Historical Events - Administration of the Vladimir region
Historical Events
| Year (years) | Events |
| 990 | Date of foundation of the city of Vladimir (according to chronicles) Kievan Prince Vladimir the Red Sun |
| 1024 | The first mention of Suzdal |
| 1108 1152-1234 | Kievan Prince Vladimir Monomakh fortified the city of Vladimir by building a new fortress White-stone construction in Vladimir-Suzdal land |
| 1169 | Final transfer of political centre from Kiev to Vladimir |
| 1238 | Tatar-Mongol invasion of the Vladimir-Suzdal land |
| 1252-1263 | The rule of Alexander Nevsky the Grand Prince of Vladimir |
| 1299 | Transfer of the residence of the metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia to Vladimir |
| 1395 | Transfer of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God – the main Russian relic - to Moscow |
| 1408 1432 | Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny's painting of the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir Vladimir principality ceased to be the center of the joint Russia: since that time the grand princes were crowned not in Vladimir's but in Moscow's Dormition Cathedral. |
| 1564 | Establishing of oprichnina by Ivan the Terrible and the tsar move to the new residence - Alexandrova Sloboda – the capital of state till the year 1581. |
| 1611-1612 | Participation of natives of Vladimir in the Volunteer Army led by Minin and Prince Pozharsky against the Polish-Lithuanian invaders |
| 1719 1724 | Vladimir became provincial centre of Moscow governorate Transfer of the remains of St. Alexander Nevsky from Vladimir's Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady to St. Petersburg |
| 1756 | Foundation of a crystal glass factory by Akim Maltsov on the river Gus (now the city of Gus Rhrustalny) |
| 1778 1781 1783-1785 1797 1812 | Vladimir became the centre of Vladimir province, which included 14 counties Regular development plan of the city of Vladimir was approved Construction of the building of Prisutstvennikh mest (now – the Chambers of Vladimir-Suzdal museum-reserve) The first printing house was opened in Vladimir Formation in Vladimir province of a 15 thousand Volunteer Army under command of B.A. Golitsyn |
| 1834 1838 1838 | The first public library was opened in the city of Vladimir Highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod was laid Start of publishing newspaper Vladimiskie Gubernskie Vedomosi, participation of A.I. Herzen, who was exiled to Vladimir within the period from 1838 till 1840, in publication |
| 1848 | The first provincial professional theater was established |
| 1854 | Museum in Vladimir was established |
| 1861-62 | Beginning of the railroad traffic on route Moscow – Nizhni Novgorod |
| 1885 | "Morozov" strike (occurred at the Timothy Morozov's factory in the village of Nikolskoye, Pokrovsky county of Vladimir province, 8000 workers took part in it) |
| 1892 1893 1898 1913 May 10th, 1917 | First Marxist circles appeared in Vladimir and Ivanovo-Voznesensk V.I. Lenin arrived in Vladimir to meet the revolutionary N.E. Fedoseyev Vladimir provincial scientific archival commission was appointed Visit of the Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to the cities of Vladimir, Suzdal and Pereslavl-Zaleski Provincial Council of Soldiers' Deputies was formed |
| 1919 1922 | Museum was opened in the city of Yuryev-Polsky The light alloy "kolchugalyuminy" was developed at Kolchuginsky copper roll mill, which was used for building the first Soviet all-metal aeroplane |
| 1927 | The first Soviet 100,000 spindles spinning factory was built in the settlement named after Lakin in Sobinsky district |
| 1929 1929 | Ivanovo industrial district was formed, which comprised the most part of Vladimir province Dzerzhinsky Technical Glass Factory (the fist Soviet powered glass factory) was established in the city of Gus Khrustalny |
| 1931 | Vladimir Chemical Plant was opened |
| 1932 | Avtopribor plant was opened |
| 1932 | Alexandrovski radio manufacturing plant, one of the first in the industry, was established |
| 1934 | The title of the Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to N.P. Kamanin, the first native of Vladimir region, city of Melenki, for the rescue of Chelyuskin party memvers |
| 1943-1945 | Commissioning of the first phase of Vladimir Tractor Plant |
| August 14th, 1944 | Vladimir Region was formed. |
| 1946 | Radio manufacturing plant was built in the city of Murom |
| 1954 | All-Union R&D Institute for mineral raw materials synthesis was formed in the city of Alexandrov |
| 1956 | Upper Paleolithic site called Sungir was discovered near Vladimir - one of the most northern ancient encampments |
| 1958 | Vladimir-Suzdal museum-reserve of history, architecture and art was founded |
| 1965 1974 1992 1998 | Amendments were made to the administrative-territorial division of Vladimir region, within which 16 districts were formed. This administrative-territorial division is preserved till the present. The city of Suzdal was awarded the Badge of Honor Order for outstanding contribution to the promotion of cultural heritage and preservation and restoration of ancient art and architecture monuments, for the mass tourism development Unique architectural monuments of Vladimir region were included into UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List The city of Raduzhny was founded |