Myshkin is a town and the administrative center of Myshkinsky District

Myshkinsky District

Myshkinsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia....

 of Yaroslavl Oblast

Yaroslavl Oblast

Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...

, Russia

Russia

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, located on the steep left bank of the Volga

Volga River

The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...

. Population:

A settlement at this location existed at least since the 15th century. Town status was granted to the settlement in 1777. It was demoted to an urban-type settlement

Urban-type settlement

Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...

 in Soviet times, but was granted town status again in 1991.

The town attracts a significant number of tourists usually arriving by river cruise ships. Myshkin retains architectural features characteristic for the 19th century Russia. It also features a number of museums. One of them is the unique Mouse Museum

Mouse Museum

The Myshkin National Ethnographic Museum is located in the ancient city of Myshkin in Yaroslavl Region, Russia. Established in 1990, it is also uniquely known as the Mouse Museum for its collection of 2,000 mouse-related items from all over the globe. Mice made of various materials using diverse...

 (the name of the town is derived from mysh ("") meaning mouse in Russian). There are also Museum of Valenki (valenki

Valenki

Valenki are traditional Russian winter footwear, essentially felt boots: the name valenok literally means "made by felting". Valenki are made of wool felt. They are not water-resistant, and are often worn with galoshes to keep water out and protect the soles from wear and tear...

are Russian felt boots), ethnographical museum, art gallery, and more.

Notable people associated with Myshkin

• German Tatarinov
  German Tatarinov
  German Alexeevich Tatarinov - Soviet, Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, lived and worked in Leningrad, regarded as one of representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, most famous for his landscape paintings.- Biography :...
  
   (1925-2006), Honored Artist of Russian Federation, Commander of the Order of Red Star, Order of the Patriotic War
  Order of the Patriotic War
  The Order of the Patriotic War is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heroic deeds during the German-Soviet War, known by the former-Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War.- History :The Order was...
  
  

External links

Website of Myshkin Myshkin - MouseLand