Veliky Ustyug

Japanese: ベリキー・ウスチュク(英語表記)Velikii Ustyug
Veliky Ustyug
A city in the Vologda Oblast in the northwest of the Russian Federation. It is located on the left bank of the Sukhona River where it joins the Yuk River. Population: 36,200 (1992). It developed around the Mikhail Arkhangelsky Monastery, which was founded in the early 13th century. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was a major commercial centre, trading in grain, seafood and salt. In the 17th century it was a centre for the production of icons. In the 18th century the centre of Russian trade shifted to the Baltic Sea and the city went into decline. [Takada Kazuo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ロシア連邦北西部,ボログダ州の都市。ユク川に合流するスホナ川左岸に位置する。人口3万6200(1992)。13世紀初めに創設されたミハイル・アルハンゲリスキー修道院を中心に発展した。16~17世紀は大商業地として,穀物,魚介,塩を交易した。17世紀にはイコン(聖像画)製作の中心地。18世紀にロシアの貿易の中心がバルト海に移り,衰退した。【高田 和夫】

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