Peremilovo.
I have passed the village of Peremilovo many times, on the way to Dmitrov. There is a large monument there, dedicated to the soldiers who fell in the Battle of Moscow. It can be very easily seen from the main road, but this is the first time I visited the monument itself. This area was the site of the most decisive episode in the Battle of Moscow (1941). It is one of the frontiers where the German Army advance was halted, and it was the most eastern point of their progress on the fronts to the north of Moscow. In order to appreciate the strategic importance of the site, you should definitely visit it yourself. You will see that its steep slopes stretch for 2 kilometers along the Volga--Moscow canal, rising more than 50 meters above it, and virtually hanging over the Yahroma bridge. Due to the slopes’ length and irregularity in height, it gives the impression of not one, but several, slopes, so the place is often referred to as "Peremilovskiye Heights." Th...