institutions or they are just closed. But they are not in thd ruin so you can still enjoy the beauty of the old Russian architecture.
