Izmail city of Russian glory

Princes of Kiev, strengthening the power of ancient powers, founded the city here Kievets (Kealia), and the ruins of a Roman fortress Smornis - Slavic settlement Smeal (as a thousand years ago called Ishmael). At the beginning of the XIII century. Tatar hordes Mongols devastated the Danubian lands, the Slavonic settlements Smeal and Renee, an increase in slavery, and killed many people. By the end of the XIII century. Territory was released from the Mongol-Tatar yoke, as in XV. Danubian lands came to the Turks. In 1538 , they seize Sinilom they are now called Smile. town Sinil Turks were called Ishmasl (which translates as "Hear, O God"), and then - and Ishmael. During the Russian-Turkish wars of the XVIII and XIX centuries. the city has repeatedly served as an arena hostilities between Russian and Turkish troops. linked with it a heroic page of military history of our country - the assault of the fortress by Russian soldiers under the command of Alexander Suvorov in 1790, Ishmael came to Russia in 1812, but in 1856 at the Paris Peace agreement with Fortress Southern Bessarabia was returned to Turkey. In 1877, Ismail was again annexed to Russia. In 1918 Boyar Romania occupied Bessarabia. Only in 1940, Ismail was a part of Ukraine. From a small backward town where they were developed handicraft enterprise, Ismail turned into a major socialist city-port. Jetties it stretched for several kilometers along the left bank of the Danube. Here e modern means of mechanization accept and loaded on ships ore and coal, machinery and machine tools. In the city - Pedagogical Institute, the Museum of History And . Suvorov, the City Theater. Shevchenko. opposite the city park monument of the XIX century. - St. Basil's Cathedral.