The coat of arms of Uglich is of interest to anya man who is fond of heraldry. The official symbol, which the ancient city uses today, was approved only in 1999, but its history has been going on for several centuries. Since at the moment there is a coat of arms of a settlement, who is depicted on it and why?
Историки так и не смогли прийти к единому мнению about how it looked like the official symbol of the city in ancient times. The most popular version says that the first coat of arms of Uglich contained a picture of a cock. The basis for this assumption was the famous legend, in which a giant cock was featured.
The legend claims that the cock was inhabitingthe city before the disaster had to be brought to the locality. If you believe this tale, the bird arrived at midnight, settling on a stone that was near the intersection of Proletarskaya and Narimanov streets. The rooster made a lot of noise, flapping wings, urging the Uglyans to get ready for an imminent disaster. He visited the stone so often that it even preserved a footprint, the length of which was about 30 cm.
The ancient coat of arms of Uglich, according to historians,ceased to be used with the spread of Christianity. The stone began to be perceived by the inhabitants of the city as a harbinger of troubles, the Uglyans tried to stay away from it. The stone was destroyed only at the beginning of the 20th century, it was used for paving streets.
Uglich - a city that is still in the timesThe Middle Ages began to be associated with the inhabitants of Rus with a sad history. It was here that the heir to the throne, the son of Ivan the Terrible Dmitri, died tragically. The circumstances of the Tsarevich's death were not established accurately by the researchers, so his death is still surrounded by a frightening halo of secrecy.
Heir to the throne lived with his mother in Uglich with1584, the settlement was granted to Dmitri for his destiny. In fact, he was deported from the capital, fearing his rebellion against the mad brother Fyodor, who took the throne after his father's death. The most popular version of the death of the prince says that his death was the result of a serious injury, received during the epileptic fit. However, there is another theory, according to which the heir was eliminated on the orders of Boris Godunov.
The eight-year old prince died in May 1591, after his death he was canonized. Today, the coat of arms of Uglich contains its image.
More than 130 years have passed, however, city residents anddid not forget the unfortunate son of Ivan the Terrible. For the first time the image of a child declared a martyr, arose on the banners that were used by the infantry regiment of the city, it happened in 1727. Later, this design began to decorate the seals used to hold official papers. Gradually, the military emblem turned into an official symbol of an ancient settlement, in total it took about fifty years.
The coat of arms of Uglich, whose history is inextricably linkedwith the death of the heir to the Russian throne, was approved in August 1778. This happened during the reign of Catherine the Great. The Empress approved a new coat of arms of the settlement simultaneously with the symbols of other cities of the Yaroslavl Province.
Символ города, официально утвержденный в 1778 year, was somewhat different from the figure that decorated the banners of the infantry regiment. Initially, Prince Dmitry was depicted on a red-green background. In the hands of the heir to the throne, who died at the age of nine, held a knife and a lamb. His attire and hat were made in golden tones.
However, it was decided to change the coat of arms somewhat.In particular, the green color was removed, leaving the background red. Tsarevich Dmitry "dressed" in a purple dress, decorated with gold inlays, precious stones. The crown of the innocent victim also turned out to be golden purple. The silver knife in the right hand was decided to be abandoned, whereas the creators of the symbol of the city refused the lamb, considering this detail superfluous.
It is interesting that in 1863attempts to slightly modify the coat of arms of Uglich, the description of which is given above. "To refine" the symbol of the city most wanted a court specialist on heraldry Ken, to which the coat of arms seemed imperfect. He proposed to leave the image of Ivan the Fourth armed with a knife, standing on the background of a scarlet field.
The supplements offered by Ken weremainly in the addition of the coat of arms of the Yaroslavl Province. The symbol contained an image of a bear armed with a silver ax with a red shaft of a bear. His Ken planned to place in the free field of the shield. In his opinion, this should help the inhabitants of Uglich feel part of the Yaroslavl province. Also, a specialist in heraldry wanted to add a silver crown and golden ears, decorated with St. Andrew's ribbon. However, the government did not find this project worthy of attention, the coat of arms, invented in the eighteenth century, retained its former appearance.
Of course, the coat of arms of Uglich, whose photo can belook in the article, was not used in times of the Soviet Union. After the revolution, the settlement was completely deprived of the coat of arms. However, the symbol of the city was not at all forgotten by its inhabitants, who are anxious about their history. The image of Tsarevich Dmitry, who met his death in Uglich, could be seen on souvenir badges, ornaments.
Talk about the fact that the villageit is necessary to return the coat of arms, began around the end of the 60s of last century. This is due to the fact that in the USSR at that time the concepts of domestic tourism were moving forward. Of course, approved in 1778, the coat of arms of Uglich, whose photo is presented in the article, it was impossible to use. Atheism flourished in the country, and Tsarevich Dmitri was canonized in the early 17th century, besides, the heir belonged to the royal family.
Некоторое время рассматривался такой вариант, как use of the city bell drawing. The bell was to be placed on a red shield. However, the project again did not receive approval from the authorities, since it was directly connected with church topics, which was not popular in the days of the Soviet Union.
Who is depicted on the emblem of Uglich today?The symbol of the city still contains the image of Tsarevich Dmitry, who died at the age of eight and was declared a saint. The decree on the return of the coat of arms, approved during the reign of Catherine the Second, was issued by the Duma only in March 1999. Since then, the appearance of the symbol remains unchanged.
Why in 1778 was approved just suchCoat of arms of Uglich, what does the symbol of the city mean? As already mentioned, Prince Dmitry, who is the son of Ivan the Terrible, was canonized after his death. Therefore, he was assigned the role of a kind of defender of the village. His image called for the inhabitants of Uglich, ruined as a result of the Pugachev uprising, to stoically stand in difficult times for the country.
Uglich also has a temple dedicated to an innocentheir to the throne, he was raised in 1962. Dmitry's church was created in the place where, according to historical sources, the little prince lost his life. The murals that adorn the inner walls of the temple tell of this sad event that occurred at the end of the 16th century.
