🚶 Old Laishevo: Derzhavin Square

площадь Державина, Лаишево

A quiet town on the high bank of the Kama: 19th-century brick houses, churches and a monument to Derzhavin, who was born nearby.

Laishev was built in 1557 on the site of the Bulgar settlement of Laish, soon after the capture of Kazan.
The town stands on the high right bank of the Kama, that is, the Kuibyshev Reservoir.
Laishevo is called the centre of the Derzhavin region: the poet was born in the village of Sokury a little to the north.
The square has borne Derzhavin's name since 2003, and a monument to the poet stands on it.
In 1990 Laishevo was added to the list of Russia's historic towns.
Since 2000 a costumed Derzhavin festival has been held here every year.

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