Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях - Благовещенск

Pre-Revolutionary Russia in photographs - Blagoveshchensk

The name of Blagoveshchensk, literally means "Good News" and is located at the confluence of the Amur and Zeya Rivers in Eastern Siberia..
Emperor Alexander II gave approval for the founding of the city in 1858, to be named Blagoveshchensk, after the parish Church of the Annunciation and declared to be seat of government for the Amur region. The city was an important river port and trade center during the late 19th century, with growth further fueled by a gold rush early in the 20th century and by its position on the Chinese border, just hundreds of meters across from the city of Heihe.

Music: Etude-Tableaux, Op.39: No. 4 in B Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov

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