Rybinsk

Rybinsk () is the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia. It is at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna Rivers. It is 267 kilometers north-north-east of Moscow. Population: 

It used to be named Ust-Sheksna (until 1504), Rybnaya Sloboda (until 1777), Shcherbakov (1946–1957), and Andropov (1984–1989).

 Climate 
Rybinsk has a four-season humid continental climate.

 Twin towns 

Rybinsk is twinned with:

  Kingsport, Tennessee, United States (1989)
  Johnson City, Tennessee, United States (1989)
  Bristol, Tennessee, United States (1989)

 Notable people 

 Aleksey Ovchinin, cosmonaut
 Genrikh Yagoda, NKVD leader
 Joseph M. Schenck
 Nicholas Schenck
 Nikita Lastochkin, racing driver
 Boris Grigoriev, artist

 References 

 Sources 




 Other websites 

 Official website of Rybinsk 
 Unofficial website of Rybinsk 
 Rybinsk Museum  
 Life of Rybinsk in photos 

Category:Cities and towns in Yaroslavl Oblast
Category:Golden Ring of Russia