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UGLICH , a town of Russia, in the government of Yaroslavl, on the upper Volga , 63 m. W. by S. of the. city of Yaroslavl. Pop., 9698. Its historical remains are mostly associated with Prince Dmitri, son of Ivan the Terrible, who was believed to have been murdered (1591) here by Boris Godunov. The wooden house
and a kiosk on the site of a convent where his mother was forcibly consecrated a nun, are the principal
cathedral
industries
paper -mills, flour-mills, distilleries, copper works, and linen factories; and the samovars (tea-urns) and sausages made here are famous.The local annals go as far back as the 9th century. Until the 14th century Uglich was a separate
great
Tatars plundered the town in 1237, 1293 and 1408, and the Lithuanians did the same at a later date.End of Article: UGLICH If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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