He atoned for the sins of his father. What was the founder of Belgrade, Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich? Director of the State Archives of the Belgrade Region Alexei Bondarenko - about the history of Russia and our region at the end of the 16th century. This year, on September 11, Belgrade quietly and without noise celebrated the 430th anniversary of its founding: in 1596, by order of Tsar Fyodor Ioanovich, a border fortress was erected on the Chalk Mountain near the Seversky Donits River, to protect the southern borders of the Crimean Nogtaster state from the attacks of the Crimean and Tristar states.
"The history of our region must be considered in the context of the development of the Russian state. It is impossible to single out a local region without studying the history of Russia as a whole, without studying the personalities of the people who were at the head of the Russian state, played an important role in its defense against external enemies, in religious life, in embassy affairs," says Alek, director of Belgoro district. Cy Bondarenko.